Anthem AVM 20 Specifications - page 10
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. Headphones also have their
own volume, bass, treble and balance controls to let you make
changes independent of your Main room settings. You can also
choose to have headphones operate along with Main speakers,
or turn Main speakers off when the headphone plug is inserted.
Late-Night Operation
A number of late-night features keep your sleeping family
members (and your neighbors) in mind. Dynamics can be
reduced on Dolby
®
Digital and DTS
®
movies to limit the impact
of louder sounds like cymbal crashes and explosions, while still
hearing the faintest whisper of dialog. The independent Low-
Frequency-Effects (LFE) control lets you reduce the level of the
‘.1’ LFE channel, which often contains substantial bass. The
front panel display can be dimmed to be less obtrusive, and it
will still brighten momentarily whenever you make adjustments.
Timers
Main, Zone 2 and Zone 3 each have their own sleep timer, plus
two programmable on/off timers. The sleep timers for Main,
Zone 2 and Zone 3 operate independently.
The programmable timers can be set to operate for weekdays,
weekends, or both. You can also pre-select the Source for any
timer when it turns on. For example, you can set Main to turn
on to TV at 7:00 a.m. and the kids can watch cartoons while
you sleep. Set Zone 2 to turn on at 7:30 a.m. to CD and wake up
to your favorite music. Set Zone 3 to turn on at 8:00 a.m. to a
selected FM station and listen to the morning news while you
have breakfast. Then set Zone 2 and Zone 3 to turn off at 9:00 a.m.
after you leave for work, and turn on again at 6:00 p.m. to CD
so your favorite music can be playing when you get home. And
finally, set each Zone to turn off at midnight.
Our Unique Copy Feature
Virtually all SSP’s with a second zone only provide 2-channel
analog sources in that second zone. While the AVM 20 will also
do this, it has another unique capability. It allows you to copy
the selected Main digital source to Zone 2, Zone 3, and Record
so that you can listen to the Main digital source throughout your
home. But we didn’t stop there.
The AVM 20 also provides a 2-channel stereo downmix from
Dolby
®
Digital 5.1 and DTS
®
5.1 program material which can be
copied to Zone 2, Zone 3, or Record. In the case of DTS
®
5.1 no
stereo downmix is provided by the DVD-player. The AVM 20
however, takes care of this with its 2-channel stereo downmix,
allowing DTS
®
5.1 program material to be heard in stereo in
other zones. Simply select DVD source (DD 5.1/DTS 5.1) in
Main and copy to Zone 2, Zone 3, or Record.
We’ve even provided a 2-channel downmix from the 6-channel
analog DVD-Audio/SACD source which can then be directed
to other paths—complete with its video. Select 6-Channel
source in Main and copy to Zone 2, Zone 3, or Record.
This same 2-channel downmix automatically operates for
Headphones. Select the 6-Channel or DVD source in Main,
insert the headphone jack and you’ll hear the stereo downmix.
Record Analog to CD, Quietly!
Sources set to Analog-DSP can be copied from Main to Record
where the AVM 20's high-performance built-in analog-to-digital
converters will provide an ultra-low distortion and extraordinarily
quiet digital record output (-100 dB vs. -69 dB for typical computer
sound cards), selectable to 24-bit x 44.1 kHz, 24-bit x 48 kHz,
24-bit x 88.2 kHz or 24-bit x 96 kHz. With a CD-R burner you can
use external phono stages, tape decks or the internal tuner of the
AVM 20 to record audiophile-quality CD’s.
AVM 20