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Lexicon 12.4 Channel MP-20 "Media" Processor Preview The Lexicon MP-20 sports the Sigma Designs VXP GF9452 chipset for 1080p upscaling and will have Lexicon's new QLS 3D processing which adds three height/width channels up front and two in the rear.

Emotiva UMC-1 Pre-Processor Review Can you get a $2000 processor for just $700? Emotiva is betting you can. The new Emotiva UMC-1 7.1 processor combines some advanced A/V processing into a package that's hard to beat.

Crestron PSPHD "PROCISE" HD Surround Processor First Look The Crestron PSPHD PROCISE Surround Processor is just what it says it is - a surround processor. The price tag is definitely high but that is to be expected with this sort of product.

Marantz AV7005 Networking A/V Processor Review Marantz has released a solid feature packed product with their new Networking AV7005 A/V Processor. It has top notch audio & video performance and is very reasonably priced.

Emotiva PMC-1 7.1 Media Processor-Controller First Look The Emotiva PMC-1 Media Processor/Controller has seven HDMI 1.4 inputs (with Audio Return Channel) and two outputs, RCA and balanced outputs for 7.2 channels, 7.1 channel analogue inputs, and more.

Onkyo PR-SC5508 THX Certified Processor First Look As we'd expect from Onkyo, they've managed to shoehorn just about everything into their new PR-SC5508 pre/pro. It has THX-Ultra 2 Plus certification, is network-capable, and supports 9.2 channels.

AudioControl Maestro M3 Theater A/V Processor First Look The Maestro M3 AV Processor is the latest offering from AudioControl. This "no-holds-barred" $5999 entry isn't just about connections and looks - it has some impressive technology to back it up.

Marantz AV7005 7.2 Channel Preamplifier First Look The Marantz AV7005 Pre/Pro has all of the features and processing power of the SR7005 receiver (sans the amps) plus balanced outputs. At $1500 this appears to be the A/V pre/pro to beat.

Sherbourn PT-7020A Processor First Look It's been almost 5 years since the debut of the PT-7010A pre-processor from Sherbourn Technologies. Now they are back with the PT-7020A, an updated platform that updates the company's CE channel.

Anthem Audio/Video Master 50v Preamplifier/Processor Preview Anthem showed the Audio/Video Master 50v preamplifier/home theater processor with a built in tuner and independent source selection for recording.