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This video was great. I have loved anthem products for a long time and have had many of the prior generations. It was nice to learn about the new features and it’s great to hear you have a setup guide for you customers. Thanks for doing such a great job on the review. This will definitely help me with my upcoming purchase on the new generation Anthem.

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

Outstanding review. I’ve been waiting to hear a review on this since they finally recently announced its availability. Very thorough video!

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching

Ive had the Audio Control X9 with same Dac for over a year! Didn't have to wait :)

Thank you for this review! I just preordered one from you guys thanks to this review 👍😊.

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! We appreciate your support

Can’t wait to experience this in the AUdio Advice showroom!

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

We will have one set up soon! Thanks for watching

Can’t wait. I’ve had mine on order for months.

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

You will enjoy it, thanks for watching

I’m really excited to hear how good the new avm90 is, and I appreciate the comparison with the avm70.

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much

Excellent overview as always!

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

I really miss my AVM-50V. Currently own a Marantz but going back to Anthem as soon as I have the funds to buy another. IMO you can never wrong with an Anthem processor.

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, we totally agree. They make a great product and keep the updates coming. Thanks for watching

Seems like this bad boy will be worth the wait. Great information.

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it is, thanks for watching

Nice.. Love that you can watch something and listen to music.. That huge for me

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, yes, the virtual inputs are really great. And you can do up to 30 of them! Thanks for watching

Awesome review, thank you for doing it. This unit however needs the Auro 3D support to make it the full package.

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yes, we have shared this with Anthem. Thanks for watching

@michaeloutlaw5157

2 жыл бұрын

If they add Auro3D I’m in

@nicholascampbell513

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaeloutlaw5157 I thought I heard the other day ago Auro filed for bankruptcy.

@michaeloutlaw5157

2 жыл бұрын

@@nicholascampbell513 true but supposedly a restructure, which should allow them to continue licensing. I'm just hopeful as more competition pushes the industry forward, btw it sounds good in some cases also. Me I prefer the options.

Looks like it was worth the wait!

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it is fantastic

Excellent video as always. Thanks. // Conny

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much! We really appreciate it

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it.

Scott - love your video's, top notch. Wish you had a shop north of the boarder! I see you distribute McIntosh and Anthem, any comments on the MX180/MX123 vs the AVM90? I'm a long time Anthem user, AVM20, AVM 60 but I've always had a thing for McIntosh however I can't find any comparisons online and from everything I can determine the AVM90 seems to have everything, if not significantly more to offer than even the flagship MX180.

@AudioAdvice

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy our videos, we appreciate you subscribing. Both of those units are fantastic. Please reach out to our team at www.audioadvice.com to discuss which might be the best for your needs.

I Would love to see this and the avm70 tested at Audioholics.

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

We appreciate you watching!

I have had the D2 and am currently running the SSP-800, curious if the AVM70 is a lateral move sonically, you clearly addressed the 90, thanks for the great video.

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

The 70 would be more lateral from a purest 2 channel audio standpoint, but much better for home theater especially with ARC. The 90 is a huge jump, we have already installed a few for people who had SSP-800s and they all can not believe how much better it sounds. Thanks for watching

Fantastic video, mate. Love your setup, it’s a Den/Home theatre, much more practical room set up. Love that MadVR as well. Cheers from Australia.

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed it!

Great review. Compare with Lyngdorf MP-60, which one is greater? I remember Lyngdorf is also part of Paradigm.

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

The decision often comes down to price vs features and your needs. We need a little more info about your setup and the room to give you the best recommendation. Please feel free to reach out to us in chat at audioadvice.io/aa-chat and we will talk through all of your goals and your budget for getting the best sound possible for this room size. Thank you so much for watching.

Great video! I have the MRX740 and loving it. How much significantly better is the AVM70 over MRX740 and AVM90 over AVM70? Please advise. Thanks.

