Anthem MRX Receivers - 300, 500, 700 Owners Thread & Tweaking Guide - Page 441

Originally Posted by Tank_PD 

Yes, MRX300 here with a Marantz MM7055 amp. I wish I would have just gotten the 700 and no external amp and am even thinking of consolidating / upgrading or running the speakers directly off the 300. Speakers are the S6 / C3. They do not need very much power to sound great, hence the amp range on Paradigm's website starting at as little as 15W. The S6 actually sound their best off my 70W integrated; Though not because of the power, but there is no room correction to reduce the bass output, etc. Any amps / separates I desire are just for lust and little to do with function.

Originally Posted by Yosh70 

Have you tried re-downloading the new firmware? You never know.....

Originally Posted by dmpavs 

That is pretty surprising that they sound that good off of just the 70 watts! I figure I may as well just keep the amp and use it for now though since the area I am in nobody really seems to be too interested in audio equipment around and that the SOB would cost so much to ship, it's hardly worth selling online. Nice to know that its a great sounding unit, thanks!

Originally Posted by dmpavs 

Hey guys, I'm ditching the processor I have and was thinking about going with the Anthem MRX 300 to be used with an external amp for more power. I liked the sound of separates and cannot think that this would really be any different if using a different amp. Anyone on here have experience with this setup? Just curious if there is an audible difference in SQ vs the receiver alone?

Originally Posted by Legairre 

I run an MRX300 with a Monitor audio silver speakers powered by a Rotel RMB-1095 (5 X 200 watts) and a Rotel RB-1050 (2 X 100 watts for the center backs). The Monitor Audio speakers are 6 ohms and drop to a bit below 4ohms so they are pretty hard to drive. The MRX300 without the external amps paired with my speakers is OK but swapping in the amp really opens up the sound stage at movie volumes that I listen at like -20 and louder(I usually listen at -14) on the master volume. The imaging is improved at those volumes and there is a much greater separation too. With music I run my fronts full range without the sub and the as good as it is for movies the external amps make it even better for 2 channel listening at louder volumes. For me and my speakers the external amps make a big improvement.

Originally Posted by mikey94025 

Did your SD channels look better with your old avr? Your TV is already scaling up and the MRX will too, but with all these basic scalers they're probably similar. You can't escape the fact that the non-HD signal isn't going to be that good and can't compare to HD.

Originally Posted by esh516 

Yes..my SD signals was wayyy better with my old avr that was a Harmon/karden with faraduja dcdi processing,it upscaled everything to 1080p..now with the marantz in its place with straight pass thru,the SD signals are terrible
I'm getting the Mrx Friday,I hope it does the trick!
I tweaked my settings on my Sony xbr but still can't get a decent SD picture,Nickelodeon (for my 5 yrs old,not me)
Lol..is unwatchable!..all washed out and blurry,I'm just used to everything getting upscaled to 1080p,I guess my old avr did a much better job than my dish net.box and TV
Oh well..hope the anthem is my ticket,also hope it plays well with my oppo bd-103!

Originally Posted by ThePrisoner 

February will be a year since I've owned my MRX-500. Last month I started to notice I was getting some static noise while listening to lossless movie soundtracks on blu-ray. My player was an Oppo BDP-93. I was using 2 HDMI outputs on the player, one directly to my display (to avoid handshake errors) and the other to the MRX for audio. The static noise would be something of a skip in the audio, it would happen about the first 7min. of the start of a movie. I normally would hear maybe 1 or 2 errors. It wasn't terribly loud where it could do damage to my speakers but I have never noticed it before. Two weeks ago I purchased the Oppo BDP-103, HDM1 goes to my display, HDMI 2 goes to the MRX. HDMI is set to split A/V on the Oppo. I still hear some static skips while playing blu-rays. I'm considering calling Anthem to see if they have maybe a beta firmware that could correct this. My MRX-500 is currently on 50.25. Has anyone else heard these static skips? Is anyone here using current beta on their MRX receivers?

Originally Posted by Brian-HD 

Do have current Oppo 103 FW? Anthem had issue with 103.

Originally Posted by ThePrisoner 

Yes, I'am on firmware BDP10X-38-1220, which was released January 2, 2013.

Originally Posted by 04rex 

Any new Anthem news from CES regarding a new receiver line up or anything?????

