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Denon AVC-A1XV High-end Home Cinema And Multi-zone Entertainment: Without The Multi-components! (8/12/2004)

The largest, heaviest, most powerful, most flexible and one of the best Home Cinema amplifiers ever made!

Unprecedented 16-Channel Multi-Zone Audio & Video

- audiophile build quality and construction
- a raft of world-class decoding technologies
- high-performance audio and video throughout

A complete CEDIA install in one-box

Featuring 16-channels of output capability and 10 fully assignable discrete amplifiers, the AVC-A1XV is the world's first AV amplifier capable of providing multi-zone 5.1 system capability.

- 16 Channel Multi-Zone Audio & Video - 10 x 170 rms watt full-bandwidth power amps - 10 x 220 watts at some competitors 6 ohm - 1kHz specs - compare ! - One full 9.1-channel surround sound system in a single room - High-end bi-amping, with two amps feeding the front three channels of a 7.1 system for maximum power and performance. - Two discrete 5.1-channel systems in different rooms - A 7.1-channel system in the main zone, a 2.1-channel system in a 2nd room and a mono system in a 3rd room

Astonishing new MultEQ system

Up to EIGHT! individual listening seats are simultaneously corrected in real-time - all seats are good seats

- MultEQª XT room correction and calibration technology is the first such technology capable of minimizing the effects of room acoustics for multiple listeners.

Just a few connection options!

- HDMI V1.1 and DVI switching and routing - HDMI inputs x 3 plus HDMI Monitor Out x 1 - DVI-HDCP input and DVI-HDCP Monitor Out - HDTV Component Video Switching - 6 high-bandwidth (100 MHz) HDTV-compatible component inputs - FireWire (iLink - IEEE1394) digital audio inputs x 2 - Denon Link 3 high-performance digital audio input - RS 232 port for Crestron and AMX control - Ethernet port - Digital engineering and service ports on front panel (not for consumer use)

The AVC-A1XV offers the most extensive complement of connection options of any amplifier in the industry, including 3 HDMI and 1 DVI-D digital video ports; 6 high-bandwidth (100 MHz), HDTV-compatible component video inputs (including dual component video monitoring for the main zone), IEEE-1394, a total of 14 audio/video inputs, connections for 2 high-resolution audio sources, such as DVD-A or SACD, RS-232C port, Ethernet and much more.

Advanced Video Conversion and Scaling

The AVC-A1XV features a host of the most advanced video conversion and scaling technologies, including the world's first discrete 2-zone video conversion capability and HDTV switching. Component video up-conversion automatically converts S-video or composite video input signals from sources such as DVD players, VCRs or camcorders, to a high-quality component video signal. In addition, Time Based Correction is employed in the video conversion circuitry to permit better compatibility and performance from all video sources. The AVC-A1XV also includes built-in video scaling using a Faroudja integrated processor with DCDi (Directional Correlational Deinterlacing) technology and 12 bit/216 MHz video DACs to up-convert interlaced 480i/576i sources to 480p, 576p 720p and 1080i.

Stunning Audio Performance Huge Power THX-Ultra2 rated

The AVC-A1XV features an Equal Power amplifier section that delivers a massive 170 watts of full-bandwidth high-current power, into each of its ten channels (220 watts into 6 ohms, 1kHz, 0.7% distortion - the spec some competitors use) and is compatible with every popular surround format, from Dolby, DTS and Dolby Pro Logic IIx to THX Ultra2 Cinema and Music, to THX Surround EX. It also features THX 4.0/5.1/6.1 post processing, and offers additional DSP modes. Audio performance is maximized through Denon's newly improved DDSC-D (Dynamic Discrete Surround Decoder-Digital) and Advanced AL24 Processing circuitry, which utilizes the use of advanced Texas Instruments and Analog Devices 32-bit floating point processors and Burr-Brown 24-bit/192kHz audio DACs.

Multi-Source, Multi-Zone Flexibility

The AVC-A1XV offers custom installers and home entertainment enthusiasts the first-ever high-performance alternative to multi-component distributed audio/video systems. The AVC-A1XV can accommodate both audio and video from up to four independent sources and distribute them to four separate zones in the home. Through its ten fully discrete 170 watt amplifiers and comprehensive processing capabilities, the AVC-A1XV provides integrators and end users with outstanding setup and operation options.

Adding convenience and flexibility to multi-zone operation, the AVC-A1XV features independent volume control of each zone, as well as discrete selection. In addition, power to any or all of the zones can be turned on or shut off independently to conserve power consumption if a zone is not in use.

New MultEQ Auto Set-Up/Room EQ: A Sweet Spot For Every Listener

The state-of-the-art Auto Set-Up and Room Correction features go well beyond conventional room calibration methods, and make it possible to completely customise the listening experience for any room. The AVC-A1XV incorporates a new room correction and calibration technology called MultEQª XT from Audyssey Laboratories. This is the first such technology capable of minimising the effects of room acoustics for multiple listeners. During Auto Set-Up MultEQ XT automatically determines how many loudspeakers are connected, whether they are connected in phase, and whether they are satellites or subwoofers. It then analyses and calibrates speaker level, size, and distance. In addition, MultEQ XT detects the proper crossover point and determines correct frequency response for up to eight listener positions simultaneously. It creates an optimised soundfield and compensates for speaker and room capabilities. So there is a "sweet spot" for every listener or viewer, no matter where in the room they're sitting.

Denon's implementation of MultEQ XT utilizes multiple Aureus high-performance DSP processors from Texas Instruments, along with the finest Digital to Analogue converters, to define optimum sound quality. Additionally, both the Room EQ and Auto Set-Up features can be disabled for installers and consumers who prefer to calibrate their Amplifiers in the traditional manner.

Ships: January 2004 into UK retail
Public launch: Bristol Show Feb 25th 2004
Price: £3999.99

www.denon.co.uk