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

How much better they sound would depend a lot on the power amps you paired up with the 70 or 90. The 70 has the same DAC's as the 740 with a slightly better power supply. The 90 has much better DAC's than either model. Glad you are enjoying your 740, the better way to improve it would be to add a power amp. Please reach out to our team for the best advice. Thanks for watching

Amazing review. Which Amplifier will compliment this pre/processor

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much, glad you liked it. Any combination of the new Anthem MCA MKII amps would be a perfect compliment www.audioadvice.com/shop-by-brand/anthem?product_class=792 Please reach out to our team at www.audioadvice.com for help designing the ideal system for your needs.

Great video, thanks for posting this. I have a question about the 90's capabilities. I would like to know what internal resolution the unit operates at when the digital signal undergoes bass management, ARC, etc. The unit has 32/768 DACs but there is no reference to the internal processing or ADCs. I've seen it posted on-line that for analog conversion there is a 192kHz menu option which to me suggests a 24/192 ADC or possibly 32/192. Do you know if this is true, that all analog signals are sampled at 24/192? And concerning internal processing what happens to incoming digital signals of various resolutions, getting back to my initial question, if the unit sees a 24/192 signal on the input, can ARC operate at that native resolution or does it have to down sample to say 24/48. So similar to 24/96 content, is it down sampled or processed natively and say standard CD resolution of 16/44.1, would that remain native or up sampled to a higher resolution. I would assume feeding the unit something like a 24/352.8 digital music file from HDTracks would be down sampled but to what resolution?

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, that is a good question, we have sent this to Anthem tech support to find out for you. Thanks for watching

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

The AVM 70/90 has an Analog Bypass setting for analog inputs. The Analog Bypass setting will disable ARC Genesis Room Correction and bass management. The AVM 70/90 will accept up to 24/192 signals and will not down sample the native content up to that point while ARC Genesis is operating. Feeding the unit content like 24/352.8 will be downsampled to a maximum of 24/192 for playback.

@rodsmith5812

2 жыл бұрын

@@AudioAdvice Thanks for looking into my question and reaching out to Anthem. This is quite exceptional that the unit can run ARC at up to 24/192 thus I believe may be the 1st in the industry for a DSP based SSP. Only the Trinnov Altitude32 up to this point could run room EQ (Trinnov Optimizer) up to 24/192 and that is due to it being essentially a PC running an Intel processor, an i5 I believe. Not even the Alitiude16 can perform EQ at 24/192, it is limited to 24/96 (using an Intel i3 I believe). Other 24/96 limited units using DSP I believe are the Datasat LS10 (using Dirac) and possibly the Theta Casablanca V. Heck not even the Storm Audio ISP MK series can run their Dirac EQ at 24/96, those units are limited to 24/48.

Great review. I want one of these, but does it support Auro 3D and how does this compare overall to JBL Synthesis 58 and 75 models, because I know they have Auro 3D?

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. It does not support Auro 3D at this time. The SPD58 does and it is a great unit as well, but the DAC's in the Anthem are one model up from the ones used in the SDP58. Thanks for watching

When the AVM 70 will have HDMI 2.1 available? Nice demo.

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

We assume at some point they will switch over but do not know timing yet, and we suspect there will be a field upgrade at a cost. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching

I think a big omission of the features on AVM90 is the lack of Tidal Connect. If you are serious about music, having Tidal Connect and/or Qobuz Connect would help greatly, as Spotify Lossless is nowhere to be found. Of course, one can argue that for those that can afford AVM90 would may also have Roon on hand, thus becoming a moot point. But if the additional AKM factory fires did provide some time to fine tune the AVM90, you would think they would have added Tidal Connect as a feature set.

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Hopefully it will be a future upgrade as we agree with you. It has such good DACs on board it would be nice to just use those instead of an external streamer. Thanks for watching

Awesome video! I have the MRX1140 now and just got a Parasound A52+ for my bed layer speakers. Will run the ceiling speakers off the 1140 for now, but eventually want to get an amp for those and a dedicated preprocessor. I'm wondering if I should look for a AVM 70 now/soon, or how off a year or more for the AVM 90. Currently have 2 subs with no intention on adding more. Rarely listen to music, but I am enjoying the Atmos music tracks. Just love great sounding movies. Would the 70 be an upgrade over the 1140, or better to wait until I can afford the 90? Thx!

@AudioAdvice

Жыл бұрын

Wait for the 90, the 70 does not sound much better than the 1140, but the 90 is way ahead of it, far better DACs.

