Bill,
If you want the "best" sound quality for movies and music, go with the Anthem. If you want very good sound quality and all the modern conveniences and HDMI simplification, the less expensive Marantz might be the way to go.
I was very content for quite some time with an older(2004)non HDMI NAD T773 receiver as a pre/pro until I found a NAD T175HD pre/pro for a price I could not pass up. Sound quality improved some(better DACS, Audyssey, etc.) and the convenience of HDMI was a big plus also.
Bill
If you want the "best" sound quality for movies and music, go with the Anthem. If you want very good sound quality and all the modern conveniences and HDMI simplification, the less expensive Marantz might be the way to go.
I was very content for quite some time with an older(2004)non HDMI NAD T773 receiver as a pre/pro until I found a NAD T175HD pre/pro for a price I could not pass up. Sound quality improved some(better DACS, Audyssey, etc.) and the convenience of HDMI was a big plus also.
Bill