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In Reply to: RE: A/V Preamp For Stereo Music (Long rant) posted by AbeCollins on June 28, 2015 at 20:20:14
I could never get the basic stereo sound I wanted from a Pre/Pro so when I had my HT setup, I had a separate basic linestage with 'theater bypass'.
I have several HT setups around the house and the only way to get good stereo sound, or even multi-channel sound for that matter, is by using decent amps. The "bypass" is an awesome feature.
I've yet to hear a decent sounding receiver or processor for stereo listening.
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I recently demo'ed an Anthem MRX 710 for a few days from my dealer.
Current system: 2-channel from Mac into DSPeaker antimode 2.0 into a DAC (Schiit Bifrost) and then an integrated amp.
I found the Anthem quite good coming from straight 2-channel (and then with a DSPeaker anti-mode)---the Anthem's are known for good audio in particular (google the reviews) which is my focus of course, much more than video.
I'm not using a center. What I found:
a) Anthem's ARC room correction is actually good, in particular integrating a subwoofer with planars. (Magnepan 3.6).
b) Anthem's proprietary listening modes, "Anthem Music" & "Anthem Movie" are good, and molest the sound much less than the Dolby and Neo: modes which were annoying for music. In particular, "Anthem Music" sounds nearly the same as 2-channel stereo, except when you switch to 2ch for real some depth disappears.
c) It has "Dolby Volume" which is an implementation of two separate features (to the best of my understanding): (1) variable fletcher-munson loudness correction based on the amplifier's volume setting {because you calibrated with a mic it knows the absolute spl level} (2) dynamic range compression but the amount can be varied, including zero in particular.
To my pleasure I heard no obvious artifacts from either. I kept (1) on all the time, and used (2) at times for domestic tranquility and netflix.
Since I'll never use 7 channels, I ended up ordering the 310, and will power the main channels through a 2-channel external amp and use the internal amps for surround.
My conclusion: the quality and taste of the DSP designers matters tremendously in this, and I can see how bad versions are worse than nothing, but it's possible to do it well.
I have a Vantas processor/amp avoids the compromise. It is a processor and three channel that only connects to my 2 channel rig via an input into my preamp that drives my mains with the HT L/R signal and sensor leads on my main amps output to track volume of the system. The only problem is the company went belly up and the processor only does HT up to Dolby Digital. It really sounds good for HT. The center and rear channel amps are 100W separate class A/B. The controls are set it and forget it.
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