I don’t know if I mentioned it before, but Ultimate AV (formerly Stereophile’s Guide to Home Theater) is a magazine that I really enjoyed. The reviewers really went in-depth when covering their products. Now Ultimate AV is online only, and one of the things they’re doing now (and had actually started to do while in print) is to do a “Short Take” of a product. A Short Take is basically a mini-review. Good enough to whet your appetite, especially considering that Ultimate AV’s “mini” reviews are as long as some other publications’ full reviews.

The meal they’re serving up this time is of the Anthem amplifier variety. Doesn’t taste so good, but it’s quite filling! And at $1500, it’s not so bad for a seven channel amp that does 105W per channel.

When it comes right down to it, this amp is for people who like good quality sound reproduction. There are other amps out there that will provide more slam at a similar price, but sacrifice the sound. Mr. Buettner concludes his review by saying “Anthem’s PVA 7 is an audiophile’s multichannel amp. That it’s so affordable is gravy. ‘Nuff said.”

If he says he’s said enough, I guess I have too!

Anthem PVA 7 Multichannel Amplifier