It looks like Anthem is clearing stock and making way for their new line of integrateds and are offering really competitive pricing on the 225. Specs look good and I've been considering pulling the trigger, but reviews are all over the place. Does anyone here have an Anthem 225? What are your thoughts?
Anthem Integrated 225
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I don't have any experience with that model but there are posts on it in "New Gear - Values" and also "New Gear - Performance" forums here, if you do a search in those forums.
steve59
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I bought an anthem 225I 2 years ago and I can share what i've found. With my kef 105/3 they were exciting and immediate but the lack of a tape loop meant biamping the bass to use the kube, still beautiful music. with the kef 107/2 same problem with kube so bi amping the bass works for the active eq but the sound was brighter sounding thru the 107/2 speakers. Now I listen to the 225i with revel f52's and there's definitely a lack of midrange, kef builds from the midrange and goes out so i'm not surprised the f52's sound a little dry compared. POWERFUL, clean and the soundstage is creepy good so I may put a rug on 1 wall to absorb some reflected sound and maybe warm the mids up a bit but at $1100 the stuffs selling for at audiogon I say oh yea! Honestly a crap shoot getting the perfect match but I did have 3 different quality pair to listen to and besides some midrange leanness vs bloom thru 1 of the 3 pair connected and these things control the bass! Really the only other options is bite the bullet an pony up for the parasound halo or rogue $2500 amps. I paid $1650. a couple years ago no problem, looks good too.