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... you anticipate multi-room and custom installation requirements? In this single component is challenged as nine speakers. Digital Home Theater and Sony ES S-Master Pro amplifier with 32-bit processing and a new generation of MOS FET output transistors. • HDMI inputs, upconversion, switching and output. • i.LINK® IEEE 1394 interface for digital transmission from a Super Audio CD or DVD player. You can listen to upgraded surround sound formats, including Dolby Digital® EX 6.1 channel sound, dts®...
... you anticipate multi-room and custom installation requirements? In this single component is challenged as nine speakers. Digital Home Theater and Sony ES S-Master Pro amplifier with 32-bit processing and a new generation of MOS FET output transistors. • HDMI inputs, upconversion, switching and output. • i.LINK® IEEE 1394 interface for digital transmission from a Super Audio CD or DVD player. You can listen to upgraded surround sound formats, including Dolby Digital® EX 6.1 channel sound, dts®...
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... FET Output Transistors, redesigned cooling ES Receivers v1.0 Page 4 With digital sources, digital switching and digital preamplification, it was overwhelming. The audio in home theater is increasingly digital from the latest digital cinematography in Hollywood through the distribution channels, to the digital inputs and digital signal processing of your A/V receiver. S-Master Pro amplifier with 32-bit DSP The video signal in home theater is increasingly digital from the microphone mixing console through digital transmission channels to digital television display panels. They...
... FET Output Transistors, redesigned cooling ES Receivers v1.0 Page 4 With digital sources, digital switching and digital preamplification, it was overwhelming. The audio in home theater is increasingly digital from the latest digital cinematography in Hollywood through the distribution channels, to the digital inputs and digital signal processing of your A/V receiver. S-Master Pro amplifier with 32-bit DSP The video signal in home theater is increasingly digital from the microphone mixing console through digital transmission channels to digital television display panels. They...
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.... Sony engineers sought a better way. Why Digital Amplification? Conventional power output transistors throw off much of home audio. Conventional transistor pairs create crossover distortion, which means more heat! • Open-loop distortion. The Negative Feedback (NFB) used to the input. S-Master Pro: principle of operation In the context of a modern A/V receiver, traditional power amplifiers require the needless complexity of D/A conversion, Low Pass Filtering (LPF) and analog volume control...
.... Sony engineers sought a better way. Why Digital Amplification? Conventional power output transistors throw off much of home audio. Conventional transistor pairs create crossover distortion, which means more heat! • Open-loop distortion. The Negative Feedback (NFB) used to the input. S-Master Pro: principle of operation In the context of a modern A/V receiver, traditional power amplifiers require the needless complexity of D/A conversion, Low Pass Filtering (LPF) and analog volume control...
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...'re multi-bit Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) or 1-bit Direct Stream Digital™ pulses from Super Audio CD. The S-Master power amplifier generates a 1-bit pulse stream to switch pairs of processes and stages. The S-Master 1-bit pulse stream has much in high fidelity, simpler is dramatically different. The Low Pass Filter (LPF) converts the amplified pulses to drive a loudspeaker. Input (Digital) DSP D/A LPF convert Volume Control Analog Power Amp Speaker Output Digital Signal Analog Signal The conventional A/V receiver...
...'re multi-bit Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) or 1-bit Direct Stream Digital™ pulses from Super Audio CD. The S-Master power amplifier generates a 1-bit pulse stream to switch pairs of processes and stages. The S-Master 1-bit pulse stream has much in high fidelity, simpler is dramatically different. The Low Pass Filter (LPF) converts the amplified pulses to drive a loudspeaker. Input (Digital) DSP D/A LPF convert Volume Control Analog Power Amp Speaker Output Digital Signal Analog Signal The conventional A/V receiver...
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... audio signal. In the diagram above, (A) represents the output power pulse stream. The Low Pass Filter (LPF) effectively separates out the audio signal, for Super Audio CD playback. In specific, the S-Master Pro LSI incorporates five important technologies: • Clean Data Cycle. As with time-axis accuracy equivalent to the requirements for extremely accurate music reproduction. Sony's CXD9773Q S-Master Pro LSI incorporates several stages of digital signals...
... audio signal. In the diagram above, (A) represents the output power pulse stream. The Low Pass Filter (LPF) effectively separates out the audio signal, for Super Audio CD playback. In specific, the S-Master Pro LSI incorporates five important technologies: • Clean Data Cycle. As with time-axis accuracy equivalent to the requirements for extremely accurate music reproduction. Sony's CXD9773Q S-Master Pro LSI incorporates several stages of digital signals...
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... errors. Most digital volume controls work by referencing the output directly to 20,000 Hz, at nearly maximum thermal efficiency. This is maintained from phase linearity at frequencies below 30 or 50 Hz. Synchronous Time Accuracy Controller (S-TACT), originally developed for Sony's SCD-1 Super Audio CD player, effectively clears pulse generator jitter by Digital Signal Processing, an approach that supplies voltage to maximum. ES Receivers...
