List of AC-3 RF Equipment
Thank you to Tony Kwong for the original list.
A description of AC-3 RF demodulation: A.Demodulation-lsi-for-Laser-Discs-with-AC3-audio.pdf
Legend
- o = optical toslink
- c = coaxial
- 5.1 = set of 6 analog cables
- 7.1 = set of 8 analog cables
- db25 = 25 pin connector used for some AVR and AVP, but also with proper adapter converts to 6 or 8 analog cables.
- 1394 = firewire, ilink digital connector
- in = input
- out = output
The most common listing formats of this list:
- [manufacturer][model name/number](digital inputs, analog input, digital output, analog output)
- [manufacturer][model name/number](digital inputs, digital output, analog input, analog output)
If the AC-3 RF connector is assignable as a coaxial digital connector that connector will not be listed as a coaxial in the i/o listing.[1][2]
Demodulators
Accepts AC-3 RF input from LD and outputs via a optical toslink and or coax type into your sound system.
- ada RFD-1 (1c out)
- B&K DT1 (1c, 1o, 1c out)
- EAD Smart Cable (demodulator on a coax cable)
- JBL Synthesis SPD-RFD (1c or 1o in toggle switch, 1c out)
- Kenwood DEM-999D (1c out)
- Kenwood DEM-9991D (1c, 1o, 1c out)
- Lexicon LDD-1 (1c, 1o, 1c out)
- McIntosh RFD-2 (1c, 10, 1c out, 1o out, 1c out)
- Meridian 519 (1c out, 1o out)
- Nakamichi DE-1 (1c out)
- Pioneer RFD-1 (1c, 1o, 1c out, 1o out)
- Sony MOD-RF1 (1c out, 1o out)
- Yamaha APD-1 (Black) / Yamaha APD-2 (Gold) (1c out, 1o out)
Processors
Accepts AC-3 RF input from LD and may output via optical toslink and or coax type, but also capable of digital to analog multichannel output (six RCA cables), which you input into your sound system.
- ADCOM GDD-1 (2c, 1o, 5.1in, 5.1 out, db25 5.1 out)
- Angstrom Director 200
- Angstrom 195
- Chiro C-5.1 (1o, 1c, db25 5.1 out)
- Denon AVD-2000 (2c, 2o, 1o out, 5.1out, 5.1in)
- Harman Kardon ADP-303 (1c, 1o, 5.1out, 5.1in)
- JVC AC-3 Decoder Prototype
- Marantz DP-870 (1c, 1o, 5.1out, 5.1in)
- McIntosh MAC-3 (4c, 4o, 4c out, 4o out, 5.1 out)
- McIntosh MSD4 (4c, 4o, 5.1out, 2ch in)
- Onkyo ED-901 (1c/1o, db25 5.1out)
- Parasound P/DD 1500 (1c, 1o, db25 5.1out, 2ch)
- Parasound P/DD 1550 (1c, 1o, db25 5.1out, 2ch)
- Pioneer Elite SP-99D (1c, 1o, LineIn1 L/R, LineIn2 L/R/C/R for ProLogic, 5.1out=L/R/C mono x2/L/R/LFE mono x2)
- Pioneer SP-D07 (1c, 1o, LineIn1 L/R, LineIn2 L/R/C/R for ProLogic, 5.1out=L/R/C mono x2/L/R/LFE mono x2)
- Rotel RDA-980 (2c, 5.1 out, db25 5.1in)
- Sony SDP-EP9ES (1c, 3o, 1o out, 5.1out, 5.1in)
- Sony SDP-EP70 (1c, 3o, 1o out, 5.1out, 5.1in)
- Sony SDP-EP90ES (same as above unit but with MPEG audio decoding for EU)
