I said my front speakers are Khorns, the in-ceiling/rear are Episode and Klipsch RP600m (surround) which are MUCH less efficient than the front two. Those are the ones I said I wanted the multichannel amp for.
While it's very hard to a/b test any of this, I do feel the external amp offers a bit more dynamics and maybe separation but I'm not entirely convinced it's that great of a difference. It certainly makes cranking the heights/rears much easier to match the big Khorn.
But one reason I'm looking at the Anthem is because I love most all of their products and use their STR preamp in my 2ch setup. I love the ARC and also love the web interface option on the new units.
I've found annoying quirks with every receiver I've owned (many Marantz's, Onkyo, and now a Marantz AV 7005 processor).
While it's very hard to a/b test any of this, I do feel the external amp offers a bit more dynamics and maybe separation but I'm not entirely convinced it's that great of a difference. It certainly makes cranking the heights/rears much easier to match the big Khorn.
But one reason I'm looking at the Anthem is because I love most all of their products and use their STR preamp in my 2ch setup. I love the ARC and also love the web interface option on the new units.
I've found annoying quirks with every receiver I've owned (many Marantz's, Onkyo, and now a Marantz AV 7005 processor).