Emotiva or Anthem or Something Else?

@balooo2

when i purchased mine the list price was $16,995. right now i think it’s $18,500 list price. likely your dealer would work with you some on the price, you can’t buy it on line from a big box store.

the support is phenomenal. once you install the Trinnov in your system and connect it to your network it’s automatically connected to the Tinnov service network and they will assist you in the set-up and trouble shoot any issues on line.

here is a used one listed for sale....

https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649920084-trinnov-altitude-16-4-home-theater-processor-20-channels/

if you want to know anything about Trinnov here is a thread on AVS where you can get any question answered.

https://www.avsforum.com/threads/trinnov-altitude.1516103/page-1123#post-62244596

here are some pictures of my Home Theater room from 2 years ago when my -3- Funk Audio 18.0 subs arrived....

https://www.avsforum.com/threads/official-funk-audio-thread.1682418/page-95#post-60708790

i’m mainly a 2 channel guy.....you can see my 2 channel system on my detail link with my name.....and that will show you how serious i am about great sound. the Trinnov delivers.....GREAT SOUND.

Latest thought after doing more reading reviews...

Option 1 - NAD is out.  I just dont see their feature set being comparable and I'm not seeing any reviews of anyone saying that the products I'm considering are all that amazing.

Option 2 - Yamaha 20280 receiver is the front runner.  I'd like to find a better deal on the integrated amp though.  Also, as much as I've seen good reviews I have yet to see one that says its amazing.

Option 3 - Marantz Still in the running but not by much.  I really want an A/B amp and the Marantz is class D

Option 4 - Emotiva  - Out

Option 5 - Onkyo is out.  I think I can find the Yamaha 2080 for equal to or less than the Onkyo and the Yamaha is better

Option X - Now considering a Rotel RB-1592 MKII as the integrated amp.  I saw a review on Youtube by a guy who reviews a ton of stuff and he really liked it.  He thought that it was as good as the Yamaha A-S3200... while being the same price as the 2200.

Here’s an excellent deal on one of the new Yammy AVRs if it has enough power for you…

https://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/yamrxa2a-rb/yamaha-rx-a2a-7.2-ch-x-100-watts-a/v-receiver/1.html

That would be a refurb unit.  NOT clearly called out in the website listing.

@mikelavigne - thanks for the tip on the Trinnov.  I love the idea but it’s quite a bit more than I want to spend.  Even if it could be upgraded into the future I’m not ready to commit to that level of cost.  Very cool product though

@balooo2 - I was really into the Anthem stuff and listened to one at a local shop in 2 channel mode.  It sounded amazing. I’ve just been put off by all of the stuff I’ve read online about the bugs and software issues.