A year and a half ago I compared an Anthem 510 MXR and a Arcam AVR380 in my home. The Anthem had much better features but the Arcam sounded much nicer when used for stereo. I ended up buying the Arcam because I was so impressed with the sound quality. However now I am looking to go with a separate stereo preamp to get even better stereo. (In hindsight I should have gone with the Anthem.) The Arcam has not had any major issues but is does get confused syncing to sound sources every once in a while. (To correct I restart the receiver.) I remember that the Anthem had more sophisticated room correction and could program inputs to any video and audio source. I also auditioned the Emotiva UMC-1 prepro and like its sound quality almost as much as the Arcam.
AV Receiver recommends
I started researching receivers last year. The only place I could actually audition any of them was at the Magnolia room (Best Buy) and they tend to push you towards the Pioneer D Class Amps. Not that anything is wrong with them I actually like the Pioneer SC-91 that just came out.
I wanted to get the boards consensus though before going that route. I think the AV receiver is my next purchase.
Again, I am running a 5.1 system with B&W CM1's all around, Sony XBR-55HX950 TV, JBL-150 (pending upgrade) and my 15 year old Yamaha AV.
Are there other recommendations outside the Pioneer D Class series? I'm sorta an Apple guy so iPhone, iTunes, Apple TV integration is always a plus.
I wanted to get the boards consensus though before going that route. I think the AV receiver is my next purchase.
Again, I am running a 5.1 system with B&W CM1's all around, Sony XBR-55HX950 TV, JBL-150 (pending upgrade) and my 15 year old Yamaha AV.
Are there other recommendations outside the Pioneer D Class series? I'm sorta an Apple guy so iPhone, iTunes, Apple TV integration is always a plus.
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