@dawgbyte Please don’t go by this guy — he’s a YouTube hack who doesn’t have a clue what he’s doing. Look where he has his KEF towers positioned against the wall and in the corners, and he uses tone controls on the Arcam, both of which are just silly mistakes no experienced audiophile would make. You’d be much better off reading reviews from more reputable publications like Soundstage, Sound & Vision, etc as you’ll get much more rigorous and accurate representations of what equipment actually sounds like as opposed to this sham of a “review.”
That said, I got to compare the R30 with the Yamaha RX-A3080 directly using B&W 805 D3 speakers and my best audiophile recordings. The Anthem sounded like you’d expect an AVR to sound, meaning it was just ok and certainly nothing special. The Yamaha on the other hand projected a larger, deeper, clearer soundstage with 3D imaging I more associate with good stereo separates or integrated stereo amps. It was head and shoulders above Arcam, Denon, and Marantz in a direct head-to-head comparison, and it also has superior reliability as well. Don’t let the goofball in the video put you off on Anthem — it’s an all-around better AVR than even the Yammy but also more expensive, so let that and features be your guide. Just my $0.02 FWIW, and best of luck.