SHERBOURN PT-7030 7 channel surround sound processor preamplifier for sale

Audio features:

PT-7030 supports many audio formats. Below you find a list of the most important audio formats with a short description of each format.

Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is the most used audio format on DVD and is transferred to the amplifier through HDMI or optical/coaxial digital inputs.

Dolby Pro Logic II Dolby Pro Logic II is the audio system from Dolby that the amplifier will use for analog or two channels Digital sources like TV- broadcasts.

Dolby Pro Logic IIx Dolby Pro Logic IIx is a secondary audio format that makes it possible to transform 5-channel audio to 7-channel audio.

This can be a useful features since most Blu-Ray and DVD only have 5-channel sound.

DTS-HD Master Audio DTS HD Master Audio is a lossless HD audio formats from DTS.

This format offers up to 7.1 channels and used on a variety of Blu-Ray films.

DTSDTS is an audio format that is used on a some DVD movies and offers up to 5 discrete channels + subwoofer.

To achieve the best possible sound reproduction in a home theater setup PT-7030 is equipped with automatic room correction

that adjusts a number of parameters based on measurements made using an included microphone.

Noise level of each speaker automatically adjusted along with delay based on the placement of speakers.

In addition adjusted frequency response of each speaker so that it fits the room and speaker.

The specification for the equalizer for the main channels are 11 bands, while it is 11 bands for the subwoofer channel.

PT-7030 is equipped with Sherbourn Room Correction (SRC), which adjusts the sound for optimum results.

Using measuring microphone adjusts one levels on the speakers frequency, location and level. SRC also supports different calibration for each input.

To get the best possible bass reproduction in your home theater setup PT-7030 has individual bass handling of the different channels.

That means you can set different value for lowpass filter for each speaker group. The low pass filter can be set to a wide range of frequencies.

The available frequencies are 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190 , 200Hz.

Video features:

If you have analog sources which must be connected to a TV or projector through the amplifier,

the amplifier has video conversion from composite, s-video and component to digital HDMI signal.

This ensures that it is enough with a single HDMI cable to the projector/TV.

The Video signal can be upscaled to HD format so that it fits with the TV / projectors resolution

if you want to make this transformation in amplifier instead of TV / Projector.

The amplifier can upscale to 720p, 1080i and 1080p signal.

PT-7030 is equipped with Faroudja DCDi Cinema video processor which is an relative advanced video processing circuit.

This takes care of converting interlaced signal to high resolution progressive signal.

Connections:

PT-7030 is equipped with a wide range of connection option for video sources. It has 6 HDMI, 2 component and 2 composite inputs.

It also has 7 RCA inputs for analog audio connection and 3 optical digital inputs and 4 coaxial digital inputs.

For connection of equipment that has its own decoding of multichannel audio PT-7030 is equipped with 1 x 7.1 RCA multichannel input.

The amplifier is equipped with 2 HDMI- 1 component, and 1 composite monitor outputs.

The amplifier supports HDMI Arc (Audio Return Channel), which means it can receive audio from a TV

from the same cable that transmits image from amplifier to TV.

This keeps you from having a separate digital cable or RCA cable from the TV to the amplifier.

Requires that the TV supports HDMI Arc.

The amplifier is equipped with 7.1 RCA/XLR pre-out output so that it is possible for connecting power amplifiers

to achieve full 7 channel setup in addition to active subwoofer.

Multi Zone:

PT-7030 allows for playback in multiple rooms, with different sources for each room.

Possible speaker configurations:

With processing for 7 channels and purchase of necessary power amplifiers you have the following possible speaker setup with this amplifier.

By acquiring power amplifiers for 7 channels supports 7.1 speaker configuration that allow for front,

center, surround and rear surround in addition to a subwoofer.