Additional Information

Dynamic power 165 W + 165 W, 8 ohms

Specifications output (USA and 280 W + 280 W, 4 ohms

Digital signal processor section

Canadian models only)

Modulation (A/D conversion)

High Density Linear Converter

Audio power specifications

POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION

With 8-ohm loads both channels driven, from 20 - 20,000 Hz; rated 120 watts per channel minimum RMS power, with no more than

0.05% total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to rated output (USA model only).

Amplifier section

POWER OUTPUT

Stereo mode 8 ohms 20 Hz - 20 kHz, THD 0.05%,

120 W + 120 W

Surround mode

(8 ohms at 1kHz, THD

 

0.05%)

 

Front: 120 W/ch

 

Center*: 120 W

 

Rear*: 120 W/ch

 

* No sound may be

Harmonic

 

Less than 0.05%

distortion at

(Direct Pass)

 

rated output

 

 

 

Frequency

 

PHONO: RIAA

response

 

 

equalization curve

 

 

 

±0.5 dB

 

 

 

CD, TAPE, DAT/MD,

 

 

 

LD,DVD, TV/DBS,

 

 

 

VIDEO: 10 Hz - 50

 

 

 

kHz –2+0.5dB

 

Input (ANALOG)

 

(Direct Pass)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sensitivity

Impedance

S/N

 

 

 

 

 

PHONO

2.5 mV

 

50

75 dB*

 

 

 

kilohms

(A, 2.5 mV)

 

 

 

 

 

CD, TAPE,

 

 

 

 

DAT/MD,

 

 

 

 

VIDEO,

200 mV

 

50

82 dB*

LD/DVD,

 

 

kilohms

(A, 200mV)

TV/DBS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Input (DIGITAL)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sensitivity

Impedance

S/N

 

 

 

 

 

LD/DVD

 

75 ohms

100 dB

AC-3 RF

 

 

(A, 20 kHz LPF)

 

 

 

 

 

LD/DVD

 

75 ohms

100 dB

COAXIAL

 

 

(A, 20 kHz LPF)

 

 

 

 

LD/DVD, CD

 

 

 

DAT/MD,

 

100 dB

Demodulation (D/A conversion)

Sampling frequency

Surround

High Density Linear Converter (Advanced Pulse D/A converter)

48 kHz

LFE MIX

MUTE, -20 ~ 0 dB, 0.5 dB step

D.RANGE COMP OFF, 0.1 ~ 0.9, STD,

MAX REAR level

–20 ~ +10 dB, 0.5 dB step

CENTER level

–20 ~ +10 dB, 0.5 dB step

SUB WOOFER level –20 ~ +10 dB, 0.5 dB step

WALL

17-step adjustable

SEAT

L/R 17-step adjustable F/R 17-step adjustable

EFFECT

21-step adjustable REVERB time

17-step adjustable

output when using

certain sound sources

and/or sound mode

settings.

TV/DBS,

(A, 20 kHz LPF)

OPTICAL

 

 

 

* ’78 IHF

 

Outputs

REC OUT VIDEO 1, 2

 

(AUDIO) OUT:

 

Voltage 200 mV,

 

Impedance 10 kilohms

 

PRE OUT

 

Voltage: 2 V

 

Impedance: 1 kilohms

 

PHONES: Accepts low

 

and high impedance

 

headphones

BASS BOOST

+6 dB at 70 Hz

The available parameters are different for each sound field, see page 34 for details.

Equalizer Band

BASS/TREBLE Turnover frequency

BASS: 99 Hz ~ 992 Hz

TREBLE: 1.0 kHz ~ 8.6 kHz

Level

±10 dB, 0.5 dB step

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Sony STR-DA90ESG manual Digital signal processor section, Audio power specifications, Amplifier section

STR-DA90ESG specifications

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