Onkyo announced the release of a new audio/video pre-amplifier for the Integra Series, the DCH-9.9. It will be available at the beginning of September.

Our new beast features 4 HDMI1.3 input / 2 HDMI1.3 output 1080/24p compatible, HQV Reon-VX video processing which upscales all video source material to 1080p output over HDMI, 7.1-channel professional-grade balanced XLR outputs for connection to compatible multichannel amplifiers, and can reproduce the latest audio codecs such as Dolby True HD, DTS-HD Master Audio…

It provides a frequency response of 5Hz-100kHz (+1dB/-3dB, Direct mode), a signal to noise ratio of 110dB (LINE, IHF-A), and 80dB (PHONO, IHF-A)

You can expect a price of 1400€ to get this very nice preamp!