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The RV-5 is a landmark product for Lexicon and represents several firsts for the brand, offering capabilities previously only available in the flagship MC-12 HD. The RV-5 also breaks new ground with several features not currently available in other Lexicon products – all at a fraction of the price. At its heart, the RV-5 is a multi-faceted audio and video preamplifier with built-in processing. Married to that is a high-current, 7-channel power amplifier capable of driving a wide array of loudspeakers and a built-in FM/AM tuner. In addition, the RV-5 can accommodate a pair of HDMI source devices and can connect directly to a PC via USB, enabling the control and playback of streaming audio files. With the optional dock accessory,iPod owners can even connect and play their iPod through the RV-5.

RV-5 set up is easy. It features an automated speaker set-up, which also performs system equalization. Unlike most equalization systems, the RV-5’s intelligent processing algorithms compensate for speaker performance aberrations, balancing the entire system for the best overall results. For added convenience, the RV-5 can calibrate and store according to three different listening positions.

Formats Supported:
Logic 7®
Dolby Prologic II, Dolby® Digital, THX Surround EX,
dts®, dts-ES 6.1, dts 24-96KHz, dts Neo 6
THX® Ultra 2 certified.
Logic 7® Creates a 7.1channel output, from any input signal.
5.1 - PCM - True HD (Via HDMI)

Analogue Audio Inputs:
6: Stereo Pairs – RCA
7.1 Analogue Input Array - L - C - R – SIDE L - SIDE R – REAR L – REAR R - LFE

DVD-A / SACD Input Configuration:
24-bit 96 kHz Dual-Bit A>D Conversion
Full Bass Management & Time Alignment via RV-5
Pure Analogue By-Pass Option - Player Control

Digital Audio Inputs:
4: Coaxial - RCA
4: Optical - TosLink
Sample Rates: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192 kHz
Accepts: 16-24 Bit PCM audio, Dolby Digital, dts and dts-ES Discrete data formats

1: HDMI
Sample Rates: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192 kHz
Accepts: 16-24 Bit PCM audio (Including 5.1 PCM - True HD), Dolby Digital, dts and dts-ES Discrete data formats

Main Zone Audio Outputs:
9: Unbalanced - RCA
Front L/R - Centre - Side L/R - Rear L/R – SUB 1 – SUB 2

Zone 2 Audio Outputs:
1: Analogue - Stereo RCA - Variable

Amplification - Output Power:
7 x 85W at 8ohm - All channels driven 20Hz to 20 kHz

Amplification - Features:
Thermal and Overload Protection
Channels 7 & 8 Assignable To Zone 2 Outputs

Auto Calibration & Room EQ:
Fully Automated System Set Up
Crossover / Speaker Distance / Level / Room EQ
Microphone Supplied

Tuner Section:
High Quality AM / FM RDS Stereo Tuner
30 Assignable Direct Presets

Digital Architecture Main - Zone 2:
24-bit 192 kHz Multi-Bit D > A Conversion for All Channels
24-bit 96 kHz Delta Sigma A > D Conversion for All Analogue Inputs

Video Inputs:
2: HDMI 1.1 (HDCP)
3: Component Video - RCA
4: S-Video - Y/C
4: Composite Video - RCA

Video Processing:
Faroudja DCDi®
Full Scaling Processing all Analogue + HDMI Video Inputs
HDMI Input / Output Resolutions: 480i/p, 576i/p, 720p or 1080i

Video Outputs – Main Zone Only :
1: HDMI (HDCP)
1: Component Video - RCA
1: S-Video
1: Composite Video - RCA

Activation Outputs:
1: Power On/Off Trigger
1: Programmable Trigger - Assignable
+12VDC, 0.5 amps each – 3.5mm Mono Jack Terminals

RS-232 Serial Input / Output :
1: 9-pin D-sub – Bi-Directional RS232 Control

Expansion Ports / Connections:
1: 3.5mm Microphone Input – Auto Calibration
1: USB Port – Windows Media Player® / iTunes® / WinAmp® / Real Player Support
1: iPod Dock Connector (Optional iPod Dock)

Accessories:
Pre-programmed and Learning Remote Control
Optional RF Remote Control Base

Dimensions:
W 400mm x D 397mm x H 168mm (With Feet)

At its heart, the MV-5 is a multi-faceted audio and video preamplifier with built-in processing. In addition, the MV-5 can accommodate a pair of HDMI source devices and can connect directly to a PC via USB, enabling the control and playback of streaming audio files. With the optional dock accessory, iPod owners can even play their iPod® music through the MV-5.

Drawing from Lexicon’s background and expertise, the MV-5 processor features the latest version of Lexicon’s critically acclaimed Logic 7® decoding. The calling card of all Lexicon processors, Logic 7 has been widely praised for its ability to greatly enhance the listening experience of any type of source material – whether it is music, film, TV, or even video games. Using Logic 7 with your system means that your music sounds more natural – more like you’d hear it at a live event; movies are more compelling, drawing you deeper into the illusion of being there; and video games put you right in the middle of the action. There’s very little that Logic 7 can’t improve, and it’s just one more reason why Lexicon products are considered to be the best in the industry. The MV-5 features an automated procedure for use in speaker setup, which also performs system equalization. Most equalization systems simply knock down the peaks in the response, but the MV-5 calibrates the system more intelligently – compensating for frequency response aberrations and varied speaker performance, while balancing the entire system for the best overall results. In addition, the MV-5 is capable of storing different calibrations, so up to three different listening positions can be recalled at the touch of a button. The end result is a system that optimizes the sound quality where it counts the most – at your seat!

