The Master Delay Box is designed to restore perfect lip-syncing to the audio output from your digital satellite receiver and DVD-player. Modern displays, such as plasma screens, LCD screens and projectors use sophisticated imaging processors to produce the best picture possible. This processing takes time and produces a delay in the picture display. This is called a lip-sync error. This is particularly noticeable in speech, where the voice comes first and the lips move after. Lip-syncing anomalies may also affect satellite broadcasts and can occur when the transfer of older movie soundtracks to digital surround sound for DVD. The effect can be so pronounced that the film or broadcast becomes difficult to watch.
The Master Delay Box has four presets, two per input (coax and optical) and adjustable delay over a 0 - 600 ms range. There is also a true bypass of all delay correction circuits. The satellite receiver connects optically and DVD-player coaxially to the Delay Box.
The Delay Box seamlessly performs format conversion, a single coax (or toslink) feeds the audio processor. Certain A/V processors have corrective circuitry in-built, but experience has shown that these processors work best with a signal that is already synced. By inserting the master Delay Box between source and processor this advanced digital device delays the system sound by tiny increments and relieves the processor of the power and memory drain associated with integral delay correction. It’s also an innovative upgrade for those systems lacking this facility.