Onkyo TX DS898

Presenting the remarkable TX-DS898, a home-theater centerpiece whose 7.1 independent channels of high-current, ultrawide-bandwidth equal-power and thoughtful features are the result of a single-minded approach to its engineering and design - namely, to provide you with a home-entertainment experience that is nothing short of extraordinary. Here's a short list of what you can expect: 7.1-channels and THX Surround EX decoding to take you and your audience to a new level of soundtrack-sonic excitement, a "pure-audio" mode that turns off the display and video circuitry to provide the cleanest audio signal possible, powered Zone 2 to let you enjoy different sources (audio or video) in two rooms simultaneously, an assignable 12-volt trigger to switch on a Zone-2 amplifier, HDTV-ready component-video circuitry for crystal-clear picture quality, and an optional astonishingly versatile touchscreen LCD remote that will put you in command as never before. The unit possesses Progressive-Scan DVD and DVD-Audio/SACD. The European model also has RS-232 feature.