Product highlights
• home theater preamp/processor with 15.2-channel processing
•supports up to 15 speakers with external power amps
•Dolby® and DTS® surround sound decoding
• IMAX® Enhanced reproduces the full dynamic range of specially encoded IMAX soundtracks from compatible sources
• ARC Genesis speaker calibration system helps fine-tune your system to best match your room's acoustics
• audiophile-grade 32-bit/768kHz DAC (digital to analog converter)
• toroidal power supply ensures low-noise, high-performance picture and sound
• large front-panel display gives you easy-to-read status updates at a glance
Digital and streaming options
• built-in Bluetooth for wireless music listening with smartphones, tablets, and compatible computers
• built-in Wi-Fi for listening to music from a networked PC, free internet radio, and music services
• Apple AirPlay 2 lets you stream directly from an iPhone® or iPad® and ask Siri to play Apple Music® (via free future firmware update)
• Google Chromecast for wireless music streaming from compatible devices
Multi-room audio/video
• dual-room/dual-source output
• Zone 2 (stereo RCA) preamp outputs for use with an optional external amplifier
• Zone 2 HDMI output
HDMI
• HDMI 2.0b audio/video switching: 7 in, 3 out
• all HDMI connections support 4K/60Hz video
• HDCP 2.2 technology ensures compatibility with Ultra HD sources and TVs
• HDR-compatible for extended picture contrast and brightness with compatible TVs and HDR-encoded content
• supports HDR10, Dolby Vision™, and HLG (Hybrid Log Gamma)
• supports ARC (Audio Return Channel) and eARC (Enhanced Audio Return Channel)
• eARC receives uncompressed surround sound signals including Dolby Atmos and DTS:X via the HDMI connection with your compatible TV
• HDMI board is upgradeable to accommodate possible future hardware updates
Other connections
• digital audio inputs: 3 Toslink optical, 2 coaxial
• 4 analog stereo RCA audio inputs
• MM (moving magnet) phono input for connecting a turntable
• 15.2-channel balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA outputs for connection to external power amps