Processor sound comparison- Anthem avm90 vs NAD M17 V2i

@audiotroy

I sort of sense the same thing these models were comparable and the nad probably scores more highly because it’s easier to use.

Marantz processors are horrifying complicated.

If you have more than seven channels, a maestro or trinov would make sense probably because it can handle all that but with only 5 to 7 channels you don’t need all this special processor capacity, you just need good sound quality and then you have the huge issue of the source and we know the source issues are that it’s all compressed and sounds crappy. Systems like kaleidoscope can be nice for movies but the problem is most of what people are watching are from streaming sources and that’s ultimately the problem here I Believe.

They need to solve the compression source problem and until they do everybody’s limited in the home theater area.

@audiotroy 

Do you stream or are you playing Blu-ray? What is your source? thanks

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abn nvidea streamer? Can you please post the link having trouble finding it. I use an Apple TV 4K which is fine but wonder if there's anything better out there.  

heos from Marantz I agree is absolutely horrifying and I guess they got to do something

Marantz processors are incredibly complicated and the independent channel capability is very limited.  The interface is also quite disappointing. I have owned a Marantz processor and it's sitting on a shelf collecting dust. I think the sound was pretty good but it was a pain to work with and required a lot of Power cycling because the arc connectivity got corrupted all the time.  My dealer recommended I use the optical connection, he does this a lot.

nad processor I’ve had experience with has an interface that’s very easy to follow and not glitchy. Although still most interfaces have their quirky qualities because the people developing them have no insight into what mere humans experience when faced with a learning curve.

As for the interface related to DSP, it’s terribly horrifying it should be a lot easier it’s not like it’s doing terribly complicated things. You can only save 3 DSP settings on a nad processor and that’s really disappointing.

Again the real problem is just the compressed streaming Quality that’s offered and that’s inherent in the environment and that’s going to limit progress creating better processors which probably could sound a lot better where not for the terrible compression movie soundtracks that exist. you would think with 5G and better bandwidth on pipes compression would be less of an issue but it remains the single worst issue facing quality sound for people who stream.

@audiotroy 

Above for your info. It's interesting good stuff