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(2014) Home-Theater Components

Anthem Performance MRX 510 A/V Receiver

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Parent Category: 2014 SoundStage! Network Equipment Buying Guide
Category: (2014) Home-Theater Components
  • Reviewers Choice

Anthem Performance MRX 510Price: $1599

Website: www.anthemav.com

Vince said: The Performance MRX 510 ups the performance of ARC to provide unprecedented control and feedback for room correction, and raises the bar for home-theater receivers. Despite my initial misgivings about the features omitted from the MRX 500 to create the MRX 510, I ended up missing none of them. If you value sound quality and like to take some control over your speakers, as I do, I highly recommend the Anthem Performance MRX 510.

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The gist: ARC puts this fine receiver at the head of the pack.

Anthem Performance MRX 710 A/V Receiver

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Parent Category: 2014 SoundStage! Network Equipment Buying Guide
Category: (2014) Home-Theater Components
  • Reviewers Choice

Anthem MRX 710Price: $1999

Website: www.anthemav.com

Wes said: If sound quality is your primary purchasing criterion, then the Performance MRX 710 should be at the top of your list. Even if you have an MRX 700, the MRX 710’s “1M” improvements in ARC and the Advanced Load Monitoring are enough reasons to upgrade.

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Read the SoundStage! Xperience review.

The gist: Second-generation receiver from Anthem is the best for an audiophile home theater.

BenQ W7500 DLP Projector

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Parent Category: 2014 SoundStage! Network Equipment Buying Guide
Category: (2014) Home-Theater Components
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BenQ W7500Price: $2799

Website: www.benq.us

Wes said: If DLP’s your thing, the BenQ W7500 should be at the top of your list. It’s a terrific projector, certainly one of the best single-chip DLP projectors ever made, and a bargain at $2799.

Reviewers' Choice

Read the SoundStage! Xperience review.

The gist: If Wes says this is the one to get, you should get it.

NuForce AVP-18 Surround-Sound Processor

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Parent Category: 2014 SoundStage! Network Equipment Buying Guide
Category: (2014) Home-Theater Components

NuForce AVP-18Price: $1095

Website: www.nuforce.com

Vince said: If you think of the AVP-18 as a DAC that just happens to decode the hi-rez audio formats found on Blu-rays, then you understand what it is and what it does. For $1095, the NuForce AVP-18 is a bargain for what it offers: excellent home-theater performance that would be perfectly at home in a high-performance system.

Read the SoundStage! Xperience review.

The gist: Surprisingly inexpensive -- and good -- audiophile surround processor.

Sherwood R-807 Audio/Video Receiver

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Parent Category: 2014 SoundStage! Network Equipment Buying Guide
Category: (2014) Home-Theater Components

Sherwood R-807Price: $450

Website: www.sherwoodamerica.com

Sathyan said: In this market segment, choosing an AVR often comes down to features more than to sound quality, and the Sherwood would be a considerable upgrade from a sound bar, let alone the built-in speakers of a flat-panel TV. If that description fits you, the R-807 might be the right fit.

Read the SoundStage! Xperience review.

The gist: Not bad, but not great either.

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