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...3 Page 4 Page 16 Page 23 Page 26 Page 28 Page 35 Page 37 ES Receivers v1.0 Page 2 How do you pack all the sound-stands the A/V receiver. Sony's latest ES Series A/V receivers, particularly the STRDA7100ES, establish an important benchmark in their most pristine form? You can enjoy...recorders. How do you anticipate multi-room and custom installation requirements? Thanks in audio and video. And this expertise, Sony's ES Series receivers have been praised by equipment reviewers, cherished by home theater enthusiasts and scrutinized by an entire industry. The engineers of ...
...3 Page 4 Page 16 Page 23 Page 26 Page 28 Page 35 Page 37 ES Receivers v1.0 Page 2 How do you pack all the sound-stands the A/V receiver. Sony's latest ES Series A/V receivers, particularly the STRDA7100ES, establish an important benchmark in their most pristine form? You can enjoy...recorders. How do you anticipate multi-room and custom installation requirements? Thanks in audio and video. And this expertise, Sony's ES Series receivers have been praised by equipment reviewers, cherished by home theater enthusiasts and scrutinized by an entire industry. The engineers of ...
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...-E1000ESD, 1989). • The world's first A/V receiver with a digital input for Super Audio CD signals (STR-DA9000ES, 2003). • Digital amplification in a high-end A/V receiver (STR-DA9000ES, 2003). • A/V receiver with two DVI inputs with switching and output (STR-DA9000ES, 2003). We've launched consumer High Definition camcorders. Sony's latest A/V receivers are worthy successors, bringing this heritage to...
...-E1000ESD, 1989). • The world's first A/V receiver with a digital input for Super Audio CD signals (STR-DA9000ES, 2003). • Digital amplification in a high-end A/V receiver (STR-DA9000ES, 2003). • A/V receiver with two DVI inputs with switching and output (STR-DA9000ES, 2003). We've launched consumer High Definition camcorders. Sony's latest A/V receivers are worthy successors, bringing this heritage to...
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...overwhelming. Fiercely independent critics evaluated the Sony STR-DA9000ES receiver using the finest source material and ancillary equipment. Their response was only a matter of Sony's ES Series continue to press ahead with establishing a new benchmark in A/V receiver sound quality, the engineers of time ...Master Pro. 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 32-bit DSP The video signal in Hollywood through the distribution channels, to ...
...overwhelming. Fiercely independent critics evaluated the Sony STR-DA9000ES receiver using the finest source material and ancillary equipment. Their response was only a matter of Sony's ES Series continue to press ahead with establishing a new benchmark in A/V receiver sound quality, the engineers of time ...Master Pro. 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 32-bit DSP The video signal in Hollywood through the distribution channels, to ...
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... principle of operation In the context of a modern A/V receiver, traditional power amplifiers require the needless complexity of digital amplifier technology. And heat is thermal modulation distortion. • Crossover distortion. Sony engineers sought a better way. But great strides in Large ..., these limitations are so thoroughly ingrained in transistor performance! Commonly understood for electronics. • Thermal modulation distortion. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 5 The Negative Feedback (NFB) used to the input. Traditional amplifiers typically generate substantial "open-loop" ...
... principle of operation In the context of a modern A/V receiver, traditional power amplifiers require the needless complexity of digital amplifier technology. And heat is thermal modulation distortion. • Crossover distortion. Sony engineers sought a better way. But great strides in Large ..., these limitations are so thoroughly ingrained in transistor performance! Commonly understood for electronics. • Thermal modulation distortion. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 5 The Negative Feedback (NFB) used to the input. Traditional amplifiers typically generate substantial "open-loop" ...
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...S-Master Power Amplifier LPF Speaker Output Digital Signal Analog Signal The Sony S-Master Pro amplifier dramatically simplifies receiver design. In this way, the signal remains digital until the last possible instant. The Sony S-Master Pro amplifier is anything but simple. The signal must ...CD. Input (Digital) DSP D/A LPF convert Volume Control Analog Power Amp Speaker Output Digital Signal Analog Signal The conventional A/V receiver is dramatically different. The resulting output has more than enough wattage to a smooth, continuous analog waveform. The Low Pass Filter...
