Cary Cinema 6 AV Processor Review

Decoding ability: Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic IIx for movies and music, Dolby Digital EX, DTS ES 6.1 Discrete, DTS NEO 96/24 for movies and music, Matrix Surround for 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1, Dolby Pro Logic II for movies and music for 5.1 system installations

Inputs: 4 S-Video, 4 Composite video, 3 Component video, 5 analog audio stereo pairs, 4 RCA coaxial digital, 4 TOSLINK digital
Surround Sound Modes: 7.1, 6.1, 5.1 for movies or music with dual 7.1 analog bypass input sets for SACD or DVD Audio multichannel playback

Outputs for speakers: Main Front pair, Center Front, Surround Back pair or Center Surround, Surround pair, Sub Woofer, can have 5, 6 or 7 speakers & sub.

Detailed Features: Analog Stereo Direct switching, 4 music modes for stereo surround, live sports viewing, RS-232 port on back panel for custom install system control, IR repeater input and output, 3 remote DC triggers, Bass and Treble controls with bass management circuit, Variable crossover from 40-140 Hz, in 10 Hz steps, 300 mHz video bandwidth for high definition DVD or Hi-Def cable or satellite video switching in the component video section, can upsample 2 x Fs for digital audio inputs, dedicated remote control handset for Cinema 6 operation, Second zone audio and video outputs, 1 Component video output, S-Video and composite video On Screen menu displays outputs, all analog inputs and outputs are with RCA jack connections

Video Signal Resolution: 540 TV Lines

Signal Format System: PAL (625/50, 525/60), NTSC (525/60, 625/50)

S-Video Output: Luminance Signal: 1 V p-p (75 Ohm load), Color Signal: 0.286 V p-p (75 Ohm load)

Component Video Output: Y Output Level: 1V p-p (75 Ohm load), Cb Output Level: 0.7V p-p (75 Ohm load), Cr Output Level: 0.7V p-p (75 Ohm load)

Frequency Range: 2 Hz - 96 kHz

Amplitude Linearity: +/- 0.2 dB (20 Hz - 20 kHz)

Phase Linearity: 3 degrees(20 Hz - 20 kHz)

Dynamic Range: 115 dB (1 kHz)

Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 115 dB (1 kHz)

Channel Separation: >100 (1 kHz)

Total Harmonic Distortion: 0.008% (1 kHz)

Rated Output Level: 1.0 V rms (8.0 volts maximum)

Power Input: 120 or 240 Volts AC, 50-60 Hz

Power Consumption: 25 Watts