Cyrus AV8, DAC/Pre Amp/Surround sound processor in Silver.
http://www.cyrusaudio.com/product-archive/av-systems/av-8-digital-av-decoder
I bought it from stereofil in Oslo two weeks ago ex display, they said the original price was 30,000kr but its 3 years old and been on display during this time, I have since bought a Cyrus DAC XP from this forum. The condition is not that great there are a few marks and scratches and the paint finish isn't that great anymore. See the pictures
It has a good DAC and Pre amp and is intended as a surround sound processor. I bought it to use as a DAC/Pre amp. Works perfectly. I have the manual and power cable but thats it.
It works fine with DVD's but I'm not sure how it would handle full HD formats from Blu ray players, although you can usually set the output of the blu ray player so it would be compatible
[h=2]Technical Information[/h]Electrical
Inputs
Four co-axial digital
Two optical (TOSLINK)
Three stereo analogue inputs
Calibration microphone
Outputs
Front surround
centre and subwoofer channel audio outputs
Audio record line output
Digital co-axial output
Power Supply - 40VA Toroidal transformer
Communications - MC-BUS? System BUS
Specifications
Multi-channel decoding systems - Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Pro Logic II, PCM linear
Analogue input sensitivity - 2V 47k?
Digital input sensitivity - 500mV pk-pk 75?
Output voltage - 3.9V max all channels
Tape output voltage - 2V max
Signal to noise ratio - -90dB Awtd vol @ max, -117dB Awtd vol @ -28dB to min.
THD - 0.005% Digital input, 0.006% Analogue input
Frequency response - 3Hz to 20kHz
Dimensions - (H x W x D) 73 x 215 x 360 (mm)
Finish - Silver or Satin Black
The AV8 has Auto detect decoding system which automatically selects the correct decoding system. With 9 Digital/analogue inputs the AV8 becomes the control centre for a complete high-end audio-visual system. System inputs may be named to match the chosen input sources for ease of use. Fully automatic level alignment Accurate, instant alignment of main sound channels using a miniature microphone (supplied). The AV8 measures the distance between listener and speakers, applying precise time delay compensation to each channel with Dolby Digital decoding that is essential 5.1 decoding for DVD movies with speaker size selection DTS decoding with mixdown. High quality DTS decoding with multi-channel mixdown options, Dolby Pro Logic II decoding for separate, full bandwidth left & right surround channel decoding, Pro Logic II Movie & Music mode support selectable for Movies or Music. Configurable Pro Logic II Music mode for remote setting of Centre Width, Dimension and Panorama options. Stereo + Sub mode - Selectable option to enhance stereo sound with small speakers.
http://www.cyrusaudio.com/product-archive/av-systems/av-8-digital-av-decoder
I bought it from stereofil in Oslo two weeks ago ex display, they said the original price was 30,000kr but its 3 years old and been on display during this time, I have since bought a Cyrus DAC XP from this forum. The condition is not that great there are a few marks and scratches and the paint finish isn't that great anymore. See the pictures
It has a good DAC and Pre amp and is intended as a surround sound processor. I bought it to use as a DAC/Pre amp. Works perfectly. I have the manual and power cable but thats it.
It works fine with DVD's but I'm not sure how it would handle full HD formats from Blu ray players, although you can usually set the output of the blu ray player so it would be compatible
[h=2]Technical Information[/h]Electrical
Inputs
Four co-axial digital
Two optical (TOSLINK)
Three stereo analogue inputs
Calibration microphone
Outputs
Front surround
centre and subwoofer channel audio outputs
Audio record line output
Digital co-axial output
Power Supply - 40VA Toroidal transformer
Communications - MC-BUS? System BUS
Specifications
Multi-channel decoding systems - Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Pro Logic II, PCM linear
Analogue input sensitivity - 2V 47k?
Digital input sensitivity - 500mV pk-pk 75?
Output voltage - 3.9V max all channels
Tape output voltage - 2V max
Signal to noise ratio - -90dB Awtd vol @ max, -117dB Awtd vol @ -28dB to min.
THD - 0.005% Digital input, 0.006% Analogue input
Frequency response - 3Hz to 20kHz
Dimensions - (H x W x D) 73 x 215 x 360 (mm)
Finish - Silver or Satin Black
The AV8 has Auto detect decoding system which automatically selects the correct decoding system. With 9 Digital/analogue inputs the AV8 becomes the control centre for a complete high-end audio-visual system. System inputs may be named to match the chosen input sources for ease of use. Fully automatic level alignment Accurate, instant alignment of main sound channels using a miniature microphone (supplied). The AV8 measures the distance between listener and speakers, applying precise time delay compensation to each channel with Dolby Digital decoding that is essential 5.1 decoding for DVD movies with speaker size selection DTS decoding with mixdown. High quality DTS decoding with multi-channel mixdown options, Dolby Pro Logic II decoding for separate, full bandwidth left & right surround channel decoding, Pro Logic II Movie & Music mode support selectable for Movies or Music. Configurable Pro Logic II Music mode for remote setting of Centre Width, Dimension and Panorama options. Stereo + Sub mode - Selectable option to enhance stereo sound with small speakers.