The Z11 was born from the philosophy of first looking inward and harnessing Yamaha's 100 year heritage. Rather than merely a replacement for the renowned Z9, they've created a completely new standard of AV Receiver to realise all the possibilities of the HD era.
The art of ZENtertainment.
The RX-Z11 (Z11) embodies the latest in HD audio and video coupled with a never before seen 11.2 channels and the industry-first THX Ultra2 Plus certification, and that’s just the beginning. It offers the ultimate flexibility for multi-zone configuration and a wide array of inputs such as, five HDMI, two USB, Ethernet and four Component Video inputs).
A world-first 11.2 channels from Yamaha provides an experience unrivalled in any other product. Yamaha takes an existing 7.1 channel source and extends this into an 11.2 channel experience. Front and rear presence speakers are added, providing the most immersive surround sound experience achieved in a home environment.
High Definition is one of the most common phrases in the home electronics market today. Relating to both audio and video, true high definition offers consumers an experience akin to that of cinema. Sources offering 1080p video such as Blu-Ray and HD DVD represent the ultimate in visual reproduction. The Z11 has the capacity to upscale any standard definition source and output this in stunning 1080p resolution, turning a standard definition DVD into full HD. Support for high definition is encompassed in the Z11 adopting the latest version of HDMI, version 1.3a, with added compatibility for xvYCC colour space and Deep Colour transmission – which translates to billions of colours.
In relation to sound, on-board decoding of the latest HD audio codecs from Dolby and DTS Laboratories ensure full compatibility with both Blu-Ray and HD DVD source material. High definition audio from the world’s first 11.2 channel receiver – designed to deliver an unprecedented experience.
More than simply a reference home theatre receiver, the Z11 provides a very unique level of flexibility to suit individual needs. This flexibility is delivered through the configuration of in-built multi-zone settings that allows you to enjoy different sources throughout your home simultaneously. Multi-zone can allow you to listen to a CD player in one room and radio in another all while someone’s enjoying a movie in the theatre room.
Utilising each of the 11 powered channels, the Z11 can deliver up to four zones with independent audio which includes two of these zones with high-definition video. Alternatively, you could use the Z11 as a pre-amp and use separate power amplifiers. This means each of the 11 internal amplifiers can then be configured to operate zones 2, 3 and 4 with multiple speakers. Zone-mono can also be engaged to allow speakers in secondary zones to run in mono sound if required. Further to this, the unique feature Party Mode has been added. This ensures all zones you’ve selected play the same source making it ideal for parties.
The Z11 offers component video out and coaxial digital audio out to zone 2, the only receiver in Yamaha’s range to do so. This can cater for the operation of a secondary home theatre sourced directly from the main zone. Zone 2 also has digital to analogue converters that will allow a digital source from the main zone to run into Zone 2.
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