Anthem...... what do you guys think???
mantis
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Whats up everyone?????
Hell I'm back looking (shame on me) and I noticed Anthem got some things going on for them. There new D2 and AVM50 pre amps are pretty nice. It's been years since I had to deal with them and I'm looking for a new preamp.
Does anyone own one yet?? HDMI switching is a key selling point for me as Blue Ray, HD DVD , HD cable , Xbox 360 , playstation 3 etc all have HDMI.
Rotel is dragging there **** on getting out a new preamp. I'm trying to wait around for them but I have not researched preamps or amps in a long time so I figured it's time.
Who else on the market has a killer preamp with HDMI switching??? Whats new guys??? Hell I also looked into Krell but they are nowhere to be found with anything new. Same with B&K.. but I didn't expect it.
With a new preamp for me probably will follow a matching 5 or 7 channel amp. I'm a matching kinda guy. I perfer to keep it in the family.
Dan
Hell I'm back looking (shame on me) and I noticed Anthem got some things going on for them. There new D2 and AVM50 pre amps are pretty nice. It's been years since I had to deal with them and I'm looking for a new preamp.
Does anyone own one yet?? HDMI switching is a key selling point for me as Blue Ray, HD DVD , HD cable , Xbox 360 , playstation 3 etc all have HDMI.
Rotel is dragging there **** on getting out a new preamp. I'm trying to wait around for them but I have not researched preamps or amps in a long time so I figured it's time.
Who else on the market has a killer preamp with HDMI switching??? Whats new guys??? Hell I also looked into Krell but they are nowhere to be found with anything new. Same with B&K.. but I didn't expect it.
With a new preamp for me probably will follow a matching 5 or 7 channel amp. I'm a matching kinda guy. I perfer to keep it in the family.
Dan
Dan
My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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O just for reference I will still be using my 7.1 Dynaudio Audience speaker package.
Mains are Audience 82's
Center Audience 122C
Rears Audience 42w
Surroundback Audience 42w
Sub SUB500Dan
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It's excellent gear.CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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The D2 is stellar. I wish I still had mine.Sharp Elite 70
Anthem D2V 3D
Parasound 5250
Parasound HCA 1000 A
Parasound HCA 1000
Oppo BDP 95
Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts
Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
Totem Mask Surrounds X4
Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers
Sony PS3
Squeezebox Touch
Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door. -
did you sell yours Darla? I was hoping that you still had it so I can buy it off you. I am seriously looking to AVM50, provided that B&K failed to produce a replacement for its REF50S2 this fall.
Dan, Anthem is great, you should go for it. Their firmware support is better than B&K. Features are better, SQ is a bit better than REF50, but automation and calibration features is where it shines. Of course, HDMI...I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie. -
Yep. Sold it.:(Sharp Elite 70
Anthem D2V 3D
Parasound 5250
Parasound HCA 1000 A
Parasound HCA 1000
Oppo BDP 95
Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts
Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
Totem Mask Surrounds X4
Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers
Sony PS3
Squeezebox Touch
Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door. -
I gotta find a dealer around here. Maybe someone will let me take it home for a test drive.Dan
My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time. -
Rotel does have HDMI switching gear in the works. Its on its way. I am going to a dealer showcase later this month and I'm told Rotel will have such gear there.
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Anthem makes some great gear. I demoed a few pieces at a local dealer and was impressed...plus the blue LEDs on the front of their amps looks cool!polkaudio RT35 Bookshelves
polkaudio 255c-RT Inwalls
polkaudio DSWPro550WI
polkaudio XRT12 XM Tuner
polkaudio RM6750 5.1
Front projection, 2 channel, car audio... life is good! -
Love my AVM30. Anthem also has excellent tech support.Main theater: Paradigm Studio 100's v4 L/R, CC690 Center, ADP 590 x4 Surrounds. Dual Outlaw LFM-EX-1's, Yamaha Aventage RX-A1010 as Processor, Anthem PVA-7 Amp
Secondary System: Polk RTi 6 L/R, CSi3, Center, FXi3 x4 Surrounds, Def-Tech Supercube II, Pioneer Elite VSX-23 Receiver -
Love my AVM30. Anthem also has excellent tech support.
Yes. Nick was very patient and helpful with me.Sharp Elite 70
Anthem D2V 3D
Parasound 5250
Parasound HCA 1000 A
Parasound HCA 1000
Oppo BDP 95
Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts
Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
Totem Mask Surrounds X4
Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers
Sony PS3
Squeezebox Touch
Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door. -
I spoke with Rotel and there preamp rsp1069 should be out by this fall or so. I think I can wait to check that out first. They are also going to upgrade the rsp1098 which will be the rsp1099. That might be a better way for me to go as with it's design, it's designed to sound better then the rsp1068/9 series.Rotel does have HDMI switching gear in the works. Its on its way. I am going to a dealer showcase later this month and I'm told Rotel will have such gear there.
4 HDMI switching and 3 zones of multiroom. Thats pretty cool.
DanDan
My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