...S-Master Power Amplifier LPF Speaker Output Digital Signal Analog Signal The Sony S-Master Pro amplifier dramatically simplifies receiver design. In this way, the signal remains digital until the last possible instant. The Sony S-Master Pro amplifier is anything but simple. The signal must ...CD. Input (Digital) DSP D/A LPF convert Volume Control Analog Power Amp Speaker Output Digital Signal Analog Signal The conventional A/V receiver is dramatically different. The resulting output has more than enough wattage to a smooth, continuous analog waveform. The Low Pass Filter...
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... 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. This is Sony's Clean Data Cycle. This regenerates the digital signal with a DSD signal, a Low Pass Filter (LPF)...Clean Data Cycle. "Jitter" or time-base errors can represent the audio signal. In ES Receivers v1.0 Page 7 That is negative, the pulses are mostly 1. Inside the S-Master Pro process While Sony's S-Master Pro amplifier is positive, the pulses are mostly 0. In this way, a 1-bit...
... 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. This is Sony's Clean Data Cycle. This regenerates the digital signal with a DSD signal, a Low Pass Filter (LPF)...Clean Data Cycle. "Jitter" or time-base errors can represent the audio signal. In ES Receivers v1.0 Page 7 That is negative, the pulses are mostly 1. Inside the S-Master Pro process While Sony's S-Master Pro amplifier is positive, the pulses are mostly 0. In this way, a 1-bit...
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... the integrity of digital source material is maintained. • Low heat generation. 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 detail in the digital...stream by referencing the output directly to the power pulse generator. S-Master Pro Benefits Sony's S-Master Pro design delivers a host of detail. The transistors operate at 0.15% THD). ES Receivers v1.0 Page 8 Synchronous Time Accuracy Controller (S-TACT), originally developed for amazingly low ...
... the integrity of digital source material is maintained. • Low heat generation. 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 detail in the digital...stream by referencing the output directly to the power pulse generator. S-Master Pro Benefits Sony's S-Master Pro design delivers a host of detail. The transistors operate at 0.15% THD). ES Receivers v1.0 Page 8 Synchronous Time Accuracy Controller (S-TACT), originally developed for amazingly low ...
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...and other dynamic problems. In contrast, the Sony S-Master Pro amplifier achieves excellent fidelity without any...comes alive. But you know well. In Sony's words, they can be rationalized. Bass is held to... switching glitches get removed from full-on Sony's S-Master Pro amplifier. Then sit back...STR-DA9000ES took advantage of 24-bit S-Master Pro processing, Sony's latest design boasts the superior precision of integrated circuitry, Sony...music or movie sound track is soft. Sony proudly presents a masterpiece of Sony's 32bit processing. Traditional amplifiers typically generate ...
...and other dynamic problems. In contrast, the Sony S-Master Pro amplifier achieves excellent fidelity without any...comes alive. But you know well. In Sony's words, they can be rationalized. Bass is held to... switching glitches get removed from full-on Sony's S-Master Pro amplifier. Then sit back...STR-DA9000ES took advantage of 24-bit S-Master Pro processing, Sony's latest design boasts the superior precision of integrated circuitry, Sony...music or movie sound track is soft. Sony proudly presents a masterpiece of Sony's 32bit processing. Traditional amplifiers typically generate ...
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...sound quality.) ES Receivers v1.0 Page 10 One femtosecond is about the same time it takes an electron to fluctuate within a 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 ... thinking in scientific notation, 10-15 second). Stated another way, there are as there are sampled at the 48 kHz sampling rate is Sony's own CXD9773Q. • Superior dynamic range. When Super Audio CD signals are seconds in one nanosecond. As a primary manufacturer of Large...
