"I've run this disc through every high-end receiver I've had my hands on over the last year or so, and this was the best I've heard it sound, hands down." Home Theater (Click here to read the full review - Adobe Acrobat Reader required)

"Right out of the box, the Ultimate -Receiver pleasantly surprised me with a warm, easy-going musicality that I still don't expect from receivers, no matter how high-end they may be." Home Theater

"The back panel has a plethora of inputs which should be able to handle almost anything you can throw at the Ultimate Receiver." Widescreen Review

Bob Carver has always had a passion for making big power from a small space. So what might you expect when he turned his attention to the receiver? Best of breed, of course: The world's most powerful home theater receiver in a package the size of a typical preamplifier.

Bob started with his highly-acclaimed Theater Grand Preamp/Processor and then added seven channels of power amplification. This receiver can drive speakers with impedances as low as four ohms, with 400 watts per channel and with a warm and engaging soundstage.

The Ultimate Receiver decodes Dolby® Digital, Dolby® Digital EX, Dolby® Pro Logic® II, DTS®, DTS-ES®, DTS Neo:6®, and also features user-configurable all-speaker stereo and digital Sonic Holography® Imaging.

The control system on the Ultimate Receiver can handle any kind of input and feed it almost anywhere (including audio to a second room in your home).

The Ultimate Receiver's remote is a powerful preprogrammed and learning LCD-based design that is easy and intuitive for your family to operate.
For operation from custom controls systems, the Ultimate Receiver has an RS-232 communication port and an IEEE-1394 (Firewire™) port for future expansion.

Like the Theater Grand IV, the Ultimate Receiver also includes an AM/FM tuner with 40 presets, an eight-channel input for DVD-Audio or SACD®, a Phono stage and a digital output that's active for all analog and digital sources (including the the phono input!).

We urge you to audition an Ultimate Receiver at your local Sunfire Dealer.

• Seven channels of Tracking Downconverter power amplification with 200 WATTS rms PER CHANNEL into eight ohms from 20Hz to 20kHz with no more than 0.5% THD
• Two of the seven power amp channels can be configured (via on-screen-display setup) to amplify the surround back, side-axis, or second zone channels
• Preamp outputs for all channels
• Auto signal sensing input switching - automatically turns the unit on, selects your source and surround mode
• Bob Carver's Sonic Holography® Imaging for the ultimate soundstage enhancement of two-channel sources
• 7.1 Channel Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital EX, DTS, DTS-ES, DTS Neo:6, and Dolby Pro-Logic II decoding, plus Sunfire's exclusive Side-Axis outputs for 9.1 channels total playback! (An additional stereo power amplifier is required for all 9.1 channels)
• Second zone can play sources independent of the main zone
• Full-time digital downmix provides accurate two-channel output for tape recording, digital outputs, and second zone from multichannel digital sources
• User configurable nine channel 'PARTY' mode engages all speakers from any two channel source
• Direct two-channel analog bypass mode
• Preprogrammed and learning remote control
• FM/AM tuner with 40 presets and Bob Carver's awesome Dynamic FM Noise Reduction circuit which dramatically improves clarity of weak FM stations
• Three 100MHz+ HDTV compatible wide-bandwidth component video inputs and two outputs
• Six audio/video inputs, each with audio, S-video and composite video
• Three audio-only inputs, including Moving Magnet Phono input for LPs
• Eight channel analog audio input using RCA connectors for DVD-A, SACD, or other external multichannel source
• Digital audio (S/PDIF) inputs for six sources: four coax or optical, plus two coax only
• Coaxial and optical digital (S/PDIF) outputs provide 2-channel digital downmix from 5.1 sources or analog inputs like phono (record your vinyl to CD-R!)
• Three subwoofer outputs
• Side-axis side speaker outputs for completely enveloping soundstage (total of 9.1 channels!) Comprehensive all-digital bass manager with crossover frequencies of 40 to 160Hz
• DSP tone controls
• 24-bit A-to-D converter and 24-bit/192kHz Multibit D-to-A converters for the ultimate in sound quality
• Separate trigger outputs and infrared inputs for both zones
• High-current (500mA total) trigger outputs easily handle the most power hungry accessories
• Sunfire exclusive: FLASH memory upgradable by playing a CD!
• IEEE-1394 (Firewire™) port for future expansion
• Two-year parts and labor warranty

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