Anthem MCA-5


I'm thinking of upgradeing my HT system from the Denon 3300 to the MCA-5 unit. I plan to demo the unit in a few weeks but really just want to order and take it home. My basic system is a Definitive Technology setup with the following:

4-Pro Monitors 100's
1-Pro Center 100
2-BP1X's
1-Pro Sub 100TL
1-PF15TL Sub

It's not too bad after bringing in a few bass traps and a few other odds & ends.
I feel the addition of the Anthem could take it up another level but not a lot of people seem to use this amp.

I did read the comments on Audio Review and they were good.

klhender

klhender

Showing 1 response by ghannah6afa

I have the MCA-2 and consider it a decent enough amp. But I think you will find the MCA's to be a bit dark and would match if carefully to your speakers. I do not know the sound of Def Tech speakers and so cannot comment on how they would work together but I have B&W CDM 7SE's along with a Sonic Frontiers Line-1 Preamp and am relatively happy with the sound, although the Bryston sounded cleaner when I compared it against the Anthem at time of purchase.

Have you considered the Bryston 9B-ST five channel amp, I don't know what your budget is but the Bryston is about double the cost of the MCA.