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Anthem vs Integra

I am looking for any input on these two ideas; either Integra 70.3 or anthem avm-50 (maybe 50v) with a pva 5 or pva 7. Will be using oppo 93 with either set-up. Mainly used for 75% to 25% movies to music. I have vr-1’s and lcr-10 in front with dipole for surrounds. Have a nht powered sub also. I know that the ibtegra has the latest video and audyssey 32, but the oppo 93 can do the processing and the anthem drc I hear is really good also. Any feedback is fine. I can get the anthem equipment used but the 70.3 would obviously be new. I have a large room with a panny 60’ plasma. Looking at around a $3k budget for all. Kids and family ad economics driving budget. Looking for best buy for the money. Thanks and look forward to hearing from y’all.

Joe in Mobile
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saeyedoc
103 posts
 
Best bang for the buck is to use the Anthem MRX300 as a pre/pro. Getting ARC at that price point ($1k) is a real bargain. You can use the amps for surrounds or a second zone if you want.
The ARC version has some limitations compared to the dedicated pre/pros (freq range and # of filters), but you do get the calibrated mic and it uses a PC for the calculations.
The pro version of Audyssey more like $700, I think it's $550 for the kit and $150/device for the license.
internetmin
258 posts
 
You may be correct for the integra upgrade. I forgot about the license.
grandetech
73 posts
 
Will Audyssey Pro have the similar level of room correction achievement vs ARC in MRX300?

ARC in AVM50V will it be superior than the Pro Audyssey?
internetmin
258 posts
 
To way oversimplify things, ARC and Audyssey MultiXT/32 Pro are probably in the same league. I'm sure both are great as several reviewers have stated. Some have a bias of one to the other and some don't.

ARC on the receivers does have some limitations. I haven't looked at the frequency limitation and of there advanced setting limits.

What I personally love about ARC is that you can save a particular curve and reload it at any time. So you can tweak and not worry about losing what you did previously.
saeyedoc
103 posts
 
ARC in the MRX series only goes up to 5k and there are less filters.
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