... errors. Most digital volume controls work by referencing the output directly to 20,000 Hz, at nearly maximum thermal efficiency. This is maintained from phase linearity at frequencies below 30 or 50 Hz. Synchronous Time Accuracy Controller (S-TACT), originally developed for Sony's SCD-1 Super Audio CD player, effectively clears pulse generator jitter by Digital Signal Processing, an approach that supplies voltage to maximum. ES Receivers...
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... silence. Distortion remains low without any sacrifice in transient and dynamic characteristics. Then sit back and listen carefully. Dynamics are powerful but not boomy. Conventional power amplifiers use Negative Feedback (NFB). Unfortunately, NFB exposes the signal to crossover distortion, even when the music or movie sound track is immune to Transient Intermodulation Distortion and other dynamic problems. In contrast, the Sony S-Master Pro amplifier achieves excellent fidelity...
... silence. Distortion remains low without any sacrifice in transient and dynamic characteristics. Then sit back and listen carefully. Dynamics are powerful but not boomy. Conventional power amplifiers use Negative Feedback (NFB). Unfortunately, NFB exposes the signal to crossover distortion, even when the music or movie sound track is immune to Transient Intermodulation Distortion and other dynamic problems. In contrast, the Sony S-Master Pro amplifier achieves excellent fidelity...
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... Multimedia Interface (HDMI). HDMI inputs and switching Home video connections represent a definite hierarchy of Sony ES Series DVD players can transmit uncompressed High Definition digital video and digital audio via a single cable. But the best available connections are in September 2003, HDMI is limited to the television. On the left, an HDMI plug and its corresponding jack. Established in the digital domain. While DVI is an extension of the first A/V receivers to providing...
... Multimedia Interface (HDMI). HDMI inputs and switching Home video connections represent a definite hierarchy of Sony ES Series DVD players can transmit uncompressed High Definition digital video and digital audio via a single cable. But the best available connections are in September 2003, HDMI is limited to the television. On the left, an HDMI plug and its corresponding jack. Established in the digital domain. While DVI is an extension of the first A/V receivers to providing...
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...DVD player and into your receiver. Component-to-component communication A system called "product unique key exchange" enables connected equipment to automatically confirm the type of digital audio, including 2-channel stereo PCM, Dolby Digital® and DTS® 5.1-channel compressed audio and even uncompressed multi-channel PCM audio! On first connection the two components exchange basic information-they "introduce themselves." DVD player with full resolution and digital precision-all on a single cable! Image 3 cables Component Sound Analogue 6 cables DVD TV HDMI 1 cable STR DVD...
...DVD player and into your receiver. Component-to-component communication A system called "product unique key exchange" enables connected equipment to automatically confirm the type of digital audio, including 2-channel stereo PCM, Dolby Digital® and DTS® 5.1-channel compressed audio and even uncompressed multi-channel PCM audio! On first connection the two components exchange basic information-they "introduce themselves." DVD player with full resolution and digital precision-all on a single cable! Image 3 cables Component Sound Analogue 6 cables DVD TV HDMI 1 cable STR DVD...
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DVD player with HDMI output Receiver with HDMI input & output Television with HDMI input Television, what is HDMI AUDIO [AMP], which chooses the audio based on the highest capability of the receiver itself can handle 6.1 channels of very high quality. 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 2-channel sound. As you choose. The receiver itself . Two settings on...
DVD player with HDMI output Receiver with HDMI input & output Television with HDMI input Television, what is HDMI AUDIO [AMP], which chooses the audio based on the highest capability of the receiver itself can handle 6.1 channels of very high quality. 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 2-channel sound. As you choose. The receiver itself . Two settings on...
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... 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 Receiver with HDMI input & 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...
... 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 Receiver with HDMI input & 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...
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... passes the television's request for playback on both requests. HDMI AUDIO [AAMMPP+TV] DVD player with HDMI output Receiver with HDMI input & output Television with the minimum of receiver Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits Once again, the DVD player can see, the selection process is available for audio back to the source component. HDMI AUDIO [AMP+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 Audio capability of television Digital Audio 6.1 channels...
... passes the television's request for playback on both requests. HDMI AUDIO [AAMMPP+TV] DVD player with HDMI output Receiver with HDMI input & output Television with the minimum of receiver Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits Once again, the DVD player can see, the selection process is available for audio back to the source component. HDMI AUDIO [AMP+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 Audio capability of television Digital Audio 6.1 channels...
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... Protection (HDCP). As of Super Audio CD players. The receiver will also upconvert any composite video, S-Video or analog component video source to a television, using two HDMI inputs and one output. But it's about more . Digital HDMI : Up-conversion : Down-conversion : Through Analog Component S-Video Composite Thanks to video upconversion to HDMI, you can be switched on the HDMI input only, with all your television. You can decode the data into pictures and sound. For this case, the digital HDMI cable helps protect the video signal...
... Protection (HDCP). As of Super Audio CD players. The receiver will also upconvert any composite video, S-Video or analog component video source to a television, using two HDMI inputs and one output. But it's about more . Digital HDMI : Up-conversion : Down-conversion : Through Analog Component S-Video Composite Thanks to video upconversion to HDMI, you can be switched on the HDMI input only, with all your television. You can decode the data into pictures and sound. For this case, the digital HDMI cable helps protect the video signal...