Great overview! Do we know if the latest version of ARC handles impulse response like Dirac? Also, is it able to correct multiple subs independently?

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much. We will find out about the impulse response. Yes, it can do up to 4 subs independently. Thanks for watching

@wfehres

2 жыл бұрын

Anything on this question about impulse response? I ordered one and would love to know.

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

@@wfehres Anthem tells us they are using impulse measurements in the new version, but how they are used is proprietary. We hope you enjoy the AVM90 when you get it!

@wfehres

2 жыл бұрын

@@AudioAdvice thank you for the responses!

Thanks for the video. I have Paradigm 85F speakers with 55C and 6 Paradigm Atmos and surround speakers. For the money it will cost to upgrade, 90+ 2 Gen 2 525 amps, will I hear a significant difference in soundstage, dynamics ,Atmos separation, etc compared to 1120 Anthem and Simaudio 330A amp for L-R. I am concerned I may have a drop in quality replacing Simaudio with Anthem. I need twin 525's to run 9 speakers, thanks

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Great questions. The AVM90 will sound much better than the 1120. But your Simaudio is a very good amp. You might want to keep it and get a 225 and 525 instead of 2 525. Please reach out to our team at www.audioadvice.com for more details. Thanks for watching

Thanks!!

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Hi there, liked the video on the Anthem processors, I have at present got a Emotiva RMC1 and I am looking for a better processor, interested in The Anthem 70-90 and Lyngdorf mp 40, so my question to you is if I went for the Anthem 90, is it twice as good sounding at the 70, or only marginally better?, being I will not be using two subwoofers does the 90 justify the price tag over the 70, if you still said yes to the above questions, how would you compare the 90 against the Lyngdorf mp40 thanks Oz

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked the video. The AVM90 has the very best ESS DAC's you can buy and great circuitry to support them. It does sound very very good, but the differences you hear will depend on how revealing the rest of your system is. Please reach out to our team at www.audioadvice.com to get deeper into it. Thanks for watching

For a 7.4.4 setup...between AVM 90 or JBL SDP-58, which one would be best for 4 discrete subwoofers and bass control room correction?

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Both are very good processors. Please reach out to our team at www.audioadvice.com to discuss your system. Thanks for watching

Great video. Very informative. Thank you. You stated it had 7 hdmi inputs; how many are 2.1 (4k 120, 8k 60)? Also, is the main difference between the 70 & 90 the 4 sub outs? I use four subs but my minidsp works great. Lastly, I get the person on video is excited (or at least speaking with excitement), but he doesn't have to speak in a excited/raised voice for the whole video. Just a suggestion. No hate.

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Good question. All 7 on the AVM90 are 8K inputs that support 8K/60Hz or 4K/120Hz pass-through. The AVM90 does 4 subs and in our testing, better than the minidsp, but probably the biggest audio difference is the top of the line ESS DAC's in the AVM90. That is likely why it sounds go good. We appreciate you watching and commenting. Hope this helps

@rorbalzio

2 жыл бұрын

Hey, Audio Advice are straight up lying. Read their website. The unit is not HDMI 2.1 capable. Other websites like Crutchfield are listing it as only HDMI 2.0 and HDCP 2.2 This video is blatant false advertising.

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

@@rorbalzio Boy are you ever so wrong. First, we sent the entire script on this to Anthem to make sure we had all of the technical details totally correct before we produced this video. Secondly, if you simply go to the Anthem site for the AVM90 and scroll down about 1/3 you will see this confirmed. products.anthemav.com/avm90/ Originally 2.1 was going to be a later update, but with the delay, they decided to include it. What is likely is the other sites did not update their information from what it was going to be originally. Please check your facts better in the future before you accuse people of lying, that is a strong accusation and we try to be totally transparent and honest in everything we do.

@rorbalzio

2 жыл бұрын

@@AudioAdvice I was specifically talking about "your" website, not Anthem's. This is literally from the specs on your website... "Video support includes 7 HDMI 2.0 inputs with 2 outputs, plus eARC for seamless integration with smart TVs. Perfect passthrough of Ultra HD signals at up to 18.2 Gbps with Dolby Vision, HDR or Hybrid Log Gamma ensures optimal presentation of your visual media." You imbeciles didn't even think to look at your own website before coming at me, and my claim that you lied still stands.

