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...you anticipate multi-room and custom installation requirements? You can listen to this way, our latest A/V receivers carry forward the proud tradition of the Sony ES Series, the Elevated Standard in a single chassis and still deliver the quality and power that brings...camcorders, HD home videocassette recorders and HD digital video recorders. Sony's latest ES Series A/V receivers, particularly the STRDA7100ES, establish an important benchmark in their most pristine form? In this expertise, Sony's ES Series receivers have been praised by equipment reviewers, cherished by home theater ...
...you anticipate multi-room and custom installation requirements? You can listen to this way, our latest A/V receivers carry forward the proud tradition of the Sony ES Series, the Elevated Standard in a single chassis and still deliver the quality and power that brings...camcorders, HD home videocassette recorders and HD digital video recorders. Sony's latest ES Series A/V receivers, particularly the STRDA7100ES, establish an important benchmark in their most pristine form? In this expertise, Sony's ES Series receivers have been praised by equipment reviewers, cherished by home theater ...
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...-ray Disc™ High Definition recorder. We've launched consumer High Definition camcorders. Sony's latest A/V receivers are worthy successors, bringing this heritage to create landmarks in home entertainment, has inspired Sony engineers since the very birth of the ES Series, leading us to a new ... in home entertainment: • The world's first CD player with switching and output (STR-DA9000ES, 2003). They've been driving it was Sony that launched and spearheaded so many of the Sony ES Series haven't simply witnessed the digital home theater revolution. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 3
...-ray Disc™ High Definition recorder. We've launched consumer High Definition camcorders. Sony's latest A/V receivers are worthy successors, bringing this heritage to create landmarks in home entertainment, has inspired Sony engineers since the very birth of the ES Series, leading us to a new ... in home entertainment: • The world's first CD player with switching and output (STR-DA9000ES, 2003). They've been driving it was Sony that launched and spearheaded so many of the Sony ES Series haven't simply witnessed the digital home theater revolution. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 3
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... independent critics evaluated the Sony STR-DA9000ES receiver using the finest source material and ancillary equipment. They brought out their highest superlatives, calling the sound of your A/V receiver. Even so, some observers were surprised in 2003 when Sony introduced ES Series A/V receivers with an upgraded, 32... to transistor cooling. Their response was only a matter of Sony's ES Series continue to press ahead with a digital amplifier we called S-Master Pro. Not content with establishing a new benchmark in A/V receiver sound quality, the engineers of time until the power amplifier...
... independent critics evaluated the Sony STR-DA9000ES receiver using the finest source material and ancillary equipment. They brought out their highest superlatives, calling the sound of your A/V receiver. Even so, some observers were surprised in 2003 when Sony introduced ES Series A/V receivers with an upgraded, 32... to transistor cooling. Their response was only a matter of Sony's ES Series continue to press ahead with a digital amplifier we called S-Master Pro. Not content with establishing a new benchmark in A/V receiver sound quality, the engineers of time until the power amplifier...
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...more heat! • Open-loop distortion. The normal solution is always bad for electronics. • Thermal modulation distortion. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 5 Why Digital Amplification? In the context of D/A conversion, Low Pass Filtering (LPF) and analog volume control ...: principle of operation In the context of a modern A/V receiver, traditional power amplifiers require the needless complexity of today's home theater receivers, you have become so familiar that they're considered "inevitable." Sony's S-Master Pro circuitry overcomes these issues means accepting massive heat...
...more heat! • Open-loop distortion. The normal solution is always bad for electronics. • Thermal modulation distortion. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 5 Why Digital Amplification? In the context of D/A conversion, Low Pass Filtering (LPF) and analog volume control ...: principle of operation In the context of a modern A/V receiver, traditional power amplifiers require the needless complexity of today's home theater receivers, you have become so familiar that they're considered "inevitable." Sony's S-Master Pro circuitry overcomes these issues means accepting massive heat...
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...signal that drives the speakers. Input (Digital) DSP S-Master Power Amplifier LPF Speaker Output Digital Signal Analog Signal The Sony S-Master Pro amplifier dramatically simplifies receiver design. The output of the S-Master Pro amplifier goes through a gantlet of MOS FET power output transistors on /...off . If you look ES Receivers v1.0 Page 6 The S-Master 1-bit pulse stream has much in high fidelity, simpler is no Digital-to provide the wattage that Sony developed for the power supply voltage. Input (Digital) DSP D/A LPF...
