Is there a new model season for AV receivers like there is for cars and such?

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I'm researching several AV receivers (planning on making a purchase) and have run into something strange. There are several models of several manufactures or brands that show up on the brand or manufacture website just fine, but when looking on retail sites they show "discontinued". Even stranger is that the models are no more than two years old at most. Are AV receivers like cell phones now with new models coming out every two weeks or something? I don't see anything on the manufacture websites indicating any model changes. I'm somewhat confused. Does anyone here know if there is a time when new models of AV receivers come out?
 
Bob

I really like the look of the new Anthem's and their amplifier sections are very good. Great time to pick up last years greatest at a healthy discount.
 
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Bob

One thing needed with the big Paradigms is current capability. A large percentage of these current HT receivers concentrate more on the front ends than they do on the amplifier sections. Another company that always had quality amplifier sections was HK.
 
NorthStar said:
The newer Anthem MRX 710, MRX 510, and MRX 310 A/V receivers. ...Me too, I really like their front appearance (prestige),
and Anthem's solid ingenuity.

Yes Eric, see what kind of deal you can get on the previous Anthem's model, the MRX 300 A/V receiver.
=> Anthem MRX 300 A/V Receiver | Sound & Vision
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Not interested in previous models if significant upgrades or improvements have been made in the new models. If not the case then previous model is good.
 
Jack said:
Bob

One thing needed with the big Paradigms is current capability. A large percentage of these current HT receivers concentrate more on the front ends than they do on the amplifier sections. Another company that always had quality amplifier sections was HK.
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And that is exactly what I have = Paradigm Studio 100s v5. (with a notion to get a matching center channel....maybe) Been driving them with an Onkyo TX-SR705....uh, well, maybe I can't say driving them...perhaps trying to drive them is more accurate. (I do not play music loud and could not if I wanted to anyway = apartment rules. I don't like music loud anyway, so it's no problem). However, I'm told that the speakers will still benefit from more and proper power, plus the Onkyo is showing age, the headphone connection is faulty...very faulty, the Audessy is one to two generations behind and the remote no longer works which for function is fine with my Logitech universal, but very much a PITA if running the set-up software. Hence in the market for a new AVR....a musical AVR since I'm 95% music and 5% movies....well, I also like concert DVDs so there is that, but that falls to the music side I think.
I currently have this huge list I'm looking at and researching, but I want to make sure I am up to date on the new models or rather want to know if new ones are coming out soon so I can see if improvements in build have been done. (For example, such as when Marantz puts stuff from there high-end reference units into their non-reference units turning those into amazing machines, like the CD5004 and 6004 for example. $300 unit that performs and sometimes outperforms $1000 or better units).
 
Eric

New models have started coming out in the last couple of weeks. For the "Big Name Brands" a check of the BB inventory should give you some idea of new models. Also Crutchfield, Audio Advisor, One Call, etc.
 
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Eric

New models have started coming out in the last couple of weeks. For the "Big Name Brands" a check of the BB inventory should give you some idea of new models. Also Crutchfield, Audio Advisor, One Call, etc.
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I'll take a run through those places then.
 
Jack said:
Eric

New models have started coming out in the last couple of weeks. For the "Big Name Brands" a check of the BB inventory should give you some idea of new models. Also Crutchfield, Audio Advisor, One Call, etc.
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I'll take a run through those places then. I hope I can tell which model is being replaces with what and I wonder why the manufactures have not updated their sites yet?
 
Eric

While they may show ideas for future models, that is where they start the process of introducing new models and taking orders from distributors for the current year.
 
Jack said:
Bob

One thing needed with the big Paradigms is current capability. A large percentage of these current HT receivers concentrate more on the front ends than they do on the amplifier sections. Another company that always had quality amplifier sections was HK.
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Yes! I totally forgot about that; Eric has a pair of Paradigm Reference Studio 100s. ...No goddamn receiver is going to do them full justice, unless a receiver like the new Arcam AVR750 just above, or its predecessor the AVR600.
Other than that (and I know that there is simply no way Eric is looking at a $5,000-6,000 AV receiver) he'll be much better off adding a true stereo power amp by using the front Left and Right preouts of an affordable receiver, like the Anthem MRX 300 for example (about $400-500 street).

Perhaps by adding a stereo power amp like the Job 225? ...Or for a different value, an Emotiva XPA-2 amp. ...He can get a second-hand one for roughly $600, or even less, like $500 if looking for it.

=> XPA-2 (Gen 2): http://shop.emotiva.com/products/xpa-2-gen-2

==> XPA-2 (Gen 1) Review: http://www.audioholics.com/amplifier-reviews/emotiva-xpa-2
 
...Or like I mentioned in the past, the Onkyo TX-NR818 AV receiver (Audyssey MultEQ XT32) for roughly $599 (or a bit less - $549), and add to that the Emotiva XPA-2 (roughly $599 or a bit less - $529 - Gen 1).

Then he'll have a dynamite pre/pro and a dynamite stereo amp to power his Studio 100 v5 speakers. ...And for less than $1,200 :)
 
Eric

Do you even care about the tuner section or just the processor section of the front end of the receiver? If not you might want to look at something like the Emotiva UMC-200 and the five channel amp of your choice.
 
NorthStar said:
Yes! I totally forgot about that; Eric has a pair of Paradigm Reference Studio 100s. ...No goddamn receiver is going to do them full justice, unless a receiver like the new Arcam AVR750 just above, or its predecessor the AVR600.
Other than that (and I know that there is simply no way Eric is looking at a $5,000-6,000 AV receiver) he'll be much better off adding a true stereo power amp by using the front Left and Right preouts of an affordable receiver, like the Anthem MRX 300 for example (about $400-500 street).

Perhaps by adding a stereo power amp like the Job 225? ...Or for a different value, an Emotiva XPA-2 amp. ...He can get a second-hand one for roughly $600, or even less, like $500 if looking for it.

=> XPA-2 (Gen 2): XPA-2 | 300W x 2 | Emotiva Audio | High-end audio components for audiophiles and videophiles, spanning 2-channel music systems, as well as 5.1 and 7.1 home theaters. Products include multichannel amplifiers, stereo amplifiers, and monoblock amplifier

==> XPA-2 (Gen 1) Review: Emotiva XPA-2 Two Channel Amplifier Review | Audioholics
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Yes, the possible addition of a power amp is what I have in mind. I'm not yet looking at power amps because that's a separate research project that falls in-line with my hope that I have more than one choice and can select something nice, yet affordable. Emotiva is on the list, but I hope to add more choices. I'm not sold on that Anthem MRX300 nor the Onkyo.
 
Jack said:
Eric

Do you even care about the tuner section or just the processor section of the front end of the receiver? If not you might want to look at something like the Emotiva UMC-200 and the five channel amp of your choice.
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The only part of "Tuner" I care about is internet radio and on-demand services such as Spotify, etc. I don't listen to FM, AM or HD radio or Sirrus and the rest of that mess.
 
Eric

Just from looking around, it appears that to get features and quality power amplifier in the same package takes pretty good money. It seems the way to go is to get a mid-line receiver with the features you want on the tuner/processor side with acceptable beginning power specs and then add a good budget 5-channel amp. That is the way I would do it if I wanted the tuner. If I had to do it over again I would ditch the Pioneer Elite receiver and go back to separates which is how I started. I still have the amps in the attic would just need to buy a modern processor. That is if I ever get back into that again.
 
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