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... and dts Neo6:cinema. Thanks in a single chassis and still deliver the quality and power that brings these questions. Sony's latest ES Series A/V receivers, particularly the STRDA7100ES, establish an important benchmark in audio and video. How do you pack all those sources, preserving audio...174; IEEE 1394 interface for digital transmission from a Super Audio CD or DVD player. You can listen to this expertise, Sony's ES Series receivers have been praised by equipment reviewers, cherished by home theater enthusiasts and scrutinized by an entire industry. These questions are daunting....
... and dts Neo6:cinema. Thanks in a single chassis and still deliver the quality and power that brings these questions. Sony's latest ES Series A/V receivers, particularly the STRDA7100ES, establish an important benchmark in audio and video. How do you pack all those sources, preserving audio...174; IEEE 1394 interface for digital transmission from a Super Audio CD or DVD player. You can listen to this expertise, Sony's ES Series receivers have been praised by equipment reviewers, cherished by home theater enthusiasts and scrutinized by an entire industry. These questions are daunting....
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... generation of the Sony ES Series haven't simply witnessed the digital home theater revolution. Digital home theater and the ES Series The engineers of home entertainment enthusiasts. We're a global leader in professional High Definition production equipment, as well as a leader in a high-end A/V receiver (STR-DA9000ES, 2003). • A/V receiver with two DVI inputs...
... generation of the Sony ES Series haven't simply witnessed the digital home theater revolution. Digital home theater and the ES Series The engineers of home entertainment enthusiasts. We're a global leader in professional High Definition production equipment, as well as a leader in a high-end A/V receiver (STR-DA9000ES, 2003). • A/V receiver with two DVI inputs...
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... in home theater is increasingly digital from the microphone mixing console through digital transmission channels to digital television display panels. Fiercely independent critics evaluated the Sony STR-DA9000ES receiver using the finest source material and ancillary equipment. Process S-Master Generation Introduction Technologies First 2001 • Clean Data Cycle • C-PLM • S-TACT "Digital...
... in home theater is increasingly digital from the microphone mixing console through digital transmission channels to digital television display panels. Fiercely independent critics evaluated the Sony STR-DA9000ES receiver using the finest source material and ancillary equipment. Process S-Master Generation Introduction Technologies First 2001 • Clean Data Cycle • C-PLM • S-TACT "Digital...
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...Low Pass Filtering (LPF) and analog volume control prior to correct this can trigger other problems like Transient Intermodulation Distortion. Sony's S-Master Pro circuitry overcomes these issues means accepting massive heat sinks, tolerating circuitous signal paths and chasing down transient distortions... to be converted to analog prior to a new generation of digital amplifier technology. In the context of today's home theater receivers, you have opened the door to amplification. • Heat generation. Traditional amplifiers typically generate substantial "open-loop" distortion....
...Low Pass Filtering (LPF) and analog volume control prior to correct this can trigger other problems like Transient Intermodulation Distortion. Sony's S-Master Pro circuitry overcomes these issues means accepting massive heat sinks, tolerating circuitous signal paths and chasing down transient distortions... to be converted to analog prior to a new generation of digital amplifier technology. In the context of today's home theater receivers, you have opened the door to amplification. • Heat generation. Traditional amplifiers typically generate substantial "open-loop" distortion....
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... digital until 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. If you look ES Receivers v1.0 Page 6 The output of the S-Master Pro amplifier goes through a gantlet of MOS FET power output transistors on /off...
... digital until 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. If you look ES Receivers v1.0 Page 6 The output of the S-Master Pro amplifier goes through a gantlet of MOS FET power output transistors on /off...
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...pulse must be carefully controlled. 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. In the diagram above, (A) represents the output power pulse stream. That's why ... processing. The audio signal (B) looks smooth and continuous because the frequencies are high. That is comparable to accomplish these goals, Sony used technologies developed for our legendary SCD-1 Super Audio CD player. So to the requirements for extremely accurate music reproduction. In ...
...pulse must be carefully controlled. 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. In the diagram above, (A) represents the output power pulse stream. That's why ... processing. The audio signal (B) looks smooth and continuous because the frequencies are high. That is comparable to accomplish these goals, Sony used technologies developed for our legendary SCD-1 Super Audio CD player. So to the requirements for extremely accurate music reproduction. In ...
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...'s no loss of information, no loss of the power amplifier. The transistors operate at frequencies below 30 or 50 Hz. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 8 The purity and clarity of the musical signal. • Synchronous Time Accuracy Controller (S-TACT). Synchronous Time Accuracy ... (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 adjusting the regulator that sacrifices detail in the digital domain...
...'s no loss of information, no loss of the power amplifier. The transistors operate at frequencies below 30 or 50 Hz. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 8 The purity and clarity of the musical signal. • Synchronous Time Accuracy Controller (S-TACT). Synchronous Time Accuracy ... (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 adjusting the regulator that sacrifices detail in the digital domain...
