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SPECIFICATIONS
Audio Input & Output Connectors
Analog Audio Inputs • 8 stereo (RCA) or 5 stereo and one 5.1-channel connectors
Digital Audio Inputs • 6 S/PDIF coaxial (RCA), 6 S/PDIF optical (5 TosLink and 1
optical mini jack), and 1 AES/EBU (XLR) connectors
• Coaxial and optical input connectors conform to IEC-
958, S/PDIF standards
• Accepts 44.1, 48, 88.2 and 96kHz sample rates
• Accepts 16-24 bits PCM audio, Dolby Digital, DTS and
DTS-ES discrete data formats
Main Zone Audio
Outputs
• 12 unbalanced (RCA) and 12 balanced (XLR, MC-12
Balanced only) connectors for Front L/R, Center, LFE,
Subwoofer L/R, Side L/R, and Rear L/R, and Auxiliary L/R
Zone 2 Audio Outputs • 2 unbalanced (RCA, 1 fixed and 1 variable output level)
stereo connectors and 1 balanced stereo connector
(XLR, variable output level, MC-12 Balanced only)
Record Zone Audio
Outputs
• 2 unbalanced (RCA, 1 fixed and 1 variable output level)
stereo connectors
• 1 S/PDIF coaxial (RDA) and 1 S/PDIF optical (TosLink)
connector (in parallel)
Main Zone Audio Performance
A/D Conversion • 24-bit, 96kHz, dual-bit ∆Σ architecture
D/A Conversion • 24-bit, 44.1 to 192kHz, multi-bit ∆Σ architecture
Frequency Response • 10Hz to 20kHz, +0.1dB/-0.25dB, -0.75dB at 40kHz, refer-
ence 1kHz
THD + Noise • Below 0.003% at 1kHz, maximum output level
Dynamic Range • 108dB minimum, 111dB typical, 22kHz bandwidth
Signal-to-Noise Ratio • 108dB minimum, 111dB typical, 22kHz bandwidth
Input Sensitivity • 200mVrms (2Vrms for maximum output level) at 0dB
input gain
Input Impedance • 100kΩ in parallel with 150pF
Output Level • 150mVrms typical, 6Vrms maximum (RCA connectors)
• 300mVrms typical, 12Vrms maximum (XLR connectors,
MC-12 Balanced only)
• Maximum value with full-scale input signal and volume at
+12dB
Output Impedance
• 100
Ω in parallel with 150pF (RCA connectors)
• 50
Ω in parallel with 150pF (XLR connectors, MC-12 Bal-
anced only)
Zone 2 & Record Zone Audio Performance
A/D Conversion • 24-bit, 44.1 to 96kHz, dual-bit ∆Σ architecture (Record
Zone only)
D/A Conversion • 24-bit, 44.1 to 192kHz, multi-bit ∆Σ architecture
Frequency Response • 10Hz to 20kHz, +0.1dB/-0.25dB, -0.75dB at 40kHz, refer-
ence 1kHz
THD + Noise • Below 0.005% at 1kHz, maximum output level
Dynamic Range • 105dB minimum, 108dB typical, 22kHz bandwidth
Signal-to-Noise Ratio • 105dB minimum, 108dB typical, 22kHz bandwidth
Input Sensitivity • 200mVrms (4Vrms for maximum output level)
Input Impedance • 100kΩ in parallel with 150pF
Output Level • 200mVrms typical, 4Vrms maximum (RCA connectors)
• 400mVrms typical, 8Vrms maximum (XLR connectors,
Zone 2 only, MC-12 Balanced only)
• Maximum value with full-scale input signal and volume at
0dB
Output Impedance
• 100
Ω in parallel with 150pF (RCA connectors)
• 50
Ω in parallel with 150pF (XLR connectors, Zone 2 only,
MC-12 Balanced only)
Main Zone Audio Performance