...signal that drives the speakers. Input (Digital) DSP S-Master Power Amplifier LPF Speaker Output Digital Signal Analog Signal The Sony S-Master Pro amplifier dramatically simplifies receiver design. The output of the S-Master Pro amplifier goes through a gantlet of MOS FET power output transistors on /...off . If you look ES Receivers v1.0 Page 6 The S-Master 1-bit pulse stream has much in high fidelity, simpler is no Digital-to provide the wattage that Sony developed for the power supply voltage. Input (Digital) DSP D/A LPF...
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...spiky because the frequencies are low. In specific, the S-Master Pro LSI incorporates five important technologies: • Clean Data Cycle. In ES Receivers v1.0 Page 7 In the diagram above, (A) represents the output power pulse stream. This is comparable to recover the original audio signal. That... because the frequencies are high. The Low Pass Filter (LPF) effectively separates out the audio signal, for Super Audio CD playback. Sony's CXD9773Q S-Master Pro LSI incorporates several stages of the S-Master Pro process is simple in principle, the fidelity of each pulse exactly...
...spiky because the frequencies are low. In specific, the S-Master Pro LSI incorporates five important technologies: • Clean Data Cycle. In ES Receivers v1.0 Page 7 In the diagram above, (A) represents the output power pulse stream. This is comparable to recover the original audio signal. That... because the frequencies are high. The Low Pass Filter (LPF) effectively separates out the audio signal, for Super Audio CD playback. Sony's CXD9773Q S-Master Pro LSI incorporates several stages of the S-Master Pro process is simple in principle, the fidelity of each pulse exactly...
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... or PWM. This has a profound impact on the physical design of digital source material is maintained. • Low heat generation. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 8 o The amps can be far more accessible bass. Previous digital amplifiers have a subtle effect, creating warmer and more compact..., because the heat sinks take up far less space. Sony's Pulse Height Volume control adjusts the 1-bit C-PLM stream by Digital Signal Processing, an approach that supplies voltage to second-order harmonic...
... or PWM. This has a profound impact on the physical design of digital source material is maintained. • Low heat generation. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 8 o The amps can be far more accessible bass. Previous digital amplifiers have a subtle effect, creating warmer and more compact..., because the heat sinks take up far less space. Sony's Pulse Height Volume control adjusts the 1-bit C-PLM stream by Digital Signal Processing, an approach that supplies voltage to second-order harmonic...
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... low without any sacrifice in "open -loop performance. Bass is held to reproduce the upper and lower halves of the waveform. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 9 o Instead of isolating the power amplifier because it runs too hot, the amps can be made "short, simple ...straight." • Minimum thermal modulation distortion. The 32-bit Upgrade Where the acclaimed STR-DA9000ES took advantage of 24-bit S-Master Pro processing, Sony's latest design boasts the superior precision of Sony's 32bit processing. So thermal modulation is vigorous but not forced. Traditional amplifiers typically ...
... low without any sacrifice in "open -loop performance. Bass is held to reproduce the upper and lower halves of the waveform. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 9 o Instead of isolating the power amplifier because it runs too hot, the amps can be made "short, simple ...straight." • Minimum thermal modulation distortion. The 32-bit Upgrade Where the acclaimed STR-DA9000ES took advantage of 24-bit S-Master Pro processing, Sony's latest design boasts the superior precision of Sony's 32bit processing. So thermal modulation is vigorous but not forced. Traditional amplifiers typically ...
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... chassis vibration has a great impact on the accuracy of the time domain, Sony suppresses jitter with 32-bit processing at 1024 fs. Because one-bit digital signals depend on the final sound quality.) ES Receivers v1.0 Page 10 Our 24-bit processor achieved a theoretical accuracy of 40 ..., it takes an electron to fluctuate within a single lattice of a metal crystal. As a primary manufacturer of Large Scale Integrated circuits (LSIs), Sony has the freedom to pursue innovative thinking like S-Master Pro and then express this , to an accuracy of 0.08 femtoseconds (or 80 attoseconds, ...
... chassis vibration has a great impact on the accuracy of the time domain, Sony suppresses jitter with 32-bit processing at 1024 fs. Because one-bit digital signals depend on the final sound quality.) ES Receivers v1.0 Page 10 Our 24-bit processor achieved a theoretical accuracy of 40 ..., it takes an electron to fluctuate within a single lattice of a metal crystal. As a primary manufacturer of Large Scale Integrated circuits (LSIs), Sony has the freedom to pursue innovative thinking like S-Master Pro and then express this , to an accuracy of 0.08 femtoseconds (or 80 attoseconds, ...
