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... and switch all those channels of the Sony ES Series, the Elevated Standard in a single chassis and still deliver the quality and power that brings these questions. How do you anticipate multi-room and custom installation requirements? And the answers determine the quality and suitability of A/V receivers Digital home theater continues to upgraded...
... and switch all those channels of the Sony ES Series, the Elevated Standard in a single chassis and still deliver the quality and power that brings these questions. How do you anticipate multi-room and custom installation requirements? And the answers determine the quality and suitability of A/V receivers Digital home theater continues to upgraded...
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They brought out their highest superlatives, calling the sound of time until the power amplifier also made the move from analog to digital. The audio in home theater is increasingly digital from the microphone mixing console through... Series continue to press ahead with 32-bit DSP The video signal in 2003 when Sony introduced ES Series A/V receivers with a digital amplifier we called S-Master Pro. Fiercely independent critics evaluated the Sony STR-DA9000ES receiver using the finest source material and ancillary equipment. Their response was only a matter of the DA9000ES "airy," "...
They brought out their highest superlatives, calling the sound of time until the power amplifier also made the move from analog to digital. The audio in home theater is increasingly digital from the microphone mixing console through... Series continue to press ahead with 32-bit DSP The video signal in 2003 when Sony introduced ES Series A/V receivers with a digital amplifier we called S-Master Pro. Fiercely independent critics evaluated the Sony STR-DA9000ES receiver using the finest source material and ancillary equipment. Their response was only a matter of the DA9000ES "airy," "...
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... typically generate substantial "open-loop" distortion. Sony engineers sought a better way. After decades of engineering practice, the limitations and awkward characteristics of today's home theater receivers, you have opened the door to the input. S-Master Pro: principle of operation In the context of a modern A/V receiver, traditional power amplifiers require the needless complexity of home...
... typically generate substantial "open-loop" distortion. Sony engineers sought a better way. After decades of engineering practice, the limitations and awkward characteristics of today's home theater receivers, you have opened the door to the input. S-Master Pro: principle of operation In the context of a modern A/V receiver, traditional power amplifiers require the needless complexity of home...
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... of processes and stages. Even analog inputs are converted to provide the wattage that Sony developed for the power supply voltage. Input (Digital) DSP D/A LPF convert Volume Control Analog Power Amp Speaker Output Digital Signal Analog Signal The conventional A/V receiver is better. The signal must run through a single Low Pass Filter to DSD. The...
... of processes and stages. Even analog inputs are converted to provide the wattage that Sony developed for the power supply voltage. Input (Digital) DSP D/A LPF convert Volume Control Analog Power Amp Speaker Output Digital Signal Analog Signal The conventional A/V receiver is better. The signal must run through a single Low Pass Filter to DSD. The...
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... (A) represents the output power pulse stream. The Low Pass Filter (LPF) effectively separates out the audio signal, for our legendary SCD-1 Super Audio CD player. So to accomplish these goals, Sony used technologies developed for extremely accurate music reproduction. Sony's CXD9773Q S-Master Pro ...the frequencies are mostly 0. In specific, the S-Master Pro LSI incorporates five important technologies: • Clean Data Cycle. In ES Receivers v1.0 Page 7 carefully at the recording studio. As with time-axis accuracy equivalent to the original A/D converter at the pulses, ...
... (A) represents the output power pulse stream. The Low Pass Filter (LPF) effectively separates out the audio signal, for our legendary SCD-1 Super Audio CD player. So to accomplish these goals, Sony used technologies developed for extremely accurate music reproduction. Sony's CXD9773Q S-Master Pro ...the frequencies are mostly 0. In specific, the S-Master Pro LSI incorporates five important technologies: • Clean Data Cycle. In ES Receivers v1.0 Page 7 carefully at the recording studio. As with time-axis accuracy equivalent to the original A/D converter at the pulses, ...
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...loss of the musical signal. • Synchronous Time Accuracy Controller (S-TACT). o The amps can be far more accessible bass. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 8 Unfortunately, PWM tends to expose the signal to the master clock. Digital signals remain in the digital domain until the... adjusts the 1-bit C-PLM stream by referencing the output directly to second-order harmonic distortion. S-Master Pro Benefits Sony's S-Master Pro design delivers a host of the power amplifier. This has a profound impact on the physical design of benefits. • Simplicity. Previous digital amplifiers have...
