Sunfire Theater Grand Processor-5 Introduced

Sunfire announced a natural replacement for their Theater Grand IV Processor. The new Grand 5 processor adds 2 HDMI inputs and an HDMI output and ability to input and output 1080p signal. TGP-5 is claimed to be audiophile grade and can deliver multitude of encodings such as 7.1 Dolby Pro Logic IIx, Dolby Digital, DTS, etc. It also includes Sunfire's Side-Axis 9.3 output and includes Bob Carver's Sonic Holography Imaging soundstage enhancement. Did I say audiophile grade? This thing has 8 XLR balanced outputs so you don't whine. And one more thing - for party animals - TGP-5 has a mode where it can take the stereo signal and output it on every speakers you have connected. Cool feature to make the neighbors happy. Will ship in the 1st quarter of 2006 for $3995.

If you are interested AVRev has a review of the predecessor - Theater Grand IV - so you get the idea where TGP-5 is coming from.

Source: AVRevolution