The innovative new Cinema 11 surround sound processor is designed for the videophile who already has a high performance video system with either an external video scaler or HD sources (SKY HD, Playstation 3, Blu-Ray, HD DVD, Upscaling DVD etc..) directly connected to the video display or projector in a home cinema system. The Cinema 11 has an AM/FM tuner, features auto signal sensing and has RCA and XLR balanced connections.It offers 8 sets of inputs on the rear panel. Input number One is either a balanced digital input or an analog XLR stereo input pair. These balanced inputs can be set to BYPASS for pure stereo reproduction or they can be set to process the incoming signal for surround sound playback. Inputs number Two through Eight are either Toslink digital, coaxial digital or RCA stereo analog inputs.The Cinema 11 has remote turn on triggers for power amplifiers or other devices. It features IR and RS 232 port inputs, and discrete command codes for infra red or RS 232 controls. The second zone outputs and the 7.1 RCA analog outputs are highlighted by a white surrounding to clearly distinguish them from the RCA inputs. Second zone operation offers a digital output and an RCA stereo analog pair of outputs.The front panel has a headphone jack for private listening that offers the Dolby Headphone circuit for private playback of your favorite movies or music in surround sound. All set up functions are shown in the front panel display to make set up without an external video display easy.
