SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS

For music sources

You can select from the following sound fields when playing music sources, like CD, FM/AM broadcasting, tapes, etc.

Program selection methods vary depending on sound field program types. For details on how to select sound field programs, see “Selecting sound field programs” on page 32 to 36.

Remote

 

 

 

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Program

Features

Sources

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STEREO:

2-channel (left and right) playback.

 

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2ch Stereo

 

2-CH

 

 

STEREO:

Use to increase the output stereo sources (in stereo) from all speakers. This provides a

 

 

 

7ch Stereo

larger sound field and is ideal for background music at parties, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MUSIC:

HiFi DSP processing. A classic shoe-box type concert hall with approximately 1700

 

 

Hall in Vienna

seats. Pillars and ornate carvings create extremely complex reflections which produce

 

 

a very full, rich sound.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MUSIC:

HiFi DSP processing. This is the sound field at stage front in “The Bottom Line”, a

 

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The Bttm Line

famous New York jazz club. The floor can seat 300 people to the left and right in a

 

 

sound field offering a real and vibrant sound.

 

 

 

MULTI

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-CH

 

MUSIC:

HiFi DSP processing. The ideal program for lively, dynamic rock music. The data for

 

 

 

The Roxy Thtr

this program was recorded at LA’s “hottest” rock club. The listener’s virtual seat is at

 

 

the center-left of the hall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENTERTAINMENT:

HiFi DSP processing. This program recreates the acoustic environment of a lively

 

3

Disco

disco in the heart of a big city. The sound is dense and highly concentrated. It is also

 

 

characterized by high-energy, “immediate” sound.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SUR. STANDARD

Standard processing for the selected decoder.

MULTI

 

 

 

 

2-CH

SUR. ENHANCED

Enhanced processing for the selected decoder.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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