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Denon AVR-988

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Denon AVR-988 Features

Receiver of respect

The AVR988 has been rebuilt from the ground up and has been outfitted and updated with the latest A/V theater technology allowing for enhanced multi-room operation and performance. The AVR988 now has HDMI v1.3a which brings with it the new surround formats of Dolby Digital TrueHD and dts Master Audio decoding, providing for the ultimate surround experience. Audyssey processing has been updated to provide improved auto calibration, resulting in even smoother sound reproduction. The Faroudja FLi2310 processor, one of the best in the industry, has been employed to allow for video scaling to 1080p resolution. An RS-232C system control port and serial IR ports are provided for ease of integration for complex home audio installations with 3rd party controllers. Additionally, the AVR988 comes with a pre-programmed learning remote control.

At the heart of your home theater

Your home theater is full of components that give you the best audio and video entertainment possible. Make it all one great big, happy, electronic family with a receiver that can take it all in and send it all out in high definition splendor. Denon's AVR988 has the all the standard features you expect on a receiver, and many more. Three HDMI connections work with your most advanced technologies, while component, composite, and S-video connections let you enjoy your old favorites. Analog-to-HDMI and non-HDMI-to-HDMI video conversion, with video scaling to streamline video switching, provide maximum content quality for every source in your system. XM satellite radio readiness and an iPod port increase your listening options. Finally, two-source, two-zone capability adds custom integration potential to your home theater. If you're looking for a system to tie your home theater together, then the Denon AVR988 is just what you're looking for.

Super crisp — and we're not talking about lettuce

We're talking about the image you'll see on your screen when you use the AVR988. Two HDMI (v1.3a) inputs and one output mean you can use today's newest technology in your home theater and enjoy the highest definition audio and visual content possible. HDMI v1.3a has more bandwidth, which allows more information to be passed, so it supports 36-bit color depth and xvYCC color space, meaning an even broader range of colors can be seen on your screen, which equals more realism. "All the colors of the rainbow" may not be enough any more. Even if you don't have the most current components, you can still get high definition entertainment thanks to analog-to-HDMI and non-HDMI-to-HDMI upconversion. This means that standard definition content can be improved to look like high definition. A 12-bit/216 MHz video DAC is used in the video circuitry for component video, S-video, and composite video signals. This DAC enhances the reproducibility of delicate-level video signals, allowing high-definition video to be played back with greater fidelity to the original images. In addition, NSV (Noise-Shaped Video) technology improves your video signal-to-noise ratio for greater signal linearity. Faroudja processing technology uses mathematical algorithms to fill in blank spots and eliminate jagged edges, ensuring the sharpest picture possible. Nature can't look more real than the picture you'll see with your AVR988.

Audio to match your video

No matter how great your picture is, the video just doesn't seem real without great sound to match. The AVR988 is equipped with the kind of audio technology that will make the most of your sound content. First, with 110 watts on 7 channels, you can enjoy full, powerful surround sound. You'll also get the best of high definition content with HDMI v1.3a. More bandwidth equals more information transmitted through the cable, so the audio can reach its full potential through stereo, 5.1, Dolby Digital TrueHD, 7.1, and DTS-HD. The AVR988 features Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding. Denon also includes their new technology to restore compressed formats including MP3/WMA/AAC, to reproduce a higher frequency range and deeper bass sound. The Denon AVR988 also features an automatic Lip Sync function on the HDMI connection, which automatically compensates for differences between picture and sound, so your audio truly matches your picture. Your speakers will blend seemlessly into the background, and when combined with the amazing video quality of this receiver, the line between reality and movies will suddenly become blurred.

Keep everybody happy

It's Sunday afternoon. Dad and son want to watch football, while Mom wants to check out the latest comedy flick. Let the battle begin, right? Not any more. Expand your horizons to two zones from two sources with the Denon AVR988. Get digital-to-analog conversion for multi-zone output, dual component outputs, and a second video zone from your new receiver. With two audio/video zones, the possibilities are endless. With your new Denon, everybody's happy. The AVR988 lets your family watch or listen to just about anything with its extensive neworking capabilities. With additional products not included, you can listen to audio, view photos, and watch video from your iPod, look at pictures and enjoy tunes from a network via either Wi-Fi or firewire, or listen to XM Satellite Radio, in addition to your current A/V components. With the connectivity of this receiver, no media is beyond your reach, and now everybody can enjoy it in peace.

Powerful conversion technology

The Denon AVR988 makes use of two of the latest 32-bit floating point DSPs for its decoding. The latest high-accuracy 24-bit/192-kHz DAC has been employed for the audio DAC, while a high-performance analog-to-digital converter of 24-bit/192 kHz quality has been used to significantly boost S/N and dynamic range. For the visual spectrum, Denon included a 12-bit/216 MHz video DAC with NSV. The AVR988 also utilizes AL24 Processing Plus, the latest technology for high sound quality giving you the most bang for your buck available in an audio system. Package all that with a large-output power amp section and power supply configuration for stable, high-power output, and you're ready to rock 'n' roll.

Sound that fits like a glove

Your theater room has different acoustics than your neighbor's theater room does, and so identical audio content in the two rooms will sound different. Denon has the solution. On the AVR988, a new auto set-up and Room EQ, with MultEQ XT from Audyssey, gives you overall listening area support using the supplied microphone. In other words, your receiver will tailor its sound settings to the room it's in. With configurable center, surround, and surround back amplifiers, you have several options for multi-room use. For example, you could enjoy 5.1-channel theater sound in the main room and a monaural (mono) environment in a second room. The AVR988 also provides full support for the most advanced surround playback formats. This receiver features support for Dolby Digital EX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, DTS-ES, DTS Neo:6 and HDCD, so sit back, relax, and stop worrying about the audio set-up; your receiver will take care of you.

DDSC-Digital — all sounds are generated equal

The AVR988 is equipped with Denon's latest surround sound reproduction circuit, DDSC-Digital (Dynamic Discrete Surround Circuit-Digital). The DDSC-Digital is a high-quality surround sound reproduction circuit designed for Denon, and forms the core of the design concept that Denon pursues for all its A/V amps — to faithfully reproduce the original intent of content producers. Denon has succeeded in developing a fully discrete design for the new DDSC-Digital in which high-performance integrated circuits are used in independent blocks to form a signal processor that reproduces surround sound, and the discrete design ensures that all channels are endowed with identical response and quality of sound.

iPod and XM-capable to simplify your music library

You have music on your computer, on your iPod, in your car, in your living space, and everywhere in between. Now you can consolidate your tunes without sacrificing anything. The AVR988 provides a terminal for connecting an iPod on the back panel. With the purchase of either a Denon ASD-1R, an ASD-3N, or an ASD-3W, you can connect and play your iPod through your receiver. With the ASD-3W, you can even wirelessly stream music from a compatible iPod. This model also features technology that enhances the sound of compressed audio, so your iPod has never sounded better. In addition to iPod compatability, the AVR988 allows you to view photos or listen to music from a network. With the purchase of either the ASD-3N or ASD-3W, you are able to enjoy pics and tunes from your computer through your home system, via either ethernet or Wi-Fi. Additionally, this model features an input jack to connect to an XM Satellite Radio tuner antenna, which enables you to listen to many different audio broadcasts from around the globe. All you need is an optional XM tuner antenna, XM service activation, and a subscription (all sold separately), and then you're ready to go. With all the great connectivity options on the AVR988, now you can watch or listen to all your media through your home theater system, but still bring it with you on your jog or on your drive to work.

Included with purchase

Owner's manual, power cord, remote control, batteries for remote, FM indoor antenna, AM loop antenna, setup microphone.

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