Panasonic SA HE200

Panasonic SA HE200 ... of surround processing options to immerse you in an incredible 360º home theater experience. For starters, there's DTS-ES decoding, which not only handles the 6.1-channel soundtracks of DTS-ES DVDs, but can also create 6.1-channel sound from any DTS soundtrack. You also get Dolby Digital and Pro Logic II decoding, plus Panasonic's Enhanced Surround mode, which transforms any stereo or surround source into convincing 6.1-channel sound.

The SA-HE200's high-quality MOSFET amplifier design boasts a signal-to-noise ratio of over 100 dB and frequency response out to 100 kHz, making this receiver a perfect companion for high-resolution formats like DVD-Audio and SACD. The 192kHz/24-bit D/A converter ensures smooth, ultra-precise sound from all your digital sources, and Panasonic's TA-KE capacitors use Japanese bamboo fiber in their separators to provide natural, low-distortion sound.

For sources that use compressed audio signals - like the Dolby Digital soundtracks on DVDs, and especially CD-Rs with MP3 and WMA files - Panasonic's exclusive Multi-Source Re-Master circuitry compensates for high harmonics that are lost during compression, adding subtle nuances of sound for more lifelike home theater or music ambiance.