Harman / Kardon Harman Kardon AVR 140 Receiver

Digital Isn't The Only Option - Harman Kardon's AVR140 6.1-Channel A/V Receiver is versatile and multifeatured, incorporating a wide range of listening options. In addition to Dolby Digital EX and DTS-ES 6.1 decoding for digital sources, a broad choice of analog surround modes are available for use with sources such as CD, VCR, TV broadcasts, and the AVR140's own FM/AM tuner. Along with Dolby Pro Logic II decoding technology, the AVR140 offers Harman International's exclusive Logic 7 process to create a wider, more enveloping sound environment with more defined fly-overs and pans, where the surround sound transitions from the speakers on one side to the speakers on the other side. Another exclusive is VMAx, which uses proprietary processing to create an open, spacious sound field even when only two front speakers are available. Sound Suited To Your Tastes - In addition to providing a wide range of listening options, the AVR140 is easy to configure so that it provides the best results with your speakers and specific listening-room environment. A Stereo-Direct mode bypasses the digital processor to preserve all of the subtleties of older analog, two-channel materials, while triple-crossover bass management, available in the surround and Stereo-Digital modes, improves your ability to tailor the sound to suit your room acoustics or taste. Connections For Today--And Tomorrow - For the ultimate in flexibility, the AVR140 features two HDTV-compatible component video and four S-Video inputs for connecting video devices. There are four additional audio inputs; and with a total six video inputs, the AVR140 is capable of handling all the latest A/V sources. Coax and optical digital audio input/outputs are also available for direct connection to digital recorders. This bounty of connections, plus 7.1-channel direct audio inputs makes the AVR140 virutally future-proof, with everything needed to accommodate tomorrow's new formats right on board. But because proven technologies are sometimes the best technologies, the AVR140's powerful amplifier uses the traditional Harman Kardon high-current (+/-25 amps), ultrawide bandwidth design. VMAx Creates Multichannel Illusion Using Just Two Speakers - Even though current marketing focuses increasingly on multichannel surround sound, there are still many situations where it's only possible to have two speakers in a room, sacrificing the benefits of 360-degree sonic presentation. Harman Kardon has solved that problem with its exclusive VMAx technology in both multichannel receivers and stereo receivers. Today's music and soundtracks are all recorded by multichannel and multimicrophone methods. Digital processing can create the illusion of multichannel sound from only two speakers. Using a series of complex calculations based on intensive research into the way we hear and process sounds, VMAx creates a three-dimensional sound field using only conventional left and right front speakers. With VMAx, y