Sony STR-DA50ES User Manual

ES Series Receivers Technical Background Version 1.1; May 25, 2005

ES Receivers v1.0 Page 10 As a primary manufacturer of Large Scale Integrated circuits (LSIs), Sony has the freedom to pursue innovative thinking

ES Receivers v1.0 Page 11 • Built in DC Phase Linearizer. Where Sony's 24-bit LSI required a second chip to contain the DC Phase Linearizer,

ES Receivers v1.0 Page 12 Semiconductor Field Effect Transistors (MOS FETs), four per channel, for the STR-DA7100ES. The result is another measure

ES Receivers v1.0 Page 13 The power MOS FETs in Sony's STR-DA7100ES are of a dramatically different design, 50 to 70% thinner than the trans

ES Receivers v1.0 Page 14 be isolated from other circuits. On big amps, you'll usually find the output transistors bonded to heavy aluminum h

ES Receivers v1.0 Page 15 Building on this experience, the redesigned MOS FETs for the STR-DA7100 use "sheet metal molecular bonding."

ES Receivers v1.0 Page 16 HDMI inputs and switching Home video connections represent a definite hierarchy of picture quality. At the bottom run

ES Receivers v1.0 Page 17 DVDTVSTRetcImage 3 cables ComponentSound Analogue 6 cablesSound Digital 1 cable i.LINK or SPDIFDVDTVSTRetcHDMI

ES Receivers v1.0 Page 18 Next, the components communicate their input/output capabilities. Finally, the components agree on the highest av

ES Receivers v1.0 Page 19 Now the receiver has two sets of audio capability to consider. The receiver itself can handle 6.1 channels of very h

ES Receivers v1.0 Page 2 A new generation of A/V receivers Digital home theater continues to advance at breakneck speed. You can listen to upgr

ES Receivers v1.0 Page 20 When you choose HDMI AUDIO [AMP], the receiver ignores the television's request for audio and submits its own au

ES Receivers v1.0 Page 21 Choosing HDMI AUDIO [AMP+TV] sets up a different set of capabilities. In this case, the receiver ignores its own highe

ES Receivers v1.0 Page 22 • AC Power. All components must be switched on in order for the system to work. You can't use HDMI connections t

ES Receivers v1.0 Page 23 i.LINK® Digital Audio Interface From the initial launch of Super Audio Compact Disc, the 1-bit Direct Stream Digital™

ES Receivers v1.0 Page 24 Controlling the signal flow with HATS The design of the interface is exceptional because communicating six streams of

ES Receivers v1.0 Page 25 get all the benefits of digital transmission, without the exposing the signal to the potential for jitter-induced distort

ES Receivers v1.0 Page 26 Other New Features Analog Devices SHARC 32-bit decoding DSP Back in 1998, Sony became the first consumer products com

ES Receivers v1.0 Page 27 Under ideal conditions, the SHARC DSP's dual core processing can double the operating speed. Unfortunately, mo

ES Receivers v1.0 Page 28 STR-DA3100ES STR-DA2100ES Audio/Video Performance Series Receivers

ES Receivers v1.0 Page 29 Short, straight and simple chassis layout. From Sony's early days in high fidelity, our engineers have understo

ES Receivers v1.0 Page 3 Digital home theater and the ES Series The engineers of the Sony ES Series haven't simply witnessed the digital ho

ES Receivers v1.0 Page 30 Sony's Optimum Preamplification (OP) circuit improves the signal-to-noise ratio across a broad range of volume con

ES Receivers v1.0 Page 31 quality. At the same time, they're environmentally friendly designs, entirely lead-free and PVC-free. Sometimes

ES Receivers v1.0 Page 32 One-plate/dual-pellet output transistors How do you combine the power of parallel output transistors with the "fo

ES Receivers v1.0 Page 33 sF Fin Heat Sinks Identical aluminum heat sink fins resonate at the same frequency, subtly degrading output transisto

ES Receivers v1.0 Page 34 When Sony's engineers discovered that the speaker terminal pigments and filters actually compromised anti-resonant

ES Receivers v1.0 Page 35 Continuing Features Of course, the latest ES Series A/V receivers reflect the lessons learned in two decades of ES Ser

ES Receivers v1.0 Page 36 • 7.1-channel Cinema Studio EX modes (all models). Recreate the acoustics of the Hollywood dubbing stages where directo

ES Receivers v1.0 Page 37 Features and specifications Feature STR-DA7100ESSTR-DA3100ESSTR-DA2100ES STR-DA1000ESPower output, all channels driven in

ES Receivers v1.0 Page 38 Sony Electronics Inc. 16530 Via Esprillo San Diego, CA 92127 www.sonystyle.com © 2005 Sony Ele

ES Receivers v1.0 Page 4 S-Master Pro amplifier with 32-bit DSP The video signal in home theater is increasingly digital from the latest digita

ES Receivers v1.0 Page 5 Why Digital Amplification? After decades of engineering practice, the limitations and awkward characteristics of tradit

ES Receivers v1.0 Page 6 The conventional A/V receiver is anything but simple. The signal must run through a gantlet of processes and stages.

ES Receivers v1.0 Page 7 carefully at the pulses, you'll see that where the audio waveform is positive, the pulses are mostly 1. Where the au

ES Receivers v1.0 Page 8 this way, jitter is completely eliminated—and the integrity of the original musical signal is restored. • DC Phase Line

ES Receivers v1.0 Page 9 o Instead of isolating the power amplifier because it runs too hot, the amps can be located anywhere in the chassis that