Acurus ACT3 vs B K Ref 20

I have the B&K reference 30 and have not heard the Acurus. It has 2 sets pass-through inputs (a bypass input and DVD-Audio inputs). The ACT-3 used to be notorious for hiss, and I've also seen some unreliability reported at audioreview.com. I think the B&K may be more reliable, and has a room notch mode to tame room nodes. Bass management options are excellent. However, Acurus has come out with upgrades in the past, while B&K only promises to do so. Check out the reviews of both units at audioreview and I think you'll feel much more comfortable going with the B&K.

In terms of the bass management issues, while I consider the B&K's to be extensive, it is not 100% flexible. That is, one cannot choose the crossover frequency for each set of speakers (say, if one wanted 40hz for the fronts, 80hz, for the center, and 70 hz for the center). I doubt one would really need quite that much flexibility.

I'm in the position that my fronts are true full range, but tail off just a tad about 30 hz. My surrounds give up at around 70hz, so I have to settle on 70hz. If I choose to have the front signal sent to the sub then I get too much bloat (with both sub and fronts doubling up from 70 to 30hz). Therefore, all I'm really missing is the very bottom octave in my fronts, and most of that information is probably directed to the .1 channel anyway.

I've heard the ACT has a bass mgt upgrade that is extensive. Can one choose a separate x-over for each speaker with the Acurus?