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Anthem MRX 1140 8K

11.2-Channel Home Theater Receiver with Dolby Atmos & 2.1 HDMI
Item #1414000083

Anthem MRX 1140 8K

11.2-Channel Home Theater Receiver with Dolby Atmos & 2.1 HDMI
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Overview

The MRX 1140-8K is the successor to the best-selling Anthem MRX 1120 Home Theater Receiver. If you are building a full-blown Dolby Atmos home theater with 11 or more main speakers, the MRX 1140 is a fantastic choice from both a sound and flexibility standpoint. It will cost less than adding a separate power amp or amps to the MRX 740 to get to 11 channels and will drive most speakers with ease.

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The High Notes

Anthem Room Correction

Your room has a bigger impact on the sound than any component in your system. Anthem's new ARC Genesis is an easy to use room correction system that gives your sound a huge improvement. ARC takes out all the big peaks to let you hear your home theater and music soundtracks the way the engineers intended.

Real Power with Great DAC's

Anthem receivers have a big, full warm sound due to the fact they have massive power amps inside, actually similar to what you might find in some separate amps. They have a drive and control that makes your speakers come to life. Add in the fact they use audiophile level DAC's for all decoding and you have a receiver that sounds just amazing.

Outstanding Flexibility

With 4 speaker and ARC presets for various listening situations, 30 virtual inputs, 15 channels of processing on board with power amp matrixing and discrete dual sub outs, the MRX1140 covers a lot of bases. We love the fact you can rearrange 10 of the 11 built in channels and add a big separate amp for the fronts and get 15 plus two sub channels of great object based surround.

The Anthem MRX 1140 is basically an MRX 740 with 4 additional amp channels, an upgraded toroidal power supply for improved performance, and a few more goodies. We won’t repeat all the great stuff we said about the MRX 740 in the notes above. What you get with the 4 additional channels is the ability to install a complete Dolby Atmos system with left, center, right, surrounds, rear-surrounds, top-front Atmos, and top-rear Atmos speakers with all of the needed amps built right into the receiver. We feel it also sounds slightly better from an audio standpoint than the MRX 740 — but the difference is not huge — it’s more about having the extra amp channels on board.

There are two other things that are really cool. First, it has processing for 15 channels inside. This means you can go all the way to a 9.2.6 Dolby Atmos system just by adding a four-channel power amp. Secondly, it has two totally independent subwoofer outs. These are tuned individually using the new version of ARC Genesis to perfectly blend each subwoofer — no matter where it is positioned — with the rest of your speakers. To us, that is a huge deal!

If you are going to take a full Atmos dive and get 11 speakers now or later on, this unit offers amazing sound in one package — saving you the space that will be taken up with an additional amp or amps that you would need to add to the MRX 740 later. However, if you are just starting out with 7 channels, you could go with the MRX 740 and add the additional amps or amps later for the remaining 4 channels, if you think you will stay at 11 speakers. But, if you think you might want those wide fronts or 3 pairs of Atmos, the MRX1140 is the way to go.

If you are going full-blown Dolby Atmos the MRX 1140 is our clear winner under $5,000!

Details & Specs

Anthem’s MRX A/V Receivers are about maximizing performance for the money - introducing the MRX 1140 15.2 Pre-Amplifier. 15.2 Pre-Amplifier / 11 Amplifier Channel A/V receiver with Dolby Atmos, DTS:X and IMAX Enhanced. 140-watts per channel continuous power into 8 ohms. Includes ARC (Anthem Room Correction). HDMI v2.1 8K.

Building on the feature set of their previous models, they’ve added the newest version of ARC Genesis, a redesigned and more accurate calibration microphone, Anthem Web User Interface, integrated streaming support, object-oriented audio codecs with support for up to 15.2 channels, and the clean power delivery Anthem is known for with up to 140 watts per channel. The MRX 540, 740, and 1140 are a great way to bring premium audio to any home theater or media room. Seamlessly integrate your smart TV or projector with 7 HDMI inputs and 2 outputs, plus eARC. Ultra HD signals are passed through unaltered up to 18.2 Gbps with Dolby Vision, HDR, and Hybrid Log-Gamma support.

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Features include:

  • New Electronics platform, up to 15.2 pre-amplifier channels with 11 amplifier channels, HDMI 2.0b HDCP 2.2, and HDMI 2.1 (8K)
  • All object-oriented audio codecs have been updated to the latest version of DTS:X and Dolby Atmos.
  • IMAX Enhanced
  • ARC Genesis now features a more precise microphone, ensuring better results in any listening environment.
  • Platform Agnostic Streaming with AirPlay2, Google Chromecast (Audio), Bluetooth v4.2, and Spotify Connect
  • Reliable Networking Platform with web-based setup and over-the-air updates
  • Next-Generation DSP Platform
  • Modernized Design with high-resolution front panel display
  • Amp matrixing with up to 10 re-assignable channels
  • Two Independent sub outputs on MRX 1140, allow ARC Genesis to correct multiple subs individually for frequency response and phase alignment.
  • Independent HDMI Zone 2 output.

