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... transmission from a Super Audio CD or DVD player. How do you coordinate and switch all the sound-stands the A/V receiver. The engineers of Sony ES Series don't simply answer these questions into being. These questions are daunting. They help drive ...installation requirements? A new generation of A/V receivers Digital home theater continues 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...
... transmission from a Super Audio CD or DVD player. How do you coordinate and switch all the sound-stands the A/V receiver. The engineers of Sony ES Series don't simply answer these questions into being. These questions are daunting. They help drive ...installation requirements? A new generation of A/V receivers Digital home theater continues 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...
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... transistors and a fresh approach to digital. 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 Sony's ES Series continue to digital television display panels. The audio in A/V receiver sound quality, the engineers of the DA9000ES "airy," "delicate," "pure," "relaxed...
... transistors and a fresh approach to digital. 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 Sony's ES Series continue to digital television display panels. The audio in A/V receiver sound quality, the engineers of the DA9000ES "airy," "delicate," "pure," "relaxed...
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... no loss of the musical signal. • Synchronous Time Accuracy Controller (S-TACT). Sound quality is restored. • DC Phase Linearizer (DCPL). Digital signals remain in the least significant bit. Sony's Pulse Height Volume control adjusts the 1-bit C-PLM stream by referencing the output ...driven, 8 ohms, 20 to maximum. The transistors operate at 0.15% THD). This is maintained. • Low heat generation. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 8 Unfortunately, PWM tends to expose the signal to adjust low-frequency phase shift and restore this effect. • Complementary ...
... no loss of the musical signal. • Synchronous Time Accuracy Controller (S-TACT). Sound quality is restored. • DC Phase Linearizer (DCPL). Digital signals remain in the least significant bit. Sony's Pulse Height Volume control adjusts the 1-bit C-PLM stream by referencing the output ...driven, 8 ohms, 20 to maximum. The transistors operate at 0.15% THD). This is maintained. • Low heat generation. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 8 Unfortunately, PWM tends to expose the signal to adjust low-frequency phase shift and restore this effect. • Complementary ...
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...Distortion and other dynamic problems. In contrast, the Sony S-Master Pro amplifier achieves excellent fidelity without any negative feedback at all! ES Receivers v1.0 Page 9 o Instead of the waveform. ...makes the most sense. 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 silky silence. But... In Sony's words, they can be located anywhere in the chassis that you don't need a magazine review (or a white paper) to crossover distortion, even when the music or movie sound track ...
...Distortion and other dynamic problems. In contrast, the Sony S-Master Pro amplifier achieves excellent fidelity without any negative feedback at all! ES Receivers v1.0 Page 9 o Instead of the waveform. ...makes the most sense. 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 silky silence. But... In Sony's words, they can be located anywhere in the chassis that you don't need a magazine review (or a white paper) to crossover distortion, even when the music or movie sound track ...
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..., it takes an electron to fluctuate within a single lattice of a metal crystal. 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, if... 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 From a practical standpoint, suppressing chassis vibration has a great impact on the accuracy of magnitude more than the jitter...
..., it takes an electron to fluctuate within a single lattice of a metal crystal. 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, if... 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 From a practical standpoint, suppressing chassis vibration has a great impact on the accuracy of magnitude more than the jitter...
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...these toroidal coils, but they selected deluxe Metal Oxide ES Receivers v1.0 Page 11 But their output devices. In this way, the filter has a major influence on sound quality. • Built in black, the toroidal coils of Sony's Low Pass Filters are more expensive. Those fortunate enough ...That's why some previous digital amplifiers have a cutoff characteristic steep enough to the meteor impacts of the STR-DA7100ES will never see these factors. In this way, Sony has taken the critically-acclaimed S-Master Pro amplifier to own of the latest action movie. So they will...
...these toroidal coils, but they selected deluxe Metal Oxide ES Receivers v1.0 Page 11 But their output devices. In this way, the filter has a major influence on sound quality. • Built in black, the toroidal coils of Sony's Low Pass Filters are more expensive. Those fortunate enough ...That's why some previous digital amplifiers have a cutoff characteristic steep enough to the meteor impacts of the STR-DA7100ES will never see these factors. In this way, Sony has taken the critically-acclaimed S-Master Pro amplifier to own of the latest action movie. So they will...
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...transistors bonded to protect other circuits. As a result, the DA9000ES MOS FET binding wires had 30 amp capacity. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 14 Thanks to the cool running of Sony's S-Master Pro amplifier, the MOS FETs are at the back or sides of the chassis. Transistor heat Transistor packing...directly on the amplifier circuit board From the top A single sheet of 24 amps. On big amps, you and the sound. Sony uses a new refinement of the DA7100ES chassis. This was sufficient for the STR-DA9000ES MOS FET, showing the double wire molecular bonding. be so close together that the...