- Sony SDP-E800 (1c, 3o, 1o out, 5.1 out)
- Yamaha DDP-1 (1c, 1o, 5.1out)
Preamps
- ada Cinema Reference (2 input AC-3 RF switch)
- Adcom GTP-740 (4c, 1o)
- Adcom GTP-750 (4c, 1o)
- Denon AVP-8000 (2c, 3o, 1o out)
- Denon AVP-8000DTS (2c, 3o, 1o out)
- Denon AVP-A1 (2c, 3o, 1o out, 5.1 in
- Integra RDC-7 (5c, 3o, 1c out, 1o out)
- Kenwood KC-Z1 (4o, 4o, 1c out, 1o out)
- Krell Audio+Video Standard (2c, 2o, 1AES. 1c out, 1o, Analog Mch out RCA or XLR, with LFEx2)
- Marantz AV-550 (1c, 1o)
- Marantz AV9000 (2c, 2o, 1c out, 1o out)
- Linn 5103 (5c, 1o, 5.1 out)
- Sherwood Newcastle AVP-9080 (1c, 1o)
- Sony TA-E9000ES (3c, 5o, 1o out)
- Theta Casablanca (AUX Digital input card, 2 AC-3 RF inputs)
- Theta Casablanca II (AUX Digital input card, 2 AC-3 RF inputs)
- Theta Casablanca III (AUX Digital input card, 2 AC-3 RF inputs)
AV receivers/integrated amps
- Denon AVC-A1 (1c, 3o, , 1o out, 5.1in)
- Denon AVC-A1D (3c, 5o, 1o out)
- Denon AVC-A1SE (3c, 6o, 2o out, 2x7.1in)
- Denon AVC-A1SE upgrade (5c, 6o, 2o out, 2x7.1in)
- Denon AVC-A1SR (5c, 6o, 2o out, 2x7.1in)
- Denon AVC-A1SRA (5c, 6o, 2o out, 2x7.1in)
- Denon AVC-A10SE (3c, 5o, 1o out)
- Denon AVR-3200 (1c, 1o, 5.1in)
- Denon AVR-3600 (1c, 1o)
- Denon AVR-3600DTS (1c, 1o)
- Denon AVR-5600 (1c, 3o, 1o out)
- Denon AVR-5700 (3c, 5o, 1o out 7.1in)
- Denon AVR-5800 (3c, 6o, 2o out, 2x7.1in)
- Denon AVR-5800 upgrade (5c, 6o, 2o out, 2x7.1in)
- Denon AVR-5803 (5c, 6o, 2o out, 2x7.1in)
- Denon AVR-5803A (5c, 6o, 2o out, 2x7.1in)
- Harman Kardon AVR-55 (1c, 1o)
- Harman Kardon AVR-75 (1c, 1o)
- Harman Kardon AVR-85 (1c, 1o)
- Integra DTR-9.1 (5c, 3o, 1c, db25 7.1 in)
- Kenwood KRV-990D
- Marantz SR-14 (2c, 2o, 1c out, 1o out, 5.1 in)
- Marantz SR-14EX (2c, 3o, 1c out, 1o out)
- Marantz SR-14mkII (2c, 3o, 1c out, 1o out)
- Marantz SR-18 (2c, 2o, 1o out, 1c out)
- Marantz SR-580 (1c, 1o)
- Marantz SR-680
- Marantz SR-780 (1c, 1o)
- Marantz SR-880 (1c, 1o, 5.1 out)
- Marantz SR-880mkII (1c, 1o, 5.1 out)
- NAD T770 (some units)
- Nakamichi IA-Tz (2o, 2c)
- Onkyo TX-DS838 (1c, 1o)
- Onkyo TX-DS939 (1c, 2o)
- Onkyo TX-DS989 (5c, 3o, 1c out, 1o out, db25 7.1 in)
- Onkyo TX-DS989v2 (5c, 3o, 1c out, 1o out, db25 7.1 in)
- Pioneer SC-LX90
- Pioneer SC-09TX (6 HDMI in, 1394, 4o, 4c, 7.1in, 2 HDMI out, 2o out, 2c out)
- Pioneer VSA-AX10 (3c, 4o, 2o out, 7.1in)
- Pioneer VSA-AX10Ai (3c, 3o, 2o out, 7.1in)
- Pioneer VSA-AX10i (3c, 4o, 2o out, 7.1in)
- Pioneer VSA-AX10i-N (3c, 4o, 2o out, 7.1in)
- Pioneer VSA-AX5i (2c, 2o, 2o out, 7.1in)
- Pioneer VSA-AX5i-N (2c, 2o, 2o out, 7.1in)
- Pioneer VSA-AX5Ai-N (2c, 2o, 2o out, 7.1in)
- Pioneer VSA-AX8 (2c, 3o, 7.1in)
