ok, I'll try to get things going. Any news on the Anthem Director and Amps? Last years cedia announced it and said availability early this year...
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I talked with my dealer a couple of weeks ago. It was their opinion that the Director will not be released for at least 2 more months. Of course, they could be wrong.- Bottom
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Both pieces look amazing and even at their steep price points still represent pretty good value in my opinion. However, neither piece will probably end up in my system unless I get a heafty raise or win the Lotto!
Still searching for that elusive "perfect" sound.Still searching for that elusive "perfect" sound.- Bottom
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Originally posted by Evan ScusselHowever, neither piece will probably end up in my system unless I get a heafty raise or win the Lotto!
I am not saying this is going to happen, since Anthem didn't offer an upgrade for the AVM-2 to the AVM-20. But the AVM-20 and the Director are going to be in significantly different price ranges.
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Michael, Anthem would have to announce a SIGNIFICANT trade in policy to make it worth wild for me. Not only would they have to offer AVM-20 owners about a 50% price break, but they would have to extend that offer for a long time down the road. I have heard the Director will come in at about $6,000 retail. Even if I got 50% off that, it would take quite a while for me to afford it. I have some of that money earmarked for other upgrades, namely from 5.1 to 7.1 and for a new television. I think those upgrades are more important than any marginal improvement the Director could give me over the AVM-20. Hell, for what the AVM-20 offers, I have barely even tapped it's potential in my setup. I can see the AVM-20 as the heart of my system for YEARS to come.
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To answer Eric's original question, the latest rumor is that Anthem has gone back to the drawing board for the Director. It appears from the feedback they got after CEDIA is the Director is too similar to the AVM-20. While from all accounts it is suppose to sound "better" than the AVM-20, the Director doesn't add anything new.
The prototype has the capability to handle dual Motorola chipsets (instead of one for the AVM-20), but there is nothing on the horizon to take advantage of it, or least as far as Anthem is willing to announce.
It would seem that the Channel 5 amplifier could be ready to go (some have indicated this amp is based on a prior Sonic Frontiers label design that is suppose to be spectacular), but without a "matching" processor to go with it, Anthem may delay its rollout too.
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I thought the Director also had roots in a canceled Sonic Frontiers HT entry. Am I mistaken?
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Originally posted by SiliGooseI thought the Director also had roots in a canceled Sonic Frontiers HT entry. Am I mistaken?
Maybe some of the improvements that went into the AVM-20 (over the AVM-2) came from this cancelled Sonic Frontier's design.
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I suspect part of Anthem's desire to reconsider the Director may come from what they saw from the compeition at the CEA, including the Halo, the Fosgate, the Bel Canto, and others with more features and lower price points. They may feel they have to include a LCD display to keep up with the Joneses. I hope not, but $6,000 is out of my price range anyway.
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They may feel they have to include a LCD display to keep up with the Joneses. I hope not...
...but $6,000 is out of my price range anyway.
For an extra $2600 or so, it is going to take more than an improvement in sound quality (which will be slight for most users) to get people to switch.
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