AVR in a HT Bypass setup

Anthem, or Yamaha if Anthem isn’t in the budget. 

Anthem has a better room calibration ( ARC )  than Yamaha ( YPAO )

will you go Atmos in the futur ?
 

Be aware that in two years , what you buy today will be obsolete.

You may look at Marantz ( Audyssey ) and  used McIntosh  ( Audyssey- Roomperfect) .

Trinnov Audio #1, Anthem #2. Enjoy the music!

I traded an older Anthem D2V in on a Marantz AV8805 and have been very

happy with the results. I find the Marantz much easier to understand and get

along with. Also the Marantz is warmer and much less analytical.

+1 Anthem    

I have an Anthem MRX 520 as part of a HT bypass setup, along with a Musical Fidelity M6si and I love it.

I'm using a Denon AVRx3700H with my Parasound. Dual Sub Out.

I'll checkout Anthem - quite a good number of reviews.  Seems right in the ballpark of what I want.  

Atmos is out of the picture for now.  I'm mainly after better calibration & HDMI 2.1 4k/120 for gaming.

Seems there isn't a manufacturer without problems -- either it's HDMI 2.1 or other random problems (Anthem - fan noise, buggy software, denon - hardware failures)..