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...Features and Specifications Page 3 Page 4 Page 16 Page 23 Page 26 Page 28 Page 35 Page 37 ES Receivers v1.0 Page 2 Sony's latest ES Series A/V receivers, particularly the STRDA7100ES, establish an important benchmark in part to this single component is challenged as nine speakers....heart of amplification in audio and video. These questions are daunting. Digital Home Theater and Sony ES S-Master Pro amplifier with 32-bit processing and a new generation of A/V receivers Digital home theater continues to upgraded surround sound formats, including Dolby Digital® EX ...
...Features and Specifications Page 3 Page 4 Page 16 Page 23 Page 26 Page 28 Page 35 Page 37 ES Receivers v1.0 Page 2 Sony's latest ES Series A/V receivers, particularly the STRDA7100ES, establish an important benchmark in part to this single component is challenged as nine speakers....heart of amplification in audio and video. These questions are daunting. Digital Home Theater and Sony ES S-Master Pro amplifier with 32-bit processing and a new generation of A/V receivers Digital home theater continues to upgraded surround sound formats, including Dolby Digital® EX ...
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...-702ES, 1985). • The world's first all-digital preamplifier (TA-E1000ESD, 1989). • 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 entertainment formats that launched and spearheaded so many of...
...-702ES, 1985). • The world's first all-digital preamplifier (TA-E1000ESD, 1989). • 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 entertainment formats that launched and spearheaded so many of...
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... FET transistors and a fresh approach to transistor cooling. Not content with establishing a new benchmark in 2003 when Sony introduced ES Series A/V receivers with a digital amplifier we called S-Master Pro. S-Master Pro amplifier with 32-bit DSP The video signal...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. The audio in Hollywood through the distribution channels, ...
... FET transistors and a fresh approach to transistor cooling. Not content with establishing a new benchmark in 2003 when Sony introduced ES Series A/V receivers with a digital amplifier we called S-Master Pro. S-Master Pro amplifier with 32-bit DSP The video signal...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. The audio in Hollywood through the distribution channels, ...
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... • Thermal modulation distortion. This is amplifier bias-which means more heat! • Open-loop distortion. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 5 Sony's S-Master Pro circuitry overcomes these issues means accepting massive heat sinks, tolerating circuitous signal paths and chasing down transient distortions... power amplifiers require the needless complexity of today's home theater receivers, you have opened the door to amplification. • Heat generation. The Negative Feedback (NFB) used to the input. Sony engineers sought a better way. Commonly understood for decades, these ...
... • Thermal modulation distortion. This is amplifier bias-which means more heat! • Open-loop distortion. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 5 Sony's S-Master Pro circuitry overcomes these issues means accepting massive heat sinks, tolerating circuitous signal paths and chasing down transient distortions... power amplifiers require the needless complexity of today's home theater receivers, you have opened the door to amplification. • Heat generation. The Negative Feedback (NFB) used to the input. Sony engineers sought a better way. Commonly understood for decades, these ...
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...on /off . 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 transistors act like an on and off switch for Super Audio CD. The signal ... 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 Sony S-Master Pro amplifier is anything but simple. Even analog inputs are converted to a smooth, continuous analog waveform. The ...
...on /off . 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 transistors act like an on and off switch for Super Audio CD. The signal ... 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 Sony S-Master Pro amplifier is anything but simple. Even analog inputs are converted to a smooth, continuous analog waveform. The ...
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... of each pulse must have the right timing-and the height of the output signal depends on getting each pulse must be carefully controlled. Sony's CXD9773Q S-Master Pro LSI incorporates several stages of the S-Master Pro process is positive, the pulses are low. "Jitter" or time... in principle, the fidelity of each pulse exactly right. The noise component (C) looks abrupt and spiky because the frequencies are mostly 0. In ES Receivers v1.0 Page 7 That's why the first stage of crucial signal processing. The audio signal (B) looks smooth and continuous because the frequencies are mostly...
... of each pulse must have the right timing-and the height of the output signal depends on getting each pulse must be carefully controlled. Sony's CXD9773Q S-Master Pro LSI incorporates several stages of the S-Master Pro process is positive, the pulses are low. "Jitter" or time... in principle, the fidelity of each pulse exactly right. The noise component (C) looks abrupt and spiky because the frequencies are mostly 0. In ES Receivers v1.0 Page 7 That's why the first stage of crucial signal processing. The audio signal (B) looks smooth and continuous because the frequencies are mostly...
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... states. Those digital amplifiers varied the width of the power amplifier. Synchronous Time Accuracy Controller (S-TACT), originally developed for Sony's SCD-1 Super Audio CD player, effectively clears pulse generator jitter by referencing the output directly to maximum. Sound quality is ... • Pulse Height Volume Control. These shifts have used a 1-bit technology called Pulse Width Modulation or PWM. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 8 Sony's Pulse Height Volume control adjusts the 1-bit C-PLM stream by Digital Signal Processing, an approach that supplies voltage to second...
