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About Dolby Digital
The ESC333 features Dolby
Digital (also unofficially known
as AC-3) multichannel signal
processing, a system devel-
oped by Dolby Laboratories.
Dolby Digital, unlike
“matrixed” systems (such as
Dolby Pro Logic) that derive
and decode multichannel
sound from two channels of
sound, is capable of delivering
information for one subwoofer
and five full-range channels
as discrete and individual
channels in digital AC-3 data
format from sources such as a
DVD player. The result is clear
and accurate digital sound
to each speaker, along with
availability of stereo-surround
effects (Dolby Pro Logic
features mono surrounds).
Dolby Digital is capable of
delivering several different for-
mats of surround sound, the
most robust one being
the 5.1-channel mode, which
provides separate signals for
five satellite speakers as well
as for a subwoofer. The ESC333
features a “5.1-Ch” indicator
that illuminates when a Dolby
Digital 5.1-channel encoded
signal is present. Dolby Digital
can also provide other AC-3
digital multichannel signals, as
well as 2-channel signals,
which can be decoded via
Dolby Pro Logic processing
into multichannel surround
sound. In the latter case, both
the Dolby Pro Logic and Dolby
Digital indicators will illumi-
nate in the ESC333 display.
• Remote controllable via
outboard remote eye that
can be mounted with the
center channel or separately,
so that the subwoofer can
be hidden away.
• Wall-mount brackets and
floor stands available sepa-
rately for the satellites.
• Credit-card-type, full-
function remote control.
• JBL “error free” speaker
cables simplify connection
and eliminate possibility
of out-of-phase wiring.
• Center foot for horizontal
placement of the center
channel.
• Rotatable JBL logos to allow
for vertical or horizontal place-
ment of the satellites.
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