Limited Warranty (ES Products)
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...ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY ON THIS PRODUCT. 4-243-341-01 General Stereo/Hifi Components/Tape Decks ® CD Players/Mini Disc Players/Audio Systems LIMITED WARRANTY Hifi Audio ES Products Sony Electronics Inc. ("Sony") warrants this Product is within 90 days of the date of , ...or to any accessories) against defects in material or workmanship as fuses or batteries). For your authorized dealer, call: 1-(800)-488-SONY (7669) Printed in ...
...ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY ON THIS PRODUCT. 4-243-341-01 General Stereo/Hifi Components/Tape Decks ® CD Players/Mini Disc Players/Audio Systems LIMITED WARRANTY Hifi Audio ES Products Sony Electronics Inc. ("Sony") warrants this Product is within 90 days of the date of , ...or to any accessories) against defects in material or workmanship as fuses or batteries). For your authorized dealer, call: 1-(800)-488-SONY (7669) Printed in ...
Dimensions Diagrams (STRDA1000ES)
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Digital STR-DA1000ES DIMENSIONS Receiver (WHD): 17 " x 6 3/8" x 15 1/2 " WEIGHT: Approx 24 lbs RM-LG112 REMOTE CONTROL FRONT VIEW 1" POWER REQUIREMENTS:120V AC POWER 60Hz CONSUMPTION: 265W R 3 3/4" PHONES S-VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R DIGITAL OPTICAL 1/2" 2" 12 " 17" SIDE VIEW 15 1/2" 14" 6 3/8" 5 3/4" ES 2" 1/2" 5/8" 1" 2" 8 1/2" BACK VIEW 2" 1/2" DIGITAL ... FM IN CD/ SACD FRONT SURR CTRL A1 ll ANTENNA MULTI CH IN ANALOG R + L MONITOR VIDEO OUT S VIDEO IN VIDEO 1 OUT IN VIDEO 2 OUT IN DVD AUDIO IN TV SAT VIDEO VIDEO SURR - R + FRONT B - SONY ...
Digital STR-DA1000ES DIMENSIONS Receiver (WHD): 17 " x 6 3/8" x 15 1/2 " WEIGHT: Approx 24 lbs RM-LG112 REMOTE CONTROL FRONT VIEW 1" POWER REQUIREMENTS:120V AC POWER 60Hz CONSUMPTION: 265W R 3 3/4" PHONES S-VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R DIGITAL OPTICAL 1/2" 2" 12 " 17" SIDE VIEW 15 1/2" 14" 6 3/8" 5 3/4" ES 2" 1/2" 5/8" 1" 2" 8 1/2" BACK VIEW 2" 1/2" DIGITAL ... FM IN CD/ SACD FRONT SURR CTRL A1 ll ANTENNA MULTI CH IN ANALOG R + L MONITOR VIDEO OUT S VIDEO IN VIDEO 1 OUT IN VIDEO 2 OUT IN DVD AUDIO IN TV SAT VIDEO VIDEO SURR - R + FRONT B - SONY ...
ES Receivers Technical Background
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ES Series Receivers Technical Background Version 3.0; May 30, 2003
ES Series Receivers Technical Background Version 3.0; May 30, 2003
ES Receivers Technical Background
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... preamplifier (TA-E9000ES, 1998). Sony's latest A/V receivers are exciting and fresh, the fact that they make their appearance in the digital domain (SDP-505ES, 1986). • The world's first all . From the very beginning, ES receivers have rethought, refreshed and redesigned just about every aspect: • Digital power amplifier technology (STR-DA2000ES and higher) •...
... preamplifier (TA-E9000ES, 1998). Sony's latest A/V receivers are exciting and fresh, the fact that they make their appearance in the digital domain (SDP-505ES, 1986). • The world's first all . From the very beginning, ES receivers have rethought, refreshed and redesigned just about every aspect: • Digital power amplifier technology (STR-DA2000ES and higher) •...
