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Sophisticated Listening Modes ELITE AV RECEIVERS REFERENCE GUIDE
Virtual Speakers
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By turning on Virtual Surround Back, Virtual
Height, and Virtual Wide modes, you can
experience virtual 11.1-channel sound from a
5.1-channel speaker setting. The sound field can be
adjusted with intuitive control on your iPod touch/
iPhone/iPad or Android device using the
iControlAV5 application.
Virtual Wide
Virtual Wide mode (Fig. 5) is a useful solution for creating the
effects of front wide speakers, letting you enjoy surround sound
in a rich sound field — all without placing extra speakers.
Virtual Height
If you want to experience vertically falling sound but can not
place front height speakers, there’s a perfect solution.
Pioneer’s Virtual Height mode (Fig. 6) creates a height sound
image without front height speakers, letting you enjoy enveloping
virtual 7.1-channel sound from 5.1-channel speaker settings.
Virtual Surround Back
Want to be thrilled by surrounding sound from behind, but
don’t have the space for surround back speakers? Then try
Virtual Surround Back mode (Fig. 7). It simulates 7.1-channel
surround sound, giving the impression of surround back
speakers when listening to a 5.1-channel source. What’s
more, by turning on both Virtual Height and Virtual Surround
Back modes, you can enjoy virtual 9.1-channel sound on a
5.1-channel speaker setting. By adding front wide speakers,
you can enjoy virtual 11.1-channel sound from a 7.1-channel
speaker layout.
Virtual Depth
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Virtual Depth is a Pioneer-exclusive feature for
creating a virtual sound field behind the screen —
a perfect match for 3D video contents, for a lively
synergy of sound and vision.
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Virtual Depth Mode
Virtual 11.1 ch
Virtual Height Mode
Speaker Layout Examples
Virtual speakers shown in orange
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Virtual Wide Mode
Virtual Surround Back Mode
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