Sony STR-DE897 Stereo Receiver * Remote * Box * 100W RMS

The STR-DE897 is your ticket to wraparound home theater sound! If you've been impressed by 5.1-channel home theater systems, wait 'til you hear what 7.1 surround adds to the experience — it creates even more expansive, realistic soundfields that totally immerse you in the movie experience. The 'DE897 packs 100 full-bandwidth-rated watts x 7 channels of clean Sony power, guaranteeing room-rocking multichannel sound for all your music and movies. And if you've got a 7.1 speaker system, you can set this receiver to transform 5.1 and 6.1 Dolby® Digital and DTS® soundtracks into 7.1 surround sound automatically!

The STR-DE897's learning/multibrand remote gives you convenient control of your entire system. It's even got programmable macros that let you easily execute a whole series of commands — with the press of a single button, you can fire up your whole home theater system and have it ready to go.

You get plenty of connectivity for hooking up all your audio/video components, including 6 digital inputs, 5 A/V inputs, and HDTV-compatible component video switching. The front panel offers A/V and optical digital inputs, for quick, easy hookup of camcorders, game systems, and portable audio players. Composite-to-S-video conversion simplifies connection to your TV. This receiver even offers two multichannel inputs, for hooking up high-resolution audio components like SACD and DVD-Audio players. One of these is a 7.1-channel input, which keeps you prepared for future formats, too.

Product info:

• 100 watts x 7 into 8 ohms (20-20,000Hz) at 0.09% THD
• Dolby Digital EX, DTS-ES, DTS 96/24, DTS Neo:6, and Dolby Pro Logic® II processing
• Digital Cinema Sound modes
• 32-bit processor
• dual-room/dual-source audio (preamp stereo output for 2nd room)
• learning/multibrand remote with macros
• composite-to-S-video conversion
• analog direct mode
• two multichannel inputs (one 7.1, one 5.1)
• component video switching (2 in, 1 out, 80MHz bandwidth)
• digital inputs: 4 optical (including 1 front-panel), 2 coaxial
• optical digital output
• 3 audio inputs (including phono) and 5 A/V inputs (including 3 S-video and 1 front-panel)
• Control A1II for simpler control of compatible Sony components
• 30 AM/FM presets
• 2 sets of main speaker outputs
• banana plug-compatible binding posts for all main-room speakers
• 16-7/8" W x 6-3/16"H x 15-1/4"D