B&K Ref 30 or Anthem AV2

Never heard the Anthem, but the B&K is a little lacking when it comes to 2ch listening. I used to own one and upgraded it to the Proceed AVP. I know the Proceed is older technology, but for my 2ch listening tastes it provides phenominal sound.

I never auditioned the Anthem, but I own a B&K and the 2ch listening is great! I use the B&K Ref 30/Ref 7250 combo and the Martin Logan Aerius i. The sound is awsome (at least for my ears). The B&K has a great feature which is the ability to choose how many speakers you want to use together with the listening modes (mono, stereo, surround, etc.) With this you have unlimited combinations, like 4 speakers stereo (sends the stereo signal to front left, front right, rear left and rear right), let's say, for a party...

Thanks for the feedback! I tried out both pre-amps and actually decided to go up one notch to the AVM20. Better features at a nice price. Thanks!