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ARCAM has released their new pre/pro for 2005. The AVP-700 is on the waters as I type this and heading for the North America distribution center in Indianaplois.
This is a gem of a unit. I'll post more details as they become available but according to the folks at Audiophile Systems, LTD. (they are the North American importers and distributors for ARCAM) they have listened to it and are floored by it's performance. They claim it bests the highly acclaimed AVR-300 receiver of ARCAM which would be no small feat. I have both the AV8 (their flagship processor) and AVR-300 in my showrooms. The AVR-300 is an awesome piece of equipment.
Anyhow, it will have both balanced and unbalanced outputs (something the AV8 doesn't have) and it will incorporate HDMI switching (something else the AV8 doesn't have) and upconversion.
It will list for $2,199 U.S.; it has a matching amp, the P1000.
ASL anticipates receiving the shipment around the end of June and have it available around the 2nd week of July for shipment. They already have around 200 units on pre-order!
Jim
P.S. I think anyone can glean from this some of the changes forthcoming on the AV8 --- either by updating or total replacement in the coming months/years.
This is a gem of a unit. I'll post more details as they become available but according to the folks at Audiophile Systems, LTD. (they are the North American importers and distributors for ARCAM) they have listened to it and are floored by it's performance. They claim it bests the highly acclaimed AVR-300 receiver of ARCAM which would be no small feat. I have both the AV8 (their flagship processor) and AVR-300 in my showrooms. The AVR-300 is an awesome piece of equipment.
Anyhow, it will have both balanced and unbalanced outputs (something the AV8 doesn't have) and it will incorporate HDMI switching (something else the AV8 doesn't have) and upconversion.
It will list for $2,199 U.S.; it has a matching amp, the P1000.
ASL anticipates receiving the shipment around the end of June and have it available around the 2nd week of July for shipment. They already have around 200 units on pre-order!
Jim
P.S. I think anyone can glean from this some of the changes forthcoming on the AV8 --- either by updating or total replacement in the coming months/years.
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