Onkyo TX-NR5000E THX ULTRA2, Form Listening Mode Memory, Universal Playability, THX Surround EX

5.1material. Natural Sound Field with Precise Localization: Various sound elements within a channel or channels are steered separately in a way which follows naturally from the original presentation. Music Mode: A Music mode expands stereo non-matrix recordings into the five-or six-channel format, without diminishing the subtlety and the integrity of the original stereo recording.

DTS 96/24

This format offers you the sound quality of the original

THX ULTRA2

THX Ultra2 provides you with ultimate eight-channel (7.1) playback of any 5.1 multi-channel program–enjoy reference standard playback of music as well as movies. In the new THX Ultra2 Cinema mode or THX MusicMode, all program material with 5.1-channel or more is auto-detected and proprietary processing applied that blends the directional and ambient surround information prior to replay through four surround speakers–two at the side and two at the back. Ultra2 receivers and controllers also feature switch- able Boundary Gain Compensation (BGC) to alleviate

DV-SP1000E

THX ULTRA CERTIFIED UNIVERSAL DVD-AUDIO & SA-CD PLAYER

Many say that the receiver is the heart of your home cinema but it still needs movies and music pumped to it and there’s no better delivery mechanism than the rugged DV-SP1000E. One look at this DVD player and you’ll know it’s built to last. Vibrations are kept to a minimum with a sturdy chassis and loading mechanism specifically designed for the smoothest delivery of your movies and music. Universal takes on an entirely new dimension with the DV-SP1000E not only providing you with DVD Audio-Video, and Super Audio CD playback but also analogue and pure digital reproduction with the inclusion of HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) and i.LINK (a. k. a. IEEE 1394) connections for high-quality movies and multi-channel music. ONKYO’s VLSC (Vector Linear Shaping Circuitry) and FlexScale from Oplus video scalling of 480i to 480p/720p or 1080i guarantee superlative audio and video playback that other manufacturers can’t match.You’ll find all of this contained within a THX Ultra certified component that’s ready to deliver a sensational standard of audio and video to your home cinema.

96kHz, 24-bit master in 5.1-channel surround sound for soundtracks on DVDs encoded in DTS 96/24. Also, you won’t have to worry about buying a new DVD player. DTS 96/24 can be carried on DVD-Video, or in the video zone of DVD-Audio. This gives you the convenience of making it playable on all DVD players. Benefits include: Sound quality transparent to the original 96/24 master Full backward com- patibility with all existing decoders No new player required: Accessible to all DVD players High resolution 96/24 5.1- channel sound with full-quality, full-motion video, for music programs and motion picture soundtracks on DVD-Video. Digital 96/24 output through the S/P-DIF Port. DTS 96/24 allows the use of external, very high quality D/A converters and associated analogue electronics chosen by the user.

“boomy” bass performance that can occur with near-wall listening positions.

A-FORM LISTENING MODE MEMORY

Our exclusive advanced memory system not only senses the signal format–DTS, Dolby Digital, or stereo, for example– but also, unlike any other receiver, switches to the listening modes you pre-assigned for that source. So you can just hit a button, sit back and enjoy your movies and music.

Our 50 years plus of experience in Imaginative Sight & Sound allows you to experience pure listening and viewing pleasure. ONKYO not only provides you with the highest picture quality available through Veridic Progressive Scan and a 216 MHz/14-bit video DAC from Analog Devices to bring out all the richness of your video, but also audiophile quality sound from 192 kHz/24-bit audio D/A converters and ONKYO exclusives like Dual Direct Digital Path techno- logy and VLSC (Vector Linear Shaping Circuitry) for an all-enveloping oratory experience that only ONKYO can bring you.

The inclusion of both DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD (SA-CD) decoding in addition to a design ready to support all of the major disc formats today is welcome news to

UNIVERSAL PLAYABILITY

With the DV-SP1000E, you’ll not only find yourself enjoying the highest quality video from your DVD collection but also pristine audio playback from reference quality DVD- Audio and Super Audio CD, as well as almost any other 12 cm disc on the market. DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD are nothing less than the new world standards for super-high fidelity sound. DVD-Audio allows data-loss reproduction of either 192 kHz/24-bit 2-channel stereo or 96 kHz/24-bit 6-channel surround sound. Super Audio CD provides stereo or multi-channel audio playback with a frequency response of up to 100 kHz and a sampling rate of 2.822 MHz to give pure sonic clarity. CD-R/ DVD-R (write-once) and CD-RW/DVD-RWs (rewritable)

THX SURROUND EX

THX Surround EX extends the 5.1-channel format by adding another channel of information between the left and right surround channels. This lets movie sound mixers place sounds behind you, not just to the sides as in a standard cinema. Only THX-certified components provide the following features through THX Surround EX: Redirects bass energy in the surround back channels to the sub- woofer ensuring optimum bass performance. Requires Re-Equalization of the surround back channels to match characteristics of the front and left/right surround chan- nels. Synchronizes the surround back left and surround back right speakers in time and position relative to the listener, providing a seamless surround sound experience. Preserves the original sonic perspective in soundtracks from older films with mono surround channels by auto-

all who are weary of the progressively confusing “format wars.” All of this adds up to a truly astounding sight & sound experience.

with your favorite music, MP3s or picture coded files provide hours of uninterrupted performance for your home cinema system.

HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)

The DV-SP1000E incorporates the latest in interface tech- nology with the inclusion of HDMI (High-Definition Multi- media Interface) capability. This high-bandwidth interface supports not only remarkable amounts of uncompressed

matically re-directing the surround signal to both surround left and surround right rather than to the surround back speakers only. Maintains the same technical standards for surround back channels as for left and right channel surround, eliminating compromise in channel separation,

noise, headroom, bandwidth and decoding accuracy. Custom High Capacity Low ESR Filter Capacitor’s Give You Greater Power

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