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• Re: Arcam AVR 300 - StanleyTr 15:21:13 07/04/05 (0)
  In Reply to: Arcam AVR 300 posted by krv on June 29, 2005 at 06:27:36:

  The Arcam cannot be touched under $10,000. Yes it is THAT good.
  
  

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• Nope. - Harmonia 12:08:25 06/29/05 (1)
  In Reply to: Arcam AVR 300 posted by krv on June 29, 2005 at 06:27:36:

  IMO, you'd have to spend much more and go separates to meet or exceed the performance of the AVR300, especially if you listen to any music through it. (As a high end 2 channel audiogal, most HT receivers fail on music rerpoduction for me.) This receiver is a killer for the price.

  You can get better, more powerful amplification with a separate multi-channel amplifier from a high end company...for around 2.5k on up.

  I compared this receiver to the comparably priced, usual suspects from Denon, Onkyo, Rotel, Marantz et al. (In fact, I've owned two Denon receivers.) The AVR300 has a better pre/pro section than many separate pre/pros I heard.

  In fact, you could easily keep the AVR300 as your processor long-term and add external amps if your speaker requirements ever grow to need more wattage than the Arcam can supply.

  The AVR300 is better sounding - more spacious and open, more resolving and much more dynamic - than the AVR200 (which I think is a nice receiver in its own right). I'm not wild about the tuner, but I'm not wild about the tuners in any HT receivers. (I use a vintage Luxman.) No matter how loud I played the 300, it never got hard or congested on movies or music, something I cannot say of my Denons.

  If you love your current Arcam, the AVR300 is a no brainer. Don't overthink this. No receiver I've heard at the same price comes close.
  
  

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  • Re: Nope. - Estes 07:57:30 06/30/05 (0)
    In Reply to: Nope. posted by Harmonia on June 29, 2005 at 12:08:25:

    I have to agree, I think the Arcam is "under rated" especially by the HT crowd, who are buying their stuff at Megalomart type stores. I even think their DVD players can play music as well.
    
    

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