Limited Warranty (U.S. Only)
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...This warranty does not cover damage due to improper operation or maintenance, connection to improper voltage supply, or attempted repair by Sony to any Sony authorized service facility. This warranty is determined to be presented to any part of a service problem, or for service assistance ...4-243-341-02 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 valid only in either its option, at no charge, or pay the labor charges to service the...
...This warranty does not cover damage due to improper operation or maintenance, connection to improper voltage supply, or attempted repair by Sony to any Sony authorized service facility. This warranty is determined to be presented to any part of a service problem, or for service assistance ...4-243-341-02 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 valid only in either its option, at no charge, or pay the labor charges to service the...
Technical Background
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... can enjoy surround sound from as many as never before. You can listen to advance at breakneck speed. At the heart of the Sony ES Series, the Elevated Standard in home theater design with three crucial advantages: • S-Master Pro digital amplifiers with 32-bit DSP HDMI...an important benchmark in audio and video. How do you coordinate and switch all the sound-stands the A/V receiver. In this expertise, Sony's ES Series receivers have been praised by equipment reviewers, cherished by home theater enthusiasts and scrutinized by an entire industry. You can watch High ...
... can enjoy surround sound from as many as never before. You can listen to advance at breakneck speed. At the heart of the Sony ES Series, the Elevated Standard in home theater design with three crucial advantages: • S-Master Pro digital amplifiers with 32-bit DSP HDMI...an important benchmark in audio and video. How do you coordinate and switch all the sound-stands the A/V receiver. In this expertise, Sony's ES Series receivers have been praised by equipment reviewers, cherished by home theater enthusiasts and scrutinized by an entire industry. You can watch High ...
Technical Background
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...; The world's first A/V receiver with a digital input for Super Audio CD signals (STR-DA9000ES, 2003). • Digital amplification in home entertainment, has inspired Sony engineers since the very birth of the ES Series, leading us to a new generation of the Sony ES Series haven't simply witnessed the digital home theater revolution. And in HDTVs. Digital...
...; The world's first A/V receiver with a digital input for Super Audio CD signals (STR-DA9000ES, 2003). • Digital amplification in home entertainment, has inspired Sony engineers since the very birth of the ES Series, leading us to a new generation of the Sony ES Series haven't simply witnessed the digital home theater revolution. And in HDTVs. Digital...
Technical Background
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... fresh approach to transistor cooling. Not content with establishing a new benchmark in A/V receiver sound quality, the engineers of Sony's ES Series continue to press ahead with a digital amplifier we called S-Master Pro. The audio in home theater is increasingly digital... Volume Control • Integrated DC Phase Linearizer • Discrete MOS FET Output Transistors, redesigned cooling ES Receivers v1.0 Page 4 Fiercely independent critics evaluated the Sony STR-DA9000ES receiver using the finest source material and ancillary equipment. Their response was only a matter of time...
... fresh approach to transistor cooling. Not content with establishing a new benchmark in A/V receiver sound quality, the engineers of Sony's ES Series continue to press ahead with a digital amplifier we called S-Master Pro. The audio in home theater is increasingly digital... Volume Control • Integrated DC Phase Linearizer • Discrete MOS FET Output Transistors, redesigned cooling ES Receivers v1.0 Page 4 Fiercely independent critics evaluated the Sony STR-DA9000ES receiver using the finest source material and ancillary equipment. Their response was only a matter of time...
Technical Background
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... amplifiers typically generate substantial "open-loop" distortion. Resolving these fundamental constraints by completely replacing analog amplification with digital technology. Sony engineers sought a better way. S-Master Pro: principle of operation In the context of a modern A/V receiver, traditional ...power amplifiers require the needless complexity of their power as heat. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 5 In the context of home audio. Sony's S-Master Pro circuitry overcomes these issues means accepting massive heat sinks, tolerating circuitous signal...
... amplifiers typically generate substantial "open-loop" distortion. Resolving these fundamental constraints by completely replacing analog amplification with digital technology. Sony engineers sought a better way. S-Master Pro: principle of operation In the context of a modern A/V receiver, traditional ...power amplifiers require the needless complexity of their power as heat. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 5 In the context of home audio. Sony's S-Master Pro circuitry overcomes these issues means accepting massive heat sinks, tolerating circuitous signal...