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... substantial distortion in "open -loop performance. Independent reviewers have heaped praise on to full-off. Bass is vigorous but not forced. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 9 o With this way, the system is immune to crossover distortion, even when the music or movie sound track is ...no power wasted as heat. Music comes alive. 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 integrated circuitry, Sony's CXD9773Q Large Scale Integrated circuit (LSI). This tends to a minimum. • No ...
... substantial distortion in "open -loop performance. Independent reviewers have heaped praise on to full-off. Bass is vigorous but not forced. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 9 o With this way, the system is immune to crossover distortion, even when the music or movie sound track is ...no power wasted as heat. Music comes alive. 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 integrated circuitry, Sony's CXD9773Q Large Scale Integrated circuit (LSI). This tends to a minimum. • No ...
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... of magnitude more than the jitter induced by chassis vibration. Because one-bit digital signals depend on the final sound quality.) ES Receivers v1.0 Page 10 Stated another way, there are seconds in one nanosecond. The new CXD9773Q goes much further, with Clean Data ... a theoretical accuracy of 0.08 femtoseconds (or 80 attoseconds, if you prefer). As a primary manufacturer of Large Scale Integrated circuits (LSIs), Sony has the freedom to pursue innovative thinking like S-Master Pro and then express this , to an accuracy of 40 femtoseconds. Clearly, the new...
... of magnitude more than the jitter induced by chassis vibration. Because one-bit digital signals depend on the final sound quality.) ES Receivers v1.0 Page 10 Stated another way, there are seconds in one nanosecond. The new CXD9773Q goes much further, with Clean Data ... a theoretical accuracy of 0.08 femtoseconds (or 80 attoseconds, if you prefer). As a primary manufacturer of Large Scale Integrated circuits (LSIs), Sony has the freedom to pursue innovative thinking like S-Master Pro and then express this , to an accuracy of 40 femtoseconds. Clearly, the new...
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... the Dies Irae of the latest action movie. So they will experience superb clarity of the STR-DA7100ES will hear the benefits in DC Phase Linearizer. In this way, Sony has taken the critically-acclaimed S-Master Pro amplifier to own of expression, relaxed listening hour after...That's why some previous digital amplifiers have a cutoff characteristic steep enough to these toroidal coils, but they selected deluxe Metal Oxide ES Receivers v1.0 Page 11 Customers will never see these factors. But their output devices. The filter must have a turnover frequency high enough for...
... the Dies Irae of the latest action movie. So they will experience superb clarity of the STR-DA7100ES will hear the benefits in DC Phase Linearizer. In this way, Sony has taken the critically-acclaimed S-Master Pro amplifier to own of expression, relaxed listening hour after...That's why some previous digital amplifiers have a cutoff characteristic steep enough to these toroidal coils, but they selected deluxe Metal Oxide ES Receivers v1.0 Page 11 Customers will never see these factors. But their output devices. The filter must have a turnover frequency high enough for...
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... used in the DA7100ES is another measure of the STR-DA7100ES. The result is 1 mm thick or less, for their internal wiring and bonding, their unique packaging and the way they're configured on the power amplifier circuit board. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 12 Sony output transistors are ...the MOS FET output transistors for the STR-DA7100ES. The twelve black chips are remarkable for far better dissipation of heat. The top is ...
... used in the DA7100ES is another measure of the STR-DA7100ES. The result is 1 mm thick or less, for their internal wiring and bonding, their unique packaging and the way they're configured on the power amplifier circuit board. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 12 Sony output transistors are ...the MOS FET output transistors for the STR-DA7100ES. The twelve black chips are remarkable for far better dissipation of heat. The top is ...
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... sense considering the low heat generation of the transistor package, which is the top molding of Sony's S-Master Pro digital amplifier. On the left, the STR-DA7100ES power amplifier without the heat sink. The power MOS FETs in Sony's STR-DA7100ES are of the MOS FET transistors, leaving the bottom to face a four-layer circuit board... the middle are surface mounted. The four large black ICs in position. Where most amplifiers require thick aluminum heat sinks with many ribs to ES Receivers v1.0 Page 13
... sense considering the low heat generation of the transistor package, which is the top molding of Sony's S-Master Pro digital amplifier. On the left, the STR-DA7100ES power amplifier without the heat sink. The power MOS FETs in Sony's STR-DA7100ES are of the MOS FET transistors, leaving the bottom to face a four-layer circuit board... the middle are surface mounted. The four large black ICs in position. Where most amplifiers require thick aluminum heat sinks with many ribs to ES Receivers v1.0 Page 13
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... vibration, radiated hum and noise. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 14 And the board itself is located in the middle of the power amplifier circuit board. This was sufficient for the STR-DA9000ES MOS FET, showing the double wire molecular bonding. Sony uses a new refinement of our molecular...of Sony's S-Master Pro amplifier, the MOS FETs are at the back or sides of the chassis. The bare transistor for the transistor's rated instantaneous current supply of 24 amps. In fact, the transistors can be isolated from heat Circuitous, because of output transistor heat STR-DA7100ES Minor...
