Unfortunately had my Marantz 8003 amp and pre/processor stolen from my home and now looking to replace them with possibly the Anthem A5 and AVM40 - or that is what the dealer is suggesting...i had some legibility/dialogue issues before with movies- muddy dialogue- which the dealer blamed on the room acoustics- ( cathedral ceiling and the center speaker- htm2d is on a cabinet sitting close to a rear wall) so now he is suggesting the anthem because of the ARC feature... he has a demo of both the A5 and AVM40 for a combined $5,500 .... he originally proposed to go with the anthem mrx 500 receiver with the A5 amp for $4,250 ( new equip) any thoughts? thanks very much... Arthur
Help Needed--->Anthem A5 and AVM40 for 803d's and HTM2D?
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Originally posted by arube1Unfortunately had my Marantz 8003 amp and pre/processor stolen from my home and now looking to replace them with possibly the Anthem A5 and AVM40 - or that is what the dealer is suggesting...i had some legibility/dialogue issues before with movies- muddy dialogue- which the dealer blamed on the room acoustics- ( cathedral ceiling and the center speaker- htm2d is on a cabinet sitting close to a rear wall) so now he is suggesting the anthem because of the ARC feature... he has a demo of both the A5 and AVM40 for a combined $5,500 .... he originally proposed to go with the anthem mrx 500 receiver with the A5 amp for $4,250 ( new equip) any thoughts? thanks very much... Arthur- Bottom
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thanks... they told me the ARC does in fact run with the AVM40- just had to order it separately.... i am also going to work on the acoustic aspects... was just wondering what was my best bet to reduce the dialogue issues i encountered the last time around...- Bottom
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Ok, well I stand corrected. However, if I was you and to be on the safe side, I would send an email to Anthem Tech Support to see what's really involved with adding ARC to an AVM40. Anyway, good luck to you and I hope you enjoy your new toys.- Bottom
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I have the AVM 50 with ARC and MCA 50 and they are an awesome combination. Yes the ARC does do exactly what it is advertised to do. The 40 and 50 are not far apart other than the 50 has more video processing power and some other features but i think with the 40 you would be getting a heck of a processor. The A5 is a step up from the MCA series, to which I have never heard but would suggest it has extra current delivery for tighter bass etc. The price you were quoted sounds good as i bought mine through Ebay but when I was shopping retail the processor was $4500.00 CAD and the MCA 50 was around $2000.00 CAD. you will not be dissappointed with the pairing.
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