@AllAccessConstruction

2 жыл бұрын

It's always a know it all.. Excellent video..

I've been waiting for this to release. Now I need to find a way pay for it. 🤣

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

We can tell you it sounds awesome! Thanks for watching

I have a 1120 receiver and I use a Simaudio amp for the Left - Right speakers. I was planning on buying a STR preamp to improve the music quality of my system by making it a two channel system for music and bypass so I can use the 1120 for home theater. I have 9 speakers total plus two subs. Would it be better to get the AVM 90 and more amps instead of the STR Preamp. Thanks

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Bob that is a great question. The AVM 90 with your Simaudio amp would sound the best. It is blowing us away at how good it sounds in comparison to a lot of separate audio preamps. It has the best DAC's you can buy built in. Please reach out to our team at www.audioadvice.com for more details.

Hello, I have the AVM70 combined with Wisdom audio inwall speakers. I live in the UK. What's the HDMI bandwidth of the AVM90 ? Is it 40gbps or the FULL FAT 48gbps ? Thank you

@maciejweber4256

2 жыл бұрын

Very good question... what is it for the AVM70? Do you know?

@tonyroolze

2 жыл бұрын

Did you have to set your speaker distances manually in the 70 or did arc do it for you?

@junior-OG

2 жыл бұрын

so is 40gbps or 48gbps ?

Did I miss the streaming comparison video? I use plex on the nvidia shield and love plex but have some concerns about the shield TV.

@AudioAdvice

Жыл бұрын

The AVM70 and 90 are now both 8K and have the same video boards. The difference between them is all about audio. Thanks for watching

Thanks for review. Price please . The Difference between arcam 41 and this anthem model ?

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome. It’s currently 7500. Please reach out to our team to go over the differences. Thanks for watching

@tecnoprofet

2 жыл бұрын

@@AudioAdvice thanks again

On the web article it says video inputs are hdmi 2.0b (on the specs at the bottom)

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Axel, thanks so much, we put those specs in back in 2021 when it was first announced and we need to update them which we are doing right now, it does ship with the 8K board. Thanks for watching

What do you think sounds better for both music and movies, the AVM90 or the Arcam AVM31 / 41 ?

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Please reach out to our team at www.audioadvice.com for the best advice on that comparison. Thanks for watching

I ordered one

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, we are sure you will love it!

What does the AVM70/90 actually do for VIDEO? Does it upgrade and or improve the video portion from the source in any way VIA HDMI? Or does video just simply pass through the processor? Thank you.

@AudioAdvice

Жыл бұрын

It is pass thru. Thanks for watching

I have the AVM 90 for about a month. I have KZread tv and noticed some KZread channels only come through in stereo like all ESPN channels while CBS sports and Big 10 channel is in surround. The food channel is in surround while CNBC is not. The KZread tv audio is set on for surround. I used the mode button on the 90 remote to try to switch to surround but no change occurs. Movie channels are in surround mode. I thought the 90 would convert Stereo to surround for all channels. Your thoughts?

@AudioAdvice

10 ай бұрын

Sometimes YT will output stereo only but have the signal going out as 5.1 which can cause this. If you purchased your AVM90 from Audio Advice we can help more if you reach out to our tech support. Thanks for watching

In the video review, (17:20 mins) there is mention that AVM90 used Sabre ESS 9038 PRO DAC. However, Anthem documentation states that the DACs in AVM 90 are AKM 4499EQ. Which one is correct? I would think Anthem's documentation is accurate. Can you confirm?

@AudioAdvice

Жыл бұрын

They had to switch DAC's after the AKM plant burned up. The ESS is actually even more expensive than the AKM. Thanks for watching

@nyshadhams

Жыл бұрын

@@AudioAdvice thanks . That means anthem hasn’t updated their documentation.

Would you happen to know what ESS DAC model in the AVM70?

