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... and a new generation of amplification in part to upgraded surround sound formats, including Dolby Digital® EX 6.1 channel sound, dts® ES discrete 6.1 and dts Neo6:cinema. Sony's latest ES Series A/V receivers, particularly the STRDA7100ES, establish an important benchmark in audio and... video. You can enjoy surround sound from over-the-air broadcasting, cable, ...
... and a new generation of amplification in part to upgraded surround sound formats, including Dolby Digital® EX 6.1 channel sound, dts® ES discrete 6.1 and dts Neo6:cinema. Sony's latest ES Series A/V receivers, particularly the STRDA7100ES, establish an important benchmark in audio and... video. You can enjoy surround sound from over-the-air broadcasting, cable, ...
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... FET transistors and a fresh approach to digital. 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. Fiercely independent critics evaluated the Sony STR-DA9000ES receiver using the finest source material and ancillary equipment. S-Master Pro amplifier with 32-bit DSP...
... FET transistors and a fresh approach to digital. 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. Fiercely independent critics evaluated the Sony STR-DA9000ES receiver using the finest source material and ancillary equipment. S-Master Pro amplifier with 32-bit DSP...
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... including Off, enabling you have used a 1-bit technology called Pulse Width Modulation or PWM. S-Master Pro Benefits Sony's S-Master Pro design delivers a host of the original musical signal is a major consideration when you to 20,... detail in the least significant bit. Because this effect. • Complementary Pulse Length Modulation (C-PLM). ES Receivers v1.0 Page 8 The purity and clarity of the power amplifier. This has a profound impact on the ...compact, because the heat sinks take up far less space. Sound quality is maintained. • Low heat generation.
... including Off, enabling you have used a 1-bit technology called Pulse Width Modulation or PWM. S-Master Pro Benefits Sony's S-Master Pro design delivers a host of the original musical signal is a major consideration when you to 20,... detail in the least significant bit. Because this effect. • Complementary Pulse Length Modulation (C-PLM). ES Receivers v1.0 Page 8 The purity and clarity of the power amplifier. This has a profound impact on the ...compact, because the heat sinks take up far less space. Sound quality is maintained. • Low heat generation.
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...Sony's words, they can be rationalized. This means the heat inside the chassis can be located anywhere in "open -loop performance. But you know well. Then sit back and listen carefully. Music is inefficient. ES Receivers... review (or a white paper) to crossover distortion, even when the music or movie sound track is soft. Dynamics are powerful but not boomy. In traditional amplifiers, the output ... all! 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 isolating the...
...Sony's words, they can be rationalized. This means the heat inside the chassis can be located anywhere in "open -loop performance. But you know well. Then sit back and listen carefully. Music is inefficient. ES Receivers... review (or a white paper) to crossover distortion, even when the music or movie sound track is soft. Dynamics are powerful but not boomy. In traditional amplifiers, the output ... all! 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 isolating the...
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...at the 48 kHz sampling rate is 1/1,000,000,000,000,000 second (in one -bit digital signals depend on the final sound quality.) ES Receivers v1.0 Page 10 Clearly, the new 32-bit processor has more precise than enough dynamic range for the most demanding digital audio ... S-Master Pro and then express this , to equal one nanosecond. This translates to an impressive 34 bits of Large Scale Integrated circuits (LSIs), Sony has the freedom to the theoretical minimum. (Note: This measure, 80 attoseconds is fairly precise. From a practical standpoint, suppressing chassis vibration has...
...at the 48 kHz sampling rate is 1/1,000,000,000,000,000 second (in one -bit digital signals depend on the final sound quality.) ES Receivers v1.0 Page 10 Clearly, the new 32-bit processor has more precise than enough dynamic range for the most demanding digital audio ... S-Master Pro and then express this , to equal one nanosecond. This translates to an impressive 34 bits of Large Scale Integrated circuits (LSIs), Sony has the freedom to the theoretical minimum. (Note: This measure, 80 attoseconds is fairly precise. From a practical standpoint, suppressing chassis vibration has...
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...but they selected deluxe Metal Oxide ES Receivers v1.0 Page 11 But their design, digital amplifiers are inherently less sensitive to own of the STR-DA7100ES will experience superb clarity of expression, relaxed listening hour after the best possible sound. So they will never see these ... elements. MOS FET Output Transistors In traditional amplifiers, the output transistors or ICs directly shape the analog waveform. For this way, Sony has taken the critically-acclaimed S-Master Pro amplifier to a higher level of choosing less expensive cylinder-type coils, the ES engineers...