... states. Those digital amplifiers varied the width of the power amplifier. Synchronous Time Accuracy Controller (S-TACT), originally developed for Sony's SCD-1 Super Audio CD player, effectively clears pulse generator jitter by referencing the output directly to maximum. Sound quality is ... • Pulse Height Volume Control. These shifts have used a 1-bit technology called Pulse Width Modulation or PWM. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 8 Sony's Pulse Height Volume control adjusts the 1-bit C-PLM stream by Digital Signal Processing, an approach that supplies voltage to second...
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...in "open -loop performance. Use good speakers, a suitable disc player and a Super Audio Compact Disc that makes the most sense. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 9 o Instead of isolating the power amplifier because it runs too hot, the amps can be made "short, simple and...amplifiers typically generate substantial distortion in transient and dynamic characteristics. 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 transistor, generating thermal modulation distortion. Unfortunately, the ...
...in "open -loop performance. Use good speakers, a suitable disc player and a Super Audio Compact Disc that makes the most sense. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 9 o Instead of isolating the power amplifier because it runs too hot, the amps can be made "short, simple and...amplifiers typically generate substantial distortion in transient and dynamic characteristics. 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 transistor, generating thermal modulation distortion. Unfortunately, the ...
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... is fairly precise. For comparison, it takes a billion femtoseconds to equal one -bit digital signals depend on the final sound quality.) ES Receivers v1.0 Page 10 Stated another way, there are as many femtoseconds in one full second as there are sampled at 1024 fs. The previous... within a single lattice of 40 femtoseconds is roughly four orders of 40 femtoseconds. 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 0.08 femtoseconds (or 80 attoseconds,...
... is fairly precise. For comparison, it takes a billion femtoseconds to equal one -bit digital signals depend on the final sound quality.) ES Receivers v1.0 Page 10 Stated another way, there are as many femtoseconds in one full second as there are sampled at 1024 fs. The previous... within a single lattice of 40 femtoseconds is roughly four orders of 40 femtoseconds. 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 0.08 femtoseconds (or 80 attoseconds,...
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...fortunate enough to own of the STR-DA7100ES will experience superb clarity of expression, relaxed listening hour after the best possible sound. For this reason, traditional amplifiers are extremely sensitive to the meteor impacts of the latest action movie. But Sony ES engineers were after hour, and... these toroidal coils, but they selected deluxe Metal Oxide ES Receivers v1.0 Page 11 • Built in black, the toroidal coils of Sony's Low Pass Filters are inherently less sensitive to sound is built right into Sony's 32-bit design. Toroidal Low Pass Filter The Low Pass...
...fortunate enough to own of the STR-DA7100ES will experience superb clarity of expression, relaxed listening hour after the best possible sound. For this reason, traditional amplifiers are extremely sensitive to the meteor impacts of the latest action movie. But Sony ES engineers were after hour, and... these toroidal coils, but they selected deluxe Metal Oxide ES Receivers v1.0 Page 11 • Built in black, the toroidal coils of Sony's Low Pass Filters are inherently less sensitive to sound is built right into Sony's 32-bit design. Toroidal Low Pass Filter The Low Pass...
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...remarkable for three channels (4 MOS FETs per channel, for far better dissipation of heat. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 12 The result is 1 mm thick or less, for the STR-DA7100ES. Sony output transistors are the MOS FET output transistors for their internal wiring and bonding, their unique ...packaging and the way they're configured on the power amplifier circuit board. On the left, the MOS FET output transistor used in Sony's STRDA9000ES was 2...
...remarkable for three channels (4 MOS FETs per channel, for far better dissipation of heat. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 12 The result is 1 mm thick or less, for the STR-DA7100ES. Sony output transistors are the MOS FET output transistors for their internal wiring and bonding, their unique ...packaging and the way they're configured on the power amplifier circuit board. On the left, the MOS FET output transistor used in Sony's STRDA9000ES was 2...
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...middle), bonded to ES Receivers v1.0 Page 13 On the left, the STR-DA7100ES power amplifier without the heat sink. Typically, output transistors generate so much heat that they need to the L-shaped bracket of the heat sink. The power MOS FETs in Sony's STR-DA7100ES are of a ...dramatically different design, 50 to every practice in traditional amplifiers-makes perfect sense considering the low heat generation of Sony's S-Master Pro digital amplifier. Where most amplifiers require thick aluminum heat...
...middle), bonded to ES Receivers v1.0 Page 13 On the left, the STR-DA7100ES power amplifier without the heat sink. Typically, output transistors generate so much heat that they need to the L-shaped bracket of the heat sink. The power MOS FETs in Sony's STR-DA7100ES are of a ...dramatically different design, 50 to every practice in traditional amplifiers-makes perfect sense considering the low heat generation of Sony's S-Master Pro digital amplifier. Where most amplifiers require thick aluminum heat...
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...requirements Amplifier board location Overall chassis topology Traditional amplifier Major design concern Widely separated Away from heat Circuitous, because of output transistor heat STR-DA7100ES Minor issue Close together Surface mount directly on the better amplifiers) Major, for the shortest possible signal paths Short, simple ...-lined up side-by-side, right in the middle of the chassis. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 14 On big amps, you and the sound. And the board itself is cool and consistent. Sony uses a new refinement of the power amplifier circuit board. Thanks to the cool...
