Specifications

WHY THE AVM 30 IS THE BEST-SELLING
PREAMPLIFIER/PROCESSOR IN ITS CLASS
(and above!)
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Designed and built in North America by Sonic Frontiers
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Component parts are carefully chosen for their ability to maintain
the lowest possible total harmonic distortion and noise
(THD + N)
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Handcrafted circuit board layouts (not done by auto-routers) with
extensive use of groundplanes achieve exceptionally low noise,
low crosstalk, and protect against electrostatic discharge
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4-layer motherboard with separate power- and groundplanes
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6-layer DSP, A/D and D/A boards. A/D and D/A boards use
separate analog and digital planes, as well as separate power-
and groundplanes
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All critical signal paths are surrounded by groundplanes,
a painstaking, dedicated design process
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Large, conservatively rated toroidal-transformer-based linear power
supply minimizes radiation interference
– Two power transformers—total 120 VA
– Low-radiating, low-noise main toroidal transformer
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Ten power supply regulation stages
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Our own precision Digital Signal Processing design using one of
the most powerful DSP engines in the industry—the Freescale
™
Semiconductor DSP 56367 rated at 150 million instructions per
second
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Individual low-jitter RS-485 line receivers on all digital inputs
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Superior Digital-to-Analog/Analog-to-Digital conversion
– D/A uses AKM
®
AK4382 converters capable of up to 24-bit x
192 kHz resolution
– A/D uses AKM
®
AK5383 converters operating at up to
24-bit x 96 kHz resolution
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Audiophile-grade operational amplifiers (Burr-Brown
™
OPA 2134's
and Motorola
®
MC33078’s)
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Superior-quality (Crystal
®
CS3310) analog attenuator
(volume control)
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Fully buffered audio and video inputs for minimum crosstalk
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Highest-quality video-switching circuitry on completely independent
and isolated circuit boards
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High-precision thru-hole passive components
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Heavy-gauge non-resonant chassis
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Headphone amplifier features a high-current/voltage design with
a dedicated fully discrete output stage
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Massive mechanical shielding
Especially for the Purist
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Analog-Direct available on all inputs (bypasses A/D’s, DSP and D/A’s)
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Tone Bypass (removes Bass/Treble from the signal path)
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Balanced 2-channel XLR Digital input (AES/EBU) provides the best
digital signal transmission possible
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True-Balanced
™
2-channel Analog input for the best analog signal
transmission possible
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True-Balanced
™
Analog outputs provide the best noise rejection
and purest analog signal transmission possible
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For best possible video performance, on-screen displays can be
disabled, completely removing their character generators from the
video signal path
The AVM 30 incorporates the same user-friendly Operating System
as our Anthem
™
Statement D1. For the complete Operating Overview
see pages 7 to 13.
DESIGN OVERVIEW
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(4) Independent Signal Paths (Main, Zone 2, Zone 3, Record)
INPUTS
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Auto Digital/Analog Input Switching (For Every Source)
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Built-In FM/AM Tuner with Stereo/High-Blend/Mono Setting
(Memorized to each FM Preset)
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(7) Coaxial Digital Audio Inputs (Assignable to Multiple Digital Sources)
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(3) Toslink Digital Audio Inputs (Assignable to Multiple Digital Sources)
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(1) AES/EBU Digital Audio Input (Assignable to Multiple Digital Sources)
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Bit Rate/Sample Rate Status Indicator (Displays PCM,
Dolby
®
Digital, DTS
®
)
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(7) Stereo S/E Analog Audio Inputs (DSP or Direct)
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(1) Stereo True-Balanced
™
(XLR) Analog Audio Input (DSP or Direct)
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(1) Six-Channel S/E Audio Input (DSP or Direct)
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Source EQ (Independent for Each Source)
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(4) Component Video Inputs (Assignable to Multiple Sources)
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HDTV Video Switching (All formats up to 1080p)
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(7) S-Video Inputs (Assignable to Multiple Sources)
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(7) Composite Video Inputs (Assignable to Multiple Sources)
MAIN
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(10) True-Balanced
™
(XLR) Analog Audio Outputs
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(10) S/E Analog Audio Outputs
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Second Center Channel Output (Parallel–Balanced and S/E)
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Second Subwoofer Output (Parallel–Balanced and S/E)
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(1) Stereo Headphone Output
(Independent Volume/Bass/Treble/Balance Controls)
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(2) Component Video Outputs
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(1) S-Video Output
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(1) Composite Video Output
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Mode Presets by Source (Assignable for Each Source)
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Simulcast Video+Audio Sources
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Lip-Sync Delay (For Each Source in half-ms increments)
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Main Sources – Copy to Other Paths
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On-Screen Display (Bypassable)
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On-Screen Setup Menu
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Selectable Setup Menu Background Color
(Blue, Black, Magenta)
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Adjustable Mute Level
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Direct Remote Control Codes for Modes
6-CHANNEL ANALOG-DSP
(MAIN)
(DVD-Audio/SACD)
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Selectable 44 kHz, 48 kHz, 88 kHz, 96 kHz
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Bass Management
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Time Alignment for Listener Position
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Bass/Treble
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Lip-Sync Delay
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THX
®
, Dolby
®
Pro Logic IIx and DTS
®
Neo:6 Post Processing
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Surrounds can be Rerouted to Rears (5.1 Output)
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Surrounds can be Copied to Rears (7.1 Output)
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2-Channel Stereo Downmix
(For Headphone, Zone 2, Zone 3, Record)
SURROUND MODES (MAIN)
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AnthemLogic–Music
™
(No Center Channel)
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AnthemLogic–Cinema
™
(Up to 7.1)
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Dolby
®
Pro Logic IIx Music (with Adjustments)
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Dolby
®
Pro Logic IIx Movie
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Dolby
®
Pro Logic IIx Matrix
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Dolby
®
Pro Logic IIx Game
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Dolby
®
Pro Logic
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DTS
®
Neo:6 Music (Center Image Adjustment)
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DTS
®
Neo:6 Cinema
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All-Channel Stereo (Up to 7.1)
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