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Its the 9038Q2M. Thanks for watching

Really liked my Anthem 60, but I've found Dirac is far superior to ARC, which has regressed in recent years. Hope the 90 solved that, but I'm doubtful.

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

We have been huge fans of Dirac as well, but Anthem nailed it with the new version of ARC Genesis. Thanks for watching

I have mcintosh amps for power would the avm70 be a great fit how much better on the 90avm I saw a comment u mentioned about it all depends what amps you Pair with the pre amp

@AudioAdvice

Жыл бұрын

We pair the McIntosh amps all the time with Anthem processors. The AVM90 does have better DAC's which make it sound better. Please reach out to our team at www.audioadvice.com to go over your system and determine which one would be better for you. Thanks for watching.

i have ben having issues with popping noises in the speakers since installing the avm90 , that and losing channels . the rears will be on and the fronts will not play, or the fronts are on but the center is not playing. have to power cycle the avm90 to get it to start playing again

@AudioAdvice

Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear you are having issues. If you purchased your AVM90 from Audio Advice please reach out to our tech team for help.

@JH-en6ql

Жыл бұрын

I’d return it and go with a different brand. The AVM 90 has issues. I switched to the MX 180 and my GF says it sounds much better.

Hi Scott and Thx for the Video. I have two questions if I do get the +12 which i have on my center and my front left channel how can i correct this? and the second question in the video you said for two rows doing a second X is that in the middle of the second row or do I expand the x to include both rows? Thanks in advance!!

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. If you are having that issue, it only happens if you are using power amps that have really different input sensitivities or your speakers are vastly different in sensitivity. If this is the case, you need to get a an editor that allows you to edit the file, The editor is a json viewer: jsonformatter.org/json-viewer - Using this viewer, you can choose to upload a file. Choose your ARC file and it will load into legible text. From there CTRL+F to search for "level". You'll see a measured level and the level ARC is choosing to balance to. Subtract the balanced level (generally 75dB) and you'll get the full dB gain it wanted. Then you can manually adjust all of the gains to get the correct differences. For instance, it may show the speakers it set at a max of +12 dB at 14 dB, you would then adjust all the other speakers down by 2 dB and upload the modified file. For the X you do one that focuses on your MLP for the main row, then do another from what would be the MLP for the second row. Hope this helps and thanks for watching

@leicawild

2 жыл бұрын

@@AudioAdvice Thank you so much for taking the time to answer my question. Definitely looking forward to buying from you guys in the future.

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

@@leicawild Happy to help!

BEAST

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Totally! Thanks for watching

I noticed on your website that you market this product to support dts: x PRO Is this incorrect?

@AudioAdvice

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, we will update, when we wrote that up, Anthem even approved it as Pro was in the works, but has been delayed. Thanks for watching

You don’t have to be rich to buy the Amv 90. I wanted to switch from my Marantz to Avm 90. I worked as much overtime and double time as I could for UPS and saved the overtime for 4 months and was able to buy the processor outright. I was fortunate to have amps that I purchased over the years. IT SOUNDS GREAT .

@AudioAdvice

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it sounds incredible. Thanks for sharing

Wow! This is far and beyond what Rotel offers. You've just changed my mind. I'm going to look into Anthem and sell my 1576.

@AudioAdvice

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it. We hope you will support our channel and small business by purchasing through Audio Advice. www.audioadvice.com/anthem-avm-90-surround-sound-processor

Hey Scott, when is Anthem updating these processors for Auro 3D support?

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

We will ask. Is that a deal breaker for you? We are just curious if you did an Auro 3D speaker layout compared to Dolby Atmos or DTS? Thanks for watching.

@DesmondKarani

2 жыл бұрын

@@AudioAdvice I really like it for upmixing content. I know not many people care about Auro upmixer, but it's honestly a deal breaker for me. I wish AVM70 had it.

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

@@DesmondKarani Thanks!

@PeterEidegren

2 жыл бұрын

@@AudioAdvice Auro Upmixer would be a great additional feature, ala Marantz. I own the AVM70 and loving that preamp. I know Anthem have responded that there's hardly and Auro content and therefore they will not include Auro 3D but most of us are interested in the Auromatic upmixer capability. However, I do love the DSU on the AVM70, it sound great!

