A fast, agile and musical sound ; impressive sonic precision ; good equalisation system

Rivals offer more features

Anthem’s MRX 700 really is a fantastic-sounding product and well worthy of a serious audition – don’t delay

Fantastically engaging sound ; Excellent ARC EQ system ; Exceptional build

Complex to set up ; Frugal features ; Low HDMI count

With the ARC tuned to perfection, the MRX 700 establishes a new standard of sonic performance at this price point, and leaves the rest of the pack sounding a little lacklustre by comparison.

Fantastically engaging sound; excellent ARC EQ system; exceptional build

Complex to set up, frugal features; low HDMI count

Sound Quality ; Superb room correction ; Discrete Look ; Custom Install and input configuration flexibility

No 7.1 Analogue input ; No DSD over HDMI ; Build quality is solid, but unremarkable

The MRX700 delivers more-than-enough power for most rooms and provides exceptional sound. Practical features I really liked included: Comprehensive audio processing options, analog-to-HDMI video conversion and upscaling, 3D pass-through, and Anthem...

I must admit I was a bit perplexed by the MRX 700 AV receiver at first, for right off the bat it appears to be a touch over-priced, low on power and packing half of the bells and whistles that many of its competition. However having lived with it now...