Mark Seaton was using the Acurus in his AXPONA demo room this year, the room sounded very good.
Thr big problem with it though is that it’s room correction features are incredibly basic. The new Marantz has their best version of Audyssey, and the McIntosh looks like it licenses Lyngdorf’s RoomPerfect which is very highly regarded.
Another I’d take a look at is the Anthem AVM 60, ARC room correction is again very highly regarded and any Anthem gear I’ve seen is built to a very high standard, plus they’re offering 20% off through the end of the month if you trade in any old electronic piece (hell, just buy a $20 t-amp off of Amazon and trade that).
Depending on your urgency, ATI has a 16 channel unit coming out with Dirac built-in, and the Emotiva RMC-1 with 16 channels and Dirac for only $5,000 is on the horizon.
Thr big problem with it though is that it’s room correction features are incredibly basic. The new Marantz has their best version of Audyssey, and the McIntosh looks like it licenses Lyngdorf’s RoomPerfect which is very highly regarded.
Another I’d take a look at is the Anthem AVM 60, ARC room correction is again very highly regarded and any Anthem gear I’ve seen is built to a very high standard, plus they’re offering 20% off through the end of the month if you trade in any old electronic piece (hell, just buy a $20 t-amp off of Amazon and trade that).
Depending on your urgency, ATI has a 16 channel unit coming out with Dirac built-in, and the Emotiva RMC-1 with 16 channels and Dirac for only $5,000 is on the horizon.