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THX Ultra 2 Cinema Mode As you might expect, the THX Ultra 2 Cinema mode does a similarly terrific job of
optimizing the system for accurate reproduction of movie soundtracks.
When in THX Ultra 2 Cinema mode, ASA creates a diffuse soundfield that emulates the
much larger array of surround speakers found in a state of the art commercial theater.
Of course, Re-EQ, Adaptive Decorrelation, and Timbre-Matching are all employed to
compensate for the differences between an excellent commercial theater and your room
at home. Once again, a single selection can fully optimize your system for a significantly
different task: reproducing movies as they were intended to be experienced.
Boundary Gain
Compensation
Most speakers are designed to sound their best when placed out well away from the
walls. This placement usually offers the best imaging and overall performance.
However, this placement is often not practical in multi-purpose rooms that are used for
home entertainment. Speakers end up pushed back close to the walls so as to make more
room for the people who live in the house. Unfortunately, this change in placement
reinforces frequencies from the mid-bass down to the deepest bass. While few people
would object to having a little extra deep bass, the boosted mid-bass makes male vocals
sound “chesty,” “congested” or “boomy.”
flexible GUI The LCD touchscreen on the front panel of your new component supports an
extremely flexible and versatile graphical user interface (GUI) while maintaining a clean,
uncluttered appearance. The SSP-300 provides a range of controls that might otherwise
require dozens of buttons and knobs on the front panel. Despite this power and
flexibility, it remains simple to operate in day-to-day use.
In fact, in some ways it is even simpler to operate than a more conventional design
might be. For example, if you are not using one or more of the inputs on your SSP-
300, you can delete the unnecessary buttons from the operational menu. Doing so
prevents anyone from trying to select a nonexistent source component, with the resulting
confusion stemming from the lack of any sound. (Of course, you can easily restore the
button if you subsequently add another source component and need that input.)
customizable
volume control
The volume control on your new Classé surround processor is controlled by
sophisticated software that allows you to fine-tune its response to suit your preferences.
Ideally, a volume control would allow you to reach the volume you desire quickly, and
would also provide extremely fine control once you are close to the “perfect” volume. Of
course, these characteristics are in conflict with each other: one requires the volume to
change by quite a lot for a given amount of turning of the knob, while the other requires
small, incremental changes for the same turn of the knob.