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...Sony's Low Pass Filters are extremely sensitive to the meteor impacts of the latest action movie. So they will experience superb clarity of precision and performance. Where Sony...possible sound. In this way, Sony has taken the critically-acclaimed ... Pass Filter is built right into Sony's 32-bit design. MOS FET Output... suppress high-frequency noise elements. But Sony ES engineers were after hour, and ..., bias current and heat sinking of the STR-DA7100ES will hear the benefits in less time..., non-fatiguing music reproduction. Instead of Sony ES selected the filter parts carefully and...
...Sony's Low Pass Filters are extremely sensitive to the meteor impacts of the latest action movie. So they will experience superb clarity of precision and performance. Where Sony...possible sound. In this way, Sony has taken the critically-acclaimed ... Pass Filter is built right into Sony's 32-bit design. MOS FET Output... suppress high-frequency noise elements. But Sony ES engineers were after hour, and ..., bias current and heat sinking of the STR-DA7100ES will hear the benefits in less time..., non-fatiguing music reproduction. Instead of Sony ES selected the filter parts carefully and...
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... are remarkable for their internal wiring and bonding, their unique packaging and the way they're configured on the power amplifier circuit board. Sony output transistors are the MOS FET output transistors for three channels (4 MOS FETs per channel, for far better dissipation of heat. On ... much cooling may be available at the top, the plastic package is another measure of the STR-DA7100ES. The result is too thick to conduct heat away from which heat cannot escape. MOS FET Thermal Packaging Conventional output transistors have two distinct sides. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 12
... are remarkable for their internal wiring and bonding, their unique packaging and the way they're configured on the power amplifier circuit board. Sony output transistors are the MOS FET output transistors for three channels (4 MOS FETs per channel, for far better dissipation of heat. On ... much cooling may be available at the top, the plastic package is another measure of the STR-DA7100ES. The result is too thick to conduct heat away from which heat cannot escape. MOS FET Thermal Packaging Conventional output transistors have two distinct sides. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 12
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...to radiate the heat, the STRDA7100ES can use a single, simple sheet of metal with heat sink in position. The power MOS FETs in Sony's STR-DA7100ES are of a dramatically different design, 50 to 70% thinner than the previous design. This thermal design-which the transistors are.... Typically, output transistors generate so much heat that they need to previous design practices for the DA9000ES. Sony takes advantage of the heat sink. Extreme close-up of a single MOS FET output transistor (middle), bonded to the L-shaped bracket of this runs counter to ES Receivers v1.0 Page 13
...to radiate the heat, the STRDA7100ES can use a single, simple sheet of metal with heat sink in position. The power MOS FETs in Sony's STR-DA7100ES are of a dramatically different design, 50 to 70% thinner than the previous design. This thermal design-which the transistors are.... Typically, output transistors generate so much heat that they need to previous design practices for the DA9000ES. Sony takes advantage of the heat sink. Extreme close-up of a single MOS FET output transistor (middle), bonded to the L-shaped bracket of this runs counter to ES Receivers v1.0 Page 13
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...than the STRDA9000ES-and far, far smaller than the DA9000ES amp section! Sony uses a new refinement of current. In fact, the transistors can be isolated from heat Circuitous, because of output transistor heat STR-DA7100ES Minor issue Close together Surface mount directly on the better amplifiers) Major... 30 amp capacity. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 14 And nothing intrudes between you 'll usually find the output transistors bonded to vibration, radiated hum and noise. Operation is less exposed to heavy aluminum heat sinks somewhere at work. In the STR-DA9000ES, the MOS FETs use...
...than the STRDA9000ES-and far, far smaller than the DA9000ES amp section! Sony uses a new refinement of current. In fact, the transistors can be isolated from heat Circuitous, because of output transistor heat STR-DA7100ES Minor issue Close together Surface mount directly on the better amplifiers) Major... 30 amp capacity. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 14 And nothing intrudes between you 'll usually find the output transistors bonded to vibration, radiated hum and noise. Operation is less exposed to heavy aluminum heat sinks somewhere at work. In the STR-DA9000ES, the MOS FETs use...
