Anthem AV receiver at CES? - Page 31

That's the place. It's supposedly an all day affair (10am - 5 pm). Stock is a good question. I have another Paradigm dealer I like to use (never leave all your eggs in one basket). He tells me that there is no stock available until the end of November. If Audio One is selling on that day, this other dealer will be pi55ed!! I was just assuming that when Audio One claims Nov 6 will be the world premiere of the MRX receivers, they'll have stock to sell.

I'll ask my sales guy there if they will actually have stock. I would also advise you to call to make sure they have stock before making the trek.

http://www.audio-one.ca/events/

I just pre-ordered my MRX 700 today. My dealer was told by his Paradigm rep that an intial shipment was brought in by air to take care of pending pre-orders and that should be here any time. There is also a shipment coming in via boat that should be in dealer hands mid to late November. So I am hoping my unit will be here in that time frame but I don't also understand these "stories" change as we get closer to official launch day.

My dealer told me on Saturday that the first shipment of AVRs was coming in by air and should be out in the shops any day now. (I suppose Customs could slow things down for US shipments.) The first shipment was all taken by pre-orders. A second shipment is coming by boat and should be in shops in about two weeks.

I was just looking on the Anthem website at pics of the MRX 700. It is supposed to be a 7.1 receiver which supports Dolby Pro Logic IIz. This is the height channels, two up front. However, when looking at the pictures there are no connections for the height channels. Any ideas?

The outputs are labeled SB/VH for surroud back or vertical height, depending on which purpose you select in the speaker setup menu.

So if I want to choose one mode for a movie and use the other for another movie, I have to switch the wiring around?

I notice that Anthem's web pages no longer have the moniker "Coming Soon" for the AVRs. Guess they are here.

I was looking at a Denon (3311 or 4311) and my local dealer suggested I wait a week or so and they should get in some Anthems.

Anyone actually seen one at a dealer yet?

Wait for the Anthem - Denon is for Big Box Stores

Yes.

sorry, but that is ridiculous. I will still listen to the Anthem, but the Pioneer SC-37 is looking much better now. Having to switch the wiring to listen to a certain mode is a real oversight.

I wouldn’t label Anthem’s design choice ridiculous, or an oversight. I’m sure the percentage of people looking for the functionality you describe is in the very low single digits. The money spent adding that feature to an AVR is better spent else ware (like a better quality amplifier section for example) for the vast majority of AVR users.

I know what you are saying. The thing is, I have a Nakamichi AVR that I love and do not want to replace. However, it is old and does not have HDMI and cannot decode the newer formats. It needs to be replaced. I do not want to spend a fair amount of money on a new AVR and then end up having to replace it again in a short amount of time for newer features.

I still plan on giving the Anthem serious consideration.

Word on the street is Anthem is starting to fill backorders on MRX-500 and MRX-700 today.

I wouldnt switch modes like that myself but curious if youve had a look at the manual at anthem to see if you can switch a 2ch power amp from the pre amp outs ? It may be very complicated but its possible you can assign different channels to different dsp modes if your lucky or even have separate movie/music modes to isolate channels like the anthem d2v2 can You may end up prefering just one of the 2 7.1 configs and save some coin

http://www.anthemav.com/downloads/anthem/a-v-receiver

I suppose you could use an A/B speaker switch on the outputs and simply switch from PL to DD (havig the back or FH speakers connected to the switch. Not perfect, but if the Anthem sounds good, then it might be worth it?

What street(s)? We need names

Hello all,
I currently have a Onkyo 705, they claim it has 100 x 7 per ch. I am using this amp with Paradigm studio 20's 10s and a 490 center, with a HSU STF1. My question is what will I gain with A MRX 700 or 500? If the specs indicate that the MRX 500 is 100 x2 watts per ch, but it breaks down to 75W x5. What is the actual breakdown of the Onkyo?

ARC
John

Onkyo 706 test results show 75W with 5 channels driven.

I am a bit confused. What would the selection criteria be? Dramatic titles height and action rear for example? Just can not imagine telling my wife that this was part of turning on the theater, choosing which surround speakers to use.

Thanks for the reply! So will the sound Quality of the Anthem be that much better than what I am currently getting. My 705 has the Audysee XT that allows 8 listening positions. I also have a Oppo 83SE, and via the 5.1 analog outs the Oppo sounds 50% better than the DAC in the Onkyo. Will I get this quality of sound using the HDMI cable from the Oppo to the Anthem?

People here seem to prefer ARC to Audyssey, but then again this is an Anthem thread. No info about the DACs in the MRX receivers has been released yet. Your best bet is to wait 1-2 weeks until the units are in the wild. Then look for reviews or go to your local dealer and listen. Ideally, borrow one from the dealer to use in your own space, since every setup is different.

I prefer ARC because I have heard them in the same HT against each other.
John

John,

I would be curious as to how ARC and Audyssey MultEQ XT32 will compare. I think it would be an interesting comparison. Although I think it would be a tough comparison especially if you are going off memory.

Bill

Bill,
which receivers have the XT32?
John

John,

Off the top of my head the Onkyo 3008 and 5008 as well as the Denon 4311 have XT32. I have not heard too much about it but if I do upgrade my 886 in the future it will be either an ARC or XT32 equipped unit.

Bill

According to the Audyssey web site, that's the whole list, with only the Denon being "Installer Ready" (i.e., works with Pro version).

I was at an open house at Ensemble in Nashua NH on Tuesday night and they had the new Anthem MRX 700 AVR hooked up to Paradigm Studio 60's and it sounded quite impressive. They said that the first orders should be in this week.

That's my thoughts too.

Lets hear it before declaring anyone a winner.