Sony ES releases 2 channel stereo receiver

Danny Tse
Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
edited July 2009 in 2 Channel Audio
Surprising, isn't it?

Sony STR-DA1500ES stereo receiver
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited July 2009
    Danny Tse wrote: »
    Surprising, isn't it?


    Sony needs to get their act together. I have their latest ES SACD player, 5400ES, and it has XLR outputs. The first thing I checked on this receiver was if it had XLR inputs, and it doesn't. Its the little things that count.
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
    Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
    Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

    Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
    Three 20 amp circuits.
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  • dougy
    dougy Posts: 182
    edited July 2009
    ...looks nice, but still not a product for the audiophile. No low impedence drive, limited digital input, no pre-out/main in, apparently no room correction or even remote tone controls (wah!), no sub output, etc. Still, a nice piece for what it is.
    THE MAN-CAVE 5.1 CHANNEL A/V RIG
    Sony KDS-60A3000
    a/d/s/ HT-400LCR (3)
    a/d/s/ HT-300 (2)
    Velodyne DLS-4000R (2)
    Pioneer Elite VSX-55TXi
    Pioneer Elite DV-47Ai
    Sony BDP-S300
    Sony SLV-779HF
    DirecTV HD sat. receiver

    MAN-CAVE 2-CHANNEL RIG (shares sources with a/v system)
    Adcom GFA-5500
    Bose 901 Series VI
    NAD C-165BEE
    Slim Devices Squeezebox Classic
    TEAC CD-RW890
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited July 2009
    dougy wrote: »
    ...looks nice, but still not a product for the audiophile. No low impedence drive, limited digital input, no pre-out/main in, apparently no room correction or even remote tone controls (wah!), no sub output, etc. Still, a nice piece for what it is.

    I think this receiver, like Pioneer Elite's $200.00 A-35R stereo integrated amp, is marketed as an "accessory" for the company's home theater receivers that are capable of outputting music to a second zone.

    Btw, if a receiver have all the features you mentioned, I'd imagine it will retails for more than $500.00.
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  • thuffman03
    thuffman03 Posts: 1,325
    edited July 2009
    It is a nice try but I have to agree with some. Not an audiophile grade amp. It looks nice and has a few nice features but is lacking in power and low impedence ability.
    Sunfire TGP, Sunfire Cinema Grand, Sunfire 300~2 (2), Sunfire True Sub (2),Carver ALS Platinum, Carver AL III, TFM-55, C-19, C-9, TX-8, SDA-490t, SDA-390t
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited July 2009
    Owner's Manual to the DA1500ES is now online....

    Hmmm....detachable power cord
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,081
    edited July 2009
    Doubt it can come close to the quality of sound coming out of my feature packed harman/kardon HK 3490. ($289.00 shipped)

    Just sayin'.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited July 2009
    What's so special about it?
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited July 2009
    Face wrote: »
    What's so special about it?

    Nothing really. Just surprising Sony is going back to the 2 channel component route.

    On the other hand, both Pioneer Elite and Onkyo have introduced new 2 channel gear into their respective lines.
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited July 2009
    2ch rules!
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited July 2009
    2 channel stereo.

    thought that was going to be obsolete
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  • dougy
    dougy Posts: 182
    edited July 2009
    I'm always glad to see any new affordable 2-channel gear. Thanks for posting, Danny! I guess I just always hope it'll be right down my particular alley -not too expensive, but still aimed at the "serious" music lover/audiophile. I guess that's a pretty small sub-set of the market these days.
    THE MAN-CAVE 5.1 CHANNEL A/V RIG
    Sony KDS-60A3000
    a/d/s/ HT-400LCR (3)
    a/d/s/ HT-300 (2)
    Velodyne DLS-4000R (2)
    Pioneer Elite VSX-55TXi
    Pioneer Elite DV-47Ai
    Sony BDP-S300
    Sony SLV-779HF
    DirecTV HD sat. receiver

    MAN-CAVE 2-CHANNEL RIG (shares sources with a/v system)
    Adcom GFA-5500
    Bose 901 Series VI
    NAD C-165BEE
    Slim Devices Squeezebox Classic
    TEAC CD-RW890
    Technics SL-BD20D w/ Audio-Technica P34
    Akai HX-A3X
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  • DeadFeat1
    DeadFeat1 Posts: 51
    edited July 2009
    dougy, I'm with ya!
    Don't forget to enjoy the music...
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  • nguyendot
    nguyendot Posts: 3,594
    edited July 2009
    jvc wrote: »
    2 channel stereo.

    thought that was going to be obsolete

    tell that to the vinyl guys.
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  • MLZ
    MLZ Posts: 214
    edited July 2009
    nguyendot wrote: »
    tell that to the vinyl guys.

    But the vinyl guys would never buy something so pedestrian as a receiver or, for that matter, even anything badged by a large corporation like Sony :p
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  • dougy
    dougy Posts: 182
    edited July 2009
    MLZ wrote: »
    But the vinyl guys would never buy something so pedestrian as a receiver or, for that matter, even anything badged by a large corporation like Sony :p

    HA-HA...So true!! Their loss, though!
    THE MAN-CAVE 5.1 CHANNEL A/V RIG
    Sony KDS-60A3000
    a/d/s/ HT-400LCR (3)
    a/d/s/ HT-300 (2)
    Velodyne DLS-4000R (2)
    Pioneer Elite VSX-55TXi
    Pioneer Elite DV-47Ai
    Sony BDP-S300
    Sony SLV-779HF
    DirecTV HD sat. receiver

    MAN-CAVE 2-CHANNEL RIG (shares sources with a/v system)
    Adcom GFA-5500
    Bose 901 Series VI
    NAD C-165BEE
    Slim Devices Squeezebox Classic
    TEAC CD-RW890
    Technics SL-BD20D w/ Audio-Technica P34
    Akai HX-A3X
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