Anthem MRX Receivers - 300, 500, 700 Owners Thread & Tweaking Guide - Page 437

Originally Posted by r1rider 

Well apparently it doesn't have anything to do with the speaker wire. It shut down somewhere between 10 & 15 minutes as I wasn't in the room when it shut down.

Originally Posted by Yosh70 

I was going to suggest that as well until I read his complete post....

Originally Posted by msgdsrf 

Great info here. I now have a MRX500 on the way. (replacing my old B&K AVR307) (NHT Classic 3 front, Monitor Audio Bipole rear, and M&K V75II Sub)
Question about setup. As a source, DirectTV ouputs 1080p at 24 frames and my Monitor (Sony) only works 1080p at 60 so at this point I'm at 1080i because of the frame thing. (Though both TV and source are 1080p)
Could the upscalng on the Anthem work to resolve this issue, with the output set to 1080p/60? Would the Satellite receiver "see" this upscaling and allow the setting of 1080p?
Anyone with any experience or knowledge who could share would be great.

Originally Posted by msgdsrf 

Bump for any answers.

Originally Posted by rwheelwright 

Have you tried another outlet? Thinking maybe there is a surge. However, I would contacting the dealer too to cover all bases. I had a Cambridge Azur 650r that would have codec pops and would also show snow on the TV and loud static white noise. Sent it in and got the f/w updared. Most of the pops went away but the picture would still go out but this time with no white noise and it would randomly turn off for no reason. I replaced with an MRX 700 and have had none of those issues although I have had a few different issues that were random.

Originally Posted by r1rider 

I did try another outlet this morning with the same results. After being on a little over 10 minutes, it shuts down. I have left a message for the dealer to call me - not sure if they are open today or not.

Originally Posted by msgdsrf 

Shutting Down.
Did you ever check the timer in the setup menu?

Originally Posted by Billy p 

Hi Gents...we like using our i Pod & dock for quick and easy music listening as we did with my Yamaha rxv1800...At the moment I am considering the mrx300 or 500....I know the latter unit has USB ports...to connect my i Pod & access my music files or folders?Just looking to simplify things for the wife & kids.....anybody have any experience using a i Pod with 300 or will I have to step up to the 500 for this feature?
Any help would make my buying decision somewhat easier...Thanks!
Re: Bill...

Originally Posted by audit13 

If you connect the iPod via the iPod cable to the 500's usb port, you can browse the music, folders, etc. using the remote. Not sure if works with the latest generation iPhone or iPod but it worked with my 4th gen iPod Nano.

Originally Posted by Billy p 

Thanks, that's exactly what I wanted to hear...I just sold the yammy yesterday...gonna take advantage of some of the current boxing day sales on Anthem products....but most of all...excited to hear what ARC will do for my set up....
Cheers...Bill...

Originally Posted by Billy p 

No...being in Markham the closet hits for Anthem are in Whiby, Newmarket and Concord....I called all 3 locations and all but 2 gave me prices the one that didn't... well you know.
Where exactly is Gibbys located in the GTA?

Originally Posted by audit13 

Gibby's is in St. Catherines.
Sorry, I should have paid more attention to your location. It's pretty far away from you.
http://www.gibbysaudiovideo.com/

Originally Posted by Billy p 

No problem....sounds like most dealers are offering ~20% off...judging by some of quotes I received....
Looks like I'll be hitting the road tomorrow...
Thanks again...

Originally Posted by audit13 

If you don't really need the usb input and vtuner, the 300 would be fine with a media player such as the Pivos Aios which has hdmi out.
I have this particular player and save my music on a removable drive (portable hard drive and/or usb flash drive). I connect the Pivos via HDMI to one of the MRX's hdmi inputs and I stream music that way. I have used my Pivos to play hi-rez flac, MP3, and multichannel flac through my MRX.

Originally Posted by rwheelwright 

Question for those of you that use vtuner. I finally hooked up and Ethernet cable and played around for a few. Everything I listened to sounded distorted. Anybody notice this? I don't listen to too much music down there but I was curious if anybody else noticed this.

Originally Posted by salty777 

Hello all
My first post and I'm in need of some help.....! I'll be brief.....
Basically, I've been using an Onkyo 989 for the last 10 years or so. I decided to get "modern" (I really wanted to use HDMI to reduce clutter!) and did some research according to my available budget, and narrowed it down to the Onkyo 818 or the MRX300. I chose the 300 because of the good reviews, and I don't need networking or USB etc..... I have an Apple TV for all that.
I listened to the 700 which was on demo, and was really impressed. The dealer told me the differences between the 300 and 700 were networking, USB and more power..... but he also said for my room the 300 power would be more than enough.
I bought it yesterday and did a set-up, but did not run ARC as I'm waiting for a friend who has an old fashioned PC with RS232..... I use a Mac, and can't run the software (unless I partition and buy Windows!!).
After testing the radio, playing Avatar on BluRay, checking out some iTunes trailers and playing some of my own music I have to say I am very disappointed. The 989 literally blows the 300 away. The 300 is really, really soft. It has no slam, attack, whatever you want to call it. It's like it's not even trying to make my sub work as it can.
Unfortunately the dealer has a "no refund, no exchange on used" policy.... I expect he'll consider my unit used, though only for a few hours.
I can't see that running ARC will make much of a difference. The problem is lack of power.... it just doesn't have any oomph, and that translates into a really tepid listening experience at home, far different to what I experienced with the 700 demo in the dealers store.
Do any of you have any tips, as it looks like I'm stuck with it?
Many thanks.... oh, and please don't offence at this "criticism" of Anthem..... it sounded great at the dealer..... I just can't get anything like that sound at home.