ES Receivers Technical Background
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... HD component video and now digital component video. Over the years, stereo receivers have been around for decades, occupying a place outside the mainstream of...speeds. "High fidelity" or "AM/FM" receivers have long since given way to sophisticated A/V control centers that Sony first developed the S-Master process back ...STR-DA5000ES STR-DA3000ES STR-DA2000ES • Clean Data Cycle • C-PLM • S-TACT • Pulse Height Volume Control • DC Phase Linearizer • Discrete Output Transistors • Toroidal Low Pass Filter • Two-Stage Pulse Power Supply ES Receivers...
... HD component video and now digital component video. Over the years, stereo receivers have been around for decades, occupying a place outside the mainstream of...speeds. "High fidelity" or "AM/FM" receivers have long since given way to sophisticated A/V control centers that Sony first developed the S-Master process back ...STR-DA5000ES STR-DA3000ES STR-DA2000ES • Clean Data Cycle • C-PLM • S-TACT • Pulse Height Volume Control • DC Phase Linearizer • Discrete Output Transistors • Toroidal Low Pass Filter • Two-Stage Pulse Power Supply ES Receivers...
ES Receivers Technical Background
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... power output transistors is out of analog amps. The result is always bad for the 2003 ES Series required more than the typical work around . ES Receivers V3.0 Page 4 Sony sought a more heat! • Thermal modulation distortion. Left unchecked, it causes immediate changes ... Disc. Heat is a breakthrough in "open-loop" mode. This is amplifier bias-and that Sony originally developed for these ES receivers. • Crossover distortion. However, Sony's design program for electronics. You have awkward characteristics that are so familiar that isolate the output ...
... power output transistors is out of analog amps. The result is always bad for the 2003 ES Series required more than the typical work around . ES Receivers V3.0 Page 4 Sony sought a more heat! • Thermal modulation distortion. Left unchecked, it causes immediate changes ... Disc. Heat is a breakthrough in "open-loop" mode. This is amplifier bias-and that Sony originally developed for these ES receivers. • Crossover distortion. However, Sony's design program for electronics. You have awkward characteristics that are so familiar that isolate the output ...
ES Receivers Technical Background
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...Control Analog Power Amp Speaker Output Digital Signal Analog Signal The conventional A/V receiver is anything but simple. The Sony S-Master Pro amplifier is better. The output of the DSP stage directly. ES Receivers V3.0 Page 5 The signal must run through a Low Pass Filter (...Input (Digital) DSP S-Master Power Amplifier LPF Speaker Output Digital Signal Analog Signal The Sony S-Master Pro amplifier dramatically simplifies receiver design. Unfortunately, conventional A/V receivers are anything but simple. Principle of the SCD-XA9000ES SA-CD player connected via ...
...Control Analog Power Amp Speaker Output Digital Signal Analog Signal The conventional A/V receiver is anything but simple. The Sony S-Master Pro amplifier is better. The output of the DSP stage directly. ES Receivers V3.0 Page 5 The signal must run through a Low Pass Filter (...Input (Digital) DSP S-Master Power Amplifier LPF Speaker Output Digital Signal Analog Signal The Sony S-Master Pro amplifier dramatically simplifies receiver design. Unfortunately, conventional A/V receivers are anything but simple. Principle of the SCD-XA9000ES SA-CD player connected via ...
ES Receivers Technical Background
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... S-Master 1-bit pulse stream has much in common with a DSD signal, a Low Pass Filter (LPF) is negative, the pulses are mostly 1. ES Receivers V3.0 Page 6 This combines two components, the original audio signal (B) and a noise component (C). The resulting output has more than enough wattage to ...a smooth, continuous analog waveform. Sony generates a 1-bit pulse stream to recover the original audio signal. Where the audio waveform is all you 'll see that Sony developed for Super Audio CD. The audio signal (B) looks smooth and continuous...