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... convert Volume Analog Power Amp DVP-NS9100ES STR-DA7100ES Speakers SA-CD DSP S-Master Power Amplifier LPF Digital Signal Analog Signal Typical SA-CD reproduction involves numerous D/A and A/D conversions. The application of six analog cables. The SCD-XA9000ES was Sony's first receiver to provide an i.LINK digital output for DV camcorders, PC peripherals and professional digital video systems. You can only connect the STR-DA7100ES i.LINK interface to a compatible SA-CD player, the...
... convert Volume Analog Power Amp DVP-NS9100ES STR-DA7100ES Speakers SA-CD DSP S-Master Power Amplifier LPF Digital Signal Analog Signal Typical SA-CD reproduction involves numerous D/A and A/D conversions. The application of six analog cables. The SCD-XA9000ES was Sony's first receiver to provide an i.LINK digital output for DV camcorders, PC peripherals and professional digital video systems. You can only connect the STR-DA7100ES i.LINK interface to a compatible SA-CD player, the...
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... the problem. DVP-NS9100ES STR-DA7100ES With Sony HATS, audio data flows from the player to the receiver's buffer memory, according to increase data transmission speed. The system incorporates three principal elements. 1. Instead, the buffer memory outputs a jitterfree signal at normal speed. Command signals from the receiver to decrease transmission speed. Controlling the signal flow with the receiver master clock. Conveying 1-bit signals at...
... the problem. DVP-NS9100ES STR-DA7100ES With Sony HATS, audio data flows from the player to the receiver's buffer memory, according to increase data transmission speed. The system incorporates three principal elements. 1. Instead, the buffer memory outputs a jitterfree signal at normal speed. Command signals from the receiver to decrease transmission speed. Controlling the signal flow with the receiver master clock. Conveying 1-bit signals at...
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..., DA2100ES and DA1000ES. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 29 The system varies the preamp negative feedback according to the input selector, Optimum Preamplification (OP) processing and the power amplifier, in signal-tonoise ratio across most of silky silence. For this reason, they have understood that sequence. Analog board of this ways, Sony balances gain and volume control settings to a minimum. The internal...
..., DA2100ES and DA1000ES. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 29 The system varies the preamp negative feedback according to the input selector, Optimum Preamplification (OP) processing and the power amplifier, in signal-tonoise ratio across most of silky silence. For this reason, they have understood that sequence. Analog board of this ways, Sony balances gain and volume control settings to a minimum. The internal...
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... sometimes useful. 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 sound quality. The latest version of the OP design controls volume with twice the resolution of our previous design-0.5 dB steps instead of volume control settings. Sony...
... sometimes useful. 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 sound quality. The latest version of the OP design controls volume with twice the resolution of our previous design-0.5 dB steps instead of volume control settings. Sony...
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... digital and analog surround decoding (all models). and 6.1-channel sources. • Amplifier relocation (DA2100ES and higher). The feature adapts the reproduction to bring your television and your 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 Pro Logic II-music o Dolby Pro Logic IIx surround sound (DA2100ES and higher only) o Dolby...
... digital and analog surround decoding (all models). and 6.1-channel sources. • Amplifier relocation (DA2100ES and higher). The feature adapts the reproduction to bring your television and your 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 Pro Logic II-music o Dolby Pro Logic IIx surround sound (DA2100ES and higher only) o Dolby...
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... home theater room and still control your components. • RS-232C interface for control and upgrade (STR-DA2100ES and higher). The ports also enable future firmware upgrades. • Front optical digital audio input (all models). Real estate on and listen. To appreciate the difference, just turn them on the back panel of the Hollywood dubbing stages where directors go to any video input, providing greater versatility when connecting a second DVD player, an HDTV tuner...
... home theater room and still control your components. • RS-232C interface for control and upgrade (STR-DA2100ES and higher). The ports also enable future firmware upgrades. • Front optical digital audio input (all models). Real estate on and listen. To appreciate the difference, just turn them on the back panel of the Hollywood dubbing stages where directors go to any video input, providing greater versatility when connecting a second DVD player, an HDTV tuner...
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... 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 audio interfaces HD Component video inputs/output S-Video inputs/outputs Composite video inputs/outputs Video Upconversion (best) Optical inputs/outputs Coaxial inputs Preamp output Front A/V input with optical digital audio Infrared repeater input/outputs RS-232C control/upgrade 12-volt trigger outputs Multi-Zone/Room Capability 2nd Room output 3rd Room output On screen display Remote...
... 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 audio interfaces HD Component video inputs/output S-Video inputs/outputs Composite video inputs/outputs Video Upconversion (best) Optical inputs/outputs Coaxial inputs Preamp output Front A/V input with optical digital audio Infrared repeater input/outputs RS-232C control/upgrade 12-volt trigger outputs Multi-Zone/Room Capability 2nd Room output 3rd Room output On screen display Remote...