Sony hits all the high notes once again this year with latest surround sound audio receivers, speakers5 April 2006
Sony of Canada Ltd., Canada's leading electronic and computer products solutions provider for consumers and business, today unveiled its latest surround sound-based audio receivers and speakers.
Whether it's simplifying set-up of a surround sound system and automatically adjusting performance, maximizing the performance of a portable audio device, or expanding the appeal of XM(R) satellite radio and bringing it home, Sony's three new A/V (audio/video) receivers optimize the home theatre experience.
There's also a new flat-panel speaker system that complements Sony's marketshare-leading BRAVIA(TM) flat-panel LCD (liquid crystal display) and Grand WEGA(TM) rear-projection LCD High-Definition (HD) televisions.
The new line of A/V receivers have several features to maximize the listening experience featuring Digital Cinema Auto Calibration (DCAC), which simplifies multi-channel surround sound setup for a perfectly balanced home theatre experience.
Two of the receivers have XM Connect and Play(TM) capabilities and one offers HDMI connectivity, providing an all digital path from source to display. All of these features help to achieve an optimized home theatre and audio experience -- realized in an easy-to-use A/V receiver.
"People have certain expectations for their home theater experience and these new receivers will certainly help exceed those expectations," said Mahesh Sharma, Product Manager, Home Audio, Home Theatre & Home Video Products, Consumer Audio Visual/Information Technology Group, Sony of Canada Ltd.
The power packed, line of A/V receivers features DCAC, which helps set-up and customize the receivers' audio performance based on its room environment. Simply plug in the included microphone and the Digital Cinema Auto Calibration (DCAC) adjusts for speaker placement, distance and delay based on information collected by the microphone and processed in the receiver.
The Sony STR-DG800 7.1 channel audio/video receiver has 110 watts of power per channel. The receiver supports HDMI pass-through, providing a simple and robust all-digital one cable interface, designed to connect to the wide array of HDMI-equipped sources and televisions.
The model requires only the purchase of an XM Connect and Play antenna for listening to satellite radio in the home. Once you connect the antenna and subscribe to the service, you can navigate XM stations displayed on the front panel of the receiver.
Additionally, the STR-DG800 receiver features the Portable Audio Enhancer so you can plug any portable audio player into the receiver. The receiver will then apply its proprietary digital signal processing on the compressed audio, improving its clarity and depth by adding information to the audio signal that had been removed during compression.
The receiver also offers assignable component video inputs and a remote control that can operate a second zone. The A/V receiver also is equipped with a second zone passive RCA output and comes with five inputs and two outputs for A/V and three inputs and one output for audio.
The STR-DG800 receiver will be available later this month at a manufacturer's suggested retail price at $499.99.
The new STR-DG500 6.1 channel A/V receiver and STR-DG600 7.1 channel receiver offer 110 watts of power per channel, Sony's DCAC technology, Digital Cinema Sound processing for studio quality reproduction, two optical inputs, one assignable coaxial input and component video switching capable of high-definition pass through.
In addition, the STR-DG600 model is XM Connect and Play ready, offers an adjustable advanced A/V sync matching audio with video, two additional optical inputs, two assignable coax inputs and assignable component video inputs for switching between HD sources as well.
The STR-DG500 and STR-DG600 receivers will both be available later this month at MSRPs of $299.99 and $399.99, respectively.
Sony is also introducing its SA-FT1 5.1 channel flat-panel speaker system, which is designed to match Sony's industry-leading BRAVIA and Grand WEGA SXRD TVs. This speaker system offers a slim stick center channel speaker that is one-quarter the size of a normal center channel speaker.
A mica-reinforced woofer driver supports the hearty 120-watt amplifier that can be controlled by an auto on/off function. The system includes table-top stands for front and rear speaker placements, along with keyhole mounts for the satellite speakers.
The SA-FT1 speaker system will be available in July at an MSRP of $599.99.
About Sony of Canada Ltd.
Established in 1955, Sony of Canada Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation of Tokyo, Japan, a world leader in the manufacture and marketing of electronic and computer products for consumer, business, electronics publishing and multimedia applications on a global scale. With headquarters in Toronto, sales offices in Vancouver and Montreal and distribution centres in Coquitlam, British Columbia, and Whitby, Ontario, approximately 970 employees support 75 Sony stores and a network of more than 3,000 authorized dealers across Canada.
For further information: please visit us at www.sony.ca, www.thesonystore.ca, www.sonybiz.ca or www.sonystyle.ca, Sony's product information and e-commerce Web site, or contact: John B. Challinor II APR, General Manager, Advertising & Corporate Communications, Sony of Canada Ltd., (416) 495-3740, john_challinor@sony.ca; Sarah Hatfield, Account Coordinator, Technology Practice, Silverhammer Public Relations, (416) 324-2024, Ext. 7, sarah_hatfield@silver-hammer.com
Source: newswire
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