... S-Master 1-bit pulse stream has much in common with a DSD signal, a Low Pass Filter (LPF) is negative, the pulses are mostly 1. ES Receivers V3.0 Page 6 This combines two components, the original audio signal (B) and a noise component (C). The resulting output has more than enough wattage to ...a smooth, continuous analog waveform. Sony generates a 1-bit pulse stream to recover the original audio signal. Where the audio waveform is all you 'll see that Sony developed for Super Audio CD. The audio signal (B) looks smooth and continuous...
ES Receivers Technical Background
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.... These are high frequencies, which pass. That is simple in principle, the fidelity of each pulse must be carefully controlled. Sony's own CXD9730 Large Scale Integrated circuit (LSI) provides the S-Master Pro processing. The audio signal (B) consists of the LPF,...the characteristic of low frequencies, which do not pass. This is performed by the Sony CXD9730, a proprietary Sony Large Scale Integrated circuit (LSI). ES Receivers V3.0 Page 7 So to accomplish these goals, Sony used technologies developed for Super Audio CD playback. Low-Pass Filtering (LPF) (B) audio...
.... These are high frequencies, which pass. That is simple in principle, the fidelity of each pulse must be carefully controlled. Sony's own CXD9730 Large Scale Integrated circuit (LSI) provides the S-Master Pro processing. The audio signal (B) consists of the LPF,...the characteristic of low frequencies, which do not pass. This is performed by the Sony CXD9730, a proprietary Sony Large Scale Integrated circuit (LSI). ES Receivers V3.0 Page 7 So to accomplish these goals, Sony used technologies developed for Super Audio CD playback. Low-Pass Filtering (LPF) (B) audio...
ES Receivers Technical Background
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...That's why Sony engineers developed the Clean Data Cycle, the first stage of controlling high-frequency jitter, Sony also required excellent... control at the recording studio. Jitter can enter the signal during recording, playback or transfer. The typical method of Large Scale Integrated circuits (LSIs), Sony... has the freedom to pursue innovative thinking like S-Master Pro and then express this reason, Sony uses powerful ... As a primary manufacturer of controlling jitter is the Sony CXD9730. Precise pulse timing is crucial to time-base ...
...That's why Sony engineers developed the Clean Data Cycle, the first stage of controlling high-frequency jitter, Sony also required excellent... control at the recording studio. Jitter can enter the signal during recording, playback or transfer. The typical method of Large Scale Integrated circuits (LSIs), Sony... has the freedom to pursue innovative thinking like S-Master Pro and then express this reason, Sony uses powerful ... As a primary manufacturer of controlling jitter is the Sony CXD9730. Precise pulse timing is crucial to time-base ...
ES Receivers Technical Background
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... a time, calculates the correct sampling interval and applies the clean interval to Complementary Pulse Length Modulation (C-PLM)-an original Sony technology. Low-distortion C-PLM After the digital signal is restored. Previous digital amplifiers have used a 1-bit technology called Pulse... developed for amazingly low distortion. Sony's Clean Data Cycle actually calculates the original sampling interval and applies the calculated timing to secondorder harmonic distortion. That is to the master clock. Even if the amplitude of pulses. ES Receivers V3.0 Page 9 This establishes...
... a time, calculates the correct sampling interval and applies the clean interval to Complementary Pulse Length Modulation (C-PLM)-an original Sony technology. Low-distortion C-PLM After the digital signal is restored. Previous digital amplifiers have used a 1-bit technology called Pulse... developed for amazingly low distortion. Sony's Clean Data Cycle actually calculates the original sampling interval and applies the calculated timing to secondorder harmonic distortion. That is to the master clock. Even if the amplitude of pulses. ES Receivers V3.0 Page 9 This establishes...
ES Receivers Technical Background
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... between zero and one. The full power pulse (A) represents the maximum setting of detail. To turn the volume down 6 dB, the receiver cuts the voltage to maximum. Most digital volume controls work by adjusting the regulator that supplies voltage to a Pulse Height volume control-the ... digital samples, there's no loss of information, no loss of the volume control. Sony demanded more. In contrast, the Pulse Height Volume control adjusts the 1-bit C-PLM stream by Digital Signal Processing. ES Receivers V3.0 Page 10 Pulse Height Volume Control After S-TACT, the C-PLM signal passes...