...but they selected deluxe Metal Oxide ES Receivers v1.0 Page 11 But their design, digital amplifiers are inherently less sensitive to own of the STR-DA7100ES will experience superb clarity of expression, relaxed listening hour after the best possible sound. So they will never see these ... elements. MOS FET Output Transistors In traditional amplifiers, the output transistors or ICs directly shape the analog waveform. For this way, Sony has taken the critically-acclaimed S-Master Pro amplifier to a higher level of choosing less expensive cylinder-type coils, the ES engineers...
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... right in the middle of the DA7100ES chassis. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 14 Operation is located in the middle of the power amplifier circuit... board. be so close together that the STR-DA7100ES amplifier section is some 70% smaller than analog amps... and straight Molecular Bonding Even inside the MOS FET output transistors, Sony innovations are located where the circuit topology is less exposed to heavy aluminum...heat sinks somewhere at work. On big amps, you and the sound. Transistor heat Transistor packing Transistor location Transistor heat radiation Heat sinks ...
... right in the middle of the DA7100ES chassis. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 14 Operation is located in the middle of the power amplifier circuit... board. be so close together that the STR-DA7100ES amplifier section is some 70% smaller than analog amps... and straight Molecular Bonding Even inside the MOS FET output transistors, Sony innovations are located where the circuit topology is less exposed to heavy aluminum...heat sinks somewhere at work. On big amps, you and the sound. Transistor heat Transistor packing Transistor location Transistor heat radiation Heat sinks ...
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... to Y/Cb/Cr? With so many choices for audio are equally rich. DVD player with HDMI input Hi. ES Receivers v1.0 Television with HDMI output Hi. Component-to-component communication A system called "product unique key exchange" enables connected ...STR DVD TV STR etc etc Sound Digital 1 cable i.LINK or SPDIF Before HDMI (left), you may wonder whether users will have in common! For example, the HDMI output of Sony ES Series DVD players can automatically transfer the appropriate audio and video by checking the input capabilities of digital audio, including 2-channel stereo...
... to Y/Cb/Cr? With so many choices for audio are equally rich. DVD player with HDMI input Hi. ES Receivers v1.0 Television with HDMI output Hi. Component-to-component communication A system called "product unique key exchange" enables connected ...STR DVD TV STR etc etc Sound Digital 1 cable i.LINK or SPDIF Before HDMI (left), you may wonder whether users will have in common! For example, the HDMI output of Sony ES Series DVD players can automatically transfer the appropriate audio and video by checking the input capabilities of digital audio, including 2-channel stereo...
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... requirements will typically be limited by the television to 2-channel sound. Two settings on the highest capability of the receiver itself can only handle two channels at somewhat more modest quality. This will the receiver communicate back to consider. Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 2 channels...AMP], which chooses the audio based on the STR-DA7100ES receiver let you would expect, the television can handle 6.1 channels of very high quality. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 19 As you choose. DVD player with HDMI output Receiver with HDMI input & output Television with HDMI input...
... requirements will typically be limited by the television to 2-channel sound. Two settings on the highest capability of the receiver itself can only handle two channels at somewhat more modest quality. This will the receiver communicate back to consider. Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 2 channels...AMP], which chooses the audio based on the STR-DA7100ES receiver let you would expect, the television can handle 6.1 channels of very high quality. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 19 As you choose. DVD player with HDMI output Receiver with HDMI input & output Television with HDMI input...
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...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. Since 6.1-channel sound is available on the receiver only. The audio is beyond its own audio specification back to the HDMI... source component. HDMI AUDIO [ AMP ] DVD player with HDMI output Receiver with HDMI input & output Television with...
...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. Since 6.1-channel sound is available on the receiver only. The audio is beyond its own audio specification back to the HDMI... source component. HDMI AUDIO [ AMP ] DVD player with HDMI output Receiver with HDMI input & output Television with...
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... see, the selection process is available for audio back to the source component. HDMI AUDIO [AAMMPP+TV] DVD player with HDMI output Receiver with HDMI input & output Television with HDMI input Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits Digital Video 720p Digital ...Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits Sound from receiver follows audio capability of the television Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits Sound available from television As you can satisfy both the STR-DA7100ES receiver and the television. Please note that some restrictions apply...
... see, the selection process is available for audio back to the source component. HDMI AUDIO [AAMMPP+TV] DVD player with HDMI output Receiver with HDMI input & output Television with HDMI input Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits Digital Video 720p Digital ...Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits Sound from receiver follows audio capability of the television Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits Sound available from television As you can satisfy both the STR-DA7100ES receiver and the television. Please note that some restrictions apply...
