Sony TA-E1000ESD control amplifier may well represent the beginning of the next step in the audio world's transition from analog to digital signal processing. Essentially, this unit is a preamplifier with a built-in digital signal processor. And that makes it much more than a preamplifier. In functioning as a digital surround sound system, this unit electronically reproduces the early reflected sound as well as reverberations by using its digital signal processor. You can literally tailor the sound to match that of virtually any listening space, from large, cathedral-like acoustics down to small jazz-club environments. A built-in Dolby Pro-Logic surround decoder also makes use of the digital signal processing ICs to create the specific delay, response, and matrix decoding parameters established by Dolby Labs for Dolby Surround decoding.