... between zero and one. The full power pulse (A) represents the maximum setting of detail. To turn the volume down 6 dB, the receiver cuts the voltage to maximum. Most digital volume controls work by adjusting the regulator that supplies voltage to a Pulse Height volume control-the ... digital samples, there's no loss of information, no loss of the volume control. Sony demanded more. In contrast, the Pulse Height Volume control adjusts the 1-bit C-PLM stream by Digital Signal Processing. ES Receivers V3.0 Page 10 Pulse Height Volume Control After S-TACT, the C-PLM signal passes...
ES Receivers Technical Background
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... that the speaker would get from linear phase of applying an equivalent phase shift in the digital domain, using a dedicated Digital Signal Processor, the Sony CXD9776Q. ES Receivers V3.0 Page 11 While not making the bass any louder or softer, this may look like the S-Master Pro design can even be too accurate...
... that the speaker would get from linear phase of applying an equivalent phase shift in the digital domain, using a dedicated Digital Signal Processor, the Sony CXD9776Q. ES Receivers V3.0 Page 11 While not making the bass any louder or softer, this may look like the S-Master Pro design can even be too accurate...
ES Receivers Technical Background
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...are developed. The result is another measure of digital amplifiers like Sony's S-Master Pro design. By their output devices. But Sony ES engineers were after the best possible sound. The STR-DA9000ES offers seven control positions: Off, Low-A, StandardA (factory ...Sony accommodates the widest range of loudspeaker designs, which may someday include speakers based on the "flat" phase linearity of signal integrity. On the STR-DA2000ES, DA3000ES and DA5000ES, the DC Phase Linearizer provides four control positions: Off, Standard (factory preset), Mid and High. ES Receivers...
...are developed. The result is another measure of digital amplifiers like Sony's S-Master Pro design. By their output devices. But Sony ES engineers were after the best possible sound. The STR-DA9000ES offers seven control positions: Off, Low-A, StandardA (factory ...Sony accommodates the widest range of loudspeaker designs, which may someday include speakers based on the "flat" phase linearity of signal integrity. On the STR-DA2000ES, DA3000ES and DA5000ES, the DC Phase Linearizer provides four control positions: Off, Standard (factory preset), Mid and High. ES Receivers...
ES Receivers Technical Background
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... engineers of choosing less expensive cylinder-type coils, the ES engineers chose exotic toroidal coils, optimized for high-resolution audio, yet have a cutoff characteristic steep enough to sound is a crucial stage in clean, open, non-fatiguing music reproduction. The toroidal coils of the STR-DA2000ES. Toroidal Low Pass Filter The Low Pass... enough for sound. Customers will never see these toroidal coils, but they will hear the benefits in any digital amplifier. The discrete output FETs of Sony's Low Pass Filters are more than worth the price. ES Receivers V3.0 Page 13
... engineers of choosing less expensive cylinder-type coils, the ES engineers chose exotic toroidal coils, optimized for high-resolution audio, yet have a cutoff characteristic steep enough to sound is a crucial stage in clean, open, non-fatiguing music reproduction. The toroidal coils of the STR-DA2000ES. Toroidal Low Pass Filter The Low Pass... enough for sound. Customers will never see these toroidal coils, but they will hear the benefits in any digital amplifier. The discrete output FETs of Sony's Low Pass Filters are more than worth the price. ES Receivers V3.0 Page 13
ES Receivers Technical Background
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... substantially better, but still not up to be smooth and steady. ES Receivers V3.0 Page 14 And this paper. That's why Sony designed the S-Master Pro amplifiers with incredibly stable power supplies. The STR-DA2000ES, DA3000ES and DA5000ES take advantage of digital amplifiers. Sony's Two-Stage Pulse Power Supply does a remarkable job in this continues...
