SONY STR-DA5200ES 7.1 CHANNEL SURROUND SOUND A/V RECEIVER

Toppmodell i japanske Sony's fantastiske ES serie (Extremely High Standard). Dette er produkter hvor kun det beste er godt nok. Spesielt utvalgte komponenter og gjennomtenkte løsninger, både elektronisk og mekanisk, kjennetegner disse enhetene.

Sony har her lagt hele sin ekspertise i å lage førsteklasses produkter som står høyt i kurs hos kresne brukere. Disse produktene skal tilfredsstille meget høye krav og gi brukerne en ekstra opplevelse av bilde og lyd.

STR-DA5200ES er en meget velutstyrt og moderne AV-receiver med ytelser helt i toppklassen. Den har førsteklasses tekniske data, og tilkoblingsmuligheter som dekker de aller fleste behov.

Den følsomme radiodelen har RDS med alle funksjoner, og 30 stasjoner kan forhåndslagres både for FM og AM.

Forsterkerdelen er meget kraftig. Med 120 W til rådighet i alle 7 kanaler (8 ohm, 20Hz-20Khz, 0,09% THD) kan den inngå som sentral i store hjemmekino anlegg. Den separate subwoofer-kanalen legger til den bass som er nødvendig.
Mange forskjellige surround modus kan velges, eller den kan benyttes som en ren 2-kanals stereo forsterker.

Den er spekket med finesser og muligheter som tilfredsstiller selv de mest avanserte brukere. Alle innstillinger, kildevalg og oppsett kan gjøres enkelt via et meget detaljert og flott grafisk grensesnitt (GUI) på en tilkoblet skjerm.
Receiverens innebygde display viser også all nødvendig informasjon.

Ved hjelp av medfølgende stereo mikrofon kan STR-DA5200ES automatisk tilpasse høyttalerne slik at lydbildet blir optimalt. Den automatiske kalibreringen tar hensyn til rommets utforming/innredning og høyttalernes egenskaper og plassering.
Alle parameter kan også velges manuellt om ønskelig.

Fronten er utstyrt med både analoge og digitale AV-innganger, og har i tillegg en egen USB kontakt for tilkobling av bærbare audio spillere eller en masselagringsenhet (minnepenn f.eks.). MP3, WMA og ATRAC er lydformat som kan spilles av via denne inngangen. Spesielle kretsløp bearbeider og forbedrer lyden fra disse formatene, displayet viser informasjon om album, spor og artist og fjernkontrollen kan styre alle avspillingsfunksjoner.

Receiveren har 3 HDMI innganger og 1 utgang som støtter video i full HD (1080p) og opptil 8 kanaler lineær PCM (ukomprimert) audio av høy kvalitet. Den er optimalisert for Blu-ray og andre kompatible HD kilder. Avanserte innebygde kretsløp kan også oppskalere analoge video signaler helt til 1080p.

I tillegg til et stort antall analoge inn og utganger inkludert multichannel input (7.1 eller 5.1), pre-out og analog platespiller,- er den også utstyrt med 8 digitale innganger (5 optisk + 3 coax) og 1 optisk utgang.

Bilde-i-bilde funksjon gjør det mulig å vise et ekstra videosignal samtidig på skjermen. Det kan f.eks. være en baby monitor, overvåkingskamera eller en hvilken som helst videokilde.

Den avanserte fjernkontrollen kan styre en lang rekke fabrikat i tillegg til Sony. Den kan også lære seg kodene fra andre kontroller. 2 macro funksjoner kan settes opp slik at flere ting kan utføres samtidig bare ved ett knappetrykk.

En spesiell egenskap ved receiveren er at den kan benyttes med flere kilder i flere ’soner’ eller rom samtidig. Opptil 3 forskjellige signal kan sendes til 3 forskjellige rom. En ekstra fjernkontroll medfølger for denne funksjonen.

Spesialdesignet tungt og stabilt kabinett av stål. Front av sølvfarget børstet aluminium. Alle betjeningskontroller av aluminium.

Medfølger: Instruksjonsbok, kalibreringsmikrofon, AM loop-antenne, hoved-fjernkontroll og ekstra kontroll med batterier, nettledning.

Receiveren er lite og meget pent brukt. Alt fungerer perfekt. Den er helt strøken og framstår praktisk talt som ny.