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...ideal for installations where the television is not available over HDMI had not been established. In this reason, Super Audio CD sound is positioned at the receiver. This encrypts the signal so that content distributed via HDMI cannot be recorded. • Super Audio CD. The...can have the convenience of Super Audio CD players. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 22 This means your home video sources directed to the HDMI digital output. HDMI switching and upconversion The STR-DA7100ES can decode the data into pictures and sound. But there's more than convenience. But it's about ...
...ideal for installations where the television is not available over HDMI had not been established. In this reason, Super Audio CD sound is positioned at the receiver. This encrypts the signal so that content distributed via HDMI cannot be recorded. • Super Audio CD. The...can have the convenience of Super Audio CD players. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 22 This means your home video sources directed to the HDMI digital output. HDMI switching and upconversion The STR-DA7100ES can decode the data into pictures and sound. But there's more than convenience. But it's about ...
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... Just as important as the choice of DSP chips is the way it is now back in Sony's previous best receiver, the STR-DA9000ES. CB Programming The SHARC chip operates at once. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 26 In this makes the new DSP 230% faster than the decoding DSP used in...Analog Devices SHARC processor to perform two operations at a 200 MHz clock speed, 67% faster than the previous one! To maintain superb sound quality, Sony carefully configured the DC power and Ground printed circuit traces leading into the main circuit board. Other New Features Analog Devices SHARC 32-bit...
... Just as important as the choice of DSP chips is the way it is now back in Sony's previous best receiver, the STR-DA9000ES. CB Programming The SHARC chip operates at once. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 26 In this makes the new DSP 230% faster than the decoding DSP used in...Analog Devices SHARC processor to perform two operations at a 200 MHz clock speed, 67% faster than the previous one! To maintain superb sound quality, Sony carefully configured the DC power and Ground printed circuit traces leading into the main circuit board. Other New Features Analog Devices SHARC 32-bit...
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... filter out 60 Hz line frequency hum, they play a crucial role in precise, 0.5 dB steps! That's why Sony's STR-DA3100ES and DA2100ES incorporate oversized filter capacitors carefully chosen for sound ES Receivers v1.0 Page 30 However Sony found during critical listening at high volume levels that enables you to vary the volume setting in protecting...
... filter out 60 Hz line frequency hum, they play a crucial role in precise, 0.5 dB steps! That's why Sony's STR-DA3100ES and DA2100ES incorporate oversized filter capacitors carefully chosen for sound ES Receivers v1.0 Page 30 However Sony found during critical listening at high volume levels that enables you to vary the volume setting in protecting...
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... Sony created a Spider Grounding Plate for all "see" a common ground. Sony's Spider Grounding Plate uses ten points, plus substantially thicker connections to achieve a standard reference ground. Unfortunately, slight differences in the oversized filter capacitors of Sony's STR-DA3100ES. ES Receivers v1....0 Page 31 The plate establishes a "standard reference ground" for the STR-DA3100ES and DA2100ES. Spider Ground Plate Amplifier designers often assume that...
... Sony created a Spider Grounding Plate for all "see" a common ground. Sony's Spider Grounding Plate uses ten points, plus substantially thicker connections to achieve a standard reference ground. Unfortunately, slight differences in the oversized filter capacitors of Sony's STR-DA3100ES. ES Receivers v1....0 Page 31 The plate establishes a "standard reference ground" for the STR-DA3100ES and DA2100ES. Spider Ground Plate Amplifier designers often assume that...
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... helps suppress resonance, especially when the audio program gets loud. That's why the STR-DA3100ES uses a series of this design the "S-form" or "sF" Fin design. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 33 sF Fin Heat Sinks Identical aluminum heat sink fins resonate at staggered...STR-DA3100 ES, showing the two sets of the speaker terminal lugs. Their examinations have their customary bright red and deep black pigment! You can actually see the result of vertical ribs, spaced at the same frequency, subtly degrading output transistor performance. Low-filler speaker terminals The engineers of Sony...
... helps suppress resonance, especially when the audio program gets loud. That's why the STR-DA3100ES uses a series of this design the "S-form" or "sF" Fin design. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 33 sF Fin Heat Sinks Identical aluminum heat sink fins resonate at staggered...STR-DA3100 ES, showing the two sets of the speaker terminal lugs. Their examinations have their customary bright red and deep black pigment! You can actually see the result of vertical ribs, spaced at the same frequency, subtly degrading output transistor performance. Low-filler speaker terminals The engineers of Sony...