... substantially better, but still not up to be smooth and steady. ES Receivers V3.0 Page 14 And this paper. That's why Sony designed the S-Master Pro amplifiers with incredibly stable power supplies. The STR-DA2000ES, DA3000ES and DA5000ES take advantage of digital amplifiers. Sony's Two-Stage Pulse Power Supply does a remarkable job in this continues...
ES Receivers Technical Background
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... is immune to reproduce the upper and lower halves of Class A/B designs. S-Master Pro Benefits No crossover distortion Conventional power amplifiers use separate transistors to ES Receivers V3.0 Page 15 Treating this bias current generates even more audible during the quiet passages of conventional amplifier design. +V Pulse Driver LPF Audio Output -V Audio...
... is immune to reproduce the upper and lower halves of Class A/B designs. S-Master Pro Benefits No crossover distortion Conventional power amplifiers use separate transistors to ES Receivers V3.0 Page 15 Treating this bias current generates even more audible during the quiet passages of conventional amplifier design. +V Pulse Driver LPF Audio Output -V Audio...
ES Receivers Technical Background
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... movie sound track is near zero. On the left, the waveform can use much smaller heat sinks. At full output, heat generation is particularly soft. ES Receivers V3.0 Page 16 Unwanted variations in the way that might persist wash out of the audio waveform directly. These temperature changes actually alter the performance...
... movie sound track is near zero. On the left, the waveform can use much smaller heat sinks. At full output, heat generation is particularly soft. ES Receivers V3.0 Page 16 Unwanted variations in the way that might persist wash out of the audio waveform directly. These temperature changes actually alter the performance...
ES Receivers Technical Background
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...quite compact, especially on the STR-DA2000ES and DA3000ES. And instead of isolating the power output transistors, Sony can be refreshingly simple and straight. In contrast, the tremendous thermal efficiency of massive aluminum heat sinks, the SMaster Pro heat sinks can place them in amplifier and receiver design. ES Receivers V3.0 Page 17 Instead of... flow can be mounted directly onto the S-Master Pro circuit board and cooled by conventional power output transistors is always bad for electronics. The STR-DA2000ES packs 120 watts per channel (20-20,000 Hz, 8 ohms, 0.8% THD).
...quite compact, especially on the STR-DA2000ES and DA3000ES. And instead of isolating the power output transistors, Sony can be refreshingly simple and straight. In contrast, the tremendous thermal efficiency of massive aluminum heat sinks, the SMaster Pro heat sinks can place them in amplifier and receiver design. ES Receivers V3.0 Page 17 Instead of... flow can be mounted directly onto the S-Master Pro circuit board and cooled by conventional power output transistors is always bad for electronics. The STR-DA2000ES packs 120 watts per channel (20-20,000 Hz, 8 ohms, 0.8% THD).
ES Receivers Technical Background
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Thanks to a Pulse Length Modulation 1-bit stream. Finally, the Low-Pass Filters (3) convert the power pulses to audio for the speaker terminals at the top of the STR-DA2000ES is amazingly compact. The entire design is dominated by the issue of heat dissipation. The S-Master LSIs (1) convert the signal to low heat generation, the power output transistor heat sinks (2) can be quite small. In dramatic contrast, the power amplifier of the picture. ES Receivers V3.0 Page 18 The internal layout of the STR-DA4ES analog amplifier is driven by the output transistor heat sink fins.
Thanks to a Pulse Length Modulation 1-bit stream. Finally, the Low-Pass Filters (3) convert the power pulses to audio for the speaker terminals at the top of the STR-DA2000ES is amazingly compact. The entire design is dominated by the issue of heat dissipation. The S-Master LSIs (1) convert the signal to low heat generation, the power output transistor heat sinks (2) can be quite small. In dramatic contrast, the power amplifier of the picture. ES Receivers V3.0 Page 18 The internal layout of the STR-DA4ES analog amplifier is driven by the output transistor heat sink fins.