Anthem STR pre and power amplifier


am looking at purchasing, and in what research I can do on the Internet, this seems to be the best option for a dual use system for home theater and two channel listening. In this price range, is there anything else out there that I might be missing. At this point the main reason for purchase is the dual sub pass-through. So any ideas thoughts or great inspirations one might have in this form. I would greatly appreciate. Thank you very much

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Congrats, the pre/power combo are really nice products and audibly a step above the srt integrated. If I was looking for a system that used room correction and sub integration the STR separates would be in my home.

@steve59 thanks for the kind words. Am over the top waiting for the delivery. 📦 was definitely thinking about the integrated. But those needles dancing 🕺 had me. 

I purchased an Anthem STR pre-amp two years ago. Besides the speakers, their position, and room treatment, this is the next most important component in my system that has turned a small challenging room into a music listening paradise. I purchased it for its DSP and subwoofer integration with the idea that those features would elevate my system performance - and it did. It really did. I believe I created magic in my listening room. There are couple ways to use ARC and it comes with two microphones. I used the calibrated version for the laptop version of ARC. It is more powerful. You can run ARC and use the default settings the first time. Listen for a couple of weeks and then go back and adjust the many parameters to get the sound you want. 

@jodeven thanks so much for the vote of confidence, am really excited for this new change in my life. 

I have the Anthem STR pre and power amp. I love it. I also have a Paradigm Prestige sub which I love.