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Re: EAD Ovation Plus vs Anthem AVM 20

Posted by williak (A) on April 4, 2003 at 07:12:21

In Reply to: EAD Ovation Plus vs Anthem AVM 20 posted by rogereckert on April 3, 2003 at 21:23:39:

Roger,

Very hard to compare two units with such vastly different decoding capabilities.

I can appreciate your not wanting to get caught up in bits and bytes and DAC specs, but decode modes are a different animal entirely. You simply MUST understand the different modes, what they aim to do and how effectively they put the software into the air. DPLII, for example, (along with its DTS equivalent) is widely used on stereo video sources to great effect. The 6.1/7.1 HT modes can be truly amazing given proper source material. DTS-ES and DD-EX are therefore a necessity for some folk - maybe you, maybe not.

"How do they sound" without reference to decoding capabilities cannot be answered. Any true comparison would have to center on common capabilities in which case you would be shortchanging the Anthem and its extensive set of decodes. Hope this helps.

Austin

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