Sony TA-E 9000 ES

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Sony
• Model: TA-E 9000 ES
• Type: Surround preamplifier
• Years of manufacture: 1998 -2003
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Gold
• Remote control:
• Power consumption: 72 W
• Dimensions: 430 x 150 x 387 mm (WxHxD)
• Weight: 12.8 kg
• Original price approx.: 3'200 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs (analog):
  • PHONO: Sensitivity: 5 mV; Impedance: 50 kOhm.
  • LINE( TUNER, CD, MD/DAT, TAPE, TV(TV/DBS), DVD, LD, VIDEO1, VIDEO2 and VIDEO3): Sensitivity: 250 mV; Impedance: 50 kOhm.
• Inputs (DIGITAL)

DVD(Coaxial): Sensitivity: 0.5 Vpp; Impedance: 75 Ohm LD (AC-3 RF): Impedance: 75 Ohm LD (Coaxial): Sensitivity: 0.5 Vpp; Impedance: 75 Ohm CD (Coaxial): Sensitivity: 0.5 Vpp; Impedance: 75 Ohm MD/DAT

• • TV (TV/DBS)
  • LD (optical)
  • DVD (optical)
• Outputs (Analog):
  • MD/DAT, TAPE(REC OUT), VIDEO1, VIDEO2, VIDEO3 (REC OUT): Voltage: 250 mV; Impedance: 1 kOhm
  • PRE OUT (FRONT L/R, CENTER, REAR L/R, WOOFER): Voltage: 1 V; Impedance: 200 Ohm
  • PHONES: For low or high impedance headphones
• Outputs (Digital):
  • MD/DAT (optical): Sampling frequency: 48 kHz

Specifications

• Audio section:
  • Harmonic distortion: < 0.05 %(when bypassing the sound field and equalizer circuits).
  • Frequency response:
    • PHONO: 20Hz - 20kHz, RIAA ¬_+ 0,5 dB
    • LINE (TUNER, CD, MD/DAT, TAPE, TV(TV/DBS), DVD, LD, VIDEO1, VIDEO2 and VIDEO3): 20Hz - 20kHz; +0/-0.2dB(when bypassing the sound field and equalizer circuits).
  • Signal-to-noise ratio:
    • DIGITAL IN: 100 dB(20 kHz low-pass filter, A).
    • PHONO: 82 dB (A)
    • LINE: 94 dB (20 kHz low-pass filter, A)

Tone control:

• • • BASS: 100 Hz - 1.0 kHz (21 steps)
    • MID: 99 Hz - 8.6 kHz (41 steps)
    • TREBLE: 1.0 kHz - 10 kHz (21 steps)
    • Gain level: -/+ 10 dB, 1 dB steps
  • Decodable digital formats:
    • Dolby Digital (AC-3)
    • MPEG
    • DTS
    • Linear PCM
• Video section
  • Inputs: 1 Vpp, 75 Ohm
  • Outputs: 1 Vpp, 75 Ohm
  • S-Video inputs:
    • Luminance signal: 1 Vpp, 75 ohms
    • Chroma signal: 0.286 Vpp, 75 Ohm

Special Features

• Digital 5-channel surround preamplifier

Notes

• Other models in the same series:
• Preamplifier:
• Sony TA-E 9000 ES

• Power amplifier:
• Sony TA-N 9000 ES

• Integrated amplifier:
• Sony TA-F 3000 ES
• Sony TA-FA 30 ES
• Sony TA-FA 50 ES
• Sony TA-FB 720
• Sony TA-FB 920

• A/V integrated amplifier
• Sony TA-VA 8 ES

• Tuner:
• Sony ST-S 3000 ES
• Sony ST-SA 3 ES
• Sony ST-SA 5 ES
• Sony ST-SB 920

• [[Receiver:
• Sony STR-DA 50 ES
• Sony STR-DB 725 QS
• Sony STR-DB 825 QS
• Sony STR-DB 925 QS

• CD players:
• Sony CDP-X3000ES
• Sony CDP-XA20ES
• Sony CDP-XA30ES
• Sony CDP-XA50ES
• Sony CDP-XB720
• Sony CDP-XB920

• DAT recorder
• Sony DVP-S 315
• Sony DVP-S 715

• Tape Deck:
• Sony TC-KA 6 ES
• Sony TC-KB 820 S
• Sony TC-KB 920 S

• MD Deck:
• Sony MDS-J 3000 ES
• Sony MDS-JB 920
• Sony MDS-JA 20 ES
• Sony MDS-JA 30 ES
• Sony MDS-JA 50 ES

• Digital Surround Processor
• Sony SDP-EP 90 ES

• Speakers:
• Sony SS-BG 30
• Sony SS-X 7

Pictures

• Extract from brochure: Sony TA-E 9000 ES, Sony TA-N 9000 ES

Reports

• video issue 2/2001; place 1/6 in the test: "very good" (83 of 100 points) "test winner".
  • All-round positive rating: "high power reserve, bridge operation possible, stable voltage behaviour, excellent measured values".