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

@@PeterEidegren Thanks Peter, we have already let them know this music option. Thanks for watching

@audio advice This video claims that the AVM 90 is capable of HDMI 2.1 with 2.3 HDCP. However Crutchfield and even your own website list the unit as only HDMI 2.0 and HDCP 2.2 How do you account for this??

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

When it as first announced it was not 2.1 and that was going to be a future update. Everyone selling it put up what is called a product detail page that has the specs, but those all came from the original specs. Anthem decided to release it with 2.1, and you can confirm this on their site here products.anthemav.com/avm90/. Our team had been tasked with updating our PDP, but apparently has not yet and looks like others have not either. We did send the entire written script of this video to Anthem to go over for accuracy as we strive to be 100% transparent and honest in everything we do and they gave us the green light with everything.

@rorbalzio

2 жыл бұрын

Nobody else made a video about it and didn’t update their website two weeks after the video was made.

My surround speakers got no sound during the calibration process. Mine is 740. Can you please tell me what can I do to fix it? Thanks

@AudioAdvice

Жыл бұрын

Check on how you have them set up. If you purchased your Anthem from Audio Advice, you can also reach out to our support team for help.

@twtw785

Жыл бұрын

@@AudioAdvice resolved. Thank you anyways

I want the sound quality and features but without having to buy loads of channels I am not going to use. Does Antham have someything in pipeline?

@AudioAdvice

Жыл бұрын

Not that we know of. Typically the performance gear comes with a higher channel count.

@edwardhammond5582

Жыл бұрын

@@AudioAdvice Thanks. Not what I hoped for - feels akin to buying a bus when a small family car would meet the need.

Ive got the avm70. I have wides but i find not many movies support wides. Is this because it dosnt have dtx pro ? Will anthem get dtx pro ?

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

There is not a lot of content yet with wides. We have not heard anything about them adding DTS Pro. Thanks for watching

@benfits8768

2 жыл бұрын

@@AudioAdvice thats a shame. Hopefully more content comes out with wides. When they are used its awesome. Thanks for the reply and i look forward to more videos.

How is this unit vs Audio Control X9 Maestro? Does anyone have experience with both. I'm in the middle of choosing my home theatre and hifi room. It's so hard without hearing anything. I just want to hear people's experiences on both these preamps 😊

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Dennis, we are not an Audio Control dealer. It does have Dirac, which is a great room correction system. The new version of Dirac, Dirac Live Bass gets Dirac closer to what the AVM90 can do in blending the subs to the mains. But we did not see the X9 listed on the Dirac site as one of the units that can accept it. Both units do use the very best ESS DAC's so with no room correction engaged they likely sound pretty similar. The AVM90 supports 4 subs independently while the X9 appears to just be 2. There are not many AVM90's out in peoples homes yet as we have just started to get them in. Thanks for watching and we hope this helps

@ponchantos

2 жыл бұрын

@@AudioAdvice wow that does help alot actually. Since similar dacs and room correction capabilities I will probably choose the avm90 since it's more current. Thanks for the fast response. I watch your channel a lot.. I also use your home theatre design tool. Sending you guys more positive vibes and continued success from Vancouver Canada 🇨🇦

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

@@ponchantos Glad we could be helpful. We also forgot to mention the AVM90 is HDMI 2.1 and the X9 is 2.0. We wish you were in the USA so you could purchase from us. Good luck with your upgrades

I can only dream about it 😭😭😭

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

We appreciate you watching!

Show us your theater room. Please advise Anthem to add PEQ to their bass management.

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, we will make that suggestion.

@dadevastator24_77

2 жыл бұрын

@@AudioAdvice great video by the way. I can’t wait to get my hands on mine. I hope that Anthem listens to you. Please be our voice.

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

@@dadevastator24_77 Thanks!

@dadevastator24_77

2 жыл бұрын

@@AudioAdvice Scott are you stating that the AVM90 does a better job than using a mini dsp 2x4HD for time aligning multiple subs? If so did you ran multiple test sweeps to verify this?

So no DTS X Pro even via a firmware update ?

