DutchAudioClassics.nl - Photos and information of classic Marantz & Philips cd-players. A Top A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z CD-Player DAC D/A converter CD Mechanism 3D LAB CD 300 CS4327-KS KSS-212B download service. SPECTRAL SDR-2000 PROFESSIONAL D/A PROCESSOR Robert Harley Digital Processor with HDCD decoding. Inputs: three coaxial on RCA jacks, two AES/EBU on XLRs, TosLink optical, Spectralink. Controls: digital input select, polarity inversion, mute. Upgraded limited edition of the Nakamichi 1000ZXL master recorder - so limited it was built on order only. Upgraded limited edition of the 1000ZXL master recorder, in fact so limited it was built on order only - outside Japan that is. The upgrades consist of gold. Anthem AVM-20 Surround Sound Processor/Preamp Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Digital, DTS, THX Home Cinema, THX Surround EX Precision: 24-Bit/96kHz A/D, 24-Bit/192kHz D/A 3 Zone/4 Path operation RS-232 Port, 3 Triggers Size: 6 3/4'H x 19'W x. Product Review - Anthem AVM- 2. Processor Product Review - Anthem AVM- 2. Surround. Sound Processor - . December, 2. 00. 1Brian Florian. Anthem AVM- 2. 0 Surround Sound Processor/Preamp. Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby. Digital, DTS, THX Home Cinema, THX Surround EXPrecision: 2. Bit/9. 6k. Hz A/D. Bit/1. 92k. Hz. D/A3 Zone/4 Path operation. RS- 2. 32 Port, 3 Triggers. Size: 6 3/4"H. x 1. W x 1. 6 3/4"DWeight: 3. Pounds MSRP: $4,4. Cdn/$3,1. 99 USASonic Frontiers International. Anthem). 3. 53. 5 Laird Rd., Unit #1. Mississauga, Ontario, CANADA L5. L 5. Y7; Phone 9. Fax 9. 05- 8. 28- 4. As with Das Lied, the draining of some residual muddiness from the low end permitted a better sense of space for the entire ensemble. The subjective effect was as if there was a lowering of the noise, even though I had not previously been aware of any noise. A discussion of military history, policy, strategy, tactics, weapons and soldiers. It’s amazing that this incredible trip is available for free on line. It is also notable that the astronauts Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot, Eugene A. Cernan, Commander, and. Footnote 3: Even in its unbalanced mode, I felt the Sonic Frontiers DAC to have the most natural-sounding massed violin tone I have heard from digital replay, with only the Mark Levinson Nos.30 and 35 coming close.—John Atkinson Footnote 4: Sonic Frontiers is. Vintage Luxman Class A amplifier with 32-point fixed-resistor Ultimate Attenuator and Heat-Pipe; the L-570's third version. Ultimate 150,000¥ Japan-only updated version of the L-570X's version of the L-570 bestseller. The upgrades continued on the same route. Web http: //www. sonicfrontiers. Microwaves are a curious thing. Omnipresent, they buzz around us each day, carrying our. But take the right wavelength at the right intensity, and the little buggers will heat your food, or even cook it if given. Unlike a stove which relies on an exchange of molecular. Though microwave ovens are ubiquitous, most would- be chefs are unaware. Popcorn kernels, dry as they are to the touch, have moisture trapped. When the moisture is heated sufficiently, it turns to steam and. How convenient that microwaves are so good at heating up moisture. I like. kettle popped popcorn as much as the next guy, but you have to admit, those. I concede that not everyone will consider the microwave/moisture/kernel. If you want to sell microwave ovens though, the user manual had. The decoding and presentation of surround sound is pretty cool too. And like. popcorn, most people don't care what makes it happen, only that it does. In that regard, Surround Sound. Processors are a special challenge for manufacturers: they are, by nature. But at the same time they must come across as simple. The AVM- 2. 0It follows therefore that interpretations of what a Surround Sound Processor. SSP) should be. what it should include, and what role it should play in a system are as varied as the. After having lived with and tested the. Anthem AVM- 2. 0, I feel it is a pretty special piece. SSP art. Witness the current state of consumer electronics: technologies are in constant flux and as a result, the mass. On the flip. side are top- shelf names including Lexicon, Krell, Proceed. Theta, and our Stacey Spears own favorite: Meridian. All these portray a. Take our editor's $1. Theta Casablanca II: every process (AC- 3, DTS, etc) is on a card, cards which can be added and swapped at will. Stacey's. Meridian, while featuring card options for input and output, takes a more. PC'esque approach by employing lots of generic computing power, and then rewriting. This is peace of mind at a rather high. Can it still have provisions for the. Yes! The AVM- 2. 0 successfully weaves. Read on. The Goods. I began my affair with the AVM- 2. I do so many, by unpacking it. The product is well built, solid, and. It's heavy to the point you'd easily mistake it for a receiver. This weight is due in part to the beefy chassis whose fit and finish are like a. There's the main toroid and then a separate EI. V needs outside of the audio circuit. The requisite black face is available in addition to the elegant silver of our. A word on Inputs and Outputs. Well . Just for starters there are 7 basic inputs. S- Video. Three of these have complete sets. There are. 3 Toslink (optical) digital inputs and one high- end AES/EBU digital input, any. Further, there is a. A pair of component video inputs can be assigned to any. Here's a kicker: all inputs can be renamed to anything you like using. For outputs, complete 7. Both. include two jacks for the center and subwoofer (1. Stereo audio, composite, and S- Video outputs are provided. Zone 2 and Zone 3, while a pair of coax digital audio outputs are available. Despite the abundance of jacks, and. All. inputs are on a black background, while outputs are all on a white background. Finished? Oh no! There are three 1. V trigger outputs (1/8". V terminal strip for IR. A DB- 9 RS- 2. 32 serial port gets the AVM- 2. The only spot on the back not. IEEE- 1. 39. 4/Phast Connection". The AVM- 2. 