Dimensjoner / vekt: 430x175x430 mm / 15,5 kg

STR-DA5200ES kostet ny kr 14.900,-


STR-DA5200ES key features
 
• Sony Digital Cinema Auto Calibration with stereo microphone for greater accuracy 
• User-configurable equalisation, plus presets based on Sony’s own audio studios for both movies and music 
• Sony Digital Cinema Sound EX processing with presets recreating Hollywood sound theatres 
• Improved digital processing block using SHARC IC 
• Faroudja DCDi CINEMA technology 
• 3 in/1 out HDMI switching with upscaling and upconversion to 720p/1080i/1080p – even from analogue video sources 
• Compatible with Linear PCM multichannel sound for future use with Blu-ray 
• Fully assignable digital audio and analogue/digital video inputs 
• 7.1-channel analogue inputs and outputs 
• Two-zone multiroom capability with audio and video switching 
• Improved Graphical User Interface (GUI) based on Sony’s Play Station Portable for ease of use 
• USB input on front panel for portable music devices, plus Portable Audio Enhancer mode 
• 60-preset FM/AM tuner 
• 7x120W output from new analogue amplification 
• ‘Blank sheet’ design for ultimate audio performance with improved bass character, enhanced linearity and wider dynamic range

Sony Receiver Sets New Standards of Performance and Ease of Use  
New STR-DA5200ES features video upscaling, unique high 
precision auto-calibration system and superb sound and vision 
The STR-DA5200ES is the top model in Sony’s new ES receiver range and 
provides a remarkable combination of the technology needed to make the most 
of music and movie soundtracks. It has the kind of simplicity of set-up and 
operation not usually associated with products in this class. 

Digital Cinema Auto Calibration  
At the heart of its operation is a unique automatic calibration system developed 
by Sony, and using a stereo microphone for much greater accuracy of 
measurement. Using this Digital Cinema Auto Calibration system, the STRDA5200ES 
can, in just a few seconds, set up speaker sizes, distances, levels and 
equalisation for perfect sound with both multichannel and stereo sources. 
The stereo microphone works like a pair of human ears, giving accurate 
measurement of the position of your speakers in three dimensions and even 
enabling the receiver to compensate for speakers, which have to be used in less 
than ideal positions. And that means you can set up your surround system to suit 
your room, not the room to suit your system, confident that DCAC will still give 
you the best possible sound. A full range of manual set-up parameters is also 
available. 

User-configurable equalisation and calibration modes  
You can have all the benefits of the DCAC system with or without equalisation to 
compensate for the interaction of your speakers with your room. After running 
the auto calibration system, the user can choose a calibration mode with a flat 
frequency response, make their own adjustments to suit personal preferences, or 
select one of two additional calibration modes. The first is the Engineer mode, 
designed to reproduce the sound of Sony’s main home audio development room 
in Japan. It can make your system sound just like the room where Sony’s ‘Mr 
AV’, Takashi Kanai, tunes these products. The second is the Front Reference 
mode, designed to make the most of the soundstage across the front channels – 
very useful when playing music. 

Sony Digital Cinema Sound EX processing  
Like past models, the new receivers use Sony’s Digital Cinema Sound EX 
processing, which is able to recreate the sound of three different sound recording 
and mixing facilities in the Sony Pictures studios in Culver City, California. Based 
on measurements made in these facilities, the modes offer a choice between a 
good all-round everyday processing setting, one best for big action movies, and 
another optimised for music. The processing can even create the impression of a 
seamless arc of speakers beside and behind you, just like in the very best movie 
theatres. The STR-DA5200ES also has a number of realistic concert hall effects 
for music listening, making it a true all-rounder. 

Improved digital processing block  
For these new receivers, Sony has designed a complete new digital processing 
block, based around the top-quality 32-bit SHARC floating point processor. This 
gives greater flexibility, and a sound delivered without any sense of strain or 
artificiality. 

3 in/1 out HDMI switching with upscaling and upconversion to 1080p  
We’re firmly in the HD age, and the STR-DA5200ES is ready to cope with all your 
high-definition sources, without making older standard definition equipment 
redundant. As well as switching up to three HDMI-equipped sources of up to 
1080p resolution to a single HDMI monitor output, its HDMI repeater can also 
extract surround soundtracks from an HDMI v1.1 connection while passing the 
picture and stereo sound on to a TV. (Receiver conforms to HDMI v1.2a.) 
But that’s just the start: the video system can also upscale standard definition 
video – such as DVD and conventional television broadcasts –, converting 
analogue video inputs connected via the component, composite or S-video 
sockets to an upscaled, upconverted HDMI signal at 720p, 1080i or even 1080p. 
This is accomplished by the latest state of the art Faroudja DCDi CINEMA 
technology. That means every video source can be viewed at maximum 
resolution on the latest flat-screen TVs or projectors, and also requires just a 
single connection between the receiver and the display, simplifying and tidying 
any set-up with the STR-DA5200ES at its heart. 