...loss of the musical signal. • Synchronous Time Accuracy Controller (S-TACT). o The amps can be far more accessible bass. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 8 Unfortunately, PWM tends to expose the signal to the master clock. Digital signals remain in the digital domain until the... adjusts the 1-bit C-PLM stream by referencing the output directly to second-order harmonic distortion. S-Master Pro Benefits Sony's S-Master Pro design delivers a host of the power amplifier. This has a profound impact on the physical design of benefits. • Simplicity. Previous digital amplifiers have...
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...mode. Unfortunately, the changing heat can be made "short, simple and straight." • Minimum thermal modulation distortion. Conventional power amplifiers use Negative Feedback (NFB). Because the S-Master Pro amplifier uses pulse density, the output transistors do not generate ... Where the acclaimed STR-DA9000ES took advantage of 24-bit S-Master Pro processing, Sony's latest design boasts the superior precision of integrated circuitry, Sony's CXD9773Q Large Scale Integrated circuit (LSI). Sony proudly presents a masterpiece of Sony's 32bit processing. ES Receivers v1.0 Page ...
...mode. Unfortunately, the changing heat can be made "short, simple and straight." • Minimum thermal modulation distortion. Conventional power amplifiers use Negative Feedback (NFB). Because the S-Master Pro amplifier uses pulse density, the output transistors do not generate ... Where the acclaimed STR-DA9000ES took advantage of 24-bit S-Master Pro processing, Sony's latest design boasts the superior precision of integrated circuitry, Sony's CXD9773Q Large Scale Integrated circuit (LSI). Sony proudly presents a masterpiece of Sony's 32bit processing. ES Receivers v1.0 Page ...
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...conduct heat away from which heat cannot escape. On the left, the MOS FET output transistor used in Sony's STRDA9000ES was 2 to a metal heat sink. Sony output transistors are the MOS FET output transistors for their internal wiring and bonding, their unique packaging and ... package is fashioned from molded plastic, from the transistor. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 12 Semiconductor Field Effect Transistors (MOS FETs), four per channel). Consider the packaging. The result is 1 mm thick or less, for the STR-DA7100ES. A detail of the power amplifier circuit board of heat.
...conduct heat away from which heat cannot escape. On the left, the MOS FET output transistor used in Sony's STRDA9000ES was 2 to a metal heat sink. Sony output transistors are the MOS FET output transistors for their internal wiring and bonding, their unique packaging and ... package is fashioned from molded plastic, from the transistor. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 12 Semiconductor Field Effect Transistors (MOS FETs), four per channel). Consider the packaging. The result is 1 mm thick or less, for the STR-DA7100ES. A detail of the power amplifier circuit board of heat.
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The power MOS FETs in Sony's STR-DA7100ES are Sony's S-Master Pro 32-bit LSIs, the CXD9773Q. This thermal design-which... transistors, leaving the bottom to the top of metal with heat sink in position. On the left, the STR-DA7100ES power amplifier without the heat sink. Again, this thermal design by coupling the heat sink to face a four-layer...(bottom). The transistor is a resin of high thermal conductivity, designed from the outset to ES Receivers v1.0 Page 13 Sony takes advantage of the heat sink. Typically, output transistors generate so much heat that they need to ...
The power MOS FETs in Sony's STR-DA7100ES are Sony's S-Master Pro 32-bit LSIs, the CXD9773Q. This thermal design-which... transistors, leaving the bottom to the top of metal with heat sink in position. On the left, the STR-DA7100ES power amplifier without the heat sink. Again, this thermal design by coupling the heat sink to face a four-layer...(bottom). The transistor is a resin of high thermal conductivity, designed from the outset to ES Receivers v1.0 Page 13 Sony takes advantage of the heat sink. Typically, output transistors generate so much heat that they need to ...
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...to heavy aluminum heat sinks somewhere at work. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 14 Operation is less exposed to protect other circuits. be so close together that the STR-DA7100ES amplifier section is some 70% smaller than analog amps of comparable power Wherever it makes the most sense for the shortest ...side, right in the middle of 24 amps. On big amps, you and the sound. As a result, the music is cool and consistent. Sony uses a new refinement of current. The bare transistor for the transistor's rated instantaneous current supply of the DA7100ES chassis. And the board itself is...
...to heavy aluminum heat sinks somewhere at work. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 14 Operation is less exposed to protect other circuits. be so close together that the STR-DA7100ES amplifier section is some 70% smaller than analog amps of comparable power Wherever it makes the most sense for the shortest ...side, right in the middle of 24 amps. On big amps, you and the sound. As a result, the music is cool and consistent. Sony uses a new refinement of current. The bare transistor for the transistor's rated instantaneous current supply of the DA7100ES chassis. And the board itself is...
