Yamaha Introduces New Series Of Affordable Dolby Pro Logic II Receivers

14-Jan-02

Yamaha has introduced four new digital home theatre receivers featuring Cinema DSP and DolbyÆ Pro Logic II that are designed to fit anyone's budget. The RX-V730, with a suggested retail price of $599, is a highly sophisticated 6.1-channel A/V receiver that features Dolby Digital Matrix 6.1 and DTS-ESÆ compatibility, Digital ToP-ART, an on-screen display, and a preset remote control with an LCD display.With its enhanced directional steering, Dolby Pro Logic II provides 5.1-channel surround processing from any stereo source -- even from two-channel CDs, tapes, VHS and LPs -- and delivers full-bandwidth stereo surround channels (20 Hz-20 kHz) with 40 dB of left-right separation. (Neo:6ô, from DTSÆ, is a similar technology.) Yamaha's Digital ToP-ART technology maximizes digital quality while minimizing analog circuitry by bringing together several key elements to create the best-sounding, easiest to use A/V components available. Divided into three parts, these elements include high performance digital circuitry, high density Cinema DSP, and a high quality 6.1-channel amplifier. Rated at 80 W x 6 (20Hz-20kHz), the receiver is able to deliver sophisticated DSP processing enabled by the YSS-938, a newly developed 32-bit floating point LSI that yields 21 DSP programs with 41 possible variations.Cinema DSP provides an audio experience that not only sounds like a theatre, but actually sounds better than most theatres. Cinema DSP is designed to bring out the full potential of movie sound formats, reproducing them the way directors and sound engineers intended them to be heard. And, for listening to late-night multichannel presentations in privacy, it utilizes unique Silent Cinema, which provides a 5.1-channel listening experience using a pair of ordinary two-channel headphones. Other features include six-channel analog inputs for external decoders to accommodate the latest six-channel high resolution audio formats such as DVD-Audio (or other future formats), four optical and one coaxial input terminal, one optical output terminal, and front-panel auxiliary input terminals with S-video and optical connections. Moreover, 96 kHz/24-bit digital-to-analog converters used for all six channels. Next in the series is the RX-V630 A/V receiver, which replaces the RX-V620 and is priced at $499. This new model has all of the features of the RX-V730 except for the on-screen display, the LCD remote control and a phono input connection.The RX-V530, priced at $399, replaces the RX-V520 and is a five-channel home theatre receiver featuring Virtual 6.1 sound, which reproduces the effect of a rear center speaker without one being present.Rated at 80 watts x 5 channels, this receiver also features the YSS-938 32-bit floating point LSI, yielding 21 DSP programs with 41 possible variations, DTS, Dolby Pro Logic II decoding, Dolby Digital Matrix 6.1 and DTS-ES compatibility, and Cinema DSP processing.Other features include 96 kHz/24-bit digital-to-analog converters are used for all five channels, six-channel analog inputs for external decoders to accommodate future formats, three optical and one coaxial input terminal, and one optical output terminal. The most affordable receiver in the new series is the RX-V430, which replaces the RX-V420 and is priced at $299. This unit has all of the features of the RX-V530, but only has one optical and one coaxial digital input terminal and one optical digital output terminal.For more information, visit www.yamaha.com/yec.

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