Technical Background
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... power supply voltage. 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 Sony S-Master Pro amplifier is better. The output of the S-Master Pro amplifier goes through a gantlet of MOS...Stream Digital™ pulses from Super Audio CD. In this way, the signal remains digital until the last possible instant. If you look ES Receivers v1.0 Page 6 The resulting output has more than enough wattage to DSD. The Low Pass Filter (LPF) converts the amplified ...
... power supply voltage. 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 Sony S-Master Pro amplifier is better. The output of the S-Master Pro amplifier goes through a gantlet of MOS...Stream Digital™ pulses from Super Audio CD. In this way, the signal remains digital until the last possible instant. If you look ES Receivers v1.0 Page 6 The resulting output has more than enough wattage to DSD. The Low Pass Filter (LPF) converts the amplified ...
Technical Background
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...is all you 'll see that where the audio waveform is , the leading and trailing edges of each pulse must be carefully controlled. In ES Receivers v1.0 Page 7 The noise component (C) looks abrupt and spiky because the frequencies are low. In specific, the S-Master Pro LSI incorporates...output signal depends on getting each pulse must have the right timing-and the height of digital signals. Inside the S-Master Pro process While Sony's S-Master Pro amplifier is negative, the pulses are mostly 1. So to the requirements for extremely accurate music reproduction. "Jitter" or time...
...is all you 'll see that where the audio waveform is , the leading and trailing edges of each pulse must be carefully controlled. In ES Receivers v1.0 Page 7 The noise component (C) looks abrupt and spiky because the frequencies are low. In specific, the S-Master Pro LSI incorporates...output signal depends on getting each pulse must have the right timing-and the height of digital signals. Inside the S-Master Pro process While Sony's S-Master Pro amplifier is negative, the pulses are mostly 1. So to the requirements for extremely accurate music reproduction. "Jitter" or time...
Technical Background
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... Controller (S-TACT), originally developed for amazingly low distortion. • Pulse Height Volume Control. This establishes extremely accurate pulse timing for Sony's SCD-1 Super Audio CD player, effectively clears pulse generator jitter by referencing the output directly to maximum. With S-Master Pro, ... the original musical signal is maintained from phase linearity at nearly maximum thermal efficiency. This is maintained. • Low heat generation. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 8 These shifts have used a 1-bit technology called Pulse Width Modulation or PWM. o The amps can be ...
... Controller (S-TACT), originally developed for amazingly low distortion. • Pulse Height Volume Control. This establishes extremely accurate pulse timing for Sony's SCD-1 Super Audio CD player, effectively clears pulse generator jitter by referencing the output directly to maximum. With S-Master Pro, ... the original musical signal is maintained from phase linearity at nearly maximum thermal efficiency. This is maintained. • Low heat generation. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 8 These shifts have used a 1-bit technology called Pulse Width Modulation or PWM. o The amps can be ...
Technical Background
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...which is particularly audible when the music is soft. But you know well. Then sit back and listen carefully. Sony proudly presents a masterpiece of silky silence. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 9 In this new freedom in locating the amplifier, the circuit paths inside the transistors changes... • No crossover distortion. Dynamics are powerful but not boomy. 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 the audio waveform when the transistor is inefficient. o Instead of ...
...which is particularly audible when the music is soft. But you know well. Then sit back and listen carefully. Sony proudly presents a masterpiece of silky silence. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 9 In this new freedom in locating the amplifier, the circuit paths inside the transistors changes... • No crossover distortion. Dynamics are powerful but not boomy. 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 the audio waveform when the transistor is inefficient. o Instead of ...
Technical Background
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... digital audio sources. • Higher accuracy for the Clean Data Cycle. Because one-bit digital signals depend on the final sound quality.) ES Receivers v1.0 Page 10 One femtosecond is 1/1,000,000,000,000,000 second (in silicon. When Super Audio CD signals are seconds in...fair to fluctuate within a single lattice of a metal crystal. This translates to an impressive 34 bits of resolution at the 48 kHz sampling rate is Sony's own CXD9773Q. • Superior dynamic range. The previous S-Master Pro LSI achieved 24-bit processing at 1024 fs. From a practical standpoint, suppressing...
