Dedicated Audio - Cambridge Audio 650R 7.1 Receiver

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Hugely Powerful Yet Simple To Use

The hugely powerful yet simple to use 650R AV receiver from Cambridge Audio decodes all the latest surround sound formats. Its immense video capability is coupled with 7 x 100 Watt audiophile grade discrete amplifier stages. This awesome combination is guaranteed to reproduce the most demanding movie soundtracks and music with all the passion their creators intended.

Incredible Processing Ability

Using a completely new Cirrus Logic / Crystal chipset with the latest twin core 32-bit DSPs, Cambridge Audio has enabled full support for Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-HD High Resolution and the superb new lossless Dolby True HD and DTS-HD Master Audio formats. DTS speaker re-mapping allows the playback of DTS-HD High Resolution or Master Audio formats with encoded height information on standard 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1 speaker setups.

A new video PCB with digital-domain video transcoding means the 650R can also upconvert analog video inputs to HDMI for simplicity and flexibility, requiring just one HDMI cable to the TV screen.

Simple, Intuitive And Customized Set-Up

The 650R i feature Cambridge Audio Mic Controlled Auto Set-up (CAMCAS) with a supplied microphone for extremely quick and easy installation. And completing the perfect picture, LipSync audio delay means the user can simply adjust for processing delays in the source or TV.

It Just Sounds... Out Of This World!

Let's face it, you normally watch a DVD once, maybe twice but how many times have you listened to the same album? And what about those fifty favorite tracks that evoke so many memories? You've listened to these a thousand times and know how every last beat, riff, and word should sound. So when you consider that your AVR is probably tasked with delivering most of your music, it only makes sense that it should be as adept at reproducing music as it is video.

While some manufacturers optimize their AVRs for features and processing ability, sound quality is paramount and at the core of everything Cambridge Audio stands for. In fact, Cambridge Audio truly believes the new 650R to be its best sounding AV receiver ever - whether you're watching the latest Blu-ray release, engrossed in a music DVD, or simply enjoying your iPod playlists.

The 650R's seven 100 Watt audiophile grade fully discrete amplifiers are kept separate from the processing and input stages. Then there's a substantial power supply and an oversize low flux toroidal transformer - an expensive component we believe to be critical to a real piece of audio equipment.

This careful design of the amplifier stages ensures that the 650R can replicate the dynamics and scale required for the most demanding movie soundtracks whilst also being able to reproduce a genuinely musical performance with either stereo or multi-channel music sources.

X-Tract? Forced / Convection Heat Tunnel

Something else key to the 650R's audiophile pedigree is Cambridge Audio's brand new proprietary Forced / Convection Heat Tunnel - X-Tract?. This custom design enables the company's flagship AV powerhouse to operate extremely quietly and at a low temperature. A perfectly balanced combination of forced cooling and natural convection effectively draws heat away from the 640R's substantial transformer and output stages.

Careful manipulation of airflow has led to a design able to dissipate enough heat by convection to ensure the unit's fan is only active at the most extreme ends of the performance spectrum. The vertical airflow path for convection has been carefully designed for minimum airflow resistance or turbulence for maximum cooling efficiency.

In extreme conditions a speed-controlled near-silent fan gradually becomes active, drawing colder air from the front of the unit and providing forced cooling. Thanks to X-Tract? you'll never again be plagued by irritating and unnecessary cooling fan noise letting you get the most from your music or movie soundtracks.

A Fresh New Look

Just to make sure your new 650R looks every bit as good as it sounds, a completely redesigned wrap-around chassis adds significant appeal and is augmented by a substantially thicker brushed aluminum front panel. This matches Cambridge Audio's new 650BD Blu-ray player.

All this proprietary engineering is housed within a new low resonance, acoustically damped chassis featuring dual layer damped feet all of which contribute to better resonance control. A highly ergonomic navigator remote handset also offers full control of the 650R's wide range of features and functions and can be used to control your iPods, iPod touch or iPhone.

HDMI Switching: 1.3c, 3 inputs 1 output
Analog video up-conversion: transcode any analog format upwards to the other analog formats and to HDMI
HDTV capable via component video or HDMI/DVI
Decoding formats: LPCM, Dolby Digital / Dolby Digital EX, DTS / DTS ES Matrix/Discrete, PLII/PLIIx, DTS Neo:6, Dolby True HD, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio, Multi-channel PCM. All in 5.1/6.1 or 7.1 variants
32-bit DSPs, 24/192 capable DACS
Post processed Dolby / DTS modes (convert 5.1 to 7.1) Post process 5.1 or 6.1 formats with PLIIX or Neo:6 to 7.1
On-Screen Display (OSD) Available via composite video, S-video, component video and HDMI
Separate stereo DAC for left/right from surround channel codec
Audio Inputs: 8 line analog, tuner (FM/AM), 7.1 analog input, 5 digital coaxial, 6 digital optical
Video Inputs: 5 composite, 5 s-video, 3 component video, 3 HDMI
Audio Outputs: 7 amplified speaker outputs, 7.1 preamp outputs
Video Outputs: 1 composite, 1 s-video, 1 component video, 1 HDMI
Recording Audio outputs: 2 line level analog, 2 digital coaxial, 2 digital optical
Recording Video Outputs: 1 composite, 1 s-video
Other Connections 1 1/4" / 6.35mm headphone output, Control bus input/output, 1 IR emitter In, 1 RS232C, 1 IEC type mains inlet
Incognito Ready ? 2 Incognito keypad outputs (2nd/3rd Zone), 3 IR emitter outputs, 2 composite video outputs (2nd/3rd Zone), 1 external power supply input 24VDC
Audio split mode Watch and listen to different sources
Bi-amp mode Bi-amplify front left/right speakers when in a 5.1 set-up
Full function aluminum face Azur Navigator remote
Available in silver or black finishes

Power Output: 7 x 100 watts rms per channel, 8 ohms (all 7 channels driven); 2 x 120 watts rms per channel, 8 ohms (two channels driven)
THD: <0.006% @1kHz
Crosstalk: <-60dB @ 1kHz
Frequency Response: 10Hz -20kHz - 1dB
Signal to Noise Ratio: >90dB 'A' weighted
Audio input impedance/sensitivity 47kOhms/175mV or greater
Digital input impedance: 75ohms (coaxial/SPDIF)
Tone Controls: Bass +/-10dB @ 100Hz; Treble +/-10dB @ 10Hz
Tuner: FM mode / RDS 87.5-108MHz, 75 ohm coaxial aerial; AM mode 522-1629Hz, 300 ohm loop aerial General Q
uiescent power consumption: <70w
Max. Power Consumption: 1400w
Dimensions (H x W x D): 5.9 x 16.9 x 16.5 inches
Weight: 33 lbs