ZVOX Audio Z-Base 555 Low-Profile Single-Cabinet Surround Sound System
Great SoundThe most important feature for any home theater system is high quality sound. The 555 uses a new amplifier design with extremely accurate frequency response and a warm natural sound and surprisingly powerful bass. PhaseCue (R) II Virtual Surround SoundThe 555 uses ZVOX's proprietary PhaseCue II virtual surround processing to give you rich three-dimensional sound with movies or music. With music PhaseCue II creates a very wide soundstage - it literally sounds like you are listening to speakers eight feet apart from each other. When listening to a good movie the soundtrack will envelop you putting you in the middle of the action. While no virtual surround system - including ours - will give you the surround effects of a good 5.1 system the ZVOX 555 does a remarkable job. Sound Vision magazine calls our PhaseCue processing `remarkably ingenious.`Green DesignThe 555 uses a highly-efficient Class D digital amplifier. Even playing at quite loud volumes it usually uses less than 10 watts of total power. And standby power usage tends to hover around 0.1 watts - making it one of the `greenest` audio systems ever made. Setting A New Standard For Vocal Clarity. ZVOX systems are known for their remarkable vocal clarity The 555 adds a stunning new feature: Dialog Emphasis (DE). When you push the `DE` button on the remote control you engage a circuit that mimics the functions of a hearing aid. The frequencies used by human voices are dynamically emphasized while other frequencies are minimized. We don't know of any other speaker system that provides such an easy-to-use and effective method for improving the intelligibility of television dialog. Uses Your Remote ControlThe new Z-Base system can be programmed to respond to your remote control. The illuminated display walks you through a less-than-a-minute programming cycle. Then your TV remote. or cable box remote. or satellite receiver remote. or ANY remote. can control volume mute power and input functions of the ZVOX system. Taming Commercials That Are Too LoudIf you've ever been blasted out of your chair by a too-loud commercial - or by a cable channel that's twice as loud as another channel - you'll love the new Output Leveling (OL) feature on the ZVOX 555. Just push the OL button and a sophisticated processor takes over making soft sounds louder and loud sounds softer so there are fewer jarring moments when switching channels or when commercials come on. This system also helps by boosting the audio levels from a DVD or Blu Ray player that is not loud enough. Disappearing DisplayThe 555 features a four-digit display located behind the speaker grille that shows the current setting for volume bass treble and PhaseCue II (R) (virtual surround) - and also shows when you have engaged the Mute Output Leveling (OL) or Dialog Emphasis (DE) features. A few seconds after you stop using your remote (or front panel) controls the display disappears completely. Multiple Inputs. including front-panel connection for iPod (R) and other portable devices The 555 has two analog audio inputs one optical (Toslink) digital input one coaxial digital input - plus a front panel 3.5mm analog stereo input for convenient connection of your iPod or other portable audio device. Any specific input can be selected using either the remote control or the slim-line module below the speaker grille. Wood (MDF) Cabinet With Hand-Lacquered Side PanelsThe 555 features a hand-built cabinet of heavy MDF with beautiful hand-lacquered high-gloss end panels. Its low-profile design blends perfectly with flat-panel TVs. Most people don't even notice the ZVOX 555.until they hear it.