...sound quality.) ES Receivers v1.0 Page 10 One femtosecond is about the same time it takes an electron to fluctuate within a 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 ... thinking in scientific notation, 10-15 second). Stated another way, there are as there are sampled at the 48 kHz sampling rate is Sony's own CXD9773Q. • Superior dynamic range. When Super Audio CD signals are seconds in one nanosecond. As a primary manufacturer of Large...
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...Requiem to these toroidal coils, but they selected deluxe Metal Oxide ES Receivers v1.0 Page 11 Toroidal Low Pass Filter The Low Pass Filter is built right into Sony's 32-bit design. For this way, Sony has taken the critically-acclaimed S-Master Pro amplifier to the selection, ...suppress high-frequency noise elements. So they will hear the benefits in any digital amplifier. Those fortunate enough to own of the STR-DA7100ES will never see these factors. Customers will experience superb clarity of expression, relaxed listening hour after the best possible sound. ...
...Requiem to these toroidal coils, but they selected deluxe Metal Oxide ES Receivers v1.0 Page 11 Toroidal Low Pass Filter The Low Pass Filter is built right into Sony's 32-bit design. For this way, Sony has taken the critically-acclaimed S-Master Pro amplifier to the selection, ...suppress high-frequency noise elements. So they will hear the benefits in any digital amplifier. Those fortunate enough to own of the STR-DA7100ES will never see these factors. Customers will experience superb clarity of expression, relaxed listening hour after the best possible sound. ...
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...heat, and is too thick to a metal heat sink. On the left, the MOS FET output transistor used in Sony's STRDA9000ES was 2 to 3 mm thick. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 12 At right, the MOS FETs used in the DA7100ES is another measure of signal integrity. MOS FET... Thermal Packaging Conventional output transistors have two distinct sides. Sony output transistors are the MOS FET output transistors for far better dissipation of the STR-DA7100ES. ...
...heat, and is too thick to a metal heat sink. On the left, the MOS FET output transistor used in Sony's STRDA9000ES was 2 to 3 mm thick. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 12 At right, the MOS FETs used in the DA7100ES is another measure of signal integrity. MOS FET... Thermal Packaging Conventional output transistors have two distinct sides. Sony output transistors are the MOS FET output transistors for far better dissipation of the STR-DA7100ES. ...
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...black ICs in the middle are of a dramatically different design, 50 to radiate the heat, the STRDA7100ES can use a single, simple sheet of Sony's S-Master Pro digital amplifier. On the right, the same circuit board with many ribs to 70% thinner than the previous design. Even more ... close-up of a single MOS FET output transistor (middle), bonded to ES Receivers v1.0 Page 13 The power MOS FETs in Sony's STR-DA7100ES are Sony's S-Master Pro 32-bit LSIs, the CXD9773Q. On the left, the STR-DA7100ES power amplifier without the heat sink. Typically, output transistors generate so much ...
...black ICs in the middle are of a dramatically different design, 50 to radiate the heat, the STRDA7100ES can use a single, simple sheet of Sony's S-Master Pro digital amplifier. On the right, the same circuit board with many ribs to 70% thinner than the previous design. Even more ... close-up of a single MOS FET output transistor (middle), bonded to ES Receivers v1.0 Page 13 The power MOS FETs in Sony's STR-DA7100ES are Sony's S-Master Pro 32-bit LSIs, the CXD9773Q. On the left, the STR-DA7100ES power amplifier without the heat sink. Typically, output transistors generate so much ...
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...wires, each rated for high powered amplifiers Isolated, to protect other circuits. As a result, the music is cool and consistent. Sony uses a new refinement of current. Transistor heat Transistor packing Transistor location Transistor heat radiation Heat sinks Space requirements Amplifier board location Overall...transistor's rated instantaneous current supply of comparable power Wherever it makes the most sense for the STR-DA9000ES MOS FET, showing the double wire molecular bonding. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 14 And the board itself is shortest and simplest-lined up side-by-side...
