Pioneer VSA-LX805 Auro-3D - Page 1

AURO AURO-3D® is a registered trademark of NEWAURO BV. AURO, AURO-3D, Auro-Codec, and Auro-Matic are registered trademarks of NEWAURO BV. Learn more about AURO-3D®. www.auro-3d.com AURO-3D® Technology ‰ AURO-3D® Format The AURO-3D® format is a high-quality audio format that provides a realistic sound experience. By reproducing the sounds that move around us in our daily lives and the sounds coming from above, it creates a three-dimensional and immersive sound. ‰ Auro-Matic Auro-Matic® - this up-mixing technology converts any existing content without height, from stereo and surround (2D), to the requested AURO-3D® format (3D) or any compatible speaker setup. This is used to convert any legacy content (i.e. not Auro-encoded) from Mono, Stereo and Surround to an AURO-3D® format. Unlike most other up-mixing technologies on the market, Auro-Matic® leaves the original channels of the input source intact instead of steering parts of it to particular speakers. The sophisticated adaptive processing places the original recording in a 3-dimensional environment that matches the acoustical properties of the recording, creating an immersive sound field that creates the impression of being in the same environment as where the recording was taking place. Depending on the content more or less spatial cues can be detected for the 3D extrapolation algorithm, resulting in slightly different experiences. Listening Modes ‰ AURO-3D® This mode creates expansive height around the listener by forming the AURO3D® proprietary Height Layer on the conventional Surround Layer, thereby recreating a three-dimensional sound field. In this listening mode, the Auro-3D® engine creates an immersive 3D experience on all supported speakers, regardless of the input signal. This means that content that has been encoded using Auro-Codec® is decoded (and further up-mixed if necessary), and other content is up-mixed for the selected speaker configuration. Height Layer Surround Layer 1