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No concerns and yeah Dylan mentioned that to me as well but was ok with having my bed layer have the same amount of power and quality. Since my 2 ch was a dented one the price for having all Purifi was also not too concerning. I would also say with my 1140 I didn't really see much benefit but now with the AVM 90 with them being more active I'm feeling better about it. Having the center with the surrounds the 3 channel isn't being worked too hard by having the front 3 speakers on it.

Yeah, sorry about that, not sure where that hissing came from and totally missed it on my end. Disappointing for sure.

Thanks for watching!

Yeah, capturing the sound accurately on video is tough, but I appreciate you checking it out. The Focals are definitely a looker.

Thanks for checking it out and while I do include the samples if you have a chance to listen to a speaker whether it's this one or another brand, would always suggest listening to them in person for a final decision.

Yeah, there is. When you go to the browser settings go to "General" then under "Main Zone" you have the "Power-On Input" select from the available ones and when you first turn on the system that will be the input that it chooses. You can also do the same for "Zone 2" if you need it.

Yeah, the law of diminishing returns comes quick, unfortunately. The difference I hear is in both music and movies. Honestly, the best way to see if it is worth it is to try it out in your home and make sure that there is an easy return policy in case you decide it's not worth it. Trust me I know that feeling and if it wasn't for being able to hear it myself I wouldn't have even considered a change. Best of luck with what you decide.

@ wise advice. Hoping I can arrange a listening in the NY and then home trial before committed should I decide to proceed …

Awesome! Glad to hear someone else experienced similar.

Ha ha, well besides the home theater stuff we are good together and I think I’m slowly winning her over o that.

Just upgrade the wife 😂😂

Sounds like you’ve experienced that yourself and kudos if you had set it up yourself too as it does sound like a labor of love.

Thanks for the suggestion as I’m finding out besides the price of the unit I would also have to save up for someone integrating and something like control4 and I’m unfortunately not at that level financially. But happy for those that can!

@@RandomDistractionsYT it's possible to calibrate a Trinnov yourself and there are other remote options, but that's good to think through. There is a Trinnov app. If money is tight, I worry that the AVM90 won't be a meaningful upgrade over what you already have. IMO, it would be better to save it for something that will make a more meaningful improvement. Doesn't have to be a Trinnov. It sounds like you have the upgrade bug. I know how that goes. :)

Yeah the upgrade bug can be tough and normally I would try to save up but will see how it goes with the Anthem. I just don’t think I can wait a minimum of four years to save up for something else. The bug makes me impatient. 😬😂

Actually last I heard he was actually thinking of keeping it but I’ll reach out to him and see.

Heard back from him and he did actually sell it a few weeks ago on Audiogon.

That is an excellent tip! What's crazy is that they have a bigger speaker that is about 111 lbs and they just came out with a new flagship that weighs 174 lbs so furniture glides would be very helpful there too.

Yeah, I hear you and it's actually only about 10-11 if you do 4K so less justified for you. If you have the space for doing the NAS, Ziddo, PC, and movies I would not dissuade you from it as I do think it's a great option. For me, it's been about convenience and I have actually found myself wanting to buy more movies now so I haven't felt disappointed in the purchase. In my case, it fits my use case better than the other option. Either way, it's ultimately getting to enjoy movies!

Glad to hear the AVM 90 is working out for you and totally agree, if I were to win the lottery it would be much different but the 90 fits my use case and budget and I'm ok with that.

@@RandomDistractionsYT You wont regret it....

Can't blame you, if you have the money then the Trinnov is a great unit.

What’s the 3 seconds? A delay between the picture and sound when you switch inputs or press play? Does that happen after pausing?

Yeah, to clarify I review products for fun so most of the ones that I've done so far have been ones that I have purchased. The only ones that a company has sent out were the Arendal 1723 S towers but did have to send those back. The Trinnov was more about how expensive it was and it was an individual that let me borrow it so she was just worried if something would happen to it then it would not be good. I do enjoy it so will continue to see what I can get away with. 😜

@@RandomDistractionsYT oh gotcha. That makes sense.

In person they were a little tough to differentiate but the owner of the Revels that let me test them out was impressed at how well the Arendal's did considering the price difference.

Oh man, sorry to hear that. Well it might be too late. The 90 came in, although I have it set up I haven't had a chance to really listen to it much but with the holidays looking to see if I can carve out some critical listening time. Will see how it goes.

Thanks, I appreciate you checking it out.

Yeah, that is something I think is also a positive as I know the new wave forming seems to be an interesting new addition to the unit. Looking forward to sharing what the AVM 90 is like once I have a chance to sit down and listen to it.

Yes, the hardware is actually cheap. You pay (allot) for the software, support and the low production volume.

@@haknys cheap in a vacuum but not by comparison. if you look at how much you get for the price of a trinnov vs how much you can buy in general its not great. but nothing in audio really is so they aren't alone.

