AV Receiver Reviews

The Arcam passed our Digital tests cleanly, apart from some high-frequency rolloff in its chroma resolution (visible on our highest-frequency HD burst test pattern at 1080p, but unlikely to be a problem with typical program material). While its processing was also good in the Analog tests (cross-conversion with component in and HDMI out), its resolution there was marginal. It also clipped both above white and below black. On our above-white Analog test, the image coming out of the Anthem also flickered badly. This wasn’t present on any of the Anthem’s other Digital or Analog tests. We don’t recommend that you use the Anthem in the cross-conversion mode.—TJN