Comparison of Anthem Statement D2 V2 against Class'e SSP-800
-- Tue, 11/03/2009 - 16:54
Eric Larson (not verified) -- Sat, 10/31/2009 - 10:32
Mr. Harley,
I am very interested to know if TAS is planning to perform a review of the subject Anthem AV Processor. I am an audiophile that is very concerned about being able to maintain the sound quality of my two channel play back system but I also want to upgrade to multi-channel A/V playback. I appreciate your review of this Class'e SSP-800 because it fully addresses this issue. I believe the Anthem Statement D2-V2 is also trying to provide this capability. I also am very interested in the automatic room correction feature (ARC) that has been incorporated in the Anthem. In your review of the Class'e you mentioned that a manual EQ system is incorporated, but I believe it will be very difficult to find a qualified company, in my area, to come to my house and measure actual room responses and then adjust the Class'e EQ system. As you have mentioned before, having your audio system & room balanced to correct for room induced accoustic problems is very important. Your thoughts and a comparison of the audio capabilities of these two AV Processors would be of great help.
See Tom Martin's review of the Marantz AV8003 Pre-Pro in Playback...his findings should interest anyone looking to combine HT and 2-channel audio. I believe it also has the room correction feature.
Eric,
Playback will be doing an audiophile-oriented review of the Anthem Statement D2V and of the companion Statement P5 multichannel amplifier later this month. I'll be doing the review personally, and plan to evaluate the D2V using the same criteria I would apply for other purist-oriented high end audio components.
I realize this won't be fully satisfying, in that I can't go on to make the comparison to the SSP-800, but it's a start. I will, however, be able to give you insights on how Anthem's ARC-1 room correction system compares to the various levels of Audyssey correction and to Yamaha and Pioneer correction systems, which may be of use to you.
Best,
Chris Martens
Chris Martens
Editor, Playback
playback.avguide.com
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