@@rangerscoach well, its basicly a older 300$ intel cpu/mb in there (+DAC, HDMI board and cabinet). Nothing wrong with that, but the magic is for sure done in the software. So it depends what you are comparing it with.

Sorry that it came across that way, I was really impressed by how it sounded despite the problems I ran into. The network issue I think is more the router that I have vs the Trinnov. The microphone just seemed a little daunting to replace but that is just me not feeling comfortable with working on something that wasn’t mine. The CEC was me not knowing that it wasn’t supported and as others have mentioned can be done with other methods which is great to hear. And yeah, for this level of processor it definitely needs you to have the additional money to use a professional to get it integrated and was not something I was aware of either but certainly see why it would be that way. I think someone else mentioned that I was probably only experiencing about 30-40% of what it’s capable of and I can certainly see that possibility as I was impressed at what it could do with my limited abilities. Truly a great unit.

Thanks for checking out the video. As someone else mentioned when you are at the Trinnov level you would probably be looking at someone installing it and integrating it for you but I’m not financially at that level so comfortable with going the AVM 90 route. Looking forward to sharing my thoughts and currently using the Buckeye Purifi (2 ch and a 3 ch) amps for the bed layer and an Emotiva BasX A5 for the height channels.

👍🏻many thanks for the reply. For me it’s also feeling comfortable knowing what to do when something plays up (as they always do). The AVM90 is hardly cheap either so hope you enjoy rather than find disappointing.

@@mjim7775 Thanks, looking forward to sharing my experience.

@ how are things going with the AVM 90, and is the improvement significant?

@@mjim7775 Things are going well with it. I have had a chance to listen to some music and enjoy some movies. It's highlighted some weaknesses in my setup but overall I'm enjoying it and happy with the upgrade. If I were to use my own words I wouldn't use "significant" but instead "noticeable". That was the same thing I said about the Trinnov.

Yeah, that was an unforeseen side effect 😂. Glad to hear you had a good experience with your AVM 90 and nice to meet another Arendalian.

That does sound like a nightmare. I’ll have to see if I run into any issues with my setup on the AVM 90.

That is unacceptable

Thanks, it has actually come in and was able to set it up yesterday but unfortunately not much critical listening so hoping to get some time in today.

Thanks for checking out the video and appreciate the kudos! Sounds like you are running a great system. That is a great price on the 90. I did order the 90 which came in Thursday and was able to set it up yesterday but haven't had a chance to do much critical listening. Today is another busy day but hopefully will have a little time to sit and listen to it. Oh and good luck on selling your 1140 still working on that myself.

Yeah, I was really bummed that I couldn't calibrate it and really, really thought about just opening up the microphone to replace the battery. I could tell that it was capable of more than what I was doing for sure.

Oh man, I had not heard of that. We currently have it bundled with Disney+ and Hulu ad free but I'll have to take a look and see if I still have Atmos/4K/Dolby. Thanks for sharing the info.

@ might explain your current dissatisfaction MAX’s audio quality

@@ts6640 Well I think you are on to something, even though the titles show the audio formats, I can confirm that I'm only getting 5.1 and looked it up and the Hulu/Disney+/Max bundle (which is what we have) does not include 4k so probably not the better audio either. Thanks for info at least now I know.

@ very sneaky of Max. I did not see where this change was communicated in advance. MAX has acted shamefully

Thanks for sharing your experience, I'm looking forward to hearing it some more. It has come in and just yesterday had a chance to install it but not much critical listening yet.

Appreciate you sharing that and agree that when you are at this level you are definitely using someone to install and setup and can only imagine what it would sound like properly integrated with that type of system. Can totally appreciate what it can be capable of but for now will have to stay with something more hobbyist friendly like myself.

What’s your contact details? I’m looking for a calibrator.

@audionut74 Hey, what’s your email address? I’m looking for a calibrator.

I would guess you could pay someone to do it remote perhaps? Btw., have you with your experience tried any of the Storm processors? I find Dirac on other units easy to setup and adjust, and they get allot of praise also (also with their CEC issues of course 😂 ).

@@haknys Maybe, although it sounds like having someone physically there is probably preferred. I haven't experienced Storm and actually hadn't heard of them till this year as I started seeing more video suggestions for them. They look pretty interesting although unfortunately for me price-wise look to be similar to Trinnov. Unfortunately, I haven't used Dirac either but glad to hear that it's easier to use.

I saw a video on the Storm unit and thought it looked great but then I saw the price. Unfortunately that is out of my league.

Thanks for pointing that out, it's too bad that they don't have CEC and agree that it is not as intuitive but can see the possibilities.

Appreciate it. So far I'm enjoying sharing the process but yeah it is some work to get it done.

