Enjoy the Most Immersive Movie, Gaming, and Music Experience

Sony, the electronics and technology giant, has made numerous "firsts" in home entertainment since its beginnings in 1946. It’s one of the largest manufacturers of electronic products and video games. Sony Entertainment is one of the largest music publishers, and Sony Pictures still ranks as one of the five top American film studios. To say they know a little about entertainment would be an understatement. 

In 2022, they released three new Native 4K HDR Home Cinema laser projectors that create stunning lifelike images and brilliant colors. Not one to rest on their laurels ever, in 2023, they delivered yet again with the new 8K Sony ES Receiver lineup. The Elevated Standard line features four receivers built for custom installations and integration. 

Let’s explore what this new Sony receiver lineup brings to home entertainment in Salt Lake City, UT, and the surrounding areas. 

Technology for the Immersive Cinematic Experience

These receivers are engineered to create the most immersive movie, gaming, and music experience. They achieve this in enhanced audio and video components, with the newly supported 8K and IMAX Enhanced ensuring the ultimate immersive cinematic experience. 

Many film experts consider sound more important to the lifelike movie experience than the images. Sony supports this thesis by integrating their 360 Spatial Sound Mapping. A stereo microphone creates a 3D sound map of the room based on speaker placement. Then, it generates phantom speakers between the actual speakers to create all-engulfing, 360-degree audio. This experience makes you feel like you're part of the story, suspending your present reality.

They also support the latest audio formats, DTS:X and Dolby Atmos, the current standard surround sound for home theaters. Unlike traditional surround sound, audio technicians treat sound as an object and can place it within a 3D sound field, around and above the listener. 

In addition to focusing on its place in home theaters, Sony also delivered in the realm of home automation, integrating with the major players, including Savant, Control4, Elan, and Crestron Home. 

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The Live Music Performance

You can also discover a new way of listening to music with 360 Reality Audio. This immersive music experience places individual sounds in a 360 spherical sound field, creating the sensation of being at a live performance or in the studio. You can find music encoded with 360 Reality Audio on TIDAL and Amazon Music Unlimited.

You can stream music to Sony’s receivers with Apple AirPlay 2, Chromecast, and Spotify Connect, and directly connect a multiroom wireless Sonos system. Enjoy music as the musician intended with High-Resolution Audio - and because it supports Direct Stream digital native playback, you won’t lose any of the original quality. 

The Gaming Experience

For families that relish video game extravaganzas, these receivers support the latest gaming applications and formats, including 4K/120, Auto Low Latency Mode in HDMI 2.1, and Variable Refresh Rate, which promote clearer and smoother movement for more responsive gameplay and an overall better gaming experience. 

We're excited to share this latest AV breakthrough from Sony with our clients. To learn more about the new Sony receivers or to schedule a complimentary consultation, contact Show & Tell AV Solutions today.