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With a few clicks you can see there haven't been very many av receivers/prepros testing. If my count is correct, only 8.
Testing here has primarily been separates like amps, dacs, etc and not receivers. While the ones measured so far haven't seem to have tested well so far, it seems quite the leap to say none will. I am quite interested in the upcoming Anthem MRX520 review as well as one for an upcoming Yamaha model. It will be interesting to see what companies are putting in the effort to at least hit the 16 bit/cd quality threshold.
- (7 September 2019) NAD T758 V3
- (4 September 2019) Pioneer VSX-LX504
- (18 June 2019) Sony STR-ZA1100ES
- (8 May 2019) Pioneer VSX-LX303
- (9 April 2019) Classé Sigma SSP Mk2
- (26 February 2019) Marantz AV8805
- (2 November 2018) Denon AVR-4306
- (17 June 2018) Emotiva UMC200
We all should want the best engineered devices at the given price points and if manufacturers are aware that their products are getting measured in this way, it may result in better gear in the long run. It should be something everyone would be in favor of.
I don't think anyone is saying none will. But so far they have been disappointing. In the case of many of these, due to complexity of design, they'll all be pretty much the same up and down the line except for the power amp sizing. So if you've tested one Marantz or one Denon you probably have a good idea of how they all perform. I don't like painting with too broad a brush, preferring specific testing of specific models, but in this case we know the larger AVR makers keep the same underlying designs for years only changing formats as Dolby and DTS permutate them endlessly.
Here is one review you missed.
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/marantz-avr-7701-dac-measurements.3485/
So up to 9 and some of those aren't with Amir's AP of course.