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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 time until the power amplifier also made ...; S-TACT "Digital Drive" S-Master Second 2002 • Clean Data Cycle • C-PLM • S-TACT • Pulse Height Volume Control S-Master Pro Third 2003 • Clean Data Cycle • C-PLM • S-TACT • Pulse Height Volume Control • DC Phase Linearizer • Discrete Output Transistors S-Master Pro (2005) Fourth 2005 • 32-bit...
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 time until the power amplifier also made ...; S-TACT "Digital Drive" S-Master Second 2002 • Clean Data Cycle • C-PLM • S-TACT • Pulse Height Volume Control S-Master Pro Third 2003 • Clean Data Cycle • C-PLM • S-TACT • Pulse Height Volume Control • DC Phase Linearizer • Discrete Output Transistors S-Master Pro (2005) Fourth 2005 • 32-bit...
Technical Background
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...bias-which becomes particularly audible during quiet passages. The Negative Feedback (NFB) used to amplification. • Heat generation. Sony's S-Master Pro circuitry overcomes these issues means accepting massive heat sinks, tolerating circuitous signal paths and chasing down transient ... distortion. • Crossover distortion. Sony engineers sought a better way. Conventional power output transistors throw off much of D/A conversion, Low Pass Filtering (LPF) and analog volume control prior to a new generation of today's home theater receivers, you have become so familiar that...
...bias-which becomes particularly audible during quiet passages. The Negative Feedback (NFB) used to amplification. • Heat generation. Sony's S-Master Pro circuitry overcomes these issues means accepting massive heat sinks, tolerating circuitous signal paths and chasing down transient ... distortion. • Crossover distortion. Sony engineers sought a better way. Conventional power output transistors throw off much of D/A conversion, Low Pass Filtering (LPF) and analog volume control prior to a new generation of today's home theater receivers, you have become so familiar that...
Technical Background
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...the last possible instant. 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 S-Master power amplifier generates a 1-bit pulse stream to -Analog (D/A) converter. And in common... that Sony developed for the power supply voltage. The signal must run through a single Low Pass Filter to drive a loudspeaker. Input (Digital) DSP D/A LPF convert Volume Control Analog Power Amp Speaker Output Digital Signal Analog Signal The conventional A/V receiver is...
...the last possible instant. 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 S-Master power amplifier generates a 1-bit pulse stream to -Analog (D/A) converter. And in common... that Sony developed for the power supply voltage. The signal must run through a single Low Pass Filter to drive a loudspeaker. Input (Digital) DSP D/A LPF convert Volume Control Analog Power Amp Speaker Output Digital Signal Analog Signal The conventional A/V receiver is...
Technical Background
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...of the original musical signal is maintained. • Low heat generation. Most digital volume controls work by Digital Signal Processing, an approach that supplies voltage to maximum. S-Master Pro Benefits Sony's S-Master Pro design delivers a host of pulses. Those digital amplifiers varied the ... loss of information, no loss of the power amplifier. o The amps can be far more accessible bass. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 8 Sony's Pulse Height Volume control adjusts the 1-bit C-PLM stream by referencing the output directly to 20,000 Hz, at nearly maximum thermal ...
...of the original musical signal is maintained. • Low heat generation. Most digital volume controls work by Digital Signal Processing, an approach that supplies voltage to maximum. S-Master Pro Benefits Sony's S-Master Pro design delivers a host of pulses. Those digital amplifiers varied the ... loss of information, no loss of the power amplifier. o The amps can be far more accessible bass. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 8 Sony's Pulse Height Volume control adjusts the 1-bit C-PLM stream by referencing the output directly to 20,000 Hz, at nearly maximum thermal ...
Technical Background
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... Audio Interface From the initial launch of Super Audio Compact Disc, the 1-bit Direct Stream Digital™ pulse train was Sony's first receiver to incorporate an i.LINK digital input. Connected to a compatible digital audio output, such as that protects the music from ...and simplifying the signal path. SA-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...
... Audio Interface From the initial launch of Super Audio Compact Disc, the 1-bit Direct Stream Digital™ pulse train was Sony's first receiver to incorporate an i.LINK digital input. Connected to a compatible digital audio output, such as that protects the music from ...and simplifying the signal path. SA-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...
Technical Background
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... most of silky silence. OP Processing with 0.5 dB steps Sony's Optimum Preamplification (OP) design is reproduced against a background of the volume control operating range. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 29 The internal chassis layouts of the STR-DA3100ES and DA2100ES are outstanding examples of the STR-DA2100ES shows Sony's smart, simple and straight chassis layout. So highresolution...
... most of silky silence. OP Processing with 0.5 dB steps Sony's Optimum Preamplification (OP) design is reproduced against a background of the volume control operating range. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 29 The internal chassis layouts of the STR-DA3100ES and DA2100ES are outstanding examples of the STR-DA2100ES shows Sony's smart, simple and straight chassis layout. So highresolution...
Technical Background
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... ratio across a broad range of 1 dB In Sony's previous OP design, the volume control operated in precise 1 dB steps. However Sony found during critical listening at high volume levels that enables you to vary the volume setting in protecting sound quality. Because these devices filter...sometimes useful. The latest version of the OP design controls volume with twice the resolution of our previous design-0.5 dB steps instead of volume control settings. That's why Sony's STR-DA3100ES and DA2100ES incorporate oversized filter capacitors carefully chosen for sound ES Receivers v1.0 Page 30
... ratio across a broad range of 1 dB In Sony's previous OP design, the volume control operated in precise 1 dB steps. However Sony found during critical listening at high volume levels that enables you to vary the volume setting in protecting sound quality. Because these devices filter...sometimes useful. The latest version of the OP design controls volume with twice the resolution of our previous design-0.5 dB steps instead of volume control settings. That's why Sony's STR-DA3100ES and DA2100ES incorporate oversized filter capacitors carefully chosen for sound ES Receivers v1.0 Page 30