Now with Auro-3D® Three-dimensional Sound, Roon Prepared and Improved Dirac
Premium Audio Firm (PAC), an progressive, premium audio options supplier, has launched a firmware replace for its flagship audio video receivers (AVRs) that can enhance audio playback, performance, and room correction expertise. Firmware updates will permit customers to optimize efficiency on the Integra DRX-8.4, Onkyo TX-RZ70, Elite VSX-LX805and Pioneer VSX-LX805 fashions launched in Spring 2023.
Addition of Auro-3D® for Three-Dimensional Sound Experiences
Auro-3D is a complicated audio expertise and format that creates a extra lifelike audio expertise by layering sound through decrease, top, and prime channels. Audio that has been mastered in Auro-3D format and performed by way of one among our flagships AVRs will immerse the listener in a dynamic soundstage appropriate in each dwelling and industrial cinema environments. Auro-Matic is the distinctive up-mixing expertise that transforms present content material corresponding to mono, stereo, and encompass sound right into a pure 3D expertise.
Roon Prepared for Excessive-Decision Audio Decoding, Playback
In a serious improve for audiophiles with Roon subscriptions, this firmware replace certifies our flagship AVRs are Roon Prepared, proving through compatibility testing that they met the requirements set by Roon Labs to make sure a easy and optimized person expertise. Roon is the revolutionary music participant for true music fanatics that mixes domestically saved information with streams from TIDAL and Qobuz to create an unlimited, interconnected digital library of high-resolution information wealthy in artist content material and metadata.
Pre-amp mode
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 Based mostly Tone Mapping for HDMI2.1a
Supply-Based mostly Tone Mapping (SBTM) permits a portion of the HDR mapping to be carried out by the supply system, somewhat than the show system, 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 ground-breaking Dolby Atmos® expertise to raise audio experiences past the realm of flicks and TV, permitting music creators to supply and blend music with spatial audio parts for a extra immersive expertise. With this new firmware replace, our flagship AVRs are a few of the world’s first audio video receivers to play Dolby Atmos content material through Amazon Music HD.
Improved Dirac Room Correction Delay Occasions
Improved Dirac Stay room correction delay instances will permit customers extra versatile speaker placement as automated sound subject correction expertise, corresponding to that employed by Dirac Stay, can right for various speaker distances. This firmware replace will enhance compensation from 20ms as much as 50ms, which interprets to correction delays for audio system from an extra distance away (approx.6.8 meters to just about 17 meters).
“The newest software program updates delivered by PAC engineering reinforce our continued dedication to music and residential theater fans. Strike that… our clients transcend the fanatic degree. They’re actually the heartbeat that drives sound and video innovation, and we’re thrilled to be a part of their journey,” says Rob Vieira, Senior Director of AVR Manufacturers of Premium Audio Firm, Americas.
This firmware replace will probably be indicated through on-screen show and entrance panel show for Onkyo, Elite, and Pioneer fashions related to the web. For non-connected gadgets, software program may be downloaded from the web site and uploaded through USB drive. The firmware replace will probably be accessible on the Integra AVR by navigating to the “Setup Firmware Menu” and following the on-screen prompts.
For extra info on the manufacturers and their merchandise, please go to Onkyousa.com, Integrahometheater.com, and Pioneerhomeusa.com.
