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2.1-channel DVD home theater system

Home theater made simple. Instead of spending countless hours looking for the right DVD player to go with the right speakers to go with the right sub, why not simplify the process? The Denon S102 features a DVD player with two 35 Watt satellite speakers and a 70 Watt sub-woofer with a built-in amplifier. Simply remove from box, plug in 4 cables, and you're ready to watch your favorite movies in minutes.

All the features, easier operation

Why spend hours looking for speakers, a DVD player, and a subwoofer, when all you really want to do is watch a movie? Simplify your home theater decision-making with the Denon S102. With a DVD player/tuner, two speakers, and a subwoofer, this home theater system is ready to go just a few minutes out of the box. But don't think that this is some cheap throw-together package that will blow speakers as soon as you touch the volume button. This package is full of features which will bring a smile to your face. The DVD player features automatic video upconversion from standard 480i DVDs to 480p, 720i, 720p, 1080i, and 1080p, whichever matches your television's output. A 70 Watt subwoofer brings to life all the deeper sounds the tweeters can't handle. The two satellite speakers are 30 Watts each, so they can put out sounds loud enough to make your ears ring. Both are equipped with Virtual Surround, which produces simulated surround sound, so your movie experience features 3D sounds with less space, less energy, and fewer cables. The bottom line: The Denon S102 DVD/Speaker package gives you all the best features of a standard home theater set-up, without the wasted time or space.

Aurical illusions

Not everyone has room for an 8-speaker set-up. But that shouldn't mean settling for less-than-realistic sound. Denon's S102 is one of the first DVD systems in the world to include Dolby Virtual Speaker, the latest revolutionary virtual surround sound format developed by Dolby Laboratories. Virtual Speaker is a highly sophisticated audio virtualization technology that makes it possible to enjoy natural, realistic 5.1-channel surround sound from just two stereo speakers. Virtual Speaker transforms TV, movies, and music into a thrilling surround sound experience, without additional speakers or wire clutter. Using highly advanced, powerful algorithms and extensive room-modeling technologies, Virtual Speaker can duplicate multiple complex sonic signatures in their entirety, from the initial impulse to the final decay, including reflections that naturally occur in a properly placed 5.1-channel environment. Also, Virtual Speaker employs crosstalk cancellation to keep the surround cues for each ear from being cancelled by cues from the other speaker. This makes Virtual Speaker different from most other virtual systems on the market today. Other systems limit their processing to direct sound, ignoring 99% of what is needed to deliver an accurate, natural home theater experience. As a result, these systems don't begin to approach the realism achieved by Virtual Speaker. For private listening, there's Dolby Headphone technology that works by creating an acoustic illusion: it makes you think you're hearing a five-speaker home theater system, when in fact you're listening over ordinary stereo headphones. This lets you get all the audio content from your favorite shows using a fraction of the space.

Lots of high performance features

The S102's single-disc DVD player/amplifier/tuner/control center is loaded with features aimed at delivering the highest performance. The DVD player is compatible with DVD, DVD-/+R/RW, CD, CD-R/RW, JPEG, MP3, WMA formats. There's selectable progressive scan mode for smoother video with high definition TVs. A full array of audio/video connections including composite video, S-Video, component video, optical and coaxial digital audio, and headphone mini-jack let you connect just about any other component. The amplifier sends 30 watts of power to each of the 2-way, 3" mid-bass and 1" polyethermide tweeter stereo speakers, while low frequency effects are produced by an 6" cone driver, 70-watt, powered subwoofer. And for radio listening, an AM/FM tuner offers 60 station presets and will let you name each (up to 8 characters).

The OnStar of home theater

All the S102's advanced features would lose their appeal if they were difficult to access and control; fortunately, Denon designed the dual-faced remote control to be uniquely easy to use. Besides the DVD player/tuner, it can control your TV, satellite receiver, cable box, VCR, and more. Its illuminated top panel keys access the functions you'll use the most--such as power, play, and volume control; and by turning the remote over and opening a cover, you can access additional functions that you'll use less often. The HELP key on the remote is a particularly handy feature for easy switching among the different components in your system. Pushing HELP brings up an onscreen display (on a connected TV) that tells you what your options are based on which components are connected and what kind of disc is in the DVD player. All you have to do is scroll through friendly, easy-to-understand options--like Watch TV, Watch DVD, Listen To Radio, Listen To iPod--and choose the one you want. It's as easy as that. And, unlike the boy who cried wolf, no matter how many times you call for help when you didn't really need it, your system will still rush to your aid.

Setup by numbers

And what good is easy operation if you can't get the system hooked up in the first place? That's why Denon engineers made initial system setup as easy as 1, 2, 3--well, actually 1, 2, 3, 4, but who's counting? First, you connect the speakers to the subwoofer; second, connect the subwoofer to the control center; third, connect the control center to the TV; and finally, plug the subwoofer into a power outlet. No wires to run to the sides and back of the room, no complicated connections to make. The speakers are all magnetically shielded for no-interference placement near a TV; and the stereo speakers have built-in table stands, or you can wall-mount them with the included hardware for an elegant, space-saving layout--the perfect complement to today's flat-panel TVs.

Included with purchase

Operating Instructions (with Quick Setup sheet), RC-1007 remote control, AA batteries for remote (2), power supply cord, D-SUB25P system cable, speaker cables (2 6 ft. cables), video cable, iPod cable, AM loop antenna, FM indoor antenna, speaker stands (2), speaker wall brackets (2), screws (4), and hexagonal wrench.

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