Summary of AVM 20

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    The mark of a master—the ability to perform the most complex of tasks with effortless grace and skill. Enter the avm 20 … anthem’s enormously successful audio-video master. Stunning high- end two-channel/multichannel sound and the world’s most powerful multizone controller put the power of a master ...

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    “… the avm 20 is a knockout.” - jeff fritz, home theater & sound “for movies, the avm 20 is big league. For music, this is the best theater preamp i have heard in my system to date. The price suggests that it should be considered in the middle of the highly competitive av preamp market place, yet it...

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    Why the avm 20 sounds better … • component parts are carefully chosen for their ability to maintain the lowest possible total harmonic distortion and noise (thd + n) • handcrafted circuit board layouts (not done by auto-routers) with extensive use of groundplanes achieve exceptionally low noise, low...

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    Especially for the purist • analog-direct available on all inputs (bypasses a/d’s, dsp and d/a’s) • tone bypass (removes bass/treble from the signal path) • balanced 2-channel xlr digital input (aes/ebu) provides the best digital signal transmission possible • balanced 2-channel analog input for the...

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    Auto-format detection, listening with memory dolby ® digital, dts ® , pcm stereo? The avm 20 makes it easy. For all digital inputs it selects the right mode automatically! Or take any 2-channel stereo source, analog or digital, and create the listening experience you want—from dolby ® pro logic, dol...

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    Speaker configuration, plus! Start with completely independent setup selections for each group of speakers in your system—”large” or “small”; for surrounds and rears we’ve even included “large dipole” or “small dipole” which automatically presets the listener position settings for the reverberant so...

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    Comprehensive sound management for dvd-audio and sacd surround-sound processors now generally have a 6-channel direct analog input to accommodate multichannel dvd-audio and sacd players. With other ssps, however, this input is only an analog pass-through, which means no sound management is performed...

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    Selectable background color in keeping with the avm 20’s easy-to-use, plug ‘n’ play philosophy, the setup menu’s background color can be changed from blue to magenta or black, to allow for correct “synching” with various video monitors or projectors. Simulcasting want to watch the ball game but list...

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    Four paths: whole home entertainment made easy! Have you ever wanted your audio/video system to do multiple things at once? For instance … watch a movie in your main family/home-theater room while someone in another room listens to a cd, and someone outdoors listens to fm radio. And then, at the sam...

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    Headphones terrific for late-night movies (when you don’t want to disturb the family), or for those hard of hearing. High-quality headphones can also be used for serious listening. The avm 20’s built-in high-end headphone amplifier has discrete components for superb, lifelike private listening. Head...

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    Triggers programmable trigger outputs can turn components that have a trigger input, on or off. Three triggers provide tremendous flexibility. Set trigger 1 to main power-on, connect it to the trigger input of your amplifier, press the avm 20’s main power button—your amplifier will turn on and off i...

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    Protect your system and yourself! Password-protectable maximum volume settings let you protect your amplifier and speakers from damage that could result from overdriving. Independent volume settings are provided for each path. You can even protect against hearing injury from headphones by setting th...

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    Technical specifications preamplifier section input impedance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 k Ω output impedance main-rca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....