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AVM 20 or AVM 30 vs Mid-Fi Yamaha Receiver

I am currently running the pre/pro portion of my Yamaha RX-V659 Receiver with a Sunfire Cinema Grand II amp (5 x 225W) with 3 Von Schweikert LCR-15s across the front and VS T-150s as the rears. I am debating upgrading to an AVM 20 or 30 and wanted opinions as to whether or not it would be worth it based on the other equipment I currently have in the system.
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sthomas12321
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The Anthem AVM 30 is as good as it gets in my opinion, add a panasonic bd-55 blu ray player with built in hd decoding(or other like blu ray players)for under $300 and you are up to date and have everything there is to offer, including stellar 2 channel music. Anyone who doesnt think the Anthem is a top knotch performer is looking at price tags and not using there ears.
sthomas12321
408 posts
 
If you dont have money coming out of your ears, buy the Onkyo 906 and enjoy 95% or more of the 2 channel performance of the anthem avm30/mca combo. Not to mention all the latest HD formats. Include the fact you dont need XLR/RCA Cables, and it takes up less room, and you got yourself a $1200 receiver worth perhaps much more in value then the $2000 anthem combo in my opinion.(used prices)
mightyburner
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I agree with Sthomas12321 100%. I have an Anthem AVM30, Rotel 1075 and Panny bd-55 combo. It's great for HT. We are changing the room around a bit and I will need to go the AVR route to take up less space. I love the Anthem sound and will miss it. Fortunately I have a separate 2 channel tube system. You can pick up the AVM 30 for under $900 on A'gon now which is a steal IMHO. PM me if your interested in a black one.

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