0's design is a little like a personal computer in that it is based on a main. A veritable highway of audio, everything gets funneled through the. Sonic Frontiers (Anthem's mother company) spent a great deal of effort in its design. It is comprised of four layers, with power and ground each getting their own. Rather than let a computer draw out the ground plane, Sonic did it. The. main board manages all the audio ins and outs. I/O. Daughter boards which feed. DSP board and the converter board. Analogue to digital conversion (A/D or ADC) is done by a set of AK5. Hz. These are two- channel ADCs, and you can see the. Three are necessary for. The digital to analogue converters. Hz. Again, these are two- channel units, so four of them cover a complete 7. Zones. 2 and 3. AVM- 2. Converter Board. AVM- 2. DSP Board On the DSP board is the Motorola. DSP chip which handles. Dolby, DTS, and THX processing as well as all other digital audio. It really is the brains behind the inner workings. Here is where it's interesting to make a. The Motorola. processor is the hardware, and the particular model of chip used by Sonic includes Dolby Digital and DTS. ROMS. Other processes such as bass management, time alignment. THX Home Cinema items are stored in external ROM. This software can be changed and updated using a computer and a download from Sonic's website. THX and the AVM- 2. The primary, numero uno directive of. THX's surround sound processor spec is to account for, compensate for, and otherwise address the simple fact. A THX Surround Sound Processor includes. THX Post Processing, which are. Pro Logic, Dolby Digital, or DTS decoding when. THX Home Cinema" is invoked by the user. The AVM- 2. 0 includes all the elements. THX Ultra Surround Sound Processor designation. THX post processing is nothing. Secrets are not warm and fuzzy about everything which falls under the THX. THX post processing and consider it a requisite element. The AVM- 2. 0 uniquely allows latitude on some THX elements, so a quick refresher of. THX implies, and how the AVM- 2. Timber Matching alters the sound of. By making the surrounds sound more like the fronts. Adaptive Decorelation was originally. Pro Logic. It prevents the mono surround. Because 5. 1 soundtracks can contain mono surround information. Re- Equalization applies a specific. X- curve, and high frequency information. Re- Equalization is a must. Without it, we are compelled to turn down. But in recent years, soundtracks. Re- Equalization to be disengaged. The AVM- 2. THX processors. that allow Re- Eq to be switched off independently of the other THX processes. THX Home Cinema and THX Surround EX). As of software version 1. AVM- 2. 0 allows you to make this choice. Bass- Management is another gem that. THX mandated way back when, and some form of it is now found in every Dolby. Digital decoding processor. The crossover frequency and slopes for THX's. It is comprised of a 4th order low pass (8. The mismatch of slopes is in anticipation of THX main. The AVM- 2. 0 naturally provides the THX crossover but in light. THX speakers, the crossover. Hz in 1. 0 Hz increments (the slopes remain the. Best results will be obtained when selecting a crossover point. For those who are. Although at first glance it sounds like a good idea, it can actually cause more harm than good and makes getting equal. Time Alignment of the channels is something. THX mandated early on. Unfortunately. THX does not mandate how a user goes about setting it, and we've seen some very expensive. The AVM- 2. 0 offers the simplest, most elegant, and. You just tell the. AVM- 2. 0 how far each and every speaker, including the subwoofer, is from the. You can chose feet (0. AVM- 2. 0 handles everything else for you. Further, the speaker. AVM- 2. 0 can set its delay appropriately . Sound from dipole. AVM- 2. 0 will account for. THX processors). In addition, any delay induced. THX Surround EX is, for lack of. EX playback and has a few. For one, the. AVM- 2. Dolby article, as first used in theaters. THX. Surround EX responds to the "EX" flag on DVDs. EX titles do not have. THX Surround EX also uses two outputs for the rear channel. Even our own early experiments with. EX found two speakers to be much preferred, as a single speaker collapses the. Get in your Zone. Functionally, the AVM- 2. This is the. "path" concept. Any source can play along any of four. The "Main" path is the multi- channel surround sound. Zone 2" and "Zone 3" paths are each two- channel. Record" is the 4th path, without volume, for the purposes of. Any source can be playing on any path. A source can be playing on more than one path at. If a multi- channel source such as a. Main, the AVM- 2. This includes Dolby Digital, DTS. Naturally, control is a key issue with. Our own professional control freak. Colin Miller, poured over the RS- 2. AVM- 2. 0. His comments are. Colin Miller - As a professional control freak, I very much like the command. AVM- 2. 0. The required length for each command is short, which makes for easy buffering on the output side, in case I want to load a. In addition to the vast amount of control available through the RS- 2. What I also like is that the command set is relatively straight- forward and intuitive, not requiring any strange calculations to generate the final string. Checksums can be fun to write a subroutine for, but sometimes it can become a bit of a headache, particularly if the protocol isn't explained very well in the first place. I really like the ability to get feedback from the processor. Most. commands can be queried using a "?" as the parameter which. Not many surround processors I work with allow that kind of feedback. All in all, from a purely command side, the level of control available. AVM- 2. 0 is a control system programmer's dream . I, like most of my colleges at Secrets, am not fond of video switchers. Given the option, I will always run video directly from source to display. But with a multi- zone controller as powerful as the AVM- 2. The video switch boasts a published bandwidth of 1. B) which should be sweet for DVD's 4.
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