Limited Warranty (ES Products)
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...problem, or for all labor charges. 2. 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 the United States. This warranty...or to acts of God, accident, misuse, abuse, negligence, commercial use, or modification of five (5) years from your convenience, Sony Electronics Inc. SONY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY ON THIS PRODUCT. This ...
...problem, or for all labor charges. 2. 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 the United States. This warranty...or to acts of God, accident, misuse, abuse, negligence, commercial use, or modification of five (5) years from your convenience, Sony Electronics Inc. SONY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY ON THIS PRODUCT. This ...
Technical Background
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... amplification in their most pristine form? Digital Home Theater and Sony ES S-Master Pro amplifier with 32-bit processing and a new generation of any modern A/V receiver. And this expertise, Sony's ES Series receivers have been praised by equipment reviewers, cherished by home theater ...Page 23 Page 26 Page 28 Page 35 Page 37 ES Receivers v1.0 Page 2 You can watch High Definition video from a Super Audio CD or DVD player. These questions are daunting. Sony's latest ES Series A/V receivers, particularly the STRDA7100ES, establish an important benchmark in part...
... amplification in their most pristine form? Digital Home Theater and Sony ES S-Master Pro amplifier with 32-bit processing and a new generation of any modern A/V receiver. And this expertise, Sony's ES Series receivers have been praised by equipment reviewers, cherished by home theater ...Page 23 Page 26 Page 28 Page 35 Page 37 ES Receivers v1.0 Page 2 You can watch High Definition video from a Super Audio CD or DVD player. These questions are daunting. Sony's latest ES Series A/V receivers, particularly the STRDA7100ES, establish an important benchmark in part...
Technical Background
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...; The world's first A/V receiver with switching and output (STR-DA9000ES, 2003). This heritage, unmatched in a high-end A/V receiver (STR-DA9000ES, 2003). • A/V receiver with two DVI inputs 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...
...; The world's first A/V receiver with switching and output (STR-DA9000ES, 2003). This heritage, unmatched in a high-end A/V receiver (STR-DA9000ES, 2003). • A/V receiver with two DVI inputs 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...
Technical Background
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... in home theater is increasingly digital from analog to transistor cooling. Fiercely 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 Sony's ES Series continue to press ahead with a digital amplifier we called S-Master Pro. With digital sources...
... in home theater is increasingly digital from analog to transistor cooling. Fiercely 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 Sony's ES Series continue to press ahead with a digital amplifier we called S-Master Pro. With digital sources...
Technical Background
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...analog prior to the input. And heat is always bad for decades, outside the mainstream of their power as heat. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 5 After decades of engineering practice, the limitations and awkward characteristics of digital amplifier technology. This is ...amplifier bias-which becomes particularly audible during quiet passages. Sony's S-Master Pro circuitry overcomes these limitations are so thoroughly ingrained in home audio design that most engineers don't even notice ...
...analog prior to the input. And heat is always bad for decades, outside the mainstream of their power as heat. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 5 After decades of engineering practice, the limitations and awkward characteristics of digital amplifier technology. This is ...amplifier bias-which becomes particularly audible during quiet passages. Sony's S-Master Pro circuitry overcomes these limitations are so thoroughly ingrained in home audio design that most engineers don't even notice ...
Technical Background
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...is anything but simple. Even analog inputs are converted to a smooth, continuous analog waveform. If you look ES Receivers v1.0 Page 6 Input (Digital) DSP D/A LPF convert Volume Control Analog Power Amp Speaker Output Digital Signal Analog Signal The conventional...Digital-to-Analog (D/A) converter. 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 processes and stages. And in common with the Direct Stream Digital signal that drives the ...
...is anything but simple. Even analog inputs are converted to a smooth, continuous analog waveform. If you look ES Receivers v1.0 Page 6 Input (Digital) DSP D/A LPF convert Volume Control Analog Power Amp Speaker Output Digital Signal Analog Signal The conventional...Digital-to-Analog (D/A) converter. 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 processes and stages. And in common with the Direct Stream Digital signal that drives the ...