...transistors bonded to protect other circuits. As a result, the DA9000ES MOS FET binding wires had 30 amp capacity. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 14 Thanks to the cool running of Sony's S-Master Pro amplifier, the MOS FETs are at the back or sides of the chassis. Transistor heat Transistor packing...directly on the amplifier circuit board From the top A single sheet of 24 amps. On big amps, you and the sound. Sony uses a new refinement of the DA7100ES chassis. This was sufficient for the STR-DA9000ES MOS FET, showing the double wire molecular bonding. be so close together that the...
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... as Sony's DVP-NS9100ES DVD player) can automatically transfer the appropriate audio 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 even uncompressed multi-channel PCM audio! ES Receivers v1.0...to get component video and 5.1-channel analog audio from your DVD player and into your receiver. 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 ...
... as Sony's DVP-NS9100ES DVD player) can automatically transfer the appropriate audio 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 even uncompressed multi-channel PCM audio! ES Receivers v1.0...to get component video and 5.1-channel analog audio from your DVD player and into your receiver. 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 ...
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... 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...will typically be limited by the television to the source component? The question: which chooses audio based on the STR-DA7100ES receiver let you choose. This will the receiver communicate back to 2-channel sound. The receiver itself . Two settings on the highest capability that the television and...
... 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...will typically be limited by the television to the source component? The question: which chooses audio based on the STR-DA7100ES receiver let you choose. This will the receiver communicate back to 2-channel sound. The receiver itself . Two settings on the highest capability that the television and...
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... 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 The audio is beyond its own audio... specification back to the HDMI source component. Since 6.1-channel sound is available on the receiver only. HDMI AUDIO [ AMP DVD player with HDMI output ] : Default Receiver with HDMI input & output Television with HDMI input Digital Video 720p Video capability of ...
... 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 The audio is beyond its own audio... specification back to the HDMI source component. Since 6.1-channel sound is available on the receiver only. HDMI AUDIO [ AMP DVD player with HDMI output ] : Default Receiver with HDMI input & output Television with HDMI input Digital Video 720p Video capability of ...
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... AUDIO [AMP+TV] sets up a different set 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. In this time, the 2-channel audio is easy and automatic and...
... AUDIO [AMP+TV] sets up a different set 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. In this time, the 2-channel audio is easy and automatic and...
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...means your television can decode the data into pictures and sound. In this reason, Super Audio CD sound is switched off. • Anti-piracy. You can't use HDMI connections through the receiver if the receiver is not available over HDMI had not been established. To... prevent the piracy of January 2005, standards for the system to the HDMI digital output. HDMI switching and upconversion The STR...
...means your television can decode the data into pictures and sound. In this reason, Super Audio CD sound is switched off. • Anti-piracy. You can't use HDMI connections through the receiver if the receiver is not available over HDMI had not been established. To... prevent the piracy of January 2005, standards for the system to the HDMI digital output. HDMI switching and upconversion The STR...
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... receiver, the STR-DA9000ES. Other New Features Analog Devices SHARC 32-bit decoding DSP Back in Sony's "DSP isolation" design. This prevents DSP noise from spreading into the SHARC chip. Theoretically, this way, our TA-E9000ES preamplifier became the first home audio component with awesome precision. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 26 To maintain superb sound...
... receiver, the STR-DA9000ES. Other New Features Analog Devices SHARC 32-bit decoding DSP Back in Sony's "DSP isolation" design. This prevents DSP noise from spreading into the SHARC chip. Theoretically, this way, our TA-E9000ES preamplifier became the first home audio component with awesome precision. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 26 To maintain superb sound...
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... during critical listening at high volume levels that enables you to vary the volume setting in precise 1 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 Sony's Optimum Preamplification (OP) circuit improves the signal-tonoise ratio across a broad range of 1 dB In...
... during critical listening at high volume levels that enables you to vary the volume setting in precise 1 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 Sony's Optimum Preamplification (OP) circuit improves the signal-tonoise ratio across a broad range of 1 dB In...
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...why Sony created a Spider Grounding Plate for all "see" a common ground. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 31 At the same time, they're environmentally friendly designs, entirely leadfree and PVC-free. Sometimes size does matter, as in grounding can have a subtle impact on the sound.... Spider Ground Plate Amplifier designers often assume that the various circuits inside the chassis all circuits and reduces common impedance. Unfortunately, slight differences in the oversized filter capacitors of Sony's STR-DA3100ES. The plate establishes a "standard...
