Yamaha RX-V863BL

The 7.2 channel RX-V863BL digital home theater receiver offers full support for HD audio formats, full HD 1080p video upscaling with 3 HDMI inputs, HD Radio tuner, YPAO, and four SCENE buttons. Other features include Dolby TRUE HD, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Digital EX, DTS NEO:6, DTS HD Master Audio, XM and Sirius Satellite Radio ready, XM HD Surround Sound and Neural Surround, SRS Circle Surround II, CINEMA DSP, SILENT CINEMA and Virtual Cinema DSP, and Compressed Music Enhancer. 8 additional input jacks are included.

YPAO automatic system calibration uses a small microphone and sophisticated equalization to automatically set the best sound for any room, no matter where the speakers are. CINEMA DSP creates independent sound fields that envelop you in an unmatched surround sound experience. SILENT CINEMA makes it possible for you to hear large-scale surround sound through ordinary headphones. Compressed Music Enhancer improves the performance and sound quality of compressed music formats, including MP3 and WMA. SRS Circle Surround II is an advanced surround sound decoder that enables up to 6 channels of surround sound from surround encoded (Lt/Rt) and Circle Surround encoded material and is backward compatible with mono, stereo and most matrix decoders.

HD Radio, the only digital broadcast system in America approved by the FCC, offers you crystal-clear, CD-quality sound via existing AM/FM radio bands. In addition, it gives you program-associated data and the ability to tune to multiple programs at the same dial position. Over 2,500 radio stations are in the fast lane upgrading to HD Radio broadcasting to reach 95% of America's population, and more than 230 stations are onair now.

Features:

• HD audio format support: Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Digital TrueHD, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio and DTS-HD Master Audio
• 7-channel 735W powerful surround sound (105W x 7)
• Digital ToP-ART and High Current Amplification
• Pure Direct for higher fidelity sound reproduction
• Burr-Brown 192kHz/24-bit DACs used in all channels
• Assignable amplifiers for bi-amp connection
• Analog video (480i or 480p) upscaling to full HD 1080p
• 1080p-compatible HDMI (3 in/1 out)
• Supports Deep Color (up to 36 bit), x.v.Color, a double speed Refresh Rates of 120Hz and 1080p/24Hz transmission, and Auto Lip-Sync compensation
• Analog video to HDMI digital video upconversion and deinterlacing with TBC
• 4 SCENE buttons offering greater operating ease (with 19 preset SCENE templates)
• HD Radio™ digital broadcast reception capability
• XM ready with XM HD Surround powered by Neural Surround
• SIRIUS Satellite Radio ready
• Improved YPAO for automatic speaker setup
• iPod compatibility via Yamaha Universal Dock
• Bluetooth (A2DP) compatibility with Yamaha Bluetooth® Wireless Audio Receiver (YBA-10)
• Superior multi-zone control compatibility
• Fine-tuned CINEMA DSP and Adaptive DSP Level
• Improved Compressed Music Enhancer
• Adaptive DRC (Dynamic Range Control)
• XM ready with XM HD Surround powered by Neural Surround
• SIRIUS Satellite Radio ready
• HD Audio LPCM 7.1-channel reception (up to 192kHz)
• SILENT CINEMA and Virtual CINEMA DSP
• 8-channel or 6-channel external input