Anthem Top Audio & Video Surround Receiver MRX 700

WHAT Hi-Fi Rated it: Five Stairs ! ! ! ! !

Their Verdict: Anthem’s MRX 700 really is a fantastic-sounding product and well
worthy of a serious audition – don’t delay

For  A fast, agile and musical sound and impressive sonic precision with a good equalization system.

 

Reviewed on 28th August 2012:

What do you think is important in a high-end multichannel amp? If your answer is sound quality above all else, then Anthem’s new MRX 700 deserves your full attention.

This unassuming amp doesn’t appear to be anything special. Certainly,
rivals from the likes of Onkyo and Yamaha are considerably more
imposing to look at, not to mention far more feature-packed.

Anthem MRX 700

Comes with Calibration Mic, Manuel, Mike Tri Pod etc see pictures :

There are four HDMI inputs and a single output – enough for most
systems but well behind most rivals. It would be nice to have a
mutli channel analogue input and the ability to stream music from a NAS
drive over a home network too.

Still, it’s possible to play music from a USB drive and listen to
internet radio via the ethernet port on the rear. An iOS or Android app?
Wireless iPod connection? No, no and no. But it does switch 3D – so
it’s not all dark-ages tech…

Every rival we’ve reviewed has internal processing that can compute
full speaker set-up and room equalisation. The MRX 700 doesn’t. You’ll
need a PC to run the software, though the company provides a
high-quality microphone and stand with the product.

Sounds like hassle? Perhaps, but not for you; Anthem encourages its
dealers to install the product. We suggest if the one you go to doesn’t
seem keen to help, take your business elsewhere.

Once set up, the room EQ is immensely flexible and works well. Even
so, our test rooms are relatively well-behaved, so we preferred the
sound with the equalisation function off – but we can see it being very
useful in less helpful surroundings.

Multichannel amplifiers rarely look stylish, but even by the
category’s relatively low standards the MRX 700 is no looker. There’s a
generous littering of buttons on the front panel and very little
concession to appearance. Still, let’s call it functional-looking and
get on to performance.

Anthem MRX 700

Anthem MRX700: Performance

This is the area in which the MRX 700 makes its claim for greatness.
Whatever the input you choose, it’s a fast and agile listen.

Feed it a surround music mix such as Michael Jackson’s This Is It and the amplifier bounds along with enthusiasm and plenty of drive.

There’s a precision with which it defines the leading edges of notes that makes almost all rivals bar the Pioneer SC-LX85
sound ponderous. The Anthem even does a decent job with rhythms,
delivering a surefooted sound secured with well-structured timing.

A surprisingly realistic rated power output of 7 x 76 watts is way
behind that claimed by the competition, but the MRX 700 lacks nothing
for punch.

Its slightly lean presentation might not quite be the last word as
far as authority is concerned, but feed it something dynamically
challenging such as our old favourite The Dark Knight, and it renders explosions and huge dynamic shifts with ease.

There’s a no-nonsense way about the way this amp delivers sound that is as likeable as it is rare.

Anthem MRX 700: Verdict

We’re impressed by the Anthem’s ability to track sounds between the
speaker channels, too – effects are panned with confidence and pinpoint
precision. All in all this is a terrific performance for the money.

On paper the Anthem MRX 700 might not seem a particularly strong
contender, but judged on sound it has little to fear from anything near
this price.

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