Exceptional Design Features
The SSP-800 is a next-generation surround sound preamp/processor, conceived with pure performance as its raison d’être. It seamlessly unites a multitude of disparate audio and video signal formats to faithfully reproduce your music and movies as the artist intended.
The SSP-800 is a ten-channel preamp/processor with both balanced and single- ended connections for all channels.
A Texas Instruments DSP with double-precision 64-bit architecture processes all audio data. Floating point capability insures the most accurate results possible. All bass management filters, gains, and parametric filters benefit from the added precision. The DSP and critical support circuitry occupy a replaceable module for precision upgrading when necessary.
Advanced circuit topologies, component parts, and circuit layout techniques combine for superior audio performance. Opto-couplers and low voltage differential signal (LVDS) pathways thoroughly isolate audio circuits, video circuits, and control circuits.
Analog audio circuits benefit from a dedicated linear power supply based on a low noise toroidal transformer. Digital and control circuits draw from a separate low-noise, high current switching supply.
Custom-configured digital-to-analog converters and output stage components ensure exceptional dynamic range and resolution.
The SSP-800 incorporates professional grade video circuitry that has extraordinary bandwidth and dynamic range. Due to this, it can handle even the most demanding video signals specified in the HDTV standard. Whether the video is carried on HDMI, high definition component, or standard definition cables, it is decoded and made available for display and preview. Reference quality circuitry is used throughout the video path, delivering uncompromised picture quality.
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