cwt Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 4 hours ago, Snoopy8 said: Anthem used to publish a multi channel power number in the "10" series but since then, chose to join most of the vendors in using a 2 channel number. It got all too confusing to work out when you have class a/b for some and class d for others Probably said who will hook up all 16 channels lol Then realised "wait someone may start reassigning channels with the amp matrixing feature " -just too many combinations for our poor proofreader to handle - amp weights are already a problem... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordwooof Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 Well MRX1140's now also delayed into Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwt Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 On 26/02/2021 at 3:13 PM, lordwooof said: Well MRX1140's now also delayed into Australia. Would be worth the wait if a few more firmwares are coming to fix ARC etc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kudeta2003 Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 On 26/02/2021 at 3:13 PM, lordwooof said: Well MRX1140's now also delayed into Australia. What dates have you heard now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordwooof Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 33 minutes ago, kudeta2003 said: What dates have you heard now? No dates yet, previously thought late March but that sounds unlikely now from their recent info sent via dealer network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dama Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 https://www.selby.com.au/brands/anthem/anthem-mrx-1140-av-receiver-black.html Selby site has mrx 1140/540 in June and mrx 540 in April. Very disappointed since I pre-ordered 1140 from my local hi-fi in early Nov. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MAXXX Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Need some advice...My Anthem MRX 710 switched by itself to headphone mode while watching movie...So no sound to speakers, sounds fine with headphones. Reset did not help, tried everything (on the fly, factory default, power reset...switched off power for few hours). Still the same, when powered on it shows headphone on display. Did anyone had same issue? Any ideas? You can send me pm if you wish... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MAXXX Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Update: Fixed for now, after plugging and unplugging headphone jack few times (out of frustration), it sounds OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kudeta2003 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Stock is finally in the country 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph3ng Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kudeta2003 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 11 minutes ago, ph3ng said: Any good? I’ll let you know later, just connecting and downloading latest firmware. Hasn’t made a sound yet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPLAYRZx Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 I got a message today advising my AVM70 is in the country. Should have it in hand before the end of the week. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph3ng Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 40 minutes ago, kudeta2003 said: I’ll let you know hahaha thanks. I was being overly eager. but that looks good. Is HDMI 2.1 available yet ? What are you changing from just curious. Thanks heaps and have fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kudeta2003 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 7 minutes ago, xPLAYRZx said: I got a message today advising my AVM70 is in the country. Should have it in hand before the end of the week. Yes - they were in store also when I picked this up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Slack Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 4 hours ago, kudeta2003 said: ELEKTRA: very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPLAYRZx Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Ready to install over the weekend. Will report back on initial impressions. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph3ng Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Very nice. Congrats! Can't wait to hear the impressions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kudeta2003 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 So after a couple of teething problems setting the unit up. I could get it to connect to the internet & update the firmware, though took me a few hours to work out how to find the browser control access via the IP address of the device. (Solution was i wasn't entering the "http://" before I typed in the device IP address) I gave it a listen for a few hours with just a couple of manual adjustments before running ARC Genesis. Im running the MRX 740 as a processor with the onboard amps matrixed to run my Atmos Speakers and then connected to an Elektra HD2 7 Channel to run the bed layer. Running ARC was seeming to go well until it kept stalling at the test tone for the Height channels. The AVR kept changing my Amp Matrix to a Middle Height layer instead of the rear Heights. Very Frustrating! Some quick searching on the Anthem Audio Lovers page on Facebook suggested removing the HDMI cables from the AVR & running ARC - this solved the problem. After running ARC, the sound dynamics certainly appeared to be a dramatic improvement to my ears. For the 1st ARC run I hadn't set up my 2 subs correctly ( I didn't know how to ;)) I ran ARC with just one Sub, then turned the second one to the same level after ARC had finished. I watched a couple of movies and was pretty impressed with the sound, though was a bit too boomy at times from the subs. After some researching on how to set these better, I used the Quick measure tool to set them independently at 72db before measuring them both at the same time. I needed to drop them a couple of db as the combined output was sitting around 78db. Running ARC the second time after doing this yielded different results and after watching a couple of movies the bass was noticeably less boomy. So overall my early impressions - definitely not disappointed. Very happy with the results and quality. I think my almost 20 year old subs are still the weakest link. I've ordered a mini dsp to see if that solves the weakness or I just go the upgrade :). Wouldn't have any hesitation in recommending this unit, still going to play with speaker placements to see what that does to sound as well as ARC genesis. