AV7703 - $2199 (Sep) – 11.2 RCA/XLR, 8/3 HDMI 2.0a, HDAM circuitry, Zones 2/3, HD Radio (AM/FM),
Comp IN (3)/Comp OUT(Monitor/Zone 2), HT2 + HT1 posts, Opt/coax digital PCM 2.0 -> Zones 2/3,
Porthole – blue LED, All Zone Stereo (Zones 2/3), Remote control - backlight button and LCD
display;12v Trigger (2), 2 line display under front panel flap; 2 CH Playback (LARGE/SMALL;
crossover settings, sub – on/off, LFE -LFE+MAIN, distance, level), 80mm internal cooling
fan (1), 2 OPT/2 Dig Coax IN, Auro 3D upgrade capable, Aluminum front panel,
DAC – AK4458VN (768 kHz/32 bit), Learning remote
Additionally,
- Dual band 802.11n Wifi (5Ghz added to previously only single band 2.4Ghz)
- Auto Lip sync delay (increased from 200ms to 500ms adjustment)
- RC Source Select (allows changing of an HDMI standby pass through source while the AVR is in Standby mode - 2015 and older models require powering on the AVR to change the pass through source)
- Playback of high resolution audio files (DSD 5.6 Mhz - increased from 2.8 Mhz) via USB and network
- DTS:X / DTS Neural:X pre-loaded
- Audyssey iOS/Android phone app (est $20) - using the Audyssey mic, provides the ability to customize target curves, and save them, and LOAD back to AVP (ETA Fall 2016)
- Front Wide speakers are no longer supported
- Web Control no longer available (to be replaced by new app capability with SAVE/LOAD via USB later this fall)
- Includes a HEOS module which will allow streaming the currently dozen music services (ie. Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn, AmazonMusic, DEEZER, Napster/Rhapsody, iHeartRadio, SiriusXM, SOUNDCLOUD, TIDAL, JUKE) using the HEOS iOS/Android app to the AVP as well as allow streaming 2CH sources to one or more HEOS wireless speakers placed around the home