This component is unique in that it is the only vacuum tube driven surround sound processor in the world, utilizing Dolby Pro Logic II, created by the legendary Jim Fosgate.
No shit.
I’ve been reading a lot about early surround recently. Fosgate most definitely has bragging rights as The Man. Not only did he develop the coolest decoders, he went on to design Dolby Pro Logic II and now makes crazy stuff like the 5-channel tube pre-amp shown above. Respect.
All of which is preamble to mentioning that I’ve just installed the Pro Logic II upgrade to the AV32R. It’s at least interesting and kind of fun — the surround channels are much more discrete than with Tag’s matrix system, which I’ve used a lot, so it will take a little while to get used to. And I think I need to recalibrate the speakers for it. Off to the shop for a new battery for the SPL meter…
