Block CVR-200 AV 7.1 AV Blu-ray Internet-Receiver
The new Block CVR-200 AV 7.1 AV Blu-ray Internet receiver is a Blu-ray player and AV receiver in a single device, allowing it to function as the central interface of a compact home cinema system.
- The new Block CVR-200 AV 7.1 AV Blu-ray Internet receiver should be able to offer everything you need for a compact home cinema system.
So-called All-in-One systems have always been a very important product group at the German company Audioblock GmbH, to which a great deal of attention is paid. The company recognised very early on that compact, yet high-quality and versatile solutions are of particular interest to many customers, enabling it to offer this target group a correspondingly broad product range.
Audioblock GmbH is once again proving that it is not limited to classic HiFi, but also wants to cover the topic of home cinema with a very special solution, namely the new Block CVR-200 AV 7.1 AV Blu-ray Internet receiver.
Everything you need for home cinema in the living room
Admittedly, the new Block CVR-200 AV 7.1 AV Blu-ray Internet receiver will probably not appeal to home cinema enthusiasts from Audioblock GmbH, but that is not the company’s aim. Rather, the aim is to address all those customers who are looking for an alternative to pure stereo and a conventional soundbar, but who do not want to rely on an expansive home cinema system with AV receiver and separate Blu-ray player.
The Block CVR-200 AV 7.1 AV Blu-ray Internet receiver offers everything you need to enjoy films in surround sound quality in a compact form. It is also ideally equipped for playing music, including streaming of course.
Designed as a 7.1-channel configuration
It is astonishing that the Block CVR-200 AV 7.1 AV Blu-ray Internet receiver is not content with a 5.1-channel system, but actually relies on a 7.1-channel configuration, whereby the Block CVR-200 AV 7.1 AV Blu-ray Internet receiver proves to be an extremely powerful system with seven 100-watt speaker systems with an impedance of 4 ohms.
Of course, you don’t have to utilise the full potential of the Block CVR-200 AV 7.1 AV Blu-ray Internet receiver; it can also be used for 5.1-channel, 3.1-channel or even just 2.1-channel or pure stereo, for the sake of completeness.
The Block CVR-200 AV 7.1 AV Blu-ray Internet receiver is able to process signals encoded in Dolby Digital and DTS.
Integrated Blu-ray drive
As the full name of this All-in-One system already reveals, it has an integrated Blu-ray drive, which can of course also play DVDs and audio CDs in addition to Blu-ray, making the Block CVR-200 AV 7.1 AV Blu-ray Internet receiver ideally equipped not only for films but also for music, as already mentioned.
Streaming included
This is especially true as the Block CVR-200 AV 7.1 AV Blu-ray Internet receiver is also equipped for streaming, as it can be integrated into the network via WiFi or RJ45 Ethernet interface, allowing streaming via UPnP, as well as access to Spotify via Spotify Connect and also supports Deezer.
If you want to use smartphones and tablets directly as a source, you can easily integrate them via Bluetooth. Bluetooth can also be used to control headphones, for example, as it is a so-called Bluetooth transceiver that can both transmit and receive.
Radio included
Radio is available via FM and AB+, but the new Block CVR-200 AV 7.1 AV Blu-ray Internet receiver also understands Internet radio and therefore thousands and thousands of different stations worldwide. Ten station presets are available for each reception type.
Flexible thanks to all relevant interfaces
Three HDMI inputs are available on the Block CVR-200 AV 7.1 AV Blu-ray Internet receiver to integrate additional source devices such as streaming devices and games consoles; the system also has an HDMI output that functions as an ARC (Audio Return Channel) and supports HDMI CEC for centralised control using a remote control.
In addition to two USB ports, there are three optical and one coaxial S/PDIF interface for the integration of digital sources and the Block CVR-200 AV 7.1 AV Blu-ray Internet receiver has two Line In and a phono interface for drives equipped with an MM cartridge system at the rear for analogue sources. A further Line In is available at the front.
In addition to a Record Out and a Pre Out, this solution has an additional RCA connection for integrating a subwoofer.
A connection for headphones is also provided directly at the front, and this should not be forgotten.
Simple control
The Block CVR-200 AV 7.1 AV Blu-ray Internet receiver has everything you need to operate the system conveniently right on the front panel, including a generously proportioned display, numerous buttons and a rotary encoder that acts as a multi-function control element.
A suitable remote control is also included and, of course, a suitable app is available for streaming in the tried and tested manner.
It should also be mentioned that the Block CVR-200 AV 7.1 AV Blu-ray Internet receiver measures no more than 430 x 121.5 x 375 mm and weighs 11 kg with its elegant stainless steel housing and aluminium front.
Prices and availability
The new Block CVR-200 AV 7.1 AV Blu-ray Internet receiver is now available from specialist retailers in diamond silver or sapphire black. The recommended retail price is listed at € 1.999,-.
Getting to the point
With the new Block CVR-200 AV 7.1 AV Blu-ray Internet receiver, the German company Audioblock GmbH wants to appeal to all those customers for whom a soundbar is not enough as an audio solution in the living room around the TV set, but a full-blown home cinema system consisting of a separate AV receiver and Blu-ray player seems too powerful. Here you will find everything you need for the appealing playback of films up to 7.1-channel surround from Blu-ray or streaming services, elegantly packaged in a compact device that is also ideally equipped for playing music in classic stereo and, in combination with fine, compact speaker systems, for example, allows the realisation of a fine home cinema directly in the living room with manageable effort, even with surround sound.
| PRODUCT | Block CVR-200 AV 7.1 AV Blu-ray Internet-Receiver |
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| Price | € 1.999,- |
| Brand | Audioblock GmbH |
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| Manufacturer | Audioblock GmbH |
| Distribution Austria | Audio Vertrieb by HZ Electronics |
| Distribution Germany | Audioblock GmbH |
| Distribution Switzerland | Audioblock GmbH |
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