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https://www.whathifi.com/tv-home-cinema/av-receivers/goldmunds-high-end-home-cinema-processor-hopes-to-set-the-gold-standard-for-cinematic-sound
Goldmund's High-End Home Cinema Processor Aims to Set the Gold Standard for Cinematic Sound.
This AV processor was born for private cinemas and reference listening rooms.
Swiss hi-fi manufacturer Goldmund has unveiled its latest high-end home cinema processor, aiming to power "the world's most ambitious private cinemas and reference listening rooms."
The Ouranos Excellence lives up to its name on paper. This product is touted as a "no-compromise" 16-channel acoustic processor featuring Goldmund's next-generation DSP architecture, proprietary room optimization technology, and a completely redesigned user interface.
Goldmund aims to set a "new benchmark for high-performance immersive audio and seamless configurability" for both integrated installers and end users through these features, and it doesn't stop there.
The Swiss audio company insists that this is more than just a spec bump from the previous Ouranos Signature. The Excellence comes equipped with an entirely new electronic system from the ground up.
This includes Goldmund's Proteus HT multi-channel algorithm, which is integrated to generate optimal sound configurations and upload them directly to the processor's DSP, enabling high-end room correction through the processor.
Furthermore, the Ouranos Excellence is compatible with Goldmund's active speaker lineup, which features the brand's Leonardo time correction technology built into each speaker unit.
If you plan to use this high-end processor with a passive speaker package like the Rhea Passive or Thea Passive, for example, you'll be pleased to know that this timing feature is included to ensure optimal performance regardless of your preferred pairing.
Remember that this product acts as the 'brain' of a home cinema setup and requires separate amplification (amps) to drive the speakers.
As it targets the world's most exclusive private cinemas, the Ouranos Excellence comes with a hefty price tag. The launch price is 60,000 Swiss francs (CHF), which translates to approximately 90 million won (about £58,000/$78,000).
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