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

We do not know, but it seems like it could be done with a software update. Thanks for watching

@deepanmurugan467

2 жыл бұрын

@@AudioAdvice Thanks for the reply. Great channel 👏🏽

Why no Auro 3D ?

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

We have put a bug in their ear for Auro 3D. Thanks for watching

All that tech info is very nice but what does the AVM 90 cost?!!!!

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. With prices changing the way they are these days we stopped stating them in videos. The link has the current price which is $7500. Thanks for watching

@paulupton5557

2 жыл бұрын

@@AudioAdvice Thank you 😊

Emmm still not clear on what the difference really is between the AVM70 vs AVM90, besides obviously the sub output and the price... I'm talking real life scenario... does it sound significantly better?

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

The 4 sub outs and the far superior DAC's. On a good system, yes there is a substantial difference in sound. Thanks for watching

@maciejweber4256

2 жыл бұрын

@@AudioAdvice do you think I will hear a substantial difference on my Klipsch x2 RP8000, RP-504C, x2 SPL-150, x2 RP-600M, x4 PRO-18RC (atmos) setup?

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

@@maciejweber4256 If you already have an AVM70, you might hear a bigger difference with better power amps. What amps are you using with your AVM70?

@maciejweber4256

2 жыл бұрын

@@AudioAdvice Hi, I don't own AVM70 (yet). I'm definitely buying one, just need to decide which one, and if going for the AVM90, I need to be able to justyfy spending twice on it. I have the Emotiva XPA-11 gen3 amp at the moment, but after I get one of the AVMs I will be looking into upgrading the amp/s as well...

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

@@maciejweber4256 If you look at things from a balanced system perspective, it feels like the AVM90 is overkill for your current main speakers. Please reach out to our team at www.audioadvice.com for the best advice.

Yamaha preamps always had web access

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it is great to see Anthem have it now as it makes set up super easy, they have actually had it for a while, getting that with their best in class sound makes it hard to beat! Thanks for watching

can we still get the setup guide if we didnt purchase from Audio Advice?

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Subscribe and turn on the notifications with the bell icon and you'll be notified when we come out with that video 👍

@eldogo1

2 жыл бұрын

+1. Also Tips and tricks please! Thanks for sharing these great videos.

So no auro 3D?

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Not at this point. Can we ask you are you in the market for a unit like the AVM90 and is Auro 3D a must? Thanks for watching

@stevenrodriguez9655

2 жыл бұрын

@@AudioAdvice I am in the market. I would like auro 2D or 3D yes

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevenrodriguez9655 Thank you Steven. We have been sending requests to Anthem.

The AVM90 reset on me, erasing all settings. I got so pissed that I returned it and bought the new McIntosh MX180. It looks like Anthem released an update, then tried to roll it back due to issues. I’d say that the software team needs to do better testing before they put out updates. I personally would not ever buy an anthem product again. I do like the paradigm speakers though. They are awesome. Thought I would go with the sister company for the AV processor, but now I know that was a mistake.

Hope it doesn't have all the bugs the others had when launched.

@markthompson5803

2 жыл бұрын

What bugs?

@taxi615

2 жыл бұрын

@@markthompson5803 your kiding right. When they launched this generation its had so many bugs and arc didn't even work they did fix it but it was launched to soon. I figure the 90 is ok since it's a year since then but even my audio store let me keep my 720 until the avm70 I had worked properly. I was fortunate as I've been doing business with the same shop for years but so many had avr's and processors that had bugs and arc didn't even work. Anthem did fix the issues pretty fast but still it didn't look good for them.

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

There were some initial bugs in the AVM70, but Anthem was from our standpoint as a dealer very transparent about them and got them all resolved. A bigger company might have just ignored them and we appreciate their dedication to getting to the bottom of things. Thanks for watching

@taxi615

2 жыл бұрын

@@AudioAdvice yes they were was just asking if the 90 is getting a better launch. I'm a long time Anthem owner and always been happy with their products was just a shame they sent out the units with issues instead of holding off a month or 2 for them to get it right. This left a mark on the new buyers as a mid to high end company this shouldn't have happened. Many in my circle were unhappy and some had waited a longtime to buy these great products. The fact they are smaller gave them a chance to turn it around really fast.