The MV-5 is the first Lexicon processor to feature integrated Faroudja® video processing technology. With this superior video capability, the MV-5 can take any incoming video format and up-convert it to HDMI output, so a single HDMI cable can be utilized between the MV-5 and the video display. The MV-5 can also scale the video to 720p or 1080i output resolution for improved video performance from standard definition sources. In addition, the MV-5 has two menu pages, per input, devoted solely to advanced user-adjustable video processing features such as Faroudja’s DCDi®, designed to smooth out the jagged edges caused when video is de-interlaced. Film mode detection, another option, automatically identifies film sources and restores the proper frame sequence, and the noise reduction option helps to minimize the noise often contained within analog video signals. Also included are basics such as brightness, sharpness, and contrast.

The remote control, included with the MV-5, is a full-featured universal controller, designed to run your whole home theater system. Containing an extensive library of pre-programmed infrared codes, the MV-5 remote control can replace virtually any other product remote control. This powerful remote also has the ability to learn commands from other remote controls, as well as a suite of built-in customizable features. Coupled with the RF receiver option, you’ll have the power to control your home theater system – from virtually anywhere in your home. This is particularly useful in installations where the MV-5 is hidden out of sight or for users who already have a control system for the home theater and want to use the MV-5 remote control from another room. The MV-5 provides several other useful features including a RS-232 port for use with bi-directional control systems as well as an IR input jack for IR based control systems. And to keep pace with today’s rapidly changing technology, the MV-5 has two new features never-before offered in a Lexicon product. You can now listen to the music on your PC with all of the power and performance of the MV-5, using a USB connection. And with the optional dock accessory, you can enter a new world of listening enjoyment through the combination of the storage capacity and playback flexibility of an iPod with the sonic power of the MV-5. The connected iPod can even be controlled seamlessly from the remote control or RS-232 port. Since the MV-5 front panel and on-screen displays keep you informed of what is happening, you don’t even need to see the iPod to control it.

A flexible menu structure, audio and video processing, automated calibration and EQ, in-depth customization, multimedia playback features… the MV-5 represents a new age of audio and video processing equipment from Lexicon. We invite you to experience the MV-5 for yourself.

Based on the award-winning MC-12, the MC-12 HD brings HDMI switching to the world’s most celebrated pre-amp/processor with an impressive six HDMI inputs and one HDMI output. In response to the growing availability of HDMI equipped source components, the MC-12 HD will provide state-of-the-art sound quality and control for the most complex home entertainment systems. It retains the features of the acclaimed MC-12 with the addition of HDMI switching capabilities.

To simplify the wiring of analogue video sources, the MC-12 HD also includes up-conversion of Composite Video and S-Video sources to Component Video.

Processor: MC-12B HD
THX Ultra 2: 12 Channel Digital AV Controller. Logic 7. HDMI Switching
Price: £8495

The MC-12B HD is a balanced version of the MC-12HD (above).

Processor: MC-12B EQ
THX Ultra 2: 12 Channel Digital AV Controller. V5 With Room EQ. Lexicon LIVE!
Price: £8995

The new MC-12B V5EQ is a powerful tool that allows the user to find and correct for problematic low frequencies in the listening space, yet is easy to operate and requires only a small amount of user interaction to achieve superior results.

Version 5.0 EQ continues Lexicon’s improvement programme. Retaining all elements of V4EQ software V5 adds in a newly designed implementation of Logic 7 moving the MC-12 still further ahead of the competition. Finally is the unique Lexicon LIVE! system. When used in conjunction with the optional AKG studio microphone kit Lexicon LIVE! is able to create an expansive soundstage when live vocalists or musicians are performing within the listening room. Both Room EQ and LIVE! require the optional AKG microphone kit.

Designed by Lexicon’s Chief Scientist, Dr. David Griesinger, and Dr. James Muller, the V5 EQ is a ground-breaking room equalization tool, which doubles the amount of processing available to the MC-12B, and provides up to seven filters per channel for up to ten output channels. Four microphones, designed to meet Lexicon’s stringent requirements for room analysis, enable optimisation for the entire listening area. V5 EQ uses thorough and advanced room analysis techniques and is completely integrated with existing processing so that no additional A/D/A conversion is required.

Lexicon’s MC-12B V5 EQ is capable of identifying problem frequencies to within 0.732Hz – 10 times more precise than a graphic EQ at the low frequencies under consideration. It requires an enormous amount of processing power so that detailed correction can be applied to all channels: seven filters for each of the seven main channel outputs and three subwoofer outputs. The additional DSP ensures that the best results can be obtained for all of the speakers in the system.

