Hey ASR,
Sorry for newbie question and what looks like potentially another similar thread, but thinking of pulling the trigger on one of Denon's new units and using it solely as a processor. What's holding me back is it look like Anthem's AVM 70 8k looks really compelling now (finally HDMI 2.1 support is actually here), but wish it had the option to choose/try Dirac and ARC Genisis (I haven't tried either, but it's hard to find a negative review on Dirac (other than learning curve), so thinking Dirac might be the better path).
My question is, given Denon's receivers don't have balanced/XLR pre-outs (except for sub channel), how well will the RCA pre-outs handle? Would the unbalanced output be worse than just using ARC Gensis on the AVM 70 8k? Would it be just as competitive to pair the AVM 70 8k with Mini-DSP Flex for the low-end and let ARC handle the higher frequencies (have seen some great reviews for ARC with exception of bass management).
Similarly, when using RCA out, do they make RCA -> XLR for the sake of connecting to amplifiers that don't have RCA? I see Anthem has both XLR and RCA input on their amps, are there any recommendations for well measured amplifiers with RCA in?
Cheers!
Sorry for newbie question and what looks like potentially another similar thread, but thinking of pulling the trigger on one of Denon's new units and using it solely as a processor. What's holding me back is it look like Anthem's AVM 70 8k looks really compelling now (finally HDMI 2.1 support is actually here), but wish it had the option to choose/try Dirac and ARC Genisis (I haven't tried either, but it's hard to find a negative review on Dirac (other than learning curve), so thinking Dirac might be the better path).
My question is, given Denon's receivers don't have balanced/XLR pre-outs (except for sub channel), how well will the RCA pre-outs handle? Would the unbalanced output be worse than just using ARC Gensis on the AVM 70 8k? Would it be just as competitive to pair the AVM 70 8k with Mini-DSP Flex for the low-end and let ARC handle the higher frequencies (have seen some great reviews for ARC with exception of bass management).
Similarly, when using RCA out, do they make RCA -> XLR for the sake of connecting to amplifiers that don't have RCA? I see Anthem has both XLR and RCA input on their amps, are there any recommendations for well measured amplifiers with RCA in?
Cheers!