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

@@taxi615 Ah, yes, it is, they actually had them in the barn for a while and held off on releasing them until all the beta users gave the thumbs up.

Are they truly fully balanced outputs ... 😉

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Great question, this is from the Anthem FAQ page which is a great explanation of the concept: Are the XLR connections on the amps and preamps truly balanced? Yes. All three pins of the XLR connection are part of the circuit, which means it's a real balanced connection. (If pin 3 is sent to ground or left open, as is sometimes the case, then an XLR jack is an adapter, not a balanced input.) The purpose of balanced connection is cancelling out certain types of interference and ground loops. What about the whole circuit from front to back - is it fully balanced? No. At some point the signal must become single-ended, or interference can't be cancelled. This is better done sooner rather than later in the signal chain. The purpose of a balanced stage within a circuit is cancelling out nonlinearities arising in the circuit itself, and/or to double the signal level while cancelling out some noise. This is purely a means, not an end. We use a balanced arrangement in specific areas within a circuit where it makes a meaningful difference. Doing this to an entire piece of equipment for the sake of using the catch phrase "fully balanced" may achieve nothing but a significant increase in cost, or worse if the two halves of the circuit aren't matched well. We hope this helps and thanks for watching

What aren't you super excited about?

I own the 60 and this one should have Auro. WTF is the problem? The best is the best and this doesn't have the best. Period!!

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

We have pointed this out to Anthem, many people have asked the same question. Thanks for watching

@bornagainbornagain6697

2 жыл бұрын

@@AudioAdvice Thanks for posting!!

90% of users will not use half of the features that this has, or will spend the time to google how to do all of the cool features it has to offer. Of course 95% of users will never spend $7500 for a processor either, very niche group of fans that will spend that kind of money, and then still have to buy amps as well.

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, like any hobby, there is a top end that gives incredible performance but that always comes at a price. Thanks for watching

@ericshutter5305

Жыл бұрын

not really ... we have amps already for all channels. just need to buy a newer processor once in a while 😊

AVM60 measured terribly at ASR. This one measures much better but it's stil full of bugs and no full HDMI 2.1 support

@AudioAdvice

2 жыл бұрын

The AVM90 comes with HDMI 2.1 full 8K video capabilities built-in. So you can connect all of your sources including 8k sources directly through the AMV90 and then connect the HDMI out to your television or projector. The AVM90 also has e-ARC so you could also use the sources on your television and have it send fully uncompressed object-based surround audio signals back to the AVM90 for processing. Hope this helps and thanks for watching.

Cost as much as a car

@AudioAdvice

5 ай бұрын

Yes, there are other options that may be better for some.

$7500 - Must be a great unit. But, just who can honestly afford such a device and the amps? Must be nice to be filthy - criminally rich!

@gtrraider84

Жыл бұрын

Work hard, get good, save.

@RemixerUltimate

Жыл бұрын

Really not that crazy if you prioritize.

@ericshutter5305

Жыл бұрын

nah, most of us ... work for it 😂

@markgarcia8253

Жыл бұрын

Well the amp is a one time purchase, and the pre-pro are expensive and get outdated. And if you have a room that’s big enough for a 11+ channels, chances are you can afford the $7500 for Sound only

$7,400. No thanks

@AudioAdvice

5 ай бұрын

It is not inexpensive and won't be for everyone!

What do you combine the AVM90 with in your home cinema? Do you also need a receiver or can it work by itself?

@AudioAdvice

Жыл бұрын

The AVM90 is a surround sound processor with no amplifiers built in. A home theater receiver has the processor and amps. So you need power amps to attach to the AVM90. Anthem makes several choices or you can use other brands. Thanks for watching

@KingMierda

Жыл бұрын

@@AudioAdvice so if I start a system from scratch with Anthem what would I connect my speakers and projector to if I also want to amplify? I need to buy one of the MRX and an AVM90 for instance?

@AudioAdvice

Жыл бұрын

@@KingMierda Great questions, it would be best if you reached out to our team at www.audioadvice.com to discuss options, there are a lot!

@KingMierda

Жыл бұрын

@@AudioAdvice Thanks