Review of Anthem amp
fox
Posts: 62
Hi all,
Awhile back I posted about if or not to get a separate amp for my system. I have since then purchased it and would have to give it a thumbs up. I now find that when I listen to a cassette tape, (yes, I still have a tape deck) that the music just sounds better, more dynamic than before. There are times that I do not feel that the sonic improvement is as great as one might have expected. But that may be due to the fact that many of the recordings on CD date back to the 60's and 70's when recording techniques were not as good as they became later. There are other times though that I really do feel the instruments are more clear or dynamic than before. The unit is rated at 225 watts compared to the 100 watt amp in the receiver. I will be keeping this one awhile.
Awhile back I posted about if or not to get a separate amp for my system. I have since then purchased it and would have to give it a thumbs up. I now find that when I listen to a cassette tape, (yes, I still have a tape deck) that the music just sounds better, more dynamic than before. There are times that I do not feel that the sonic improvement is as great as one might have expected. But that may be due to the fact that many of the recordings on CD date back to the 60's and 70's when recording techniques were not as good as they became later. There are other times though that I really do feel the instruments are more clear or dynamic than before. The unit is rated at 225 watts compared to the 100 watt amp in the receiver. I will be keeping this one awhile.
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Congrats on your purchase Fox!Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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Congrats! Cassettes are definitely holding the amps' potential/improvements back. Remember, a system is only as good as its weakest link.Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Source: Rotel CD14MkII CD Player - Speakers: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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Anthem is underrated gear, nice choice.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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Congrats on your purchase Fox. I find Anthem products to be of very good quality, and have been enjoying my Anthem gear since purchasing, and I'm sure you'll do the same. Which Amp, did you get?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 -
Hey Fox,
Which model Anthem amp did you get?Theatre System 5.1
Sumsung HP-S5053 plasma
Receiver Denon AVR 3806 Pre/Pro
Parasound HCA 1500A amp (front L/R)
Parasound HCA 1000A amp (centre)
B & K AV5000 amp (bi-amp + surround)
Dynaco ST70 tube amp (Herbie HAL-O9)
polkaudio Lsi15 (Cherry) 2-channel
polkaudio Rti8 Front (Cherry)
polkaudio Csi5 Centre
polkaudio Rti6 Surround
polkaudio PSW1000 Subwoofer (Cherry)
Original A8T CD
Pioneer DV-275 DVD Player
MONSTER CABLE MP-HTS3500MKII Powercentre -
Model is the MCA 20. I don't get in here everyday so did not see the post till now..
Happy Holidays All -
Should add here that the tape deck is only one of my music machines. There is also CD and DVD players that the amp drives well.
