I agree based on my real life experience with a Marantz 4520 with Audyssey XT32 vs the much maligned NAD 758 V3 and Dirac live.It is a huge improvement with Dirac over Audyssey. You simply need to hear yourself to believe
I was amazed by how big the difference was. It
Was not subtle that I thought it would be. Pls, try and get a good Dirac Demo! It
Really is something special
Day and Night difference with Dirac in my room with terrible acoustics. Dirac is the bomb for me so it is sad to see that it is losing its appeal with some Manufacturer. I do not listen below -6 db on the NAD 758 v3 so I am happy with my 1200$ unit for now.
‘Anything more than 1500 for any AVR is too much unless money is no object.
‘I did not pay the 3k for the Marantz 4520, bought it at the end of its life at Best Buy for under 1K lol.