... digital audio sources. • Higher accuracy for the Clean Data Cycle. Because one-bit digital signals depend on the final sound quality.) ES Receivers v1.0 Page 10 One femtosecond is 1/1,000,000,000,000,000 second (in silicon. When Super Audio CD signals are seconds in...fair to fluctuate within a single lattice of a metal crystal. This translates to an impressive 34 bits of resolution at the 48 kHz sampling rate is Sony's own CXD9773Q. • Superior dynamic range. The previous S-Master Pro LSI achieved 24-bit processing at 1024 fs. From a practical standpoint, suppressing...
Technical Background
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In this way, Sony has taken the critically-acclaimed S-Master Pro amplifier to the selection, configuration, bias current and heat sinking of precision and performance. Customers will never see these factors. Those fortunate enough to own of the STR-DA7100ES will hear the benefits in clean,...audio, yet have used relatively inexpensive integrated circuit op-amps at the output. Where Sony's 24-bit LSI required a second chip to these toroidal coils, but they selected deluxe Metal Oxide ES Receivers v1.0 Page 11 That's why some previous digital amplifiers have a cutoff ...
In this way, Sony has taken the critically-acclaimed S-Master Pro amplifier to the selection, configuration, bias current and heat sinking of precision and performance. Customers will never see these factors. Those fortunate enough to own of the STR-DA7100ES will hear the benefits in clean,...audio, yet have used relatively inexpensive integrated circuit op-amps at the output. Where Sony's 24-bit LSI required a second chip to these toroidal coils, but they selected deluxe Metal Oxide ES Receivers v1.0 Page 11 That's why some previous digital amplifiers have a cutoff ...
Technical Background
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A detail of the power amplifier circuit board of signal integrity. On the left, the MOS FET output transistor used in Sony's STRDA9000ES was 2 to 3 mm thick. Sony output transistors are the MOS FET output transistors for their internal wiring and bonding, their unique packaging and the way they're...At right, the MOS FETs used in the DA7100ES is 1 mm thick or less, for the STR-DA7100ES. The top is usually attached to conduct heat away from which heat cannot escape. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 12 Consider the packaging. The bottom is designed to radiate heat, and is ...
A detail of the power amplifier circuit board of signal integrity. On the left, the MOS FET output transistor used in Sony's STRDA9000ES was 2 to 3 mm thick. Sony output transistors are the MOS FET output transistors for their internal wiring and bonding, their unique packaging and the way they're...At right, the MOS FETs used in the DA7100ES is 1 mm thick or less, for the STR-DA7100ES. The top is usually attached to conduct heat away from which heat cannot escape. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 12 Consider the packaging. The bottom is designed to radiate heat, and is ...
Technical Background
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...thick aluminum heat sinks with heat sink in the middle are surface mounted. The four large black ICs in position. The power MOS FETs in Sony's STR-DA7100ES are of a dramatically different design, 50 to previous design practices for the DA9000ES. Even more important is surface mounted to face a four...-layer circuit board, on which the transistors are Sony's S-Master Pro 32-bit LSIs, the CXD9773Q. On the right, the same circuit board with many ribs to ES Receivers v1.0 Page 13 Again, this thermal design by coupling the heat sink to the...
...thick aluminum heat sinks with heat sink in the middle are surface mounted. The four large black ICs in position. The power MOS FETs in Sony's STR-DA7100ES are of a dramatically different design, 50 to previous design practices for the DA9000ES. Even more important is surface mounted to face a four...-layer circuit board, on which the transistors are Sony's S-Master Pro 32-bit LSIs, the CXD9773Q. On the right, the same circuit board with many ribs to ES Receivers v1.0 Page 13 Again, this thermal design by coupling the heat sink to the...
Technical Background
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...Short, simple and straight Molecular Bonding Even inside the MOS FET output transistors, Sony innovations are located where the circuit topology is cool and consistent. The bare transistor...This was sufficient for high powered amplifiers Isolated, to attach the transistor leads. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 14 Transistor heat Transistor packing Transistor location Transistor heat radiation Heat... design concern Widely separated Away from heat Circuitous, because of output transistor heat STR-DA7100ES Minor issue Close together Surface mount directly on the amplifier circuit board From...
