We call it "Sound First" design: we prioritise audio quality, and cut cost and clutter, to deliver the best-sounding AV receiver you'll ever hear at this price. For example, most living room setups are 5.1 (five speakers plus a subwoofer bass speaker). So instead of giving you a 7.1 receiver with two channels you'll never use, our engineers have spent the development budget putting better quality components in the bits you will use. They've also taken technologies from our pricier Azur 551R and included them in the 351R, including premium toroidal transformers for stunning bass response and pure sound and an all-metal chassis to minimise distortion.
The 351R is a home entertainment hub, with enough inputs and outputs to hook up all your kit. There's enough capacity to connect not just Blu-ray disc players and satellite set-top boxes, but games console and media players like Apple TV too, all in high definition via HDMI. There are plenty of inputs for hi-fi separates too.
And the 351R packs plenty of power, putting out 50 watts per channel (at 8 ohms) for room-filling surround sound, and 80 watts per channel (at 6 ohms) for a superb audiophile stereo performance from even the most demanding speakers. And a clever automatic setup mode adjusts the speakers perfectly, whatever the size and shape of your room.
Clever, keenly priced and stunning both for home cinema and music, the 351R is hard to beat.
Features
-
4 HDMI in, 1 out with support for 3D TV / Deep colour pass-thru / Audio Return Channel (ARC) reception
-
Oversize low flux toroidal transformer delivering ultra-low noise and distortion
-
Cirrus Logic dual 32-bit DSPs for compatibility with the latest CODECs including Dolby Digital Plus, DTS- HD High Resolution and the Lossless Dolby True HD and DTS-HD Master Audio formats
-
Pure Analogue Stereo Direct mode for audiophile playback of analogue stereo sources
-
Cambridge Audio Mic Controlled Auto Set-up (CAMCAS) with microphone supplied
-
Adjustable lip-sync delay per source
-
X-Tract Forced/Convection Heat Tunnel for virtually silent performance
-
FM tuner with RDS
-
Low resonance, acoustically damped full metal chassis
-
RS232 for Custom Install integration
-
Slim, aesthetic design – only 100mm (3.9’’) tall!
Specifications
Power output:
|
70W RMS per channel, into 8 Ohms (two channels driven)
50W RMS per channel, 8 Ohms (all 5 channels driven)
|
Architecture
|
Cirrus Logic CS42518 24-Bit/192kHz capable CODEC for surround channels + 24 Bit 2 channel A/D conversion
Cirrus Logic CS497024 Dual 32 Bit DSP for surround decoding
|
Audio Inputs
|
4 x Line Level Analogue
FM Tuner
2 x Digital Co-axial
1 x Digital Optical
|
Video Inputs
|
4 x HDMI (1.4a)
|
Main Audio Outputs
|
5 x Amplified Speaker Outputs
1 x RCA/Phono subwoofer output
|
Main Video Output
|
1 x HDMI (1.4a), ARC supported
|
Recording Audio Outputs
|
1 x Line Level Analogue
|
Other connections
|
1 x ¼" / 6.35mm Headphone Output (32 To 600 ohms recommended)
1 x RS232C
1 x IEC type mains inlet
|
Standby power consumption:
|
<0.5W
|
Max. power consumption:
|
500W
|
Dimensions (W x H x D):
|
430 x 100 x 330mm (16.9 x 3.9 x 12.9'')
|
Weight:
|
8.2Kg (18lbs)
|