Processor sound comparison- Anthem avm90 vs NAD M17 V2i

we have a 9.2 setup in our reference theater and the Maestro sounds amazing

@audiotroy 

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

Just a thought.   I have had 4 Anthems - the latest is an AVM-70.  There is no doubt that they sound the best in my opinion, but they fail, and don't really function smoothly.   I purchased an Onkyo for my girlfriend and I was amazed at how seamless it worked.   Had Dirac built in.   Hooks up with ARC no problem.   Bluetooth, no problem.   Wireless, no problem.   Doesn't sound as good as the Anthems - but I would rather have something that works and doesn't stop working.   I only bought the Anthems because my dealer was so fantastic - but they need some new software writers.  I might look at the Integra next time.   Never looked at NAD because they had lots of manufacturing issues in the past (cold solder joints), but maybe that has been resolved.

@emergingsoul They are both not very good.

Get the Marantz AV10 (You will get better sound than Storm or some Trinnovs without the latter’s headaches).

https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/marantz-av10-av-processor-review.50041/

It got a golfing panther at ASR (Prepros don't usually get a golfing panther with those dudes). But, forget the measurements... it’s a very nice sounding unit with critical features that you’d need for proper execution.

I have owned the Audiocontrol Maestro X7, Marantz AV8802A, McIntosh MX122, Outlaw 976 in my main HT/Audio system. I do 5.1. Of all of those I I give the edge to the Maestro X7. However, I came across a great deal on the Krell Foundation UHD 4K and decided to pull the trigger. I bought it used. I have found the Krell to be a cut above all of the others for movies and music. Very simple setup (that's the one knock I had on the Maestro was it was more complicated than all the others), and easy to integrate. The Krell will not be going anywhere. I have finally found my HT Processor that truly shines for both music and movies.

You should be able to find the Krell for around 3.5K on the used market. I would recommend this above all the others I have mentioned. The only knock on the Krell was it doesn't have a true "5 channel/All channel stereo" mode for music listening. It offers a "Party" DSP mode which comes close but is not a true All/5 channel stereo...

Good luck!