$4000 BUGDET - YOU ONLY HAVE 2 CHOICES - YOUR FEEDBACK MUCH APPRECIATED

Family room 4.2 system click to view, (la Scala’s, 2 subs, 2 back ceiling speakers)

Profile 1: Music listening 2.2 & Profile 2: Movies 4.2

Option 1: Anthem AVM70 (i have amps to power the speakers) ($4000)

Option 2: Yamaha RX-A6A coupled with Denafrips Pontus 2 ($4000 combined)

Which would you go for? Option 1 has superior room correction including the ability to setup 2 independent LFE channels. Option 2 has superior DAC.

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akg_ca Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,242 posts 08-16-2022 at 06:49pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete definitely ANTHEM ......
erik_squires Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 16,060 posts 08-16-2022 at 07:37pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Anthem. I don't know about "superior" dacs but I've been disappointed by a lot of HT processors and never by an Anthem.
charles1dad Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 10,250 posts 08-16-2022 at 08:53pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @glennewdick Very sensible and well reasoned advice. Charles
twoleftears Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,318 posts 08-16-2022 at 10:19pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Anthem.
soix Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 9,456 posts 08-16-2022 at 11:08pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Another option would be to get the MRX 540 AVR and the Pontus and just don’t use the 540’s amps, and the total cost would be around $3500. The question would be how much of a compromise is the preamp section of the 540 versus the AVM 70 and if it would be good enough to realize the benefits of the Pontus. Just another thought. Best of luck.