CEDIA 2012

Integra Receiver Has Nine Channels, Which Is Plenty

Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 6, 2012

With nine amp channels and 11.4-channel preamp outs, the Integra DTR-70.4 is armed for nine to eleven bears. Theoretically you could add a stereo amp and get 11.1 channels of joy out of the DTS Neo:X height and width enhancement mode, but that may be the least of this receiver's achievements. It is certification-studded with THX Ultra2 Plus, ISF video calibration for the dual-core video engine, and—a personal favorite of ours—Audyssey MultEQ XT32 auto setup and room correction. We've tried the latter with another product (the similarly featured Onkyo TX-NR3010) and the extra filter resolution makes a notable improvement: the room-corrected sound is less hard and fatiguing and it images better. Plug an Android smartphone into the MHL-HDMI input. Get a look at several HDMI sources simultaneously with InstaPrevue. This being Integra, there are niceties a custom installer would appreciate such as extra 12-volt triggers and IR jacks, and—well, we'd like to go on, but we're tired now.

COMMENTS
David Vaughn's picture
Submitted by David Vaughn on September 6, 2012 - 6:59pm
Mark, Any idea if the "HDMI clicking" has been eliminated from the new AVRs/pre-pros? That's my biggest pet peeve with my Integra 80.2.
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Submitted by Mark Fleischmann on September 8, 2012 - 8:27am
Not sure about the clicking. I haven't noticed it with Integra receivers I've reviewed. There are indeed four sub outs -- I looked at the back panel, and so can you, since it is pictured above. I believe it gets the same signal though I'll have to ask Integra if there's some kind of L/R separation if the bass management is derived from the front stereo pair.
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