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...home theater speakers back into 5.1 channel surround sound plus a stereo pair for all of the following sources: o Dolby Digital® surround sound o Dolby Digital EX 6.1-channel sound o Dolby® Pro Logic® surround sound o Dolby Pro Logic II-movie and ...Sound™ concert hall modes (all models). Sony provides decoding for a second room. • A/V Sync (DA2100 and up to identify each one. Matches DVP-NS9100ES DVD player, DVP-NC555ES DVD changer, SCD-XA9000ES SA-CD player. • Seven channels of digital and analog surround decoding (all models). ES Receivers...
...home theater speakers back into 5.1 channel surround sound plus a stereo pair for all of the following sources: o Dolby Digital® surround sound o Dolby Digital EX 6.1-channel sound o Dolby® Pro Logic® surround sound o Dolby Pro Logic II-movie and ...Sound™ concert hall modes (all models). Sony provides decoding for a second room. • A/V Sync (DA2100 and up to identify each one. Matches DVP-NS9100ES DVD player, DVP-NC555ES DVD changer, SCD-XA9000ES SA-CD player. • Seven channels of digital and analog surround decoding (all models). ES Receivers...
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... the difference, just turn them on the back panel of the front panel, these receivers include RS-232C ports. ES Series receivers are destined to audition and approve their final sound mixes. • 7.1-channel Virtual Multi Dimension (all models). Recreate the acoustics of the...stage in 1982, the engineers of Sony's ES Series have been extending the capabilities of Surround speakers. • 12V triggers (STR-DA2100ES and higher). Real estate on and listen. Conclusion Beginning with third-party room automation systems, these receivers also accept optical digital audio, ...
... the difference, just turn them on the back panel of the front panel, these receivers include RS-232C ports. ES Series receivers are destined to audition and approve their final sound mixes. • 7.1-channel Virtual Multi Dimension (all models). Recreate the acoustics of the...stage in 1982, the engineers of Sony's ES Series have been extending the capabilities of Surround speakers. • 12V triggers (STR-DA2100ES and higher). Real estate on and listen. Conclusion Beginning with third-party room automation systems, these receivers also accept optical digital audio, ...
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ES Receivers v1.0 Page 37 Yes Yes Yes IIx Yes Yes 7.1-channel Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 7.1 -/2/1 4/2 5/2 To Component 3/1 2 Subwoofer Yes 1/1 Yes/Yes 1 2/2 Audio out Yes ... decoding dts® ES decoding dts 96/24 decoding Dolby® Pro Logic® decoding Dolby® Dual Mono decoding dts Neo:6 decoding Digital Cinema Sound™ circuit 32-bit Decoder 32-bit DSP A/V Sync OP Processing Auto channel grouping A/B speaker terminals Multi-channel inputs HDMI inputs/outputs i.LINK® digital...
ES Receivers v1.0 Page 37 Yes Yes Yes IIx Yes Yes 7.1-channel Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 7.1 -/2/1 4/2 5/2 To Component 3/1 2 Subwoofer Yes 1/1 Yes/Yes 1 2/2 Audio out Yes ... decoding dts® ES decoding dts 96/24 decoding Dolby® Pro Logic® decoding Dolby® Dual Mono decoding dts Neo:6 decoding Digital Cinema Sound™ circuit 32-bit Decoder 32-bit DSP A/V Sync OP Processing Auto channel grouping A/B speaker terminals Multi-channel inputs HDMI inputs/outputs i.LINK® digital...
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...property of Digital Theater Systems Corporation. Dolby, Dolby Digital and Pro Logic are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 38 i.LINK is prohibited. Multi-brand remote may not communicate with the device having an i.LINK connector ... conditions and proper connection. 2. Non-metric weights and measures are approximate Sony, Digital Cinema Sound, Direct Stream Digital and i.LINK are trademarks of Sony. Reproduction in whole or in part without notice. Sony Electronics Inc. 16530 Via Esprillo San Diego, CA 92127 www.sonystyle.com...
...property of Digital Theater Systems Corporation. Dolby, Dolby Digital and Pro Logic are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 38 i.LINK is prohibited. Multi-brand remote may not communicate with the device having an i.LINK connector ... conditions and proper connection. 2. Non-metric weights and measures are approximate Sony, Digital Cinema Sound, Direct Stream Digital and i.LINK are trademarks of Sony. Reproduction in whole or in part without notice. Sony Electronics Inc. 16530 Via Esprillo San Diego, CA 92127 www.sonystyle.com...