Digital

Sony E9000ES

Sony had an amazing, wait wait, i can hear you groaning.  Hear me out here pretty please.  They had a new preamplifier which does all the processing in floating-point 32-bit processing.  Like the new Mark Levinson (by Madrigal) DAC, this unit uses the newest SHARC processor.  Using a huge amount of state-of-the-art computer processing, 24-bit/96kHz S/PDIF input capability, digital volume controlling, 50MHz master clock speed, vast amounts of attention to the grounding and isolation schemes... this unit is one digital DTS/AC-3/MPEG, analogue input, etc processor that just make take many by surprise!  Besides the SHARC chip, this unit also uses two specially designed by Sony CDX2712R 32-bit chips which are used for simultaneous processing of the Cinema and Virtual modes.  S count 'em, three 32-bit chips all for audio processing!  In fact even the remote control is a bi-directional programmable LCD touch panel!  The video inputs/outputs signal is managed by high 20MHz pass bandwidth while video amplification is 12MHz pass bandwidth design.  In fact there is also a microphone input on the rear for analyzation/calibration use.   Of course there are many digital, analogue and video inputs and outputs.  When this unit is available for public consumption in a few months, pricing should be around $2,600 according to a Song representative.