Again, if you haven't been properly trained, you're gonna miss out on a lot of hidden features and best practices for setup in the trinnov. I have set up hundreds and hundreds of AVP's over the last 30 years and none of them are like this unit for setup Dirac ART is bug free 😂 that's a good one. They've been trying to fix the list of things issues I found over the last 6 months in the programming especially the large speaker bug.

Heard good things about Storm, unfortunately for me, like the Trinnov it's just financially out of reach.

Appreciate you checking out the video and like I mention in the video you have to find what's right for you so glad to hear you are enjoying your Bose 650.

Thanks, can't wait to share my thoughts on the AVM90!

Sorry to hear that, but glad you found something good. I do kind of wonder about Auro 3D which looks like your Cinema 40 does but not something that Anthem seems to include in their units.

Same. HDMI issues are a nightmare.

I have the AVM90 and like it a lot

@@CarlScherz Glad to hear that, it actually came in and I had a chance to set it up yesterday but haven't had much time to just enjoy it yet so hoping to get some time today.

@@RandomDistractionsYT What are you feelings vs your Trinnov memory and your MRX?

Thanks for checking out the video and to answer your question, no, I don’t use that method anymore. I let ARC Genesis handle the volume as it does change it when it runs the first sweep. I then just turn it up as needed when watching movies or listening to music. I feel like earlier versions of ARC were like that but don’t feel that way with some of the latest versions. Are you running the most recent version of ARC? Also do you have any post dynamics turned on (movie, music, or night)?

@RandomDistractionsYT thanks for the response it’s a new purchase I ran arc genesis a couple of times and notice that compared to my old receiver this seems to get louder at the same volume so not sure what the issue is. It’s up to date and using the recent version of arc. What I mean by louder the anthem say at -27 is like reference volume (really loud) while on the previous receiver I felt like -15 was good volume for movie watching. I thought maybe I was doing something wrong like before I calibrate using arc but I let arc do its thing don’t mess with anything

I actually just realized that you were eyeing the Anthem about 10 months ago. Hopefully the ARC Genesis process wasn't too bad. As for the volume difference I wouldn't worry about it too much if it sounds good at that level. The difference could be as simple as the amplification in the Anthem being better than what you had before so the volume gets louder sooner. I do also notice a volume difference between sources as well. Movie watching on my Strato V is comfortable at -30 vs streaming Max I can go to -10 and still feel like it could be a little louder but then listening to music through Spotify I enjoy at -20.

@RandomDestractionsYT lol yea finally made the purchase took little longer to save up. it’s not bad still learning the ins and outs I was just a little confused on the volume thinking it would be very similar to my previous receiver but that makes sense about it being little more efficient. Appreciate the response to an older posted video I was reading up on arc and found your video and was wondering if this was something I should of done before my calibration

@@Snoopi.7 Good to hear that you are liking it. For me learning and trying out things with it and other things with my system has been part of the fun.

Funny that you mention that, I was watching Furiosa a few weeks ago and I had two split second drop outs. They were both within minutes of each other. It was during a calm section of the movie so the first time it happened I wasn't sure but then the second time it happened I started to wonder if something was wrong but then it didn't happen again. I haven't noticed it since but haven't watched another full movie since then. They were so quick that I don't think my friend that I was watching with even noticed. Have you experienced something similar?

@@RandomDistractionsYTApparently it is an on going problem with the Strato V. The Kaleidescape forum has many users complaining of this issue. I was ready to pull the trigger on purchasing one myself but have decided to hold fire until the problem is rectified. Let’s hope it’s sooner rather than later!

Oh man, well I do hope that they get it figured out. I know that there is a recent update so will try and see if I can sit down and watch another movie to see if it happens. The first movie I watched with it didn't have any issues but besides Furiosa I've only been watching clips from movies a not an entire one so will keep an eye on it.

I went back to the email I got about the update and it does mention audio drops. So maybe?

@@RandomDistractionsYT Would be grateful if you could post your findings after applying the latest firmware update. 🙏🏻

Thanks for the insight, I lucked out with 1140's fan as it was pretty quiet but did get the Aircom pretty quickly to take over cooling duties.

Thanks for checking it out and glad that it can at least give some idea.

Thanks for checking it out and the suggestion. I could do a short switching back and forth that way. I’ll see what I can do.

@albertelazar4069 I created shorts of the first video and working on the others. Hopefully that is helpful and again thanks for the suggestion.

Those would be good ones to test out. In my circle I don't know anyone that has them and doubt that I could get some for review because of the size of my channel but if that is ever a possibility I will definitely test them out. Thanks for checking out the video.

Nice! Good choice.

Thanks for checking out the video and glad it was helpful!

Thanks for checking out the video and will see what I can do. I do wish I would have done that originally.

Yeah, the PBs do have more output for sure. So far though I’ve been happy with the SBs and appreciate the smaller size for the WAF.