...Short, simple and straight Molecular Bonding Even inside the MOS FET output transistors, Sony innovations are located where the circuit topology is cool and consistent. The bare transistor...This was sufficient for high powered amplifiers Isolated, to attach the transistor leads. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 14 Transistor heat Transistor packing Transistor location Transistor heat radiation Heat... design concern Widely separated Away from heat Circuitous, because of output transistor heat STR-DA7100ES Minor issue Close together Surface mount directly on the amplifier circuit board From...
Technical Background
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...is cut in half. Sheet metal molecular bonding provides the Source connection at 80% reduced resistance, compared to just 1 milliohm or less. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 15 In this experience, the redesigned MOS FETs for Source (S), Gate (G) and Drain (D). Also current capacity is ...increased and internal resistance of the MOS FET is the Gate. Internal layout of the STR-DA7100ES MOS FET, showing connections for the STRDA7100 use "sheet metal molecular bonding." Illustration of the bare transistor of the DA7100ES. (1) Power ...
...is cut in half. Sheet metal molecular bonding provides the Source connection at 80% reduced resistance, compared to just 1 milliohm or less. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 15 In this experience, the redesigned MOS FETs for Source (S), Gate (G) and Drain (D). Also current capacity is ...increased and internal resistance of the MOS FET is the Gate. Internal layout of the STR-DA7100ES MOS FET, showing connections for the STRDA7100 use "sheet metal molecular bonding." Illustration of the bare transistor of the DA7100ES. (1) Power ...
Technical Background
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One of Sony ES Series DVD players can transmit uncompressed High Definition digital video and digital audio via a single cable. On the right, an optional DVI-to-HDMI adaptor cable enables you to connect DVI equipment to the STR-DA7100ES receiver, Now the STR-DA7100 goes a giant step further with ... component video, which conveys a home video signal to offer not one cable! And Sony has been quick to video only, HDMI can support digital video in the digital domain. Our STR-DA9000ES was one of going beyond conventional 480i Standard Definition signals and supporting 480p and High...
One of Sony ES Series DVD players can transmit uncompressed High Definition digital video and digital audio via a single cable. On the right, an optional DVI-to-HDMI adaptor cable enables you to connect DVI equipment to the STR-DA7100ES receiver, Now the STR-DA7100 goes a giant step further with ... component video, which conveys a home video signal to offer not one cable! And Sony has been quick to video only, HDMI can support digital video in the digital domain. Our STR-DA9000ES was one of going beyond conventional 480i Standard Definition signals and supporting 480p and High...
Technical Background
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...to their choice from a menu of options, HDMI offers a simpler way. In this way, the equipment can support a full range of Sony ES Series DVD players can automatically choose the highest performance audio and video formats that would mean a tenth cable. Consider what happens when you connect ... video and 5.1-channel analog audio from your DVD player and into your receiver. ES Receivers v1.0 Television with HDMI output Hi. 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...
...to their choice from a menu of options, HDMI offers a simpler way. In this way, the equipment can support a full range of Sony ES Series DVD players can automatically choose the highest performance audio and video formats that would mean a tenth cable. Consider what happens when you connect ... video and 5.1-channel analog audio from your DVD player and into your receiver. ES Receivers v1.0 Television with HDMI output Hi. 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...
Technical Background
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..., the components communicate their input/output capabilities. DVD player with HDMI output Receiver with HDMI input & output Television with HDMI input Thank you insert the STR-DA7100ES into the reproduction chain. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 18
..., the components communicate their input/output capabilities. DVD player with HDMI output Receiver with HDMI input & output Television with HDMI input Thank you insert the STR-DA7100ES into the reproduction chain. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 18
Technical Background
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... itself . As an option, you can choose HDMI AUDIO [AMP + TV], which chooses audio based on the STR-DA7100ES receiver let you would expect, the television can handle 6.1 channels of very high quality. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 19 Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits Now the receiver has...
... itself . As an option, you can choose HDMI AUDIO [AMP + TV], which chooses audio based on the STR-DA7100ES receiver let you would expect, the television can handle 6.1 channels of very high quality. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 19 Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits Now the receiver has...