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Need opinions: Proceed AVP vs. Anthem AVM20
I had an AVM2 for awhile. The DAC's in it were very good. The preamp section was very detailed sounding. It replaced a Krell KRC-2. There are obvious differences between the two. The Krell uses all discrete class a outputs and sound great at any l... 
Hot Setup? Pre/Pro for HT and 2ch
IMHO there are a couple of other choices out there. In the budget realm is the Anthem AVM2. Works great for HT and sounds darn good as a stereo preamp. Has direct bypass. On the other end of the scale is the Krell HTS2. I have used them both. Whil... 
HT vs. stereo pre-amps again
Have you looked at them Anthem AVM2? It has analog pass through, 24/96 dacs does a good job with home theater and can be had for less than 2K. 
need help with 5 channel amp
I use the Anthem MCA 5 in my home theater setup. It has 200 x 5. The new mkii version can be had new for about $1000. There is even an add on this site for them. I have been happy with the sound of it. 
Interconnect recommendations??
Try Silver Audio. I think they sound great. You could also make your own silver cables. 
Anthem AVM-2 Any thoughts / comparisons
Sfbaydude - The Vantas and the KRC-2 sound very good together. As always I am just wondering if it could sound better. Also a pre/processor would simplify things for the rest of the family. 
Cable tv induced power hum
I had the same problem once. I fixed a littel cheaper than the other guys. I converted the 75 ohm signal to 300 ohm then back to 75 ohm and the problem went away. You can get such devices at Radio Shack. 
What is the best digital interconnect
Illuminati is by for the best digitial cable at any price!!