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betty boop Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 19 minutes ago, kudeta2003 said: For the 1st ARC run I hadn't set up my 2 subs correctly ( I didn't know how to ;)) I ran ARC with just one Sub, then turned the second one to the same level after ARC had finished. I watched a couple of movies and was pretty impressed with the sound, though was a bit too boomy at times from the subs. Congrats ! just be aware the dual sub EQ isnt working or ARC...so dont beat self over head about it they'll eventually debug am sure ...another thing related to subs apparently on imax tracks you wont get sub either with the anthem... again known thing so dont freak out. i would necessarily put blame to your subs.... good subs are good subs... and just matter of dialing in which am sure will get there 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kudeta2003 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 1 minute ago, betty boop said: Congrats ! just be aware the dual sub EQ isnt working or ARC...so dont beat self over head about it they'll eventually debug am sure ...another thing related to subs apparently on imax tracks you wont get sub either with the anthem... again known thing so dont freak out. i would necessarily put blame to your subs.... good subs are good subs... and just matter of dialing in which am sure will get there The MRX 740 only has control for 1 sub, the AVM 70 & the 1140 will have dual sub control in the future when the firmware updates. I was aware of this when purchasing, always had the mini dsp in mind 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulie83 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 13 hours ago, xPLAYRZx said: Ready to install over the weekend. Will report back on initial impressions. Very Nice! I see you have the Monitor Audio platinum’s. I only have the gold’s, but I’ll be very interested to hear your impressions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betty boop Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 1 hour ago, kudeta2003 said: The MRX 740 only has control for 1 sub, the AVM 70 & the 1140 will have dual sub control in the future when the firmware updates. I was aware of this when purchasing, always had the mini dsp in mind ah i see, i missed that in your post sorry indeed many folks do go the mini dsp route... for others with the 1140 and avm70 the dual sub eq when they sort out might be adequate. 1 hour ago, kudeta2003 said: After some researching on how to set these better, I used the Quick measure tool to set them independently at 72db before measuring them both at the same time. I needed to drop them a couple of db as the combined output was sitting around 78db. Running ARC the second time after doing this yielded different results and after watching a couple of movies the bass was noticeably less boomy. i noticed this point, did you happen to check your other levels as well, as quite a few folk have noticed the anthem arc boosting levels quite a bit and needing to drop trims some 7-8db. it might be worth checking the other channels as well as an imbalance of levels between speakers and sub might also give impression with sub not really integrated same level as others 1 hour ago, kudeta2003 said: Running ARC was seeming to go well until it kept stalling at the test tone for the Height channels. The AVR kept changing my Amp Matrix to a Middle Height layer instead of the rear Heights. Very Frustrating! Some quick searching on the Anthem Audio Lovers page on Facebook suggested removing the HDMI cables from the AVR & running ARC - this solved the problem not sure why that be the case. but good it fixed things. Just as a heads up and quite possibly something took care off anyways. But if doing again make sure not to remove the hdmi cables while gear is powered up or even on standby (particularly if using active cables which are always live.). make sure to do this(removing hdmi cables) with all gear powered down(not just standby) otherwise its hot swapping hdmi cables and easiest way to blow hdmi port or board on source or AVR ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Slack Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 2 hours ago, kudeta2003 said: So overall my early impressions - definitely not disappointed. Very happy with the results and quality. Excellent. 2 hours ago, kudeta2003 said: Wouldn't have any hesitation in recommending this unit, still going to play with speaker placements to see what that does to sound I'm actually keen to hear from owners, once everything is set up, how well they like AnthemLogic as an up mixer. So much source music is still stereo and there are no promises that MCH source material like streaming Atmos is going to take off like wildfire, or remain forever a tiny fraction. So what we need, for music at least, is next-gen up mixers. The only ones that I have heard praise for, are Logic7 and Auro-3D. Keen to know where AnthemLogic sits on the scale. cheers Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Sacks Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Congrats on the new acquisitions @kudeta2003 & @xPLAYRZx. Have a truckload of fun and keep us all in the loop. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwt Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 5 hours ago, betty boop said: not sure why that be the case. but good it fixed things. Sounds similar to the firmware upgrade procedure for Emo pre pro's AL ; unplug the hdmi's or it may stuff up the dsp processor with its 5v trace and considering how incompatible hdcp 2.0 and hdcp1.4 components can be when they shouldnt Quote Keen to know where AnthemLogic sits on the scale. One things for sure its more subtle with less reverb ; steering and phasing than others as its been around a long time . One reason is its proprietary and Anthem doesnt pay licensing fees with it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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