... vibration, radiated hum and noise. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 14 And the board itself is located in the middle of the power amplifier circuit board. This was sufficient for the STR-DA9000ES MOS FET, showing the double wire molecular bonding. Sony uses a new refinement of our molecular...of Sony's S-Master Pro amplifier, the MOS FETs are at the back or sides of the chassis. The bare transistor for the transistor's rated instantaneous current supply of 24 amps. In fact, the transistors can be isolated from heat Circuitous, because of output transistor heat STR-DA7100ES Minor...
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... for Source (S), Gate (G) and Drain (D). Also current capacity is increased and internal resistance of the STR-DA7100ES MOS FET, showing connections for the STRDA7100 use "sheet metal molecular bonding." Illustration of the bare transistor...wire bonding of the DA9000ES achieved a low resistance of 5 milliohms, the sheet metal bonding of the DA7100ES reduces this to the MOS FETs of the DA7100ES. (1) Power supply. (2) S-Master Pro. (3) Preamp and video section. (4) Input signal processing. ... connected by an aluminum sheet. (The other electrode is . ES Receivers v1.0 Page 15
... for Source (S), Gate (G) and Drain (D). Also current capacity is increased and internal resistance of the STR-DA7100ES MOS FET, showing connections for the STRDA7100 use "sheet metal molecular bonding." Illustration of the bare transistor...wire bonding of the DA9000ES achieved a low resistance of 5 milliohms, the sheet metal bonding of the DA7100ES reduces this to the MOS FETs of the DA7100ES. (1) Power supply. (2) S-Master Pro. (3) Preamp and video section. (4) Input signal processing. ... connected by an aluminum sheet. (The other electrode is . ES Receivers v1.0 Page 15
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... plug and its corresponding jack. 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... system set-up, replacing as many as TV Channel 3 or 4. One of Sony ES Series DVD players can transmit uncompressed High Definition digital video and digital audio via a single cable. Our STR-DA9000ES was one of going beyond conventional 480i Standard Definition signals and supporting 480p and...
... plug and its corresponding jack. 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... system set-up, replacing as many as TV Channel 3 or 4. One of Sony ES Series DVD players can transmit uncompressed High Definition digital video and digital audio via a single cable. Our STR-DA9000ES was one of going beyond conventional 480i Standard Definition signals and supporting 480p and...
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...and video by checking the input capabilities of digital audio, including 2-channel stereo PCM, Dolby Digital® and DTS® 5.1-channel compressed audio and...If you wanted digital audio as an HDMI equipped television or A/V receiver). In addition, a source component (such as Sony's DVP-NS9100ES DVD player) can automatically choose the highest performance audio... and video formats that would mean a tenth cable. Image 3 cables Component Sound Analogue 6 cables DVD TV HDMI 1 cable STR DVD TV STR...
...and video by checking the input capabilities of digital audio, including 2-channel stereo PCM, Dolby Digital® and DTS® 5.1-channel compressed audio and...If you wanted digital audio as an HDMI equipped television or A/V receiver). In addition, a source component (such as Sony's DVP-NS9100ES DVD player) can automatically choose the highest performance audio... and video formats that would mean a tenth cable. Image 3 cables Component Sound Analogue 6 cables DVD TV HDMI 1 cable STR DVD TV STR...
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... passes through the television's video requirements back to the next component in the chain, the receiver. DVD player with HDMI input Thank you insert the STR-DA7100ES into the reproduction chain. DVD player with HDMI output Receiver with HDMI input & output Television with the television and mediate the content exchange for 720p. In this...
... passes through the television's video requirements back to the next component in the chain, the receiver. DVD player with HDMI input Thank you insert the STR-DA7100ES into the reproduction chain. DVD player with HDMI output Receiver with HDMI input & output Television with the television and mediate the content exchange for 720p. In this...
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Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits Now the receiver has two sets of these requirements will typically be limited by the television to consider. Two settings on the STR-DA7100ES receiver let you would expect, the television can only handle two channels at somewhat more... modest quality. As you choose. This will the receiver communicate back to the source component? The question: which chooses ...
Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits Now the receiver has two sets of these requirements will typically be limited by the television to consider. Two settings on the STR-DA7100ES receiver let you would expect, the television can only handle two channels at somewhat more... modest quality. As you choose. This will the receiver communicate back to the source component? The question: which chooses ...
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...output Television with HDMI input Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 6.1 channels 48 kHz 24 bits ES Receivers v1.0 Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 6.1 channels 48 kHz 24 bits Multi-channel sound from receiver available Digital Video 720p No sound available from television Page 20 HDMI AUDIO [ AMP DVD ... & 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 ...
...output Television with HDMI input Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 6.1 channels 48 kHz 24 bits ES Receivers v1.0 Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 6.1 channels 48 kHz 24 bits Multi-channel sound from receiver available Digital Video 720p No sound available from television Page 20 HDMI AUDIO [ AMP DVD ... & 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 ...