Denon Professional Exhibits New Multi-Channel DN-A7100 A/V Surround Preamplifier at InfoComm

(Denon | Posted 2007-07-04)

Denon Professional Exhibits New Multi-Channel DN-A7100 A/V Surround Preamplifier at InfoComm

Denon Professional displays the new DN-A7100 A/V Surround Preamplifier. Designed specifically for surround sound decoding in installed sound, house of worship, broadcast, conference and studio monitoring applications, the DN-A7100 provides a flexible array of features suited for fully balanced 5.1 and 7.1 surround playback. This dedicated professional quality surround preamp was developed based on feedback from leading industry contractors and system integrators to incorporate the most sought-after features needed for today’s high-definition multi-channel formats.

The DN-A7100 is equipped with 7.1 unbalanced line inputs, 2 stereo balanced XLR inputs and 8 balanced XLR line outputs for ultimate quality and ease of integration whether used with multi-amped line array speaker systems, small boardroom installations, or active home theater/boardroom monitoring systems. All XLR connections are +4 dB/-10 dB switchable for added signal compatibility. Four Optical and two Coaxial digital inputs are also included. Additional HDMI 2-source video switching capability is included and employs integrated Convert to Component adaptability for transforming composite and/or S-video sources to component video without compromising video quality.

Featuring 192 kHz/24-bit Crystal® DAC’s for all 8 channels and 32-bit digital surround processing chipset architecture, the DN-A7100 supports the latest in surround sound format playback options including Dolby® Digital EX, Dolby Digital, DTS® ES (Discrete 6.1, Matrix 6.1, Neo:6) Decoding, Dolby Pro Logic® IIx (Movie, Music, Game) and Circle Surround II (Movie, Music, Mono). The DN-A7100 additionally features an AM/FM tuner, serial RS-232C remote capabilities for AMX®/Crestron® and other third party integrated control systems, HDCD decoding capabilities and XM Satellite Radio compatibility.

The Denon Professional DN-A7100 A/V Surround Preamplifier represents a complete solution for any surround sound application requiring superior sound quality and signal integrity, without the use of quality-degrading adapters or cumbersome consumer components not well suited for the job. Utilized as the main control interface for any surround monitoring system, the new DN-A7100 offers a practical and cost-effective approach to multi-channel audio distribution and playback.

The Denon Professional DN-A7100 A/V Surround Preamplifier is currently available with a U.S. MSRP of $1099.99.

About D&M Professional
D&M Professional, through its Denon Professional, Marantz Professional and Denon DJ brands, manufactures and distributes a leading line of professional audio and video equipment for the broadcast, commercial, corporate, DJ, education, government, audio/visual, education, houses of worship, security and related industries. Visit D&M Professional at www.d-mpro.com or Denon DJ at: www.denondj.com.

About D&M Holdings Inc.
D&M Holdings Inc. (TSE I: 6735) is based in Tokyo and owns the Denon®, Marantz®, McIntosh® Laboratory, Boston Acoustics®, Snell Acoustics, D&M Professional, ReplayTV® and Escient® brands. Denon, Marantz, McIntosh and D&M Professional are global industry leaders in the specialist home theater, audio/video consumer electronics or professional audio markets, with a strong and long-standing heritage of manufacturing and marketing high-performance audio and video components. Boston Acoustics, with its signature The Boston Sound, is a leader in premium loudspeakers for home and audio markets. Snell is a super premium speaker brand. The ReplayTV and Escient brands represent award-winning technologies in digital home entertainment. Additional information is available at www.dm-holdings.com.

Denon and Marantz are registered trademarks of D&M Holdings Inc.; McIntosh is a registered trademark of McIntosh Laboratory, Inc.; Boston Acoustics is a registered trademark of Boston Acoustics, Inc.; and ReplayTV and Escient are registered trademarks of Digital Networks North America, Inc. Other brand and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.

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