Premium Audio Firm (PAC) has launched a firmware replace for its flagship audio video receivers (AVRs) to enhance audio playback, performance and room correction expertise. The corporate says firmware updates will enable customers to optimize efficiency on the Integra DRX-8.4, Onkyo TX-RZ70, Elite VSX-LX805 and Pioneer VSX-LX805 fashions launched in Spring 2023.
PAC says Auro-3D is an audio expertise and format that creates a extra real looking audio expertise by layering sound by way of decrease, peak and prime channels. The corporate says audio that has been mastered in Auro-3D format and performed by means of certainly one of PAC’s flagship AVRs will “immerse the listener in a dynamic soundstage suitable with each house and business cinema environments.” Auro-Matic transforms present content material reminiscent of mono, stereo and encompass sound right into a “pure 3D expertise.”
In a serious improve for audiophiles with Roon subscriptions, PAC says this firmware replace certifies flagship AVRs are Roon Prepared, proving by way of compatibility testing that the AVRs met the requirements set by Roon Labs to make sure a clean and optimized person expertise. Roon is a music participant that mixes domestically saved recordsdata with streams from TIDAL and Qobuz to create an enormous, interconnected digital library of high-resolution recordsdata and metadata.
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PAC says Pre-amp mode turns off the Energy Amp output and adjustments the merchandise to Preamp-only mode. By turning off the Energy Amp output, the Sign/Noise degree is barely improved and the sound high quality can be improved. It additionally reduces energy consumption. Pre-amp mode will broaden the vary of use of the AVRs, which is why we determined to incorporate it in these merchandise.
Supply-Primarily based Tone Mapping (SBTM) permits a portion of the HDR mapping to be carried out by the supply gadget, slightly than the show gadget, routinely producing an optimized HDR sign to maximise processing and show functionality with out handbook person configuration.
Dolby Atmos Music Playback Functionality for Amazon Music HD
Dolby Atmos Music makes use of Dolby Atmos expertise to”elevate audio experiences past the realm of films and TV,” permitting music creators to provide and blend music with spatial audio components for a extra immersive expertise. With this new firmware replace, PAC’s flagship AVRs are among the world’s first audio video receivers to play Dolby Atmos content material by way of Amazon Music HD.
PAC says improved Dirac Reside room correction delay instances will enable customers extra versatile speaker placement as automated sound area correction expertise, reminiscent of that employed by Dirac Reside, can right for various speaker distances. This firmware replace will improve compensation from 20ms as much as 50ms, which interprets to correction delays for audio system from an extra distance away.