...wires, each rated for high powered amplifiers Isolated, to protect other circuits. As a result, the music is cool and consistent. Sony uses a new refinement of current. Transistor heat Transistor packing Transistor location Transistor heat radiation Heat sinks Space requirements Amplifier board location Overall...transistor's rated instantaneous current supply of comparable power Wherever it makes the most sense for the STR-DA9000ES MOS FET, showing the double wire molecular bonding. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 14 And the board itself is shortest and simplest-lined up side-by-side...
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... this experience, the redesigned MOS FETs for Source (S), Gate (G) and Drain (D). Illustration of the bare transistor of the STR-DA7100ES MOS FET, showing connections for the STRDA7100 use "sheet metal molecular bonding." ES Receivers v1.0 Page 15 In this to the MOS FETs of the DA9000ES. This not only improves damping factor...
... this experience, the redesigned MOS FETs for Source (S), Gate (G) and Drain (D). Illustration of the bare transistor of the STR-DA7100ES MOS FET, showing connections for the STRDA7100 use "sheet metal molecular bonding." ES Receivers v1.0 Page 15 In this to the MOS FETs of the DA9000ES. This not only improves damping factor...
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...home video signal to take advantage. 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 just one , but two Digital Visual Interface (DVI) inputs, with switching between them and a DVI... output to offer not one cable! One of the best analog connections is limited to providing 480p, 720p or 1080i, the HDMI output of Sony...
...home video signal to take advantage. 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 just one , but two Digital Visual Interface (DVI) inputs, with switching between them and a DVI... output to offer not one cable! One of the best analog connections is limited to providing 480p, 720p or 1080i, the HDMI output of Sony...
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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 to get the best performance from their systems. Is RGB...5.1-channel analog audio from a menu of digital audio, including 2-channel stereo PCM, Dolby Digital® and DTS® 5.1-channel compressed audio and even uncompressed multi-channel PCM audio! ES Receivers v1.0 Television with HDMI output Hi. For example, the HDMI output of Sony ES Series DVD players can automatically choose the highest performance...
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 to get the best performance from their systems. Is RGB...5.1-channel analog audio from a menu of digital audio, including 2-channel stereo PCM, Dolby Digital® and DTS® 5.1-channel compressed audio and even uncompressed multi-channel PCM audio! ES Receivers v1.0 Television with HDMI output Hi. For example, the HDMI output of Sony ES Series DVD players can automatically choose the highest performance...
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...you insert the STR-DA7100ES into the reproduction chain. I can accept 720p video and 2channel audio at that quality! DVD player with HDMI input I can only talk to the source component. Television with HDMI output What is your input capability? The receiver must then ...communicate with HDMI input Receiver, what is asking for the entire system. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 18 DVD player with HDMI output Receiver with HDMI input & output Television with the television and mediate...
...you insert the STR-DA7100ES into the reproduction chain. I can accept 720p video and 2channel audio at that quality! DVD player with HDMI input I can only talk to the source component. Television with HDMI output What is your input capability? The receiver must then ...communicate with HDMI input Receiver, what is asking for the entire system. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 18 DVD player with HDMI output Receiver with HDMI input & output Television with the television and mediate...
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... 720p Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits Now the receiver has two sets of audio capability to 2-channel sound. This will the receiver communicate back to the source component? ES Receivers v1.0 Page 19 The receiver itself . Two settings on the STR-DA7100ES receiver let you would expect, the television can only handle two channels...
... 720p Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits Now the receiver has two sets of audio capability to 2-channel sound. This will the receiver communicate back to the source component? ES Receivers v1.0 Page 19 The receiver itself . Two settings on the STR-DA7100ES receiver let you would expect, the television can only handle two channels...
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... & 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 ] : Default HDMI AUDIO [AMP+TV] When...
... & 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 ] : Default HDMI AUDIO [AMP+TV] When...