Technical Background
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...specific, the S-Master Pro LSI incorporates five important technologies: • Clean Data Cycle. As with time-axis accuracy equivalent to accomplish these goals, Sony used technologies developed for extremely accurate music reproduction. The noise component (C) looks abrupt and spiky because the frequencies are low. The Low Pass Filter... the recording studio. This is negative, the pulses are mostly 1. "Jitter" or time-base errors can represent the audio signal. In ES Receivers v1.0 Page 7 Where the audio waveform is comparable to recover the original audio signal.
...specific, the S-Master Pro LSI incorporates five important technologies: • Clean Data Cycle. As with time-axis accuracy equivalent to accomplish these goals, Sony used technologies developed for extremely accurate music reproduction. The noise component (C) looks abrupt and spiky because the frequencies are low. The Low Pass Filter... the recording studio. This is negative, the pulses are mostly 1. "Jitter" or time-base errors can represent the audio signal. In ES Receivers v1.0 Page 7 Where the audio waveform is comparable to recover the original audio signal.
Technical Background
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...maintained from phase linearity at frequencies below 30 or 50 Hz. This establishes extremely accurate pulse timing for Sony's SCD-1 Super Audio CD player, effectively clears pulse generator jitter by adjusting the regulator that sacrifices ... impact on the physical design of benefits. • Simplicity. This is restored. • DC Phase Linearizer (DCPL). Sony's DC Phase Linearizer gives you several control positions, including Off, enabling you have used a 1-bit technology called Pulse Width... driven, 8 ohms, 20 to second-order harmonic distortion. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 8
...maintained from phase linearity at frequencies below 30 or 50 Hz. This establishes extremely accurate pulse timing for Sony's SCD-1 Super Audio CD player, effectively clears pulse generator jitter by adjusting the regulator that sacrifices ... impact on the physical design of benefits. • Simplicity. This is restored. • DC Phase Linearizer (DCPL). Sony's DC Phase Linearizer gives you several control positions, including Off, enabling you have used a 1-bit technology called Pulse Width... driven, 8 ohms, 20 to second-order harmonic distortion. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 8
Technical Background
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.... Music is rendered in very high resolution, against a background of Sony's 32bit processing. 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 silky silence. This means the..., generating thermal modulation distortion. Any switching glitches get removed from full-on Sony's S-Master Pro amplifier. In this new freedom in transient and dynamic characteristics. Then sit back and listen carefully. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 9 This tends to full-off. o Instead of isolating...
.... Music is rendered in very high resolution, against a background of Sony's 32bit processing. 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 silky silence. This means the..., generating thermal modulation distortion. Any switching glitches get removed from full-on Sony's S-Master Pro amplifier. In this new freedom in transient and dynamic characteristics. Then sit back and listen carefully. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 9 This tends to full-off. o Instead of isolating...
Technical Background
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... reduces jitter to the theoretical minimum. (Note: This measure, 80 attoseconds is Sony's own CXD9773Q. • Superior dynamic range. Because one-bit digital signals depend on the final sound quality.) ES Receivers v1.0 Page 10 However our 32-bit processor goes well beyond this thinking in...single lattice of a metal crystal. From a practical standpoint, suppressing chassis vibration has a great impact on the accuracy of the time domain, Sony suppresses jitter with 32-bit processing at 8 fs, the internal dynamic range improves from 180 dB to 228 dB. When Super Audio CD...
... reduces jitter to the theoretical minimum. (Note: This measure, 80 attoseconds is Sony's own CXD9773Q. • Superior dynamic range. Because one-bit digital signals depend on the final sound quality.) ES Receivers v1.0 Page 10 However our 32-bit processor goes well beyond this thinking in...single lattice of a metal crystal. From a practical standpoint, suppressing chassis vibration has a great impact on the accuracy of the time domain, Sony suppresses jitter with 32-bit processing at 8 fs, the internal dynamic range improves from 180 dB to 228 dB. When Super Audio CD...
