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Reviewed by:

sonyphile

(Audio Enthusiast)

Review Date
September 8, 2009

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

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Summary:
One of the best receivers Sony has built. Don't be fooled by the year it was made, there are very few improvement by later models. The ES is the hi end line. The sound quality is superior and this unit has served well for over 10 years. I may get a second newer model for other rooms. But I will never part with this old reliable and well built unit.

Features include 120 watts per channel x 5, all channels driven into 8 ohms or 4 ohms, 20 - 20, 000 Hz, 0.05% THD, built-in Dolby Digital decoder, Digital Dolby Pro Logic decoder, VisionTouch hybrid point-and-click remote control, Three Digital Cinema Sound Virtual 3D mode sovercome speaker placement limitations, Three Digital Cinema Sound Studio modes recreate Hollywood movie theaters, five channel parallel push pull amplifier, the face can slice in and out.


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Reviewed by:

wai2008

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Review Date
March 1, 2008

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

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Summary:
Very High-End best receiver SONY STR-DA90ESG DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING for Year 1997. I believed you can't find it any internet market place or retail store today! Really good and amazing sound quality. Do not think twice if you get a chance to buy! I bought alot of amplifier/stereo receiver in my life. But I have never seen like this quality sound processor before.

Strengths:
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
Surround mode
8 ohms 20 Hz - 20 kHz,
THD 0.05%,
120 W + 120 W
(8 ohms at 1kHz, THD 0.05%)
Front: 120 W/ch
Center*: 120 W
Rear*: 120 W/ch
* No sound may be output when using certain sound sources and/or sound mode settings.

Dimension:
430 x 160 x 435 mm
(17 x 6 3/8 x 17 1/4 inches)

Mass (Approx): 16.0 kg (35 lb 4 oz)



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