Which processor?

[eddiem67]

I nailed it down to these 3:

Anthem AVM-30
Rotel 1098
Bryston 1.7 (strecthing my funds, worth the extra bucks?)

Any input would be appreciated

Cinenova delivered, waiting on Bryston 4B-ST

[aud19]

Bryston 1.7 (strecthing my funds, worth the extra bucks)

waiting on Bryston 4B-ST

I think that pretty much sums it right up

[jimmyp58]

I own the Bryston SP 1.7 but as you know, it has few features compared to the other two. My ears heard a difference between the 1.7 and 1098 hence the reason I changed. But I didn't need the features. If you haven't already, please keep this in mind.

Jim

[ZeeOHSix_pilot]

Hi,

I just bought an Anthem AVM30 and compared it to the 1098 .

First off, I have absolutely NO use for the display on the 1098. I suppose someone who has a compound with security gates could feed them to it, or a tike monitor cam. But for HT, I just don't get it. All of my equipment is completely hidden..... :

Anyway, to me there was just no comparison. I was able to try them out in my theater, go through their manuals, set them up and use them each for a few days.

From an ease of use and set up standpoint, the AVM30 won. From a flexibility and list features, it also could not be beat. And NO company I have seen has multi-channel freq. and bass management capabilities even close to the AVM30.

Two channel stereo is warm and open on the AVM. dead and harsh on the Rotel, at least to my ears. I have always preferred speakers, power and pre/pro amps from North American companies. My ears just don't like the sound reproduction of Pac. Rim amps. Now DVD players are another story.....

I am an Anthem fan for life. When you also throw in their proven hardware and software upgradability of their platforms to keep them future-proof(IEEE 1394, HDMI switching and video transcoding will be released soon as dealer upgrades), and their outstanding, personal-touch tech. support, it was a no brainer decision for me.

[Foxman]

If I were buying right now having zero experiance with the Bryston I would lean towards the AVM-30. I have done a little planning ahead and that is the leader in my distant wish list of next generation processors. When that time comes I am sure I will look into the Bryston as well.