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Acoustic system
Acoustics
5.1
floor / shelf
5.1
floor
Front (RMS)125 W/channel
Rear (RMS)125 W/channel
Centre (RMS)250 W/channel
Subwoofer (RMS)250 W/channel
Total power (RMS)1000 W
Bass reflex
Amplifier
Front125 W/channel
Rear125 W/channel
Centre250 W/channel
Subwoofer250 W
Receiver
Media format
CD/DVD
Blu-ray
CD/DVD
Blu-ray
3D
DLNA
BD-Live
Child protection
Parental control
Multimedia
Smart TV /Sony Entertainment Network/
 
FM tuner
TV tuner
Bluetooth
Wi-Fi
NFC
karaoke
Smart TV /Sony Entertainment Network/
iPod connection
FM tuner /memory for 20/
 
 
 
 
 
Video file formats
DVD/VCD
MPEG4
H.264
AVCHD
MKV
DVD/VCD
MPEG4
H.264
AVCHD
MKV
Other file formats
MP3/WMA
Audio CD
JPEG
MP3/WMA
Audio CD
JPEG
Audio decoders
DTS
DTS 96/24
DTS-HD High Resolution
DTS ES
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital Plus
Dolby Pro Logic II
Dolby TrueHD
DTS
 
DTS-HD High Resolution
 
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital Plus
Dolby Pro Logic II
Dolby TrueHD
Connection
Outputs
 
Dolby Digital 5.1
composite
Dolby Digital 5.1
HDMI1 pc1 pc
Inputs
USB input
linear
optical
LAN (RJ45)
 
 
linear
optical
LAN (RJ45)
to microphone
General
Remote control
Magnetic shielding
Satellite body materialplastic
Subwoofer body materialwood
Player dimensions (WxHxD)430x50x296 mm430x50x275 mm
Front speaker dimensions (HxWxD)65x10x10 cm119x26x26 cm
Rear speaker dimensions (HxWxD)20.5x9x9 cm119x26x26 cm
Centre channel dimensions (HxWxD)9x24x8.5 cm8.7x24.5x7.8 cm
Subwoofer dimensions (HxWxD)36.5x22.5x34.5 cm36.5x22.5x32 cm
Color
Added to E-Catalogjuly 2013september 2012

Front (RMS)

Rated output of one front channel of a home theater system. This paragraph indicates the power of the complete front speaker, however, it can also be used to determine the characteristics of the built-in amplifier — its rated power on a particular channel (not necessarily the front one), usually, slightly exceeds the power of the corresponding speaker.

Rated power in this case is the highest average (root mean square, RMS) sound power that the speaker is capable of delivering for an unlimited time, working without failures and overloads. Individual signal jumps can be stronger, but the power of acoustics is determined precisely by RMS.

The higher this indicator(regardless of whether we are talking about front or some other speakers) — the louder the speakers, the better they are suitable for large rooms. At the same time, in a small room, too high power may be unnecessary, because. operating the speaker at full volume will cause discomfort — despite the fact that powerful acoustics also have the appropriate dimensions, weight and price. More detailed recommendations on the optimal power of the speaker components, depending on the characteristics of the situation, can be found in special sources.

Rear (RMS)

Rated output of one home theater rear channel. For more information about the meaning of this parameter, see "Front" above.

Centre (RMS)

Rated power of one centre channel of a home theater. For more information about the meaning of this parameter, see "Front" above.

Subwoofer (RMS)

Rated power of the subwoofer supplied with the home theater. See "Front" above for details on power rating; here we note that subwoofers often have a fairly high power, because. they are designed to cover low frequencies in all audio channels.

Total power (RMS)

The total power rating of all home theater speakers, including subwoofers. The value of the rated power is described in detail in paragraph "Front" above.

Front

Rated power delivered by the built-in home theater power amplifier per front channel.

Note that in home theaters the rated power of the amplifier output to any channel (any channel, not just the front one) is usually equal to the rated power of the standard speaker installed on this channel (see above). Therefore, many manufacturers do not give the characteristics of the built-in amplifier separately at all — firstly, they are easy to determine from the information about the speakers, and secondly, when using a system with complete acoustics, these data are not required. However, information about the power of the amplifier is indispensable if you plan to use third-party speakers instead of standard acoustics. The rated power of each such speaker must not be lower than the rated power on the corresponding amplifier channel — otherwise, various undesirable phenomena are possible at high volume, from sound distortion to damage to the speaker.

Rear

Rated power delivered by the built-in home theater power amplifier per rear channel. For more information about this characteristic, see "Front" above.

Centre

Rated power delivered by the built-in home theater power amplifier per centre channel. For more information about this characteristic, see "Front" above.

Subwoofer

Rated power delivered by the built-in home theater power amplifier per subwoofer (low frequency) channel. For more information about this characteristic, see "Front" above.
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