Sony continues to drive the innovation of 3D by taking another step in its leading industry 3D product line with the new Elevated Standard A/V receivers including the STR-DA5600ES, STRA-DA4600ES and STR-DA3600ES. They also unveiled the new BDP-S1700ES Blu-Ray 3D Player.
The new ES products are going to provide the best audio and video quality of Sony, in addition to their latest 3D capable BRAVIA High Definition TVs.
Vice President of Sony’s Home Audio and Video Business, Brian Siegel, said that by focusing on seamless integration with custom home theater control partners, Sony is working to deliver products that support the custom and specialty retail business like no other manufacturer. He also stated that specialty dealers and installer can rest assured that their AV components leverage that deep expertise to deliver the most technically advanced experience possible.
The new ES product line focuses on the needs of custom home theater installer and represents an A/V experience that features some of the most advanced technology of Sony.
STR-DA5600ES 7.1 Channel Network Multi-room AV Receiver will be Available in September for about $2,000 and features:
- 130 watt x7 @ 8-ohms, 1kHz, .09% THD
- DCAC EX Speaker Auto-Calibration with Speaker Relocation (distance and degree) and Automatic Phase Matching (APM)
- 3D pass-through
- Integrated four port Ethernet switch
- Second zone CAT5e output
- DLNA Client and Live Audio Server
- iPhone / iPod Touch remote control application
- Quick Click feature for multi-room source control (with iPhone/iPod touch app)
- On-screen graphical user interface with overlay (main and second zones)
- H.A.T.S. clock synchronization for HDMI and DSD
- Standby pass-through of audio and video via HDMI
- Control system integration via control over IP, RS232 or IR
- PC set up manager
- Audio Return Channel for TV audio over a single HDMI cable
- Shoutcast® Internet Radio and Rhapsody® Music Service
- Dolby® TrueHD and dts® HD Enhanced audio codecs
STR-DA4600ES 7.1 Channel Network Multi-room AV Receiver will be Available in August for about $1,500 and features:
- 120 watt x7 @ 8-ohms, 1kHz, .09% THD
- 3D pass-through
- Integrated four port Ethernet switch
- Second zone CAT5e output
- DLNA Client
- iPhone / iPod Touch remote control application
- Quick Click feature for multi-room source control (with iPhone/iPod touch app)
- On-screen graphical user interface with overlay (main and second zones)
- Standby pass-through of audio and video via HDMI
- Control system integration via control over IP, RS232 or IR
- PC set up manager
- Audio Return Channel for TV audio over a single HDMI cable
- Shoutcast® Internet Radio and Rhapsody® Music Service
- Dolby TrueHD and dts HD Enhanced audio codecs
STR-DA3600ES 7.1 Channel Network Multi-room AV Receiver will be Available in August for about $1,100 and features:
- 100 watt x7 @ 8-ohms, 1kHz, .09% THD
- 3D pass-through
- Integrated four port Ethernet switch
- DLNA Client
- iPhone / iPod Touch remote control application
- Quick Click feature for multi-room source control (with iPhone/iPod touch app)
- On-screen graphical user interface with overlay (main and second zones)
- Standby pass-through of audio and video via HDMI connected devices
- Control system integration via control over IP, RS232 or IR
- PC set up manager
- Audio Return Channel for TV audio over a single HDMI cable
- Shoutcast® Internet Radio and Rhapsody® Music Service
- Dolby TrueHD and dts HD Enhanced audio codecs
STR-DN2010 7.1 Channel Network AV Receiver will be Available in August for about $800 and features:
- 110 watt x7 @ 8-ohms, 1kHz, 1% THD
- 3D pass-through
- Integrated four port Ethernet switch
- DLNA Client
- iPhone/iPod touch remote control app
- On-screen graphical user interface
- Wireless second zone audio (S-AIR™ multi-room capability)
- Standby pass-through of audio and video via HDMI connected devices
- Audio Return Channel for TV audio over a single HDMI cable
- Shoutcast® Internet Radio and Rhapsody® Music Service
- Dolby TrueHD and dts HD Enhanced audio codecs
BDP-S1700ES Blu-ray 3D Player will be Available in August for $400 and features:
- Full HD 1080p single-disc Blu-ray Disc, DVD, CD, SA-CD player
- Blu-ray 3D capable
- BRAVIA Internet Video and Sony’s Qriocity
- IR input jack on rear panel for easy control system integration
- Built-in Wi-Fi Wireless (802.11n) with Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
- Entertainment Database Browser with Gracenote™ technology
- BD Remote (iPhone/iPod touch and Android remote control – free app.)
- Photo/music/video playback via USB and DLNA
- DVD upscaling to 1080p with Precision Cinema HD Upscaling
- Dolby TrueHD and dts-HD Master Audio™ decoding
- Built-in 1GB Memory