I know everyone has different taste, but...
Ive owned some high dollar equipment and when I bought a Anthem avm 30, I was blown away. Some will say theres better, but for me this unit plays as clean as anything Ive ever heard at any price. The only thing I could say might turn someone off is it is on the brighter side. As for blu ray, there are plenty of players that decode all the formats now, and can be connected via analog inputs(and the players arent to expensive). Ill be using the Anthem avm30 until the day it dies. And as far as spending 1K+ for the avm40/50 models, no thanks. Same processor, and the 40/50 doesnt even decode the new hd formats, the source blu ray player still has to do all that work even through the hdmi port. I often wonder if people even understand this. Put the 1k-2k extra the avm40/50 costs, in full range rear speakers that match the front models, and a blu ray player that decodes all formats, you will be glad you did :)
