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Acurus ACT-3 Surround Processor/Preamplifier by Mondale......No Remote. ACT-3 Surround Processor/Preamp Dolby Pro-Logic, Dolby Digital, and DTS Decoding 20 Bit D/As and A/Ds 11 Digital Inputs (8 Coaxial, 3 Toslink), 4 Sets A/V inputs, 4 sets Audio-Only Inputs; Outputs Include 2 Center and 2 Subwoofer RS-232 Port Size: 5 1/2H x 17W x 13D Weight: 14 Pounds MSRP: $1,799 USA Acurus, a division of Mondial, aimed at the entry level market of high end, started shipping the ACT-3 recently, a surround processor/preamplifier equipped with Dolby Pro Logic (DPL), Dolby Digital (DD - AC-3), and DTS decoding. Even if a specialized company should choose to stray near the territory of the big kids on the block, not many do for precisely that reason. The little companies, though a scrappy bunch, dont have the facilities or the financial clout to generate products in volume sufficient to set the cost per unit low enough. If they did, they still lack the advertising muscle to grab enough of the market to unload the necessary inventory. They may offer a better quality product in terms of build, but even after streamlining the manufacturing process, it still costs more.Mondial accepted that fact, but chose to skirt the border with the Acurus ACT-3. At $1,799 retail, it fills a n0tch above the typical mass market stuff, yet ducks the $2,500-and-up benchmarks that typically swim gill to gill with the biggest fish around (such as the Yamaha DSP-A1, the B&K Ref 20, Lexicon DC-1, and Meridian 565.) Plus, the ACT-3 brings a pedigree to the table. Acurus has previously earned accolades for their power amplifiers, as well as the predecessor of the ACT-3, the ACT-1. Buyer prepays plus shipping. Actual shipping cost. 740.461.9086 https://hometheaterhifi.com/volume_5_4/acurusact3.html
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