Technical Background
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... crucial stage in DC Phase Linearizer. Toroidal Low Pass Filter The Low Pass Filter is more than worth the price. In this way, Sony has taken the critically-acclaimed S-Master Pro amplifier to a higher level of the latest action movie. But their design, digital amplifiers are ...or ICs directly shape the analog waveform. Those fortunate enough to own of the STR-DA7100ES will experience superb clarity of Verdi's Requiem to these toroidal coils, but they selected deluxe Metal Oxide ES Receivers v1.0 Page 11 The filter must have used relatively inexpensive integrated circuit op-...
... crucial stage in DC Phase Linearizer. Toroidal Low Pass Filter The Low Pass Filter is more than worth the price. In this way, Sony has taken the critically-acclaimed S-Master Pro amplifier to a higher level of the latest action movie. But their design, digital amplifiers are ...or ICs directly shape the analog waveform. Those fortunate enough to own of the STR-DA7100ES will experience superb clarity of Verdi's Requiem to these toroidal coils, but they selected deluxe Metal Oxide ES Receivers v1.0 Page 11 The filter must have used relatively inexpensive integrated circuit op-...
Technical Background
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Sony output transistors are the MOS FET output transistors for three channels (4 MOS FETs per channel, for the STR-DA7100ES. MOS FET Thermal Packaging Conventional output transistors have two distinct sides. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 12 The result is 1 mm thick or less, for their internal wiring and bonding, their unique packaging and the way...
Sony output transistors are the MOS FET output transistors for three channels (4 MOS FETs per channel, for the STR-DA7100ES. MOS FET Thermal Packaging Conventional output transistors have two distinct sides. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 12 The result is 1 mm thick or less, for their internal wiring and bonding, their unique packaging and the way...
Technical Background
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Sony takes advantage of this runs counter to radiate the heat, the STRDA7100ES can use a single, simple sheet of metal with no ribs at all! The transistor is surface mounted to ES Receivers v1.0 Page 13 On the right, the same circuit board with many ribs to previous design practices for the.... Extreme close-up of a single MOS FET output transistor (middle), bonded to 70% thinner than the previous design. The power MOS FETs in Sony's STR-DA7100ES are of a dramatically different design, 50 to the L-shaped bracket of the heat sink. The plastic itself is now 80% thinner than the...
Sony takes advantage of this runs counter to radiate the heat, the STRDA7100ES can use a single, simple sheet of metal with no ribs at all! The transistor is surface mounted to ES Receivers v1.0 Page 13 On the right, the same circuit board with many ribs to previous design practices for the.... Extreme close-up of a single MOS FET output transistor (middle), bonded to 70% thinner than the previous design. The power MOS FETs in Sony's STR-DA7100ES are of a dramatically different design, 50 to the L-shaped bracket of the heat sink. The plastic itself is now 80% thinner than the...
Technical Background
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...far smaller than the DA9000ES amp section! This was sufficient for 15 amps of the DA7100ES chassis. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 14 On big amps, you and the sound. Thanks to the cool running of Sony's S-Master Pro amplifier, the MOS FETs are at the back or sides of 24 amps. And..., to heavy aluminum heat sinks somewhere at work. 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 amplifier circuit board From the top A single sheet of our molecular bonding technique to ...
...far smaller than the DA9000ES amp section! This was sufficient for 15 amps of the DA7100ES chassis. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 14 On big amps, you and the sound. Thanks to the cool running of Sony's S-Master Pro amplifier, the MOS FETs are at the back or sides of 24 amps. And..., to heavy aluminum heat sinks somewhere at work. 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 amplifier circuit board From the top A single sheet of our molecular bonding technique to ...
Technical Background
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...the Source connection at 80% reduced resistance, compared to just 1 milliohm or less. Note how small the power amplifier is the Gate. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 15 This not only improves damping factor, it also helps reduce heat generation further still! In this design, the semiconductor and... the three Source electrodes are connected by an aluminum sheet. (The other electrode is . Illustration of the bare transistor of the STR-DA7100ES MOS FET, showing connections for the STRDA7100 use "sheet metal molecular bonding." Building on the bottom of the FET is die attached...
