DDP-2

This model has been discontinued or updated and may or may not be still available at your local dealer.

Dolby Digital Decoder upgrades Yamaha's Dolby Digital ready receivers and amplifiers and receivers having 5.1 channel inputs from other manufacturers.

Yamaha has designed and employed single funtion IC chips, called ASICs -- Application Specific Intergrated Circuits -- for the DDP-2. ASICs are more efficient than multi-function chips and provide the most accurate decoding possible. Yamaha's YSS-243 is an ASIC whose single function is decoding Dolby Digital.

A second new ASIC, YSS-245, provides Yamaha's exclusive Tri-Field Processing which applies Digital Sound Field Processing technology to Dolby Digital and creates a true movie theater experience in the home. It develops independent enhanced sound fields for the front signals as well as for the left and right surround.

Electronic input selector with two optical and two coaxial digital inputs makes the DDP-2 suitable for use with both DVD and laserdisc players. (laserdisc players require the APD-1 RF demodulator)

Minimum, Standard, and Maximum Dynamic range settings allow optimization for different home theater enviroments.

For easy operation, the DDP-2 can be controlled from the remote keypad of any Yamaha Dolby Digital ready receiver.

The fluorescent front panel display makes it easy to see the DDP-2's operating status.