Sony Introduces New Reference Standard Super Audio CD Player

9-Jun-03

Sony announced at the 2003 Home Entertainment Show its new reference standard multichannel Super Audio CD (SACD) player. The SCD-XA9000ES features a multitude of technical advancements. ""Sony continues to expand the realm of musical possibilities with enhancements to its ES line of Super Audio CD components,"" said David Bent, Marketing Director for the Home Audio Products Division at Sony Electronics Inc. ""Our new reference standard player raises the bar again for multichannel and two-channel audio performance."" The SCD-XA9000ES features multichannel bass management, and has equipped the unit with a new Tri Power digital-to-analog converter that utilizes eighteen separate DSD DAC chips, six per channel. The SCD-XA9000ES is also Sony's first Super Audio CD player to offer an i.LINKÆ digital output, for use with the new generation of outboard DSD converters. The i.LINK (IEEE 1394 or FireWireÆ) interface has been specifically designed to support the new ""5C"" Digital Transmission Content Protection (DTCP) and is also fully compliant with the latest Super Audio CD format specifications. The player's optical reading system employs a dual-discrete laser pickup mechanism, featuring two independent lasers with one optical lens for Super Audio CD and CD playback, as well as CD-R/RW. Power is supplied by twin R-Core power transformers mounted on rigid copper plates, one for handling the audio system, the other dedicated to the digital system, to reduce magnetic flux leakage and prevent from unwanted vibration. Sony has constructed the SCD-XA9000ES around a frame and beam chassis. The chassis is designed to reduce unwanted resonance and vibration, often triggered during optical pickup, which can interfere with a high-quality audio experience. In addition, the SCD-XA9000ES incorporates a new brushed aluminum faceplate design, complementing other new ES Series components. The ""cascade"" design sets all the primary front panel controls at an angle, to allow for convenient operation. The SCD-XA9000ES will be available in the fall for about $3,000.For more information, visit www.sony.com.

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