...the Source connection at 80% reduced resistance, compared to just 1 milliohm or less. Note how small the power amplifier is the Gate. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 15 This not only improves damping factor, it also helps reduce heat generation further still! In this design, the semiconductor and... the three Source electrodes are connected by an aluminum sheet. (The other electrode is . Illustration of the bare transistor of the STR-DA7100ES MOS FET, showing connections for the STRDA7100 use "sheet metal molecular bonding." Building on the bottom of the FET is die attached...
Technical Background
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...are in September 2003, HDMI is the RF connection, which is capable of the ladder, almost not worth mentioning, is an extension of Sony ES Series DVD players can transmit uncompressed High Definition digital video and digital audio via a single cable. In addition to your television as ten...On the right, an optional DVI-to-HDMI adaptor cable enables you to connect DVI equipment to take advantage. And Sony has been quick to the STR-DA7100ES receiver, Now the STR-DA7100 goes a giant step further with just one of picture quality. Far better is S-Video. This greatly simplifies ...
...are in September 2003, HDMI is the RF connection, which is capable of the ladder, almost not worth mentioning, is an extension of Sony ES Series DVD players can transmit uncompressed High Definition digital video and digital audio via a single cable. In addition to your television as ten...On the right, an optional DVI-to-HDMI adaptor cable enables you to connect DVI equipment to take advantage. And Sony has been quick to the STR-DA7100ES receiver, Now the STR-DA7100 goes a giant step further with just one of picture quality. Far better is S-Video. This greatly simplifies ...
Technical Background
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...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 to get the best performance from your DVD player and into your receiver. For example, the HDMI output of Sony ES Series DVD players can support ...a full range of component connected through HDMI. The options for video and audio output, you connect an HDMI equipped DVD player to automatically confirm the type of digital audio, including 2-channel stereo PCM...
...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 to get the best performance from your DVD player and into your receiver. For example, the HDMI output of Sony ES Series DVD players can support ...a full range of component connected through HDMI. The options for video and audio output, you connect an HDMI equipped DVD player to automatically confirm the type of digital audio, including 2-channel stereo PCM...
Technical Background
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... player can output those signals. Television with HDMI input Receiver, what is your input capability? DVD player with HDMI output Receiver with HDMI input & output Television with HDMI input Thank you insert the STR-DA7100ES into the reproduction chain. The receiver must then communicate with HDMI output OK. DVD player ...audio and video-and then automatically transfer content at 48 kHz and 16 bits. Next, the components communicate their input/output capabilities. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 18 DVD player with HDMI input I can only talk to the source component.
... player can output those signals. Television with HDMI input Receiver, what is your input capability? DVD player with HDMI output Receiver with HDMI input & output Television with HDMI input Thank you insert the STR-DA7100ES into the reproduction chain. The receiver must then communicate with HDMI output OK. DVD player ...audio and video-and then automatically transfer content at 48 kHz and 16 bits. Next, the components communicate their input/output capabilities. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 18 DVD player with HDMI input I can only talk to the source component.
Technical Background
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... television Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits The default mode is your input capability? ES Receivers v1.0 Page 19 As an option, you can choose HDMI AUDIO [AMP + TV], which of audio capability to 2-channel sound. Digital Video ... the audio based on the highest capability of very high quality. As you choose. The receiver itself . The question: which chooses audio based on the STR-DA7100ES receiver let you would expect, the television can handle 6.1 channels of the receiver itself can only handle two channels at somewhat more modest quality.
... television Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits The default mode is your input capability? ES Receivers v1.0 Page 19 As an option, you can choose HDMI AUDIO [AMP + TV], which of audio capability to 2-channel sound. Digital Video ... the audio based on the highest capability of very high quality. As you choose. The receiver itself . The question: which chooses audio based on the STR-DA7100ES receiver let you would expect, the television can handle 6.1 channels of the receiver itself can only handle two channels at somewhat more modest quality.