After two decades of producing some of the world’s best two-channel tube gear, Cary Audio set its mind to applying the same sonic perfection to home theater. The latest expression of this quest is the Cinema 12 surround preamplifier-processor. With four of the latest high-speed HDMI v1.4a inputs, the Cinema 12 is ready for 3D, Ethernet over HDMI, or any of the other benefits of this technology. It also features plenty of other digital and analog inputs that are completely configurable to match your equipment and the sonic characteristics of your room. HD radio accompanies standard AM and FM, so you can access all of your local broadcasts.
 
Perhaps the most important criteria as we designed the Cinema 12 was not all of this flexibility, although that is very important to help it fit into more systems, but rather the attention we paid to its sonic performance. We used the latest 32-bit/192 kHz DAC chips to give you the most accurate surround decoding and steering, so your movies will sound better. A well-regulated power supply and the very best parts selection means that low noise and distortion will allow all of the myriad tiny details to be properly reproduced, resulting in more accurate and lifelike music and movie soundtracks. Two separate user profiles are available to fine-tune your Cinema 12 to perfectly fit your taste in both movies and music. All in all, the Cinema 12 reaches new heights in both sound quality and ease of operation, and is truly the finest surround processor available.