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... power amplifier is cut in half. This not only improves damping factor, it also helps reduce heat generation further still! Illustration of the bare transistor of the DA9000ES. Sheet metal molecular bonding provides the Source connection at 80% reduced resistance, compared to just 1 milliohm or less. ES Receivers v1... attached.) While the double wire bonding of the DA9000ES achieved a low resistance of 5 milliohms, the sheet metal bonding of the DA7100ES. (1) Power supply. (2) S-Master Pro. (3) Preamp and video section. (4) Input signal processing. In this to the MOS FETs of the...
... power amplifier is cut in half. This not only improves damping factor, it also helps reduce heat generation further still! Illustration of the bare transistor of the DA9000ES. Sheet metal molecular bonding provides the Source connection at 80% reduced resistance, compared to just 1 milliohm or less. ES Receivers v1... attached.) While the double wire bonding of the DA9000ES achieved a low resistance of 5 milliohms, the sheet metal bonding of the DA7100ES. (1) Power supply. (2) S-Master Pro. (3) Preamp and video section. (4) Input signal processing. In this to the MOS FETs of the...
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...switching and upconversion The STR-DA7100ES can 't use HDMI connections through the receiver if the receiver is positioned at the receiver. It's also ideal for installations where the television is switched off. • Anti-piracy. But there's more than convenience. The receiver will also upconvert any...very high quality digital signals, HDMI also incorporates a security method called High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP). • AC Power. To prevent the piracy of all input source selection done at some distance from the "differential gain" and "differential phase"...
...switching and upconversion The STR-DA7100ES can 't use HDMI connections through the receiver if the receiver is positioned at the receiver. It's also ideal for installations where the television is switched off. • Anti-piracy. But there's more than convenience. The receiver will also upconvert any...very high quality digital signals, HDMI also incorporates a security method called High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP). • AC Power. To prevent the piracy of all input source selection done at some distance from the "differential gain" and "differential phase"...
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...CD Player Amplifier Speakers SA-CD D/A convert A/D DSP convert D/A LPF convert Volume Analog Power Amp DVP-NS9100ES STR-DA7100ES Speakers SA-CD DSP S-Master Power Amplifier LPF Digital Signal Analog Signal Typical SA-CD reproduction involves numerous D/A and A/D ...receiver to a compatible digital audio output, such as that protects the music from piracy. The i.LINK digital audio interface uses Digital Transmission Content Protection (DTCP), a robust system that on the SCD-XA9000ES SA-CD/CD player and the DVPNS9100ES DVD/SA-CD/CD player. And the STR-DA9000ES was Sony...
...CD Player Amplifier Speakers SA-CD D/A convert A/D DSP convert D/A LPF convert Volume Analog Power Amp DVP-NS9100ES STR-DA7100ES Speakers SA-CD DSP S-Master Power Amplifier LPF Digital Signal Analog Signal Typical SA-CD reproduction involves numerous D/A and A/D ...receiver to a compatible digital audio output, such as that protects the music from piracy. The i.LINK digital audio interface uses Digital Transmission Content Protection (DTCP), a robust system that on the SCD-XA9000ES SA-CD/CD player and the DVPNS9100ES DVD/SA-CD/CD player. And the STR-DA9000ES was Sony...
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...-bit floating point processor that its own separate circuit board, in Sony's previous best receiver, the STR-DA9000ES. To elicit the highest performance, Sony positions the SHARC processor on its clock speed suggests. To maintain superb sound quality, Sony carefully configured the DC power and Ground printed circuit traces leading into the main circuit board. But...
...-bit floating point processor that its own separate circuit board, in Sony's previous best receiver, the STR-DA9000ES. To elicit the highest performance, Sony positions the SHARC processor on its clock speed suggests. To maintain superb sound quality, Sony carefully configured the DC power and Ground printed circuit traces leading into the main circuit board. But...
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...dual core design. Unfortunately, most applications cannot take advantage of the full power of the second processing core. A/DSD Conversion The STR-DA7100ES converts all analog audio inputs into the compiler. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 27 This dramatically reduces wasted coding efficiency and assures that...processing. Under ideal conditions, the SHARC DSP's dual core processing can double the operating speed. The issue is in the "compiler." Sony converts analog sources to develop the "CB compiling" technique. The device integrates A/DSD conversion and a decimation filter, and makes it ...
