Linn are pleased to announce the release of a new and improved EXOTIK pre-amplifier, which delivers the same fantastic audiophile performance, but now offers even more functionality.

Anthem, a provider of high-end electronics for music, home theater and distributed sound systems, has introduced its AVM 50 Audio/Video Processor. Designed and manufactured in North America, with all of the features found in its predecessor the AVM 30, the 50 also includes broadcast-quality digital video processing, the same processing currently receiving critical acclaim in the Anthem Statement D2. The AVM 50 represents the ultimate in affordable high-end audio PLUS broadcast-quality digital video processing.

Anthem, part of the Paradigm Group and a leading manufacturer of high-end electronics for music, home theater, and distributed sound systems, announces that the Anthem Statement D2 preamplifier/surround-sound processor is now available for purchase. This next-generation model includes all of the performance features found in its sibling, the Anthem Statement D1, adding broadcast-quality digital video processing.

The new Sunfire Theater Grand Processor-5 (TGP-5) is an advanced audiophile-grade processor equipped with two HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interfaces) inputs and one HDMI output that switches uncompressed digital video transmissions between muitiple HDMI source components, the Theater Grand Processor-5, and an HDMI-compatible display device. The HDMI protocol supports standard, enhanced and high-definition digital video on a single cable. It transmits all ATSC and HDTV standards including 1080p.

UK-based Meridian Audio Ltd., has introduced the latest addition to its popular G Series line of players, processors and amplifiers: the G61 Digital Surround Processor. The G61 builds on the technology that went into Meridian’s flagship 861 surround processor, and is a further development of the G68. It is a surround controller in a compact case matching the G Series players, with a retail price-tag of $5,495 US. At the heart of the G61 is a DSP engine delivering 500MIPS (million instructions per second). Processing is performed at high sample rates and with 48-bit precision throughout. For high audio quality, incoming analog signals are converted to 24-bit, high-sample-rate digital data via multibit Delta-Sigma converters as soon as they enter the processor, and all digital signals are reclocked to minimize jitter and maintain total data integrity.