Audio Features:

  • 15.2 pre-amplifier channels with 11 amplifier channels. 140 watts per channel continuous power into 8 ohms.
  • Amp matrixing with up to 10 re-assignable channels
  • Two independent subwoofer outputs
  • Auto Subwoofer Phase Adjustments (ARC Genesis)
  • Auto Subwoofer Polarity Adjustments (ARC Genesis)
  • Latest Implementation of ARC Genesis
  • Four Speaker Profile Memories
  • 2” / 5 cm Speaker Distance Increments
  • 0.5dB Level Increments
  • Super Sub Front Setting

HDMI & Video:

  • Dolby Vision
  • IMAX Enhanced
  • HDMI 2.1 8K
  • HDMI eARC
  • 4:4:4 Subsampling @4K60 (18.2 Gbps)
  • High Dynamic Range (HDR)
  • Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG)
  • BT.2020 Color Gamut
  • 4K 50/60 Switching
  • Zone 2 HDMI Output
  • Dual HDMI Outputs
  • Standby Pass-Through

Decoding:

  • Dolby Atmos
  • Dolby HD
  • DTS:X
  • DTS-HD Master Audio

Custom Installation:

  • IP Control
  • RS-232 Control
  • IR Input
  • Three 12V Trigger Outputs
  • Pre-made Control Drivers
  • Save and Load Settings
  • Import and Export Settings
  • Rackmount kit (sold separately)

Streaming:

  • Apple Airplay
  • Apple Airplay 2
  • Google Chromecast Audio
  • Bluetooth
  • Spotify Connect (coming soon!)
  • Roon (coming soon!)

Listening Modes:

  • Anthem Logic
  • Dolby Surround
  • DTS Neural:X
  • DTS Virtual:X
  • Stereo
  • All Channel Stereo
  • Mono
  • All Channel Mono

Additional Features:

  • Anthem Web User Interface
  • Advanced Load Monitoring (ALM)
  • 30 Input Configurations
  • Input trim adjustments
  • Power-on Input Assignment
  • Auto Power Off
  • Eco Mode (standby)
  • Over-the-air Network updates
  • USB updates
  • Beta updates (over-the-air)
  • Backlit Remote Control
  • Toroidal Transformer

Preamplifier

  • Maximum Output (<0.1% THD) - 5.2 VRMS, 7.1VRMS
  • Frequency Response - 20Hz - 30KHz +/-0.2dB
  • Frequency Response, Analog-Direct - N/A
  • THD+N (2 Vrms output) - -100 dB
  • S/N Ratio (2 Vrms output, IEC-A filter) - 110 dB

Preamplifier + Amplifier (1 W Output)

  • SNR: 91 dB ch 1-5, 86dB others

Speaker Impedance

  • Compatible with 4 Ohms or higher impedance.

Maximum Continuous Output (1% Thd) 

  • Channels 1-5, Two Driven into 8 Ohms - 140 W
  • Channels 1-5, Two Driven into 6 Ohms - 170 W
  • Remaining Channels, Two Driven into 8 Ohms - 60 W
  • Remaining Channels, Two Driven into 6 Ohms - 75 W

Power Consumption

  • Typical Load - 570 W
  • Standby - 0.3 W
  • Standby IP Control Enabled - 1.8 W
  • Standby HDMI Bypass Enabled - 4.9 W

Dimensions

  • Height (without feet) - 6" (15.24 cm)
  • Height with Rackmount Kit - 4U
  • Width - 17" (43.18 cm)
  • Depth (including wifi ant not power cord) - 14-1/2" (36.4 cm)
  • Weight - 33.6 lb (12.8 kg)

Reviews

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John Rollins
Incredible

I upgraded to the Anthem 1140 based on the Audio Advice videos and advice to me. Boy were they right. If you have always used less expensive receivers from Best Buy and you have the money to do it right, you should look at the Anthem 1140. It sounded great out of the box. Then I followed the Audio Advice set up video step by step to set up my room calibration. Once that was done, the system was just amazing. I could not be happier. One note is that the Audio Advice team advised me to use the beta software which I did. Apparently this software has a host of advantages compared to the regular released software at the time I installed mine.

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Joseph M.
Wow!

I upgraded from a Denon. Wow what a difference. I followed the Audio Advice tips and tricks they emailed me after the purchased. Those were invaluable. I think they send them to all customers. But I just followed along while watching the Audio Advice setup guide on my phone. By the time I was done calibrating ARC, I was amazed at the difference in my room.

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Mike Geezy
What A Beast!

Upgraded from my Pioneer Elite to this, and I will never go back. If you are serious about your home theater, you owe it to yourself to get an Anthem. Loving my MRX1140 thus far!

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Garrett
Excellent unit, worth the wait

Upgraded from an old Yamaha and couldn't be happier the room correction made my system sound better than it ever has

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Max
Quality AVR!

This is a well built and versatile AVR. Anthem in general has become one of my favorite brands with this new MRX line. The ARC Genesis software really allows you to dial in your speakers to get the best experience out of your system. I was really impressed how much of a difference this calibration made. Great product!