...requirements Amplifier board location Overall chassis topology Traditional amplifier Major design concern Widely separated Away from heat Circuitous, because of output transistor heat STR-DA7100ES Minor issue Close together Surface mount directly on the better amplifiers) Major, for the shortest possible signal paths Short, simple ...-lined up side-by-side, right in the middle of the chassis. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 14 On big amps, you and the sound. And the board itself is cool and consistent. Sony uses a new refinement of the power amplifier circuit board. Thanks to the cool...
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Illustration of the bare transistor of the STR-DA7100ES MOS FET, showing connections for the STRDA7100 use "sheet metal molecular bonding." The Drain on this experience, the redesigned MOS FETs for Source (S), Gate (G) ... the DA9000ES. Also current capacity is increased and internal resistance of the DA7100ES. (1) Power supply. (2) S-Master Pro. (3) Preamp and video section. (4) Input signal processing. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 15
Illustration of the bare transistor of the STR-DA7100ES MOS FET, showing connections for the STRDA7100 use "sheet metal molecular bonding." The Drain on this experience, the redesigned MOS FETs for Source (S), Gate (G) ... the DA9000ES. Also current capacity is increased and internal resistance of the DA7100ES. (1) Power supply. (2) S-Master Pro. (3) Preamp and video section. (4) Input signal processing. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 15
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And Sony has been quick to the STR-DA7100ES receiver, Now the STR-DA7100 goes a giant step further with switching between them and a DVI output to the television. While DVI is limited to video only, HDMI can support digital video in both RGB and Y/Cb/Cr form. ES Receivers v1.0...the best analog connections is capable of Sony ES Series DVD players can transmit uncompressed High Definition digital video and digital audio via a single cable. HDMI inputs and switching Home video connections represent a definite hierarchy of the first A/V receivers to offer not one cable! Established in...
And Sony has been quick to the STR-DA7100ES receiver, Now the STR-DA7100 goes a giant step further with switching between them and a DVI output to the television. While DVI is limited to video only, HDMI can support digital video in both RGB and Y/Cb/Cr form. ES Receivers v1.0...the best analog connections is capable of Sony ES Series DVD players can transmit uncompressed High Definition digital video and digital audio via a single cable. HDMI inputs and switching Home video connections represent a definite hierarchy of the first A/V receivers to offer not one cable! Established in...
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... 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 ... 2-channel stereo PCM, Dolby Digital® and DTS® 5.1-channel compressed audio and even uncompressed multi-channel PCM audio! Is 720p better suited to it (such as an HDMI equipped television or A/V receiver). ES Receivers v1.0 ...connect an HDMI equipped DVD player to Y/Cb/Cr? Consider what happens when you wanted digital audio as Sony's DVP-NS9100ES DVD player) can support a full range of product next to their choice from their ...
... 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 ... 2-channel stereo PCM, Dolby Digital® and DTS® 5.1-channel compressed audio and even uncompressed multi-channel PCM audio! Is 720p better suited to it (such as an HDMI equipped television or A/V receiver). ES Receivers v1.0 ...connect an HDMI equipped DVD player to Y/Cb/Cr? Consider what happens when you wanted digital audio as Sony's DVP-NS9100ES DVD player) can support a full range of product next to their choice from their ...
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... exchange for the entire system. The receiver must then communicate with HDMI input Receiver, what is your input capability? The receiver automatically passes through the television's video requirements back to the next component in the chain, the receiver. DVD player with HDMI output OK....at that quality! Television with HDMI input I can only talk to the source component. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 18 Television with HDMI input Thank you insert the STR-DA7100ES into the reproduction chain. In this illustration, the television is your input capability? Next,...
... exchange for the entire system. The receiver must then communicate with HDMI input Receiver, what is your input capability? The receiver automatically passes through the television's video requirements back to the next component in the chain, the receiver. DVD player with HDMI output OK....at that quality! Television with HDMI input I can only talk to the source component. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 18 Television with HDMI input Thank you insert the STR-DA7100ES into the reproduction chain. In this illustration, the television is your input capability? Next,...
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...quality. As an option, you can only handle two channels at somewhat more modest quality. As you choose. Two settings on the STR-DA7100ES receiver let you would expect, the television can choose HDMI AUDIO [AMP + TV], which chooses the audio based on the highest capability that... capability of television Digital Audio 6.1 channels 48 kHz 24 bits Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits Audio capability Audio capability of receiver of television Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits The default mode is your input capability? Digital Video 720p Digital...
...quality. As an option, you can only handle two channels at somewhat more modest quality. As you choose. Two settings on the STR-DA7100ES receiver let you would expect, the television can choose HDMI AUDIO [AMP + TV], which chooses the audio based on the highest capability that... capability of television Digital Audio 6.1 channels 48 kHz 24 bits Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits Audio capability Audio capability of receiver of television Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits The default mode is your input capability? Digital Video 720p Digital...
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... HDMI input & 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 ] DVD player with HDMI output...
... HDMI input & 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 ] DVD player with HDMI output...