I have a Ref 30 and have been very pleased with it. To me its best feature is that it senses signal presence and changes output accordingly. For example. I use my DVD/CD player for both movie (7-channel) and music (2-channel). It is connected by a single digital coax cable. It automatically switches off the surround channels when a CD is played and goes back when a DVD is played. Simple.
The room correction circuitry is also very nice and with the help of a SPL meter, can really tame a room's resonances.
Of course the unit sounds good too or all of this would be unimportant.
I think the switching problem others have mentioned is not a problem, the unit just "clicks" when it turns on and shuts off channels.
My only complaint is that B&K has been slow to roll-out software upgrades like Pro Logic II. They claim it will not be long but no date has been set.
The room correction circuitry is also very nice and with the help of a SPL meter, can really tame a room's resonances.
Of course the unit sounds good too or all of this would be unimportant.
I think the switching problem others have mentioned is not a problem, the unit just "clicks" when it turns on and shuts off channels.
My only complaint is that B&K has been slow to roll-out software upgrades like Pro Logic II. They claim it will not be long but no date has been set.