Anthem Releases New 7 CH, 11 CH, & 15 CH AVM A/V Processors and MRX Receivers (1 Viewer)

[ManW_TheUncool]

Wonder if Anthem will soon come out w/ a new revision. The AVM-60 is apparently circa/nearing 5-yo now -- it was introduced during CEDIA back in Oct 2015. I don't imagine I'd need anything more than the AVM-60, but would be nice to get it discounted some as it gets superseded/replaced by a new model, if that happens in near future...

_Man_

Speak of the devil(s)...

Anthem Releases New 7 CH, 11 CH, & 15 CH AVM A/V Processors and MRX Receivers

Anthem released information on their new upgradeable 15CH Atmos/DTS:X IMAX Enhanced AVM AV processors and MRX 7CH to 15CH receivers. Anthem upped their game both in performance and functionality. Read on.

www.audioholics.com

_Man_

 

[ManW_TheUncool]

Not sure I like the new look/aesthetic (that reminds me a bit of old fashioned radios... maybe even clock radios ), but probably won't matter to me since I'm most likely going for a (hopefully, deeply) bargain priced, apparently being-discontinued AVM-60 instead.

Much of the extra new stuff, including web-based UI, while probably nice to have/use, also makes me wonder if some key aspects, especially of the analog audio (sub)section(s), may be compromised to some extent as often happens w/ such. And of course, there may be bugs to work out as usually seems the case w/ many new, feature-rich AVPs and AVRs nowadays...

_Man_

 

[ManW_TheUncool]

FWIW, as I mentioned in the other more general, amp thread, just took the plunge on a used AVM-60 (for a tad under $1.8K+tax+shipping).

The used market pricing for the AVM-60 has probably already fallen a fair bit following this recent announcement -- seems from circa $2.2K down to $1.8K w/ more sellers showing up.

That was enough for me to forgo the warranty coverage of an eventual closeout and/or open box deal -- Crutchfield's current scratch-and-dent offer is at $2.56K (w/ free shipping).

If anyone's considering a NiB unit that probably still goes for circa $2.3-2.4K on the 2ndary online market, do note that you probably won't get warranty coverage unless buying from one of the very few authorized, online dealers. Given how solidly designed and built they seem to be and Anthem's rep for reliability, probably better to go w/ a well-cared-for, used unit and save some $$$ instead (at least at these diffs so far)...

_Man_