JVC show us the their new Sophisti NX-BD3 which consists of a Blu Ray receiver, front surround speakers and subwoofer. The two front speakers provide sound for the left and right front channels and a ‘phantom’ centre mode from the two drivers at the bottom, plus ‘pseudo surround’ from the top two drivers. Total output for the front speakers are reported to be 4 × 55w. A separate subwoofer gives you 200w of bass.
The new JVC theatre system will also handle Blu-ray discs and is Profile 1.1 compliant, supports 24fps, x.v. Colour, Deep Colour and has a single HDMI 1.3a output. And according to JVC it won’t be upgradable to Blu-ray profile 2.0,
The unit has a S.R.R.P of £799 and is available in gloss black from September