Arcam AVR 360

brahms · 30-05-2012, 5:05 PM

AVLAND have an advertisement on their site for an Arcam AVR 360, due mid June 2012 (same time as the BDP 300) priced at £1299.

JUST ROCK · 01-06-2012, 3:37 PM

Hi, I am interested in the Arcam AVR360 Receiver too but waiting for reviews to decide. 75 watts all channels driven does not sound too powerful but it might be enough

BobbyMac · 01-06-2012, 10:20 PM

Considering the cost for the 400 new, seems a tad high

Poggy · 03-06-2012, 8:37 AM

I think there seems to be a bit of an obsession with power in amplifiers these days - most well designed modern speakers don't require much power, especially if the amp has been well designed with good current delivery. I had an Avr 250 which was more than up to the job of driving large b&w floor standers to levels (and more importantly quality) beyond that in cinemas.

JUST ROCK · 25-06-2012, 1:10 AM

I was interested in the Arcam AVR360 but these Benchmark tests dont look too good in this review.
Arcam AVR360 A/V Receiver HT Labs Measures | Home Theater
I might have to go for the Yamaha RX-A2010 which is said to be good with music too.

Dav1dF · 25-06-2012, 1:23 AM

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Originally Posted by JUST ROCK

I was interested in the Arcam AVR360 but these Benchmark tests dont look too good in this review.
Arcam AVR360 A/V Receiver HT Labs Measures | Home Theater
I might have to go for the Yamaha RX-A2010 which is said to be good with music too.

What are you referring to? WPC? Onkyo's M5000 power amp drives many high end speakers with only 80wpc. I remember the launch of the AVR600 which we had at our open evening - that night it drove a KEF Reference system for about 4-5 hours straight without any issues.

JUST ROCK · 25-06-2012, 8:13 AM

Hi Dav1df, I was referring to the Video Test Bench, if you take a look below & scroll down the link you will see what I mean.
http://www.hometheater.com/images/412arcam.vidmeas.jpg
Arcam AVR360 A/V Receiver HT Labs Measures | Home Theater
Does anyone on this site have the Arcam AVR360 yet to review it ?

HD Elvis · 08-07-2012, 5:14 PM

Out of curiously anyone compared the 360 to a Yamaha DSP Z7? The Z7 seems to have the edge on power and is no slouch musically so would be interested to hear whether it can compete or is a AVR400 a better comparison?

JUST ROCK · 10-07-2012, 10:10 AM

Most probably the AVR400 would be a better comparison as it has more power.
There does seem to be a lack of input about this ARCAM AVR360 dont think many people have one. I am interested but there are no reviews yet so I am a holding off for a while

Mark.Yudkin · 10-07-2012, 2:59 PM

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Originally Posted by JUST ROCK

Most probably the AVR400 would be a better comparison as it has more power.
There does seem to be a lack of input about this ARCAM AVR360 dont think many people have one. I am interested but there are no reviews yet so I am a holding off for a while

Except that the AVR400 has even worse results than the 360 in the Home Theatre Review's video test:

Damian1978 · 10-07-2012, 4:39 PM

Sorry to hijack this thread but I assume the poor video performance is from when it's scaling video and not from HDMI passthrough?

HD Elvis · 10-07-2012, 8:43 PM

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Sorry to hijack this thread but I assume the poor video performance is from when it's scaling video and not from HDMI passthrough?

You would hope

Mark.Yudkin · 11-07-2012, 8:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Damian1978

Sorry to hijack this thread but I assume the poor video performance is from when it's scaling video and not from HDMI passthrough?

The review (follow previous hyperlink) recommends:

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We recommend, if possible, that you use the video circuits in this A/V receiver in passthrough mode, where it performs well, and do any desired upconversion or other video processing in either the source or the display.

This suggests that HDMI pass-through is OK, unlike transcoding ("upconversion").

Damian1978 · 11-07-2012, 8:48 AM

Phew as hoping an upgrade to a 3D board won't be a regret

Mark.Yudkin · 11-07-2012, 8:52 AM

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Phew as hoping an upgrade to a 3D board won't be a regret

Both the 360 and the 400 already have HDMI 1.4 / 3D boards. Your sigh of relief is perhaps a little premature, unless Arcam's AVR600/AVP888 upgrade board is a different one?

Damian1978 · 11-07-2012, 8:57 AM

Well I won't be using it for any scaling just unadulterated HDMI passthrough...hopefully

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JUST ROCK Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Thanks: Gave 7, Got 14 Posts: 273	I was interested in the Arcam AVR360 but these Benchmark tests dont look too good in this review. Arcam AVR360 A/V Receiver HT Labs Measures \| Home Theater I might have to go for the Yamaha RX-A2010 which is said to be good with music too.
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HD Elvis Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sunderland Thanks: Gave 175, Got 83 Posts: 1,000	Out of curiously anyone compared the 360 to a Yamaha DSP Z7? The Z7 seems to have the edge on power and is no slouch musically so would be interested to hear whether it can compete or is a AVR400 a better comparison?
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JUST ROCK Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Thanks: Gave 7, Got 14 Posts: 273	Most probably the AVR400 would be a better comparison as it has more power. There does seem to be a lack of input about this ARCAM AVR360 dont think many people have one. I am interested but there are no reviews yet so I am a holding off for a while
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Damian1978 Prominent Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Fleetwood, Lancashire Thanks: Gave 400, Got 175 Posts: 3,338	Sorry to hijack this thread but I assume the poor video performance is from when it's scaling video and not from HDMI passthrough?
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Damian1978 Prominent Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Fleetwood, Lancashire Thanks: Gave 400, Got 175 Posts: 3,338	Well I won't be using it for any scaling just unadulterated HDMI passthrough...hopefully
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