- Pioneer VSA-D10EX (2c, 3o)
- Pioneer VSA-D10TX (2c, 2o, 5.1in)
- Pioneer VSA-D2011-N (2c, 2o, 2o out, 7.1in)
- Pioneer VSA-D7 (2c, 1o)
- Pioneer VSA-D7EX (2c, 3o, 1o out, 7.1in)
- Pioneer VSA-D8EX (2c, 3o, 2o out, 5.1in)
- Pioneer VSA-D8TX (2c, 2o, 2o out, 5.1in)
- Pioneer VSA-D9TX (2c, 1o)
- Pioneer VSA-E06 (2c, 1o)
- Pioneer VSA-E07 (2c, 2o, 1o out, 5.1in)
- Pioneer VSA-E08 (2c, 3o, 2o out, 7.1in)
- Pioneer VSX-05TX (2c, 1o)
- Pioneer VSX-07TX
- Pioneer VSX-09TX (2c, 1o)
- Pioneer VSX-27TX (2c, 2o, 1o out)
- Pioneer VSX-29TX (2c, 3o, 1o out, 5.1in)
- Pioneer VSX-37TX (2c, 3o, 2o out, 5.1in)
- Pioneer VSX-39TX (2c, 3o, 2o out, 5.1in)
- Pioneer VSX-47TX (2c, 3o, 2o out, 7.1in)
- Pioneer VSX-49TX (3c, 4o, 2o out)
- Pioneer VSX-49TX upgrade (3c, 4o, 2o out)
- Pioneer VSX-49TXi (3c, 4o, 2o out)
- Pioneer VSX-59TXi (3c, 3o, 2o out)
- Pioneer VSX-859RDS (2c, 3o, 2o out, 7.1 in)
- Pioneer VSX-908RDS (2c, 2o, 5.1in)
- Pioneer VSX-909
- Pioneer VSX-909RDS (2c, 3o, 7.1in)
- Pioneer VSX-99 (1c)
- Pioneer VSX-D3S (1c)
- Pioneer VSX-D606S (2c)
- Pioneer VSX-D906S (2c, 1o)
- Pioneer VSX-D99
- Pioneer VSX-V555 (2c)
- Sherwood Newcastle R-925RDS (1c, 1o)
- Sherwood Newcastle R-945 (1c, 1o)
- Sherwood Newcastle R-945mkII (1c, 1o)
- Sherwood Newcastle R-945RDS (1c, 1o)
- Sony STR-DA80 ES (1c, 4o, 1o out)
- Sony STR-DA90 ES (1c, 40, 1o out, 5.2 preout)
- Sony STR-DE915 (2o, 2o out)
- Sony STR-DE1015G
- Teac AG-D9100 (1c, 1o)
- Toshiba XB-1507 (1c, 1o)
- Toshiba XB-2000 (1c, 1o)
- Yamaha DSP-A1 (3c, 5o, 1o out, 5.1in)
- Yamaha DSP-A2 (1c, 4o, 1o out, 5.1in)
- Yamaha DSP-AZ1 (3c, 7o, 3o out, 5.1in)
- Yamaha DSP-A3090 (1c, 5o, 1o out)
- Yamaha DSP-Z9 (3c, 8o, 3o out)
- Yamaha RX-V1 (3c, 7o, 1o out, 5.1in)
- Yamaha RX-V1GL (3c, 7o, 1o out, 5.1in)
- Yamaha RX-V1000 (2c, 4o, 2o out, 5.1in)(NOTE: RX-V1000RDS MODEL DOES NOT HAVE AC-3RF, AND SOME RX-V1000 DO NOT HAVE AC-3RF)
- Yamaha RX-V3000 (not all models have AC-3RF)(2c, 5o, 2o out, 5.1in)(NOTE: RDS MODEL DOES NOT HAVE AC-3RF)
- Yamaha RX-V3000GL (not all models have AC-3RF)(2c, 5o, 2o out, 5.1in)
- Yamaha RX-Z1 (3c, 7o, 3o out, 5.1in)
- Yamaha RX-Z9 (5c, 8o, 3o out, 7.1in)
Optional Add-Ons
- Audionet MAPV2 (optional internal AC-3 Demod)
- Classe SSP-25 Processor
- Madrigal Proceed AVP Audio Video Preamp (optional internal AC-3 Demod)
- Madrigal Proceed AVP2 Audio Video Preamp (optional internal AC-3 Demod)
- Madrigal Proceed PDS Digital Surround Decoder (optional internal AC-3 Demod)
- Meridian 861 PreAmp (RF00 card with 1 toslink, and 1 SPDIF)
- Parasound RFD-1 demodulator (for Parasound AVC-2500 prepro)
- Theta Casa Nova (optional RF demodulator)