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Last reviewed: August 16th 2008
| Price at launch | £2,000.00 |
| MPN | AV8003 |
| Colour | Black |
| Description | THX Ultra 2 certified AV pre-amplifier |
| Dimensions | 440 x 386 x 184 |
| Features | Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD / M-DAX for compressed audio (MP3, WMA, iPod) / Network streaming for audio and video (supporting DLNA) / HDMI Version 1.3a: 4in / 2out / Video scaler up to 1080p / Auto Lip sync / XLR audio inputs for SACD Player / XLR Pre Output Terminals / Copper plated chassis / Toroidal Transformer / Multi-room/multi-source / Including RC2001 PC programmable remote control unit |
| Weight (kg) | 11.3 |
| Amp/Receiver Type | Preamp |
| Audio D/A Converter | 192kHz/24Bit |
| Digital Signal Processing | DSP: 24 bit |
| No of Analogue Audio Inputs | 6 |
| No of Analogue Audio Outputs | 4 |
| No of Component Inputs | 4 |
| No of Component Outputs | 2 |
| No of Composite Inputs | 4 |
| No of Composite Outputs | 3 |
| No of Digital Coaxial Inputs | 3 |
| No of Digital Coaxial Outputs | 1 |
| No of Digital Optical Audio Inputs | 3 |
| No of Digital Optical Audio Outputs | 1 |
| No of HDMI Inputs | 4 |
| No of HDMI Outputs | 2 |
| No of S-video Inputs | 4 |
| No of S-video Outputs | 3 |
| Remote Control | Yes |
| Signal-To-Noise Ratio | 105 |
| THX Surround | No |
| DTS-ES | No |
| Dolby Pro Logic II | No |
| Dolby Digital EX | No |
| DTS-HD | No |
| Dolby TrueHD | No |
| Dolby Digital Plus | No |
| External Audio Outputs | No |
AV8003
Price at launch
£2,000.00
For
Awesome value for money
>Sophisticated sound
>Balanced hook-up
>Networking features
Against
No GUI
>Relatively limited feature count
>Lack of wi-fi
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