Originally Posted by esh516 

Hey all, just have a question on the video side of the mrx300
I just sold my old avr that upscaled everything to 1080 p...I just picked up a marantz that does not have
Any video processing..just straight thru...and my HD channels are OK..but std channels,like nickelodeon suck!
The pic is sooo bad..my dish net box asks me what type of TV 480,720p or 1080i..I have it on 1080i..my Sony is 1080p..but display only says I'm getting a 1080i picture,anyway..bottom line is I'm getting a mrx300 and would like to know how the upscaling is on that,what type of video processer does it use?.. Only using it as a pre-amp..does it upscale 480 std TV pic to 1080p with good results?...thanks

Originally Posted by Brian-HD 

Just the amp as of now which seems to be a killer amp
http://www.digitaltrends.com/ces-videos/anthem-shows-us-the-m1-statement-a-1000-watt-digital-mono-amplifier/

Originally Posted by 04rex 

That's actually from 2012. Last years show.
I hope they come out with a new updated receiver. Maybe 7.2 with more HDMI inputs?

Originally Posted by Brian-HD 

What did Anthem told you regarding this issue?

Originally Posted by yanknuck 

Nice shots! I like the clean simple look to the GUI. The hard drive feature along with the Internet radio are probably the extras (or non essentials if you prefer) that I'm most interested in. It would be a little nicer to pop on WEEI in the living room for a listen, instead of the dungeon where the computer is.

Don't get me wrong though, it's all about the sound quality first and foremost. I definitely need a new AVR. The 500 just seems like the logical move to hookup to my Monitor 9's. I already have the all important WAF. Just a matter of getting a few more dollars together to drive one home. All in due time...

Peter

Originally Posted by fredthe 

My experience is the MRX sucks at upscaling. First off there's no way to maintain 4:3 aspect ratio, it will stretch any SD signal to 16:9 (I really don't like watching fat people)... at least my TV gives me a choice.
I've got a Sony XBR-909, and I run all my SD (analog) inputs direct to the TV, which does a much better job of upscaling than the MRX. I got the MRX primarily for audio, so it's not a big issue for me, but I had been hoping to reduce the number of cables direct to the TV.

Originally Posted by fredthe 

My experience is the MRX sucks at upscaling. First off there's no way to maintain 4:3 aspect ratio, it will stretch any SD signal to 16:9 (I really don't like watching fat people)... at least my TV gives me a choice.
I've got a Sony XBR-909, and I run all my SD (analog) inputs direct to the TV, which does a much better job of upscaling than the MRX. I got the MRX primarily for audio, so it's not a big issue for me, but I had been hoping to reduce the number of cables direct to the TV.

Originally Posted by fredthe 

My experience is the MRX sucks at upscaling. First off there's no way to maintain 4:3 aspect ratio, it will stretch any SD signal to 16:9 (I really don't like watching fat people)... at least my TV gives me a choice.
I've got a Sony XBR-909, and I run all my SD (analog) inputs direct to the TV, which does a much better job of upscaling than the MRX. I got the MRX primarily for audio, so it's not a big issue for me, but I had been hoping to reduce the number of cables direct to the TV.[/quot

Originally Posted by ThePrisoner 


Anthem said to check with Oppo about their firmware, which I just did by phone. Oppo advised me to go from bitstream on HDMI 2 to LPCM and listen for any audio errors. I will listen tonight while watching Redbox rental of Ted.

Originally Posted by esh516 

Could anyone please post some pics of the GUI.on screen menu of the Mrx..please!!

Originally Posted by Brian-HD 

From what you were saying, it was " static noise while listening to lossless movie soundtracks on blu-ray". Is Ted Bluray?

Originally Posted by dean-l 

I use my MRX to upscale everything to 1080p from my TiVo. 480i SD, 720p, 1080i all native from the TiVo.
I had NO idea the MRX, itself, even COULD "stretch" SD. It has always maintained ratios of what it gets for me.
I don't think fredthe is correct that the MRX "automatically" stretches SD. Can anyone confirm this?
Mine doesn't.

Originally Posted by ThePrisoner 

Yes, Ted is a blu-ray rental.

Originally Posted by Brian-HD 

Post your findings when you can.

Originally Posted by saladonion 

I have tried that too now but same result.
I can't think of anything else to try. I have logged a support ticket with Anthem and waiting for a response.