Integra DHC-80.2 9.2 Channel AV Preamp HDMI/Sirius XM/AUX/PC (broken)

Description

This unit worked for years and after over the last few years it started to require longer and longer to start and show the audio ports (L/R/C/RS/LS/SW) these no longer show up.
For clarity (This unit is sold as is - non working for parts or repair)
Following are some details about the unit.
The DHC-80.2 is the latest, top-of-the-line, AV preamp from Integra retailing for ,300, which makes it the most expensive of the before-mentioned AV preamps, but then again it also packs the most features. The DHC-80.2 continues in the tradition of my former reference AV preamp, the
Integra DTC-9.8
, which I used without incident for four years. A lot has changed in the two generations since then, though from the outside the DTC-9.8 and newer DHC-80.2 look eerily similar. The DHC-80.2 is rather large for an AV preamp, sharing the same chassis as Integra's largest multi-channel amplifier, the DTA-70.1. The DHC-80.2 has a large, bright display sitting front and center surrounded by various hard controls for everything from surround mode to source selection. There is a large silver dial to the right of the DHC-80.2's display that controls volume. Minus a similar silver button off to the left that toggles the DHC-80.2 in and out of standby mode, the DHC-80.2 is an entirely monochromatic affair. I do want to point out that the DHC-80.2 does have a few front mounted inputs including a single HDMI, USB as well as a composite video in, mated to analog stereo inputs as well as a digital audio input. DHC-80.2 itself measures a little over 17 inches wide by eight inches tall and 17 inches deep and tips the scales at a respectable 30 pounds.
Around back things get a lot more interesting, for the DHC-80.2 hosts more inputs than I think any rational home theater enthusiast would ever need starting with seven 3D compliant
HDMI
inputs (HDMI v1.4a) and two HDMI monitor outputs for a total of nine -unless of course you count the front-mounted HDMI input, in which case the total climbs to 10. Below the DHC-80.2's row of HDMI ports rest its digital audio inputs, three coaxial and three optical, all of which are assignable in the DHC-80.2's menus. There's an
Ethernet port
as well as a
RS-232 input
. Below that rests Integra's Universal Port along with a host of IR and 12-Volt triggers. To the right of the various control ports rests six complete sets (composite, S-video and analog audio) of legacy inputs followed by three sets of component inputs and two sets of component outputs. There is a complete set of analog multi-channel inputs as well as unbalanced preamp outputs including dual subwoofers; hence the .2 in the DHC-80.2 model designation. Below the unbalance inputs rests an entire row of balanced preamp outs including two subwoofer outputs as well as a pair of balanced audio inputs for say, a high-end source component such as a CD player. There's even a phono stage as well as an input for Sirius satellite radio (sold separately) as well.
Under the hood the DHC-80.2 is THX Ultra2 Plus certified and features completely isolated construction between the power supplies and preprocessor units. It features shielded Toroidal transformers with four independent power supplies throughout. The DHC-80.2 is capable of decoding all of the latest surround sound codecs including
Dolby TrueHD
and
DTS-HD Master Audio
. It also has a host of other sound codecs designed to extract the best possible sound from legacy source material and downloaded music files. Speaking of best possible sound - the DHC-80.2 features Audyssey's MultiEQ XT32 room correction software, which includes support for Audyssey's own Sub EQ HT, MultiEQ Pro (professional installer kit sold separately), DSX, Dynamic EQ and Dynamic Volume. There is also a Multi-Band (15) Speaker EQ for your manual tweakers out there. The DHC-80.2 plays host to six Burr-Brown 192K /24-Bit Audio DACs as well as a 192 / 32-Bit Audio DAC which employ ultra-low jitter circuitry for improved two channel audio performance. On the video side of things the DHC-80.2 is ISF Certified and comes with a complete host of ISF Calibration Controls, meaning the DHC-80.2 can truly serve as the epicenter of any home theater system, not to mention provide older HDTVs with a greater level of picture control. The DHC-80.2 also features HQV's latest Reon-VX chipset for its internal video processing.
Nowadays no home theater can exist in a bubble and must be able to be connected to one's home network, either via an Ethernet port or wireless. The DHC-80.2 can connect to your network via its Ethernet port and once connected can take full advantage of its Windows 7 certification as well as play back Pandora Internet Radio as well as music from Rhapsody, Napster and more.
For more information on the DHC-80.2's copious options including which features require ancillary equipment and/or subscriptions, please visit its product page on the
Integra website
.