http://www.docs.sony.com/release/STRDA3000ES_TWP.pdfhere are the white papers which go into detail about Sonys S-Master chip, LDF and digital drive amplification.
As i'm sure some of you know...Doug Oade, who's ear for live music reproduction we all know by his preamp designs and other gear modifications, ...is touting these as one of the greatest things to happen to stereo in a long time.
The deal w/these is that they *must* be fed a digital signal in order to reap the benefits of what this design has to offer.
I would like to hear from those of you who have one of these 2000/3000/5000/9000ES models, what you moved out of (gear wise) before getting one of these, and what other High-End playback equipment you have heard.
I plan on picking up the 3 or 5000es and putting it up against my 50wpc Manley Stingray integrated amp. Yes, big amplification difference, but i'm curious as to weather or not these amps can really deliver the level of two channel excellence that Doug claims.
Who's got stories to share?
Darrin...I know you are a fan. Lets hear it on this forum...i'm sure you don't mind talking about your beloved gear (as all of us dont' mind reading about it!)