V5 Room EQ Technology

Lexicon takes an approach to solving the problems of room equalization that delivers better results than traditional methods, which simply attempt to flatten the frequency response of the listening room.

Lexicon’s V5 EQ algorithm measures the decay times of the room resonance modes and prioritises those with long decay times as being the most important to correct. This approach has far more impact on the audio experience than merely flattening the frequency response. Another benefit of using this method is that the long decay times occur throughout the room; correcting them for one listening position also fixes them for others, resulting in a more uniform experience from seat to seat.

Unlike other EQ solutions, V5 EQ utilizes four microphones, allowing detection of room modes that would be missed by systems that employ only a single microphone. Using four microphones also provides improved accuracy resulting from correlated measurements. Lexicon Microphone Kit purchased separately.

V5 Room EQ can be purchased as an upgrade to existing MC12 controllers. Please note that if not installed, V3.0 firmware and software must be fitted. A Lexicon Microphone Kit is also required, ask you dealer for details.

Processor: MC-12B HD EQ
THX Ultra 2: 12 Channel Digital AV Controller. Room EQ. HDMI Switching. Balanced Outputs. Price: £10495

Based on the award-winning MC-12B EQ (above), the MC-12B HD EQ brings HDMI switching to the world’s most celebrated balanced pre-amp/processor with an impressive six HDMI inputs and one HDMI output. In response to the growing availability of HDMI equipped source components, the MC-12B HD EQ will provide state-of-the-art sound quality and control for the most complex home entertainment systems. It retains the features of the acclaimed MC-12BV5 EQ with the addition of HDMI switching capabilities.

To simplify the wiring of analogue video sources, the MC-12B HD EQ also includes up-conversion of Composite Video and S-Video sources to Component Video.

The RT-20 is Lexicon’s top-of-the-line universal disc player. Designed to provide superior audio and video performance with virtually any of the 5” optical media discs, it supports DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, DVD-R/W, SACD, CD, CD-R/W, MP-3, JPEG, Video CD and S-VCD. The RT-20 takes the universal disc player to a new level with a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), built-in video processing, and extremely precise Digital-to-Analog converters (DAC).

HDMI provides direct uncompressed digital video transmission to compatible display devices delivering pristine images free from the deterioration associated with analog conversion and interfaces. High-quality video processing can convert video to 720p or 1080i for the HDMI output to drive a HDTV compatible display. HDMI also carries Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG and PCM digital audio.

The RT-20 includes composite and S-video output connectors, as well as progressive-scan component video outputs on RCA and professional-grade BNC connectors. These interfaces are fed by high-precision 14-bit/216MHz video DACs, ensuring the cleanest possible conversion.

The Video Adjust feature allows for exact, detailed adjustment of video settings such as Progressive Motion, sharpness, white, black, gamma, hue, and chroma levels, as well as luminance (DNR) and chrominance (CNR) noise reduction. The Progressive Motion feature automatically converts film sources recorded at 24 frames-per-second to 60 frames-per-second to create a more natural picture. The RT-20 offers three banks of Video Adjust settings for storage of user-defined settings.

In addition to HDMI, digital audio is available on three output connectors ? one S/PDIF coaxial, one S/PDIF optical, and one AES/EBU ? allowing for external decoding and processing of Dolby Digital, DTS, and PCM sources. Alternatively, built-in 24-bit/192kHz DACs on all six analog audio outputs allows high-resolution formats such as DVD-Audio and SACD to deliver smooth, expansive analog output without sample rate conversion or word length reduction.

The RT-20 features serial control via RS-232 for full integration into third party control systems. It also offers a rear panel infrared (IR) input, a trigger input, and an optional rack mount kit, making it easy to incorporate the RT-20 into the finest home theaters.

Built to Lexicon standards, the RT-20 represents a solid investment. With its extensive compatibility, the RT-20 delivers exceptional performance whether you are watching the latest widescreen DVD, listening to old favorites on SACD or checking out the latest MP3s on CD-R. Even the most demanding enthusiast will be impressed with its unbeatable combination of technological innovation, flexibility, and performance.

Features and specifications:
Disc Formats:
DVD-V, DVD-A, DVD-R, DVD-RW, SACD, CD, DTS 24/96, CD-R, CD-RW
VCD, S-VCD, JPEG Images, MP3

Analogue Audio Outputs - RCA:
4: Front L/R - Down mix
1: Centre
1: LFE
2: Surround L/R

Digital Audio Outputs:
1: AES/EBU - XLR
1: Coaxial - RCA
1: Optical - TosLink

Digital-To-Analogue Conversion:
PCM Playback - CD / DVD-A etc
24-bit/192kHz Architecture all channels
SACD
Pure DSD Conversion all channels

DVD-A / SACD Audio Settings:
DVD-A
Bass Management / Time Alignment
SACD
Bass Management (DSD or PCM)
Time Alignment (PCM Mode)

Video Outputs:
1: HDMI (HDCP)
2: Component Video - 1: RCA - 1: BNC
1: S-video
2: Composite Video - RCA
1: RGB – Scart
1: D5 - RGB