I know the AVM70 has only been for sale for a few days, it always takes new gear a while to get the firmware stabilized for most user configurations so I will withhold judgement this early on a new product's release. The AVM 60 is a 4 yer old design - that's like a millennium in HT products evolution.
Did someone send Amir a messed up unit to review?- does anyone else find the timing of the AVM 60, a 4 year old product's review unusual just 2 days after its successor the AVM 70's release this week? There are no coincidences in Tech. These smaller HT companies rely on us to be fair in our assessments or they won't survive long enough to innovate the entire industry.
Maybe another AVM 60 unit review for comparison is needed to be certain as this review unit definitely showed some issues. "one bad seed doesn't spoil the crop" We never want cancel culture to enter into the Home Theater gear sphere or all that will be left standing will be Denon/ Marantz and Onkyo.
The upgrade to the AVM 70/90 internal hardware and software, better Dacs, ARC Genesis etc upgrades over the outgoing 60 product looks very promising on paper, but the real question is how does the AVM 70 sound?
I have been searching for an HT Pre-Pro and researching so many it has become a bit confusing- ARCAM AV40 Vs Anthem AVM70 or AVM 90VS Denon x8500h AVR +Amps, Bryston SP3, Emotiva RMC-1 VS Krell Foundation Used Vs Marantz AV8805 VS Casablanca IV Used- Each with a few Pluses and a few Minuses for the different price points they fall in.
What to choose, what to choose..are there any other serious contenders to consider?
What I want, is an AV processors that:
- Sounds better then 90% of its price point competitors
- Has most, if not all of the latest audio formats
- Is a solid product, not an experiment when my family wants to use it
- Is Reliable
- Is hardware upgradable in the future to HDMI 2.1
- A manufacturer that pushes out firmware updates in a reasonable time to "fix" issues that will inevitably crop-up.
- Sound quality in both 2 channel and surround formats that make watching movies and listening to music a true pleasure
- No BS return policy if I am unhappy
Can someone, anyone, rank the sound quality of these Pre-Pros in order of Best to Worst