Compatible with Linear PCM  
With an eye to the future, the Sony is ready to accept Linear PCM high-resolution 
audio via its HDMI input, thus enabling it to make the most of the enhanced 
sound quality that goes hand-in-hand with superb video on Blu-ray discs. Linear 
PCM is the top-quality audio option on the next-generation discs, and the STRDA5200ES 
can handle stereo, 5.1-channel or 7.1-channel variants. 

Fully assignable audio and video inputs  
To make life as simple as possible, all the STR-DA5200ES’s audio and video 
inputs can be assigned to any input label, meaning that once the receiver is set 
up, a simple push of a source selection button will connect the sound to the 
speakers, and the corresponding video to the screen. 

7.1-channel analogue inputs and outputs  
As well as being able to accept multichannel audio on standard digital 
connections and HDMI, the STR-DA5200ES has 7.1-channel analogue input for 
use with SACD players and other external multichannel sources with built-in 
decoders. And should you ever feel the need to add more power, there’s a 7.1- 
channel analogue preout provision, too. 

Multiroom capability with audio and video switching  
The old days of the listening room or the TV room are past – these days we all 
want all of our entertainment in every room of the home. The STR-DA5200ES 
offers multiroom capability, making it able to send sound and video to a second 
room and audio to a third. If a 5.1-channel system is being used in the main 
room, it’s also possible to reassign two amplifier channels to drive speakers in a 
second room. 

Improved Graphical User Interface (GUI)  
The easiest way to set up a potentially complex piece of equipment is via simple 
on-screen menus, and for the STR-DA5200ES there’s a completely new Graphical 
User Interface (GUI), allowing detail adjustments to be made. If you choose to 
set up the calibration yourself, you can do so by scrolling round a three
dimensional  picture of your speaker system, while the main GUI takes its 
inspiration from that designed for Sony’s Play Station Portable. And devices don’t 
get much simpler to use than that! 

USB input on front panel 
As well as front-panel audio and video hook-ups for quick connection of a video 
source such as a camcorder, the STR-DA5200ES also has a USB socket to allow 
for example, a suitable Sony Walkman® to be connected and music played back 
through the system. There’s even a Portable Audio Enhancer mode to make the 
most of the sound of compressed music from these devices. 

60-preset FM/AM tuner 
As well as music and movies, the STR-DA5200ES can make the most of your 
radio listening, too. It has an FM/AM tuner with 30 presets on each band, and 
this can be set up automatically using the Autotune facility, or stations found and 
stored via the GUI. And where RDS data is available, this can also be displayed. 

7x120W output  
Using newly designed analogue amplifier modules, chosen for their speed, power 
and unrestrained dynamics, the STR-DA5200ES can deliver 120W into each of its 
seven channels, for truly thrilling movie experiences and breathtaking music. 
Twin speaker outputs are provided for the front stereo speakers, with speaker 
A/B switching on the fascia, and when running 5.1-channel systems it’s also 
possible to reassign two amplifier channels to allow the front left and right 
speakers to be biamplified. 

‘Blank sheet’ design  
The STR-DA5200ES is an all-new design – not even the chassis is shared with 
past Sony models. And in designing this receiver Sony’s audio engineers have 
put performance first to target a standard and type of sound that represents a 
new benchmark. The choice of analogue amplification ensures that these design 
criteria are comfortably accommodated at a very competitive level. 
The whole design is about an articulate, open, finely detailed sound, but 
particular attention has been paid to the quality of the bass the receiver delivers: 
rather as a subwoofer can enhance the feeling of presence across the whole 
frequency band, here the bass has been designed to be tuneful and rhythmic, 
but at the same time to have better weight and body, giving the whole sound a 
more natural feel. Sony’s audio engineers describe it simply as ‘darker bass’. 
At the same time this receiver has been designed with massive headroom and 
dynamic capability, avoiding that sense of listening fatigue that can set in when 
an amplifier is working hard to deliver sound at high levels. With this receiver, 
you’ll probably find you’re listening at a higher level than before, so smoothly 
does it deliver its power!