Originally Posted by salty777 

Hello all
My first post and I'm in need of some help.....! I'll be brief.....
Basically, I've been using an Onkyo 989 for the last 10 years or so. I decided to get "modern" (I really wanted to use HDMI to reduce clutter!) and did some research according to my available budget, and narrowed it down to the Onkyo 818 or the MRX300. I chose the 300 because of the good reviews, and I don't need networking or USB etc..... I have an Apple TV for all that.
I listened to the 700 which was on demo, and was really impressed. The dealer told me the differences between the 300 and 700 were networking, USB and more power..... but he also said for my room the 300 power would be more than enough.
I bought it yesterday and did a set-up, but did not run ARC as I'm waiting for a friend who has an old fashioned PC with RS232..... I use a Mac, and can't run the software (unless I partition and buy Windows!!).
After testing the radio, playing Avatar on BluRay, checking out some iTunes trailers and playing some of my own music I have to say I am very disappointed. The 989 literally blows the 300 away. The 300 is really, really soft. It has no slam, attack, whatever you want to call it. It's like it's not even trying to make my sub work as it can.
Unfortunately the dealer has a "no refund, no exchange on used" policy.... I expect he'll consider my unit used, though only for a few hours.
I can't see that running ARC will make much of a difference. The problem is lack of power.... it just doesn't have any oomph, and that translates into a really tepid listening experience at home, far different to what I experienced with the 700 demo in the dealers store.
Do any of you have any tips, as it looks like I'm stuck with it?
Many thanks.... oh, and please don't offence at this "criticism" of Anthem..... it sounded great at the dealer..... I just can't get anything like that sound at home.

Originally Posted by audit13 

I think it would be best to wait until you run ARC before drawing a conclusion. It can make a huge difference.
Were you feeding the MRX via hdmi, optical, or analog? For best results, hdmi is the way to go IMHO.

Originally Posted by dacaesar 

I'm not sure what others would say, but I would at least give ARC chance here before returning.
"It's like it's not even trying to make my sub work as it can."
The power supplied by the 300 would not even be related to this issue as I would assume you're using a powered sub of some sort.

Originally Posted by salty777 

Thanks Audit.... I was using HDMI (that was one of the reasons to say goodbye to the 989!). The difference ARC makes is going to have to be massive!
Thanks Dacaesar.... the sub has its own amp (not sure what size, it's a Mirage LF150, pretty old too but still kicks out some hefty bass!! The 300 doesn't make it slam. I'm wondering if I got a wire wrong somewhere? I can't remember why, but with the old set-up I had connected a 'Y' connector to the sub cable, and it went into both the normal and the bypass connectors on the back of the sub... no idea why I rigged it like that... I think it was so I could control analogue sources as the 989 would only set the sub for digital sources.

Originally Posted by Billy p 

Well I just arrived home with my new mrx300 and quickly hooked up my CD player and tunner section...sonically it plays as loud as my yammy....I can't wait to get the ARC implemented...woohoo...
Opted for the 300 over the 500 because I'll likely be picking up Apple TV for my music files/folders and Netfix streaming...dealer said not much difference between the 300 & 500 the 700...OTOH likely has a superior amp section...but was way outta my confort zone(cost wise)...all I know is my Ascend Towers sound very happy thus far.

Originally Posted by audit13 

By not running ARC, the MRX is playing the sub in an "as-is" or unequalized state. This may be how your sub actually sounds without any equalization. ARC will measure your sub's in-room frequency and adjust it to get an performance.
Have you played with your sub's controls such as bypassing the crossover, changing phase, input sensitivity or output volume?
Also, try feeding a single rca cable from the MRX to the sub's by-pass input.

Originally Posted by salty777 

Thanks again Audit. I plugged just the RCA into the sub's by-pass input. I set speakers as small, 80hz..... the subwoofer section was greyed out and marked "ON". Can't do anything there for some reason.
The dealer is adamant using ARC will improve things, but has offered to exchange it and I'm likely to go for the Intgra 50.4..... which I know is an Onkyo 818 but will cost me $500 more! Stupid, eh?? Unfortunately the dealer doesn't do Onkyo, and won't refund, so exchange is my only option.