own room with your own components and return it within 30 days for a purchase price refund if you don't like it. I'd start there, and you will likely finish there. I listened to numerous options while putting together the following system:

13.3" MacBook Air, 4GB RAM, 256GB SSD, iTunes/BitPerfect
MacBook Air SuperDrive
Western Digital My Book Essential 2TB USB HD
Schiit Bifrost USB DAC
Emotiva USP-1, ERC-1 and two UPA-1s
Pro-Ject Xpression III and AT440MLa
AKAI AT-2600 and Harman Kardon TD4400
Grado SR80i
Magnepan MMG Magnestands
Rythmik Audio F12

I've been using an Azur 650A driving Paradigm S20 V.5 's for a while now in our third ( garage ) system and think there a great match , there linked by Cardas Clear cables . No real sonic weaknesses that I can detect and no reliability problems . 

manufacturing and distribution of their products. Anything sold by a dealer will have a markup margin for the distributor and retailer. Because of this Emotiva generally performs well above its price point. Competently designed, 30-day guarantee, a five year warranty and very good customer service. Emotiva is no more low end than Cambridge Audio, Rotel or NAD often outperforming them.

Don't all makers have control over there design , manufacturing and distribution ?

All makers have marketing and distribution costs whether they sell direct or threw retailers .

over design, manufacturing and distribution. Many electronics are not designed by the brand company, many companies have weak quality control/assurance over the manufacturer, and try as they may to control the flow of units all the way to the consumer, many lose control of distribution once products leave the warehouse. Marketing and distribution costs are much less for direct marketers than for products found at many brick and mortar stores or even sold by online retailers.

 No offence jack , but in my experience direct marketing is used by startup companies and is not cheaper ,  there care and control over manufactured products is most often significantly reduced . 

Consumers are often taken in by direct marketing claims . 

But Emotiva is hardly a startup company. They have been in business for 9 years, saw 457% growth in the last three years with sales of $7.7 million in 2011. Founder Dan Laufman had been designing and manufacturing equipment for some well known hifi companies for decades before deciding to do things a different way, delivering hifi at low prices.

Here is the language Emotiva uses to "take in" consumers:

21st Century Sales Model.

In the old days, you went down to the audio store to check out gear from a number of different manufacturers. Today, that store is probably gone. When was the last time you took a trip to the computer store? When was the last time you bought one online? It's the same for Emotiva. We sell direct, online—a 21st Century sales model which allows much lower prices for you.

Efficient Design and Manufacturing.

All Emotiva products are designed and engineered at our facilities in Tennessee, and then manufactured in efficient factories worldwide. The majority of our products are made in China - just like an Apple® computer. Our close relationships with our manufacturing partners result in an exceptional quality product, for a stunningly low price.

I own Emotiva equiipment, it is no secret. But I listened to a lot of other stuff that cost much more in Minneapolis, Milwaukee and Chicago, and some of it auditioned at home, and in comparison found good performance and value from Emotiva. People can find out for themselves with in home auditions, and only be out return shipping for the price to audition.

And consumers aren't taken in by the claims of big name audio and the dealers that sell for them? Ha!