| Model: | AVR-100 |
| Category: | Receiver |
| Suggested Retail Price: | $1199.00 |
| Description: | A sweet HT receiver with typical Arcam 2 channel performance. . . |
| Manufacturer URL: | Arcam |
| Model Picture: | View |
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Review by Hantra on January 04, 2001 at 13:47:15 IP Address: 12.21.200.2 |
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My love affair with Arcam started the day I listened to an Alpha 8 with some
B&W SCM1's. That was the best experience I have ever had with any hi-fi
that I can actually afford!I had been wanting to upgrade my old Denon AV receiver for a while, but I
couldn't find anything with really sweet sound for 2-channel stereo that
would do AV! Well, I wanted really great performance in stereo, and I
didn't want to give up my home theater. Usually one would have to spend
LOTS of cash to accomplish that. (Meridian, Lexicon, Theta, etc.)So, when I heard that Arcam was thinking about coming at us with a home
theater receiver, I was overjoyed! I KNEW that Arcam had been making very
high quality stereo amps for 25 years. I also knew that Arcam would not
abandon the pursuit of very sweet musical sound, just to get into a growing
market.I began the quest to go listen. Unfortunately, I could not find a dealer in
3 states that had one! I was so confident that the Arcam sound would come
through in their AVR-100 that I went ahead and ordered it.I am very pleased to say that I was not the least bit disappointed!
I have to say that this Arcam receiver is the BEST sounding HT receiver I
have ever heard. It really delivers that smooth Arcam sound when listening
to CD's in 2 channel. But it also delivers a very nice, smooth presentation
of DTS, and DD. And for those DSS channels that are still Pro-Logic, they
even improved a great deal with this!The amazing thing is how it delivers such a smooth sound, without any loss
of detail, and GREAT imaging! This thing will knock your socks off!I have only had it for a few days now, and am burning it in slowly. I know
that it will be even smoother after burn-in!
| Product Weakness: | Lack of power if you have insensitive speakers. |
| Product Strengths: | Smooth sound, without any loss of detail. Very nice soundstage. Sweet 2-channel audio, and killer DD, and DTS also! |
| Associated Equipment for this Review: | |
| Amplifier: | Arcam AVR-100 |
| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | None |
| Sources (CDP/Turntable): | Pioneer Elite PD-65 |
| Speakers: | Aliante Pininfarina Stile |
| Cables/Interconnects: | Chris VH CAT5's and fine silver IC's. |
| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | Dire Straits, Brothers in Arms - Jerry Garcia, Tony Rice, and David Grisman, The Pizza Tapes - Al Dimeola, World Simfonia - Mazzy Star, Among My Swan - Eric Clapton, all |
| Other (Power Conditioner etc.): | Pioneer Elite DV-05 |
| Type of Audition/Review: | Product Owner |
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