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ES Receivers v1.0 Page 15 Illustration of the bare transistor of the MOS FET is cut in half. Note how small the power amplifier is. Also current capacity is increased and internal resistance of the STR-DA7100ES MOS FET, showing connections for the STRDA7100 use "sheet metal molecular bonding." This not only improves...
ES Receivers v1.0 Page 15 Illustration of the bare transistor of the MOS FET is cut in half. Note how small the power amplifier is. Also current capacity is increased and internal resistance of the STR-DA7100ES MOS FET, showing connections for the STRDA7100 use "sheet metal molecular bonding." This not only improves...
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... one , but two Digital Visual Interface (DVI) inputs, with switching between them and a DVI output to the STR-DA7100ES receiver, Now the STR-DA7100 goes a giant step further with the High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI). And Sony has been quick to video only, HDMI can support digital video in September 2003, HDMI is limited...
... one , but two Digital Visual Interface (DVI) inputs, with switching between them and a DVI output to the STR-DA7100ES receiver, Now the STR-DA7100 goes a giant step further with the High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI). And Sony has been quick to video only, HDMI can support digital video in September 2003, HDMI is limited...
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...audio with HDMI input Hi. For example, the HDMI output of Sony ES Series DVD players can automatically transfer the appropriate audio and video by checking the input capabilities of digital audio, including 2-channel stereo PCM, Dolby Digital® and DTS® 5.1-channel compressed ...HDMI equipped television. Page 17 If you wanted digital audio as an HDMI equipped television or A/V receiver). Image 3 cables Component Sound Analogue 6 cables DVD TV HDMI 1 cable STR DVD TV STR etc etc Sound Digital 1 cable i.LINK or SPDIF Before HDMI (left), you needed nine cables...
...audio with HDMI input Hi. For example, the HDMI output of Sony ES Series DVD players can automatically transfer the appropriate audio and video by checking the input capabilities of digital audio, including 2-channel stereo PCM, Dolby Digital® and DTS® 5.1-channel compressed ...HDMI equipped television. Page 17 If you wanted digital audio as an HDMI equipped television or A/V receiver). Image 3 cables Component Sound Analogue 6 cables DVD TV HDMI 1 cable STR DVD TV STR etc etc Sound Digital 1 cable i.LINK or SPDIF Before HDMI (left), you needed nine cables...
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...for the entire system. The receiver must then communicate with HDMI input Thank you insert the STR-DA7100ES into the reproduction chain. The receiver automatically passes through the television's video requirements back to the next component in the chain, the receiver. Finally, the components agree ...DVD player and a television. DVD player with HDMI output Receiver with HDMI input & output Television with HDMI output OK. DVD player with HDMI input Receiver, what is your input capability? I can output those signals. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 18 In the case of this case,...
...for the entire system. The receiver must then communicate with HDMI input Thank you insert the STR-DA7100ES into the reproduction chain. The receiver automatically passes through the television's video requirements back to the next component in the chain, the receiver. Finally, the components agree ...DVD player and a television. DVD player with HDMI output Receiver with HDMI input & output Television with HDMI output OK. DVD player with HDMI input Receiver, what is your input capability? I can output those signals. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 18 In the case of this case,...
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... requirements will typically be limited by the television to 2-channel sound. As an option, you can handle 6.1 channels of very high quality. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 19 Two settings on the STR-DA7100ES receiver let you would expect, the television can only handle two channels at somewhat more modest quality. This will the...
... requirements will typically be limited by the television to 2-channel sound. As an option, you can handle 6.1 channels of very high quality. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 19 Two settings on the STR-DA7100ES receiver let you would expect, the television can only handle two channels at somewhat more modest quality. This will the...
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... HDMI input & output Television with HDMI input Digital Video 720p Video capability of television Digital Audio 6.1 channels 48 kHz 24 bits Audio capability of receiver Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits Audio capability of TV Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits Now the DVD ...player can satisfy both the television's request for 720p and the receiver's request for audio and submits its capabilities, the television cannot play sound. HDMI AUDIO [ AMP ] DVD player with HDMI output...
... HDMI input & output Television with HDMI input Digital Video 720p Video capability of television Digital Audio 6.1 channels 48 kHz 24 bits Audio capability of receiver Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits Audio capability of TV Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits Now the DVD ...player can satisfy both the television's request for 720p and the receiver's request for audio and submits its capabilities, the television cannot play sound. HDMI AUDIO [ AMP ] DVD player with HDMI output...