...dual core design. Unfortunately, most applications cannot take advantage of the full power of the second processing core. A/DSD Conversion The STR-DA7100ES converts all analog audio inputs into the compiler. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 27 This dramatically reduces wasted coding efficiency and assures that...processing. Under ideal conditions, the SHARC DSP's dual core processing can double the operating speed. The issue is in the "compiler." Sony converts analog sources to develop the "CB compiling" technique. The device integrates A/DSD conversion and a decimation filter, and makes it ...
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OP Processing with 0.5 dB steps Sony's Optimum Preamplification (OP) design is better. Short, straight and simple chassis layout. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 29 For this "short, straight and simple " philosophy. Inputs pass directly from the back panel to the ...varies the preamp negative feedback according to the input selector, Optimum Preamplification (OP) processing and the power amplifier, in signal-tonoise ratio across most of the STR-DA2100ES shows Sony's smart, simple and straight chassis layout. Analog board of the volume control operating range. The internal...
OP Processing with 0.5 dB steps Sony's Optimum Preamplification (OP) design is better. Short, straight and simple chassis layout. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 29 For this "short, straight and simple " philosophy. Inputs pass directly from the back panel to the ...varies the preamp negative feedback according to the input selector, Optimum Preamplification (OP) processing and the power amplifier, in signal-tonoise ratio across most of the STR-DA2100ES shows Sony's smart, simple and straight chassis layout. Analog board of the volume control operating range. The internal...
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...power supply filter capacitors. Because these devices filter out 60 Hz line frequency hum, they play a crucial role in precise 1 dB steps. That's why the STR-DA3100ES and DA2100ES incorporate a refined OP Processing system that smaller steps are sometimes useful. That's why Sony's STR...-DA3100ES and DA2100ES incorporate oversized filter capacitors carefully chosen for sound ES Receivers v1.0 Page 30 However Sony found during critical listening at high volume levels that enables you to vary ...
...power supply filter capacitors. Because these devices filter out 60 Hz line frequency hum, they play a crucial role in precise 1 dB steps. That's why the STR-DA3100ES and DA2100ES incorporate a refined OP Processing system that smaller steps are sometimes useful. That's why Sony's STR...-DA3100ES and DA2100ES incorporate oversized filter capacitors carefully chosen for sound ES Receivers v1.0 Page 30 However Sony found during critical listening at high volume levels that enables you to vary ...
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... output transistors, the temperature and current fluctuations of matched, high-speed transistors mounted to maintain uniformity. That's why Sony configured the STR-DA3100ES and DA2100ES power amplifiers with a master in both electrical and mechanical characteristics, for superior richness and imaging. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 32 This achieves uniformity in -line design. As a further protection...
... output transistors, the temperature and current fluctuations of matched, high-speed transistors mounted to maintain uniformity. That's why Sony configured the STR-DA3100ES and DA2100ES power amplifiers with a master in both electrical and mechanical characteristics, for superior richness and imaging. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 32 This achieves uniformity in -line design. As a further protection...
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... ES Receivers v1.0 Page 37 Yes Yes Yes IIx Yes Yes 7.1-channel Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 7.1 -/2/1 4/2 5/2 To Component 3/1 2 Subwoofer Yes 1/1 Yes/Yes 1 2/2 Audio out Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes II Yes 7.1-channel Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5.1 -/2/1 3/1 4/1 ??? 3/1 1 Subwoofer Yes -/-/-/Yes Yes Yes - Features and specifications Feature Power output,... all channels driven into 8 ohms, 20 to 20,000 Hz S-Master Pro Amplifier 32-bit S-Master Pro process Power MOS FET output transistors, four per channel DC Phase Linearizer Dolby Digital® EX decoding dts® ES decoding dts 96/24 decoding ...
... ES Receivers v1.0 Page 37 Yes Yes Yes IIx Yes Yes 7.1-channel Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 7.1 -/2/1 4/2 5/2 To Component 3/1 2 Subwoofer Yes 1/1 Yes/Yes 1 2/2 Audio out Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes II Yes 7.1-channel Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5.1 -/2/1 3/1 4/1 ??? 3/1 1 Subwoofer Yes -/-/-/Yes Yes Yes - Features and specifications Feature Power output,... all channels driven into 8 ohms, 20 to 20,000 Hz S-Master Pro Amplifier 32-bit S-Master Pro process Power MOS FET output transistors, four per channel DC Phase Linearizer Dolby Digital® EX decoding dts® ES decoding dts 96/24 decoding ...