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"We spoke to Dave Nauber, Classé’s
executive VP responsible for Brand
Development, about these new
multichannel components
HFC: Why doesn’t the SSP-600
include hi-res digital video and audio inputs?
DN: If HDMI were included, you would still need
all the other input/output features offered in the
SSP-600. In a system – where HDMI is used by the
display device – all analogue video sources should
be converted to digital, then de-interlaced and
scaled if necessary. Doing this at a level
commensurate with the quality of the SSP-600 is
far from free. Proper HDMI functionality can be
added by way of the CDP-300 DVD player.
How does a buyer cope with more than one
device that uses HDMI?
The CDP-300 is designed to be upgradeable to a
model coming later this year called the CDP-300V.
The V, for video, has two HDMI inputs as well as
inputs for component and S-Video. Analogue video
is converted to digital, de-interlaced and scaled up
to 1080p. When used with an SSP-300 or SSP-600,
the main video outs of the SSP can be routed
through the CDP-300V for processing and
connected by a single HDMI output to your display.
This simplifies both the system cabling and
switching requirements. This solution
accommodates three HDMI sources, which should
suffice for quite some time.
What upgrades are envisioned long term and
what is the RJ-45 socket for?
The touch screen control allows us to change the
way the processors work. One such addition was
the profile buttons. Next up will be multiple
speaker configurations to accommodate different
crossover, level and bass management settings,
depending on the type of source. We will also be
adding CAN bus support (using the RJ-45s) for
status and control of Classé amplifiers as well as
Classé system interoperability.
Are these two products intended for hi-fi or
home cinema buyers?
The balanced output circuits of Delta components
are ultra-high performance and the SSP-600
balanced input connects directly to the output
through a volume control when in analogue bypass
mode. People respond to Classé’s Delta series
because, whether two-channel or multichannel,
performance is optimized for serious listeners."
"We spoke to Dave Nauber, Classé’s
executive VP responsible for Brand
Development, about these new
multichannel components
HFC: Why doesn’t the SSP-600
include hi-res digital video and audio inputs?
DN: If HDMI were included, you would still need
all the other input/output features offered in the
SSP-600. In a system – where HDMI is used by the
display device – all analogue video sources should
be converted to digital, then de-interlaced and
scaled if necessary. Doing this at a level
commensurate with the quality of the SSP-600 is
far from free. Proper HDMI functionality can be
added by way of the CDP-300 DVD player.
How does a buyer cope with more than one
device that uses HDMI?
The CDP-300 is designed to be upgradeable to a
model coming later this year called the CDP-300V.
The V, for video, has two HDMI inputs as well as
inputs for component and S-Video. Analogue video
is converted to digital, de-interlaced and scaled up
to 1080p. When used with an SSP-300 or SSP-600,
the main video outs of the SSP can be routed
through the CDP-300V for processing and
connected by a single HDMI output to your display.
This simplifies both the system cabling and
switching requirements. This solution
accommodates three HDMI sources, which should
suffice for quite some time.
What upgrades are envisioned long term and
what is the RJ-45 socket for?
The touch screen control allows us to change the
way the processors work. One such addition was
the profile buttons. Next up will be multiple
speaker configurations to accommodate different
crossover, level and bass management settings,
depending on the type of source. We will also be
adding CAN bus support (using the RJ-45s) for
status and control of Classé amplifiers as well as
Classé system interoperability.
Are these two products intended for hi-fi or
home cinema buyers?
The balanced output circuits of Delta components
are ultra-high performance and the SSP-600
balanced input connects directly to the output
through a volume control when in analogue bypass
mode. People respond to Classé’s Delta series
because, whether two-channel or multichannel,
performance is optimized for serious listeners."
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