THX Ultra 2. 8 Channel Digital AV Controller. Logic 7. Balanced Outputs.Based on the reference MC-12 digital controller, the MC-8B Digital Controller is perfectly suited to less complex multi-channel systems in which sound quality, picture quality, ease-of-use and reliability are still of paramount importance. Sharing the unique industrial design that identifies Lexicon home theatre products, the MC-8B is a balanced version of the MC-8. An optional rack mounting kit is available.
At the heart of the MC-8B are four Analog Devices SHARC Digital Signal Processing engines, one Cirrus Logic™ DSP engine, and per output, 24-bit/192kHz digital-to-analogue converters - an architecture that is nearly identical to the MC-12. As a result, the MC-12 and MC-8/MC-8B share the same tremendous processing power and performance characteristics. The MC-8B includes THX® Ultra2 certification and dts 96/24 decoding, together with an impressive list of playback technologies: Dolby® Digital EX, Dolby Pro-Logic IIx®, dts-ES, dts Neo6, and Lexicon’s own LOGIC7®, which creates a full 7.1-channel output signal from 2, 5.1 and 6.1-channel input sources.
With the emergence of formats such as DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, Super Audio CD, and High-Definition TV, the demand for input connectors has grown. The MC-8B provides compatibility with these formats, offering three component video inputs and eight configurable analogue inputs. The analogue inputs can be configured either as eight stereo inputs, five stereo inputs and one 5.1-channel input, or two stereo inputs and two 5.1-channel inputs for separate DVD-A and SACD sources. Stereo sources can be converted into the digital domain for multi-channel processing or, along with the 5.1 channel inputs, be routed directly through the MC8B in pure analogue mode.