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All new 7.1/9.1 channel design with two zones!
Since Bob Carver's entry into the home theater A/V preamp market years ago with the highly-acclaimed and award winning Sunfire Theater Grand, Bob and his team kept busy cooking up new ways to improve the design. The amazing Theater Grand II which followed was a huge success. Bob has done it again with his third generation Theater Grand III. This one redefines "Home Theater."
Like its predecessors, the Theater Grand III is foremost an audiophile-grade preamplifier. Bob and his team designed it to produce a warm and engaging soundstage – both your movie and music soundtracks will be smooth and dynamic. The Theater Grand III features numerous surround modes including Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital EX, Dolby Pro Logic II, DTS, DTS-ES, DTS Neo:6, and user-configurable all-speaker stereo. It also includes an incredible new digital implementation of Bob's wildly successful Holographic Imaging, which substantially adds to the acoustic space of any stereo recording.
The control system on the Theater Grand III takes into consideration the needs of the modern AV system. The Theater Grand III’s remote is a powerful new preprogrammed and learning LCD-based design (click HERE to see it). The Theater Grand III includes an RS 232 communication port to allow easy operation from any custom control system, as well as an IEEE-1394 (Firewire™) port for future expansion.
The Theater Grand III also includes an AM/FM tuner with 40 presets, an eight-channel input for DVD-Audio or SACD, eight balanced XLR outputs, a Phono stage, and much, much more. We urge you to see one right away at your local Sunfire Dealer.
Feature and Specs
- Auto signal sensing input switching – Automatically turns the unit on, selects your source and surround mode
- 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!
- Bob Carver's awesome Holographic Imaging now in noise-free DSP for the ultimate soundstage enhancement of two-channel sources
- 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
- Nine channel (user settable) 'PARTY' mode engages all speakers from any two channel source
- Direct two-channel analog bypass mode
- Incredible new preprogrammed and learning remote control with LCD (click HERE to see it)
- Bob Carver's awesome Dynamic Tuner Noise Reduction circuit dramatically improves clarity of weak FM stations
- Additional simulated surround mode converts stereo inputs into five or seven channels of output
- FM/AM tuner with Bob Carver's Dynamic Noise Reduction circuit and 40 presets
- 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 two-channel digital downmix from 5.1 sources
- Balanced outputs for primary 7.1 channels
- Four 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
- Dimensions: 19" wide, 6.5" high, 15.75" deep
- Two-year parts and labor warranty
Architectural model:
- Industry standard width to allow installation in typical rack systems -- all other features identical to our standard 19" model
- 17" wide, 5.75" high (includes feet), 16.5" deep
Owner's
Manual - 3.0MB Download (Requires Adobe Acrobat® to read)
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