Zone 2 output - RCA Phono, 2 sub outputs (independent)ĭolby Atmos, IMAX Enhanced, Auro-3D & DTS:X 9.1.6 decodingdĪnthemLogic – (11.2 channels with MRX 1120 and 720, DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby TrueHDġ6 Channel Full Dirac Calibration DTS:X, DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-ES 6.1 Discrete, DTS-ES 6.1 Matrix, DTS 5.1, DTS Neural:X, DTS Virtual:X, IMAX Enhanced, DTS96/24ġ1.2 Processor Dolby SurroundDolby Pro Logic II on MRX 520DTS Neo:6 – Cinema, Music All-Channels – All-Speaker Stereo HDMI - x7, Coax SPDIF - x4, Toslink - x2, RCA Phono - 圆,Ĩ HDMI inputs (7 rear and 1 front-panel Digital Audio Inputs: 2 Coaxial + 3 Optical, 5 Stereo Analog RCA Inputsħ.1.4 Pre-amp outputs, 2 sub outputs (parallel) XvYCC, Adobe RGB, Adobe YCC601, sYCC601, Deep color, MHL
Remaining Channels, Two Driven into 6 Ohms (1% THD) 75 Wattsħ HDMI inputs, 3 HDMI Outputs, eARC compatibleĨ HDMI inputs HDMI 2.0aHDCP 2.2, 4:4:4 Subsampling at 4K60 (18.2 Gbps)ĭolby Vision, IMAX Enhanced, HDMI 2.0b & HDCP 2.2, 4:4:4 Subsampling 4K60 (18.2 Gbps), High Dynamic Range (HDR), Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG), BT.2020 Color Gamut, 4K 50/60 Switching, Zone 2 HDMI Output Remaining Channels, Two Driven into 8 Ohms (1% THD) 60 Wattsħ channels driven, 1kHz, into 8 Ohms (0.2% THD) 90W/110W
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The above are all important things to consider. What percentage of use will be Home Theater vs Listening to Music (by this we me really sitting and listening, not background music)ĭo you have any analog sources? (turntable, nice CD player, DAC?)Īre all of your sources digital? (Cable/Sat Box, DVD, Blu-Ray, AppleTV, etc.?) In our experience there are a few factors to consider before choosing the Arcam or the Anthem. (our opinion, but we have used and installed just about every brand available. If you somehow made it to this page, chances are you have already boiled down your selection to the two best brands in AV receivers on the market today. Important things to consider before buying
But, which one is for me, you ask? Take a look on our page below for some of the comparisons between the two. From that point on, Arcam has always been known as a two channel company, even producing the first standalone digital analog converter (DAC).įast forward today and we have two companies with two channel roots making the best home theater receivers available today.Īt Choice Audio, we love them both and we have been selling both for several years. Arcam was made famous by their first integrated called the A60. as it was first called when it was founded in 1976 by a group of science and engineering students at Cambridge University. For several years Anthem has continued on the tradition of Sonic Frontiers by making some of the best home theater receivers and HT processors on the market today.Īrcam or A&R Cambridge, Ltd. Anthem ascended into higher end audio with Paradigm’s purchase of Sonic Frontiers a company with a very good reputation for building well designed and high performing audio products. Two great companies, both with a two channel legacy.