pre-amp processor

@dsk3 

I still hope that you let us know , which processor , you choose.

And what is you thoughts about immersive audio.

To often with threads , many people took the time and do some researchs 

to answer OP questions . And we never knew  , what happended .

By the way , I am not a US citizen

I am a canadian from Québec

You should write :  @maxwave   instead of maxwave.

That way , I receive an Email that is telling me , someone has refered to me.

Otherwise , I may come back to a thread only in several days

At a discount , you can always resell it , without loosing too much , it if it does not please you.

It is not easy to imagine , what is Home Theater immersive experience .

You almost have to try it , to know what it is .

There are many things , going on, that are different from 2 channels audio

Other processors are more ´´ Plug & Play ´´  

maxwave

I was just wondering what changed your mind about the Acurus ACT 4 in a previous post you stated that if you could return the unit for what you paid for it you would look at the other options you listed.

Thanks

Dave

If you decide that it is ACT4 that you want , and do not have a dealer.

PM me . There is a Audiogon member that is also a Acurus US  dealer.

@dsk3 

If there is a ACT4  liquidation , and you get a real big rebate , it may be a processor

to consider.

You may wait a little . There is supposed to be an hardware upgrade availlable

in the future for DTS X Pro , and IMAX Enhance.

You may ask the dealer to add this upgrade to your futur unit .

Just my 2 cents

@soix 

Do you include the ASPEQT  room correction ? 
The ASPEQT will received firmware updates in the futur .

The room correction improvement is about 20%.It can not compensate for a very bad acoustic room.

That wasn’t my point.  The point was the Lyngdorf has superior room correction that differentiates it from the Acurus and could supersede other sonic differences.  

´´The effects of superior room correction can be huge and I think would overwhelm any other differences. ´´

The room correction improvement is about 20%.

It can not compensate for a very bad acoustic room.

The Lyngdorf’s room correction is at a higher level.  The effects of superior room correction can be huge and I think would overwhelm any other differences.  Just an educated guess though.  Best of luck. 

It looks like the room correction on the Lyngdorf works the best also 8k.

The Acurus warranty is far superior than any other brand and USA made.

maxwave you have the act 4 how simple was it to calibrate and set it up?

the Lyngdorf has 5 2.1 hdmi in and 2 out

the Acurus has 8 21. ready in and one out

I'm still torn between the 2 units with Anthem AVM 90 close behind

What do you think?

I hope , you will let us know , which one you choose .

I you buy a used processor ;  Acurus warranty is for the first owner only.

So, did some searching around.  I have never been able to find an internal pic of either of these processors, but it seems like there are a couple pages showing internal of the previous MP-50:

https://www.on-mag.fr/index.php/video-hd/tests-bancs-essai/18610-test-preampli-processeur-home-cinema-lyngdorf-mp-50-quand-le-home-cinema-rencontre-la-hifi-d-excellence

https://www.mjtaoyuansound.com.tw/news/68

Both pictures show that the Lyngdorf is run off a switching power supply.  This would be one reason I would avoid the Lyngdorf (even though many people rave about this processor).

Both the MP-50 and the new MP-60 are exactly 19lbs in weight, so I can only assume the MP-60 is also based on a switching power supply.

The Acurus ACT 4 is 25 lbs in weight.  Ah, here's a thread that has an internal pic:

https://www.avforums.com/threads/acurus-act-4-av-processor-review-comments.2179061/page-2

It seems the ACT 4 is also based on a switching power supply.  It's up to you, but at this point, I would not consider either processor.  I would probably go for the McIntosh MX-160 (which is a Lyngdorf digital processing platform with McIntosh linear power supplies and analog stages).

I think the Lyngdorf is going to have much more flexibility in configuration.  The configuration settings in the Acurus ACT 4 are somewhat limited.  That being said, it is probably all about sound quality and I don't know that anyone here would have compared these two items side-by-side or at different times to give you an idea on the differences.