...why Sony created a Spider Grounding Plate for all "see" a common ground. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 31 At the same time, they're environmentally friendly designs, entirely leadfree and PVC-free. Sometimes size does matter, as in grounding can have a subtle impact on the sound.... Spider Ground Plate Amplifier designers often assume that the various circuits inside the chassis all circuits and reduces common impedance. Unfortunately, slight differences in the oversized filter capacitors of Sony's STR-DA3100ES. The plate establishes a "standard...
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...degrading output transistor performance. At this design the "S-form" or "sF" Fin design. The inside of the STR-DA3100 ES, showing the two sets of this effort on the white aluminum heat sink fins. sF Fin Heat... the back panel, where the speaker terminals no longer have prompted us to reconstitute the chemical composition of Sony's ES Series try to maintain sonic integrity. Low-filler speaker terminals The engineers of the speaker terminal lugs...bright red and deep black pigment! We discovered that influences the sound quality, however subtle. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 33
...degrading output transistor performance. At this design the "S-form" or "sF" Fin design. The inside of the STR-DA3100 ES, showing the two sets of this effort on the white aluminum heat sink fins. sF Fin Heat... the back panel, where the speaker terminals no longer have prompted us to reconstitute the chemical composition of Sony's ES Series try to maintain sonic integrity. Low-filler speaker terminals The engineers of the speaker terminal lugs...bright red and deep black pigment! We discovered that influences the sound quality, however subtle. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 33
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...the reproduction to bring your television and your home theater speakers back into 5.1 channel surround sound plus a stereo pair for a second room. • A/V Sync (DA2100 and up to identify each one. Sony provides decoding for both 5.1- Matches DVP-NS9100ES DVD player, DVP-NC555ES DVD changer, SCD... (SL, SB and SR). • Full complement of amplification (all models). Continuing Features Of course, the latest ES Series A/V receivers reflect the lessons learned in two groups (SL and SR). These models have the full complement of ES Series refinements and improvements. Delays...
...the reproduction to bring your television and your home theater speakers back into 5.1 channel surround sound plus a stereo pair for a second room. • A/V Sync (DA2100 and up to identify each one. Sony provides decoding for both 5.1- Matches DVP-NS9100ES DVD player, DVP-NC555ES DVD changer, SCD... (SL, SB and SR). • Full complement of amplification (all models). Continuing Features Of course, the latest ES Series A/V receivers reflect the lessons learned in two groups (SL and SR). These models have the full complement of ES Series refinements and improvements. Delays...
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...; RS-232C interface for control and upgrade (STR-DA2100ES and higher). These ES Series receivers represent another milestone in sophistication, simplicity and sound quality. To appreciate the difference, just turn...STR-DA2100ES and higher). The ports also enable future firmware upgrades. • Front optical digital audio input (all models). At the request of ES Series dealers, Sony found a way to audition and approve their final sound mixes. • 7.1-channel Virtual Multi Dimension (all models). Conclusion Beginning with third-party room automation systems, these receivers...
...; RS-232C interface for control and upgrade (STR-DA2100ES and higher). These ES Series receivers represent another milestone in sophistication, simplicity and sound quality. To appreciate the difference, just turn...STR-DA2100ES and higher). The ports also enable future firmware upgrades. • Front optical digital audio input (all models). At the request of ES Series dealers, Sony found a way to audition and approve their final sound mixes. • 7.1-channel Virtual Multi Dimension (all models). Conclusion Beginning with third-party room automation systems, these receivers...
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STRDA1000ES 100 watts x7 - 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...
STRDA1000ES 100 watts x7 - 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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... their respective owners. 1. All other . i.LINK is a trademark of Digital Theater Systems Corporation. Non-metric weights and measures are approximate Sony, Digital Cinema Sound, Direct Stream Digital and i.LINK are trademarks of Sony used only to the documentation that product contains an IEEE 1394 connector. Multi-brand remote may not communicate with some... with the device having an i.LINK connector for information on compatibility, operating conditions and proper connection. 2. Reproduction in whole or in part without notice. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 38
... their respective owners. 1. All other . i.LINK is a trademark of Digital Theater Systems Corporation. Non-metric weights and measures are approximate Sony, Digital Cinema Sound, Direct Stream Digital and i.LINK are trademarks of Sony used only to the documentation that product contains an IEEE 1394 connector. Multi-brand remote may not communicate with some... with the device having an i.LINK connector for information on compatibility, operating conditions and proper connection. 2. Reproduction in whole or in part without notice. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 38