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    Default Re: pre/pro - AMP for Towers?

    Quote Originally Posted by curtis View Post
    Two years for a router isn't too old. How many devices hardwired vs wifi?
    2 wired and 5-6 wireless, one of the wireless is a chromecast i can't get connected, our old tv in basement in front of the treadmill? '

    wired: receiver and Tv

    wireless: 2 android phones, laptop,printer, 2 chromecasts

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    Quote Originally Posted by racrawford65 View Post
    Good luck with the research!
    One add, you may also find a current generation Anthem MRX or AVM60 on those sites - they pop up occasionally. The Rogue Cronus Magnum is well reviewed. I have the amp-only version of this (Atlas Magnum II)...really solid tube amp made in USA. Excellent customer service also.
    i will be checking it out. thx I should get my center channel speaker first

    keeping an eye out on the MRX 520 , I located an Anthem dealer an hour away, maybe i can take their demo off their hands? I also saw you talking about a new one coming out? any new news on that yet?

    Bookmarked those sites also
    Last edited by audiohead; 06-20-2020 at 01:09 AM.

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    No news on the new Anthem models. Read a post about it on AVS somewhere that the poster's dealer said so in the near future...not sure how long "near future" is.

    Awhile ago, I did see a picture of a prototype --- they may look like the STRs (pic is on Anthem's site). Wouldn't surprise me -- consolidating to same case for economies of scale.

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    If you can find a good deal on a Denon AVR X3600H it makes an excellent pre-pro. There is a trick you can do that disconnects the internal amps from the preouts (front L/R outputs) for an external amp and it measures better, a lot better, than some top of the line flagship pre-pros!

    "ASR just measured it using this trick, and guess what, SINAD better than the AV8805 and AV7705. It beats the MRX-1120 too, just barely though."

    https://forums.audioholics.com/forum...yamaha.117881/

    Here are some very detailed measurements and comparison to many other units. Surprisingly the 3600 outperforms just about all of them. Amir is infamous for being overly harsh in his reviews so to see him praise an AVR is pretty shocking.


    https://www.audiosciencereview.com/f...-review.12676/
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    An Anthem AVM60 and MRX720 for sale on usaudiomart.

    https://www.usaudiomart.com/search.php?keywords=anthem

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    Default Re: pre/pro - AMP for Towers?

    Quote Originally Posted by racrawford65 View Post
    An Anthem AVM60 and MRX720 for sale on usaudiomart.

    https://www.usaudiomart.com/search.php?keywords=anthem
    That guy isn’t going to get $2500 for that AVM60.
    -curtis

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    Agree. Don't think the other will get 1900 for the mrx720 either.

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    Default Re: pre/pro - AMP for Towers?

    Check out the Emotiva MC-700 7.1 Pre/Pro and their BasX A-700 amp.

    For the price of a half-decent AVR you get a very good entry level separate system.

    Read carefully the list of features, though. Emotiva equipment is light on bells and whistles.

    Outlaw have also their own entry level Pre/Pro and a few matching multi-channel amps at prices comparable to a decent AVR.

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    Emotiva amps are ok, though I think the BasX have fans so should check out reviews, etc. to make sure they aren't too noisy. If you can find a used older one (either UPA or XMC Gen 1 / Gen 2), that would be better.

    I wouldn't recommend an Emotiva processor. I had bad experiences with their UMC-1 and seems they are still having issues with their newer stuff getting them to function reliably.

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    Default Re: pre/pro - AMP for Towers?

    Quote Originally Posted by racrawford65 View Post
    I wouldn't recommend an Emotiva processor. I had bad experiences with their UMC-1 and seems they are still having issues with their newer stuff getting them to function reliably.
    From my personal experience with the XMC-1 and following threads, I agree 100%.

    It sounded great, but quirks, waiting for fixes, and waiting for promised upgrades/features left a lot to be desired. This is a recurring theme with their processors.
    Last edited by curtis; 06-29-2020 at 10:57 AM.
    -curtis

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