Based on the award-winning MC-12BV5 EQ, the MC-12B HD EQ brings HDMI switching to the world’s most celebrated balanced pre-amp/processor with an impressive six HDMI inputs and one HDMI output. In response to the growing availability of HDMI equipped source components, the MC-12B HD EQ will provide state-of-the-art sound quality and control for the most complex home entertainment systems. It retains the features of the acclaimed MC-12BV5 EQ with the addition of HDMI switching capabilities.
To simplify the wiring of analogue video sources, the MC-12B HD EQ also includes up-conversion of Composite Video and S-Video sources to Component Video.
Version 5.0 EQ continues Lexicon’s improvement programme. Retaining all elements of V4EQ software, V5EQ adds a newly designed implementation of Logic7, extending the MC-12 platform’s advantage over the competition. Another V5EQ feature, the Lexicon LIVE! system, is able to create an expansive soundstage for live recordings. Both V5EQ and LIVE! require the optional AKG microphone kit.
The new V5 EQ software will allow the user to find and correct problematic low frequencies in the listening space to within 0.732Hz (that’s ten times more precise than a graphic EQ), yet is easy to operate and requires only a small amount of user interaction to achieve superior results. In contrast with traditional room equalisation methods, which simply attempt to flatten the frequency response of the listening room, Lexicon’s V5 EQ algorithm measures the decay times of the room resonance modes and prioritises those with the longest and therefore most destructive decay times. Correcting them for one listening position also fixes them for others, resulting in a more uniform experience from seat to seat. Unlike other EQ solutions, V5 EQ utilizes four microphones, allowing detection of room modes that would be missed by systems that employ a single microphone.
Detailed correction can be applied to all channels: seven filters for each of the seven main channel outputs and three subwoofer outputs. The additional DSP ensures that the best results can be obtained for all of the speakers in the system.
Formats Supported:
Dolby® Digital, THX Surround EX, dts®, dts-ES 6.1, dts 24-96 KHz, Dolby Pro-Logic IIx®, Logic 7
THX® Ultra 2 certified.
Logic 7® Creates a 7.1channel output, from any input signal.
Pure Analogue By-Pass
Unique DVD-A & SACD input configuration with full Bass Management & Time Alignment.
Automatic Calibration:
Output Levels
Time Alignment - Delay
Requires Optional Microphones
V5 Lexicon LIVE!:
Audio Enhancement Of Live Musicians or Vocalists
Requires 2 x AKG Studio Microphones (Optional)
Connect To MC12 Mic Sockets 1 and 2
V5 Room EQ:
Fully Automatic Room Correction
Correct Up to Ten Channels Including Subwoofers
All Corrections Made Within The Digital Domain
Multi-Point Microphone Analysis - Microphones Not Included
Analogue Audio Inputs:
RCA Inputs Configurable As:
8: Stereo Pairs
5: Stereo Pairs + 1 x 5.1-channel analogue input
5.1 Analogue Input Array - L - C - R - LS - RS - LFE
4: Mic Inputs for Auto Calibration / Lexicon LIVE!
Digital Audio Inputs:
6: Coaxial - RCA
5: Optical - TosLink
1: Optical - Optical Mini-Jack
1: AES/EBU
Sample Rates: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96kHz
Accepts: 16-24 Bit PCM audio, Dolby Digital, dts and dts-ES Discrete data formats
Main Zone Audio Outputs:
12: Balanced - XLR
Front L/R - Centre - LFE - Subwoofer L/R - Side L/R - Rear L/R - Auxiliary L/R
12: Unbalanced - RCA
Front L/R - Centre - LFE - Subwoofer L/R - Side L/R - Rear L/R - Auxiliary L/R
Zone 2 Audio Outputs:
2: Analogue - Stereo RCA - 1: Fixed - 1: Variable
1: Balanced Analogue - Stereo XLR - Variable
Record Audio Outputs:
2: Analogue - Stereo RCA - 1: Fixed - 1: Variable
1: Coaxial - RCA
1: Optical - TosLink
Digital Architecture:
A > D Conversion - 24-bit, 96 kHz, Dual-Bit Architecture
D > A Conversion- 24-bit, 44.1 - 192 kHz, Multi-Bit Architecture, Dual-Mono Mode
A > D Conversion - Record Zone - 24-bit, 44.1 - 96 kHz, Dual-Bit Architecture
DSP Engines:
4: Analog Devices - SHARC 32-Bit Floating Point DSP Engines
1: Cirrus Logic DSP Decoding Engine
1: Proprietary DSP Engine - V5
1: Proprietary DSP Engine – EQ
Video Inputs:
6: HDMI (HDCP)
1: Component Video - BNC
3: Component Video - RCA
3: S-Video - Y/C
2: Composite Video - RCA
Video Switching:
Ultra-Wide Bandwidth. HDTV Compatible.
Broadcast Standard Analogue / Digital Video Switching.
Video Up-Conversion:
S-Video / Composite Video > Component Video
Video Outputs:
1: HDMI – Main Zone (HDMI Inputs Only)
1: BNC Component Video - Main Zone
4: S-Video 2: Main - 2: Zone 2
4: Composite Video 2: Main - 2: Zone 2
Video Formats:
NTSC M, PAL, and SECAM compatible
Activation Outputs:
1: Power On/Off Trigger
2: Programmable Triggers Assignable
+12VDC, 0.5 amps each; detachable screw terminals
RS-232 Serial Input/Output:
2: 9-pin D-sub connectors for system control and software upgrades
Expansion Ports:
3: Internal Expansion Ports
V5 EQ Occupies 3 Expansion Ports
Rack Mounting Option Available:
MC-12B: 4 Rack Units
Dimensions:
W 440mm x D 377mm x H 171mm (With Feet)
