GLOSSARY
THX™ TECHNOLOGY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE
Filmmaker George Lucas originally created THX™ as a studio-reference monitoring tool, and THX Ltd. is now recognized as the leading provider of product and venue certification for the cinema and home entertainment industries.THX™ Surround EX™ extends the 5.1-channel format by adding a back surround channel matrixed from the left and right surround channels. THX™ Select™ (for small- to medium-sized rooms) is a certification standard that guarantees superior performance and ensures more faithful reproduction of movies in the home, in line with the director’s and sound mixer’s intentions.The latest version of THX™ Select™,THX™ Select2™, features extra THX listening modes, including THX Cinema,THX Music and THX Games modes, as well as Adaptive Speaker Array (ASA) technology for optimizing playback of multi-channel movies, music and video
games in the home.
DOLBY® DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES
Dolby is a recognized pioneer of multichannel audio reproduction. And with the upcoming Dolby® Digital Plus and Dolby® TrueHD codecs (back- compatible with Dolby® Digital-enabled A/V receivers), they have also shown that they are a vital leader in home entertainment. Among their current formats, Dolby® Digital EX™ creates six full-bandwidth channels from 5.1- channel sources, using a matrix decoder to create an extra surround channel. Dolby® Pro Logic® IIx transforms any stereo or 5.1 signal into a 6.1- or 7.1- channel output, with modes that enable the listening experience to be tailored to the source material. Game mode, for example, can deliver full- impact special effects signals to the surround speakers.
Dolby® Virtual Speaker and Dolby® Headphone are virtual surround technologies.
DTS® (DIGITAL THEATER SYSTEMS) TECHNOLOGIES DTS offers premium sound quality with optimal channel separation. Like Dolby, DTS has two new back-compatible codecs for high-definition formats: DTS®-HD Master Audio and DTS®-HD, both of which will work with standard DTS®, a discrete 5.1-channel system. DTS® Neo:6 derives 6-channel sound from a stereo (2-channel) soundtrack (and DTS® Neo:6 5.1 derives 5.1-channel sound). DTS®-ES™comprises DTS®-ES™Discrete, which provides a 6.1-channel system with a discrete back surround channel; and DTS®-ES™Matrix, which provides a 6.1-channel system with a matrix-encoded back surround channel. DTS® 96/24 offers you the sound quality of the 96/24 master, which can be encoded on
DVD-Video or in the video zone of
DVD-Audio.
CinemaFILTER™
The tonal balance of a film soundtrack can be edgy and bright when played back over audio equipment in your home—this is because film soundtracks are designed to be played back in large theatres, using commercial equipment. Onkyo has developed its own solution that restores the correct tonal balance of a movie soundtrack in the
smaller environs of your home theatre.
192 kHZ/24-BITDACS
We include these extremely effective digital-to-analog converters for all main channels in our top receivers. They not only boast a dynamic range of
120 dB, they process information faster and are virtually resistant to clock jitter, to ensure the best possible performance from DVD-Audio, DVD-Video, Super Audio CD and audio CD.
MULTI-ZONE PLAYBACK THROUGH POWERED ZONE 2
Powered Zone 2 distributes multi-zone entertainment throughout your home—or even on the outdoor deck and patio. With this function, you can enjoy one input source in the main room and a different source in another room through two different connection methods: using a receiver/amplifier in Zone 2 or using only a pair of speakers in Zone 2. In the former case, you can enjoy 7.1 surround sound in the main room and play a different AV source (stereo) in Zone 2 (using a dedicated Zone 2 line out). With the latter method, you can have 5.1 surround sound in the main room and play a different audio source (stereo) in Zone 2. So, while the main movie feature’s thrilling everyone in the living room, you’re welcome to
relax to your favorite music in your own designated space.
COLOR-CODED SPEAKER TERMINALS
These color-coded speaker terminals take the guesswork out of matching
wires to the correct terminals. Simply
attach the color-coded label to the
speaker cable, and attach the cable to
the same-colored speaker terminal for easy speaker connection.
CROSSOVER ADJUSTMENT
Depending on your choice of Onkyo A/V receiver, you can set the subwoofer crossover at different frequencies. Being able to choose where the subwoofer takes over bass-producing responsibilities from the front speakers gives you more precise reproduction of movie soundtracks. It also means you can select from a wider range of speaker packages, and match speakers with differing crossover frequencies to your home theatre system.
ONKYO’S MICRO FIBER (OMF),A-OMF & A-OMF
MONOCOQUE
Onkyo Micro Fiber (OMF), made from a pure cotton weave to absorb vibrations, was first developed to create a thick yet rigid diaphragm that enables an extremely fast, accurate response. The next stage saw the advent of A-OMF, which incorporates a PEN (polyethylene naphthalate) layer with a flexible cotton weave that makes speaker cones even stronger and more resistant
to heat. We then added an aramid layer to create New A-OMF. The evolution has been taken a step further with A-OMF Monocoque— essentially sharing the same material composition as New A-OMF but forming a single, continuous cover over the cone. All four diaphragm types achieve improved midrange
clarity and imaging for an 
astonishingly vivid, natural sound.
ECO—ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND SPEAKER DEVELOPMENT
Onkyo uses recycled materials in the construction of selected speakers, and controls the discharge of effluent during the production of the A-OMF Monocoque diaphragm.
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