Sony SA-NA9ES User manual

Because You Care About Music™
When Sony engineers set out to design a new line of loudspeakers,
they had the specific goal to recreate the experience of hearing
music performed in a live venue, the way it expresses the emotions of
its creator without the addition of artificial eccentricities. They strove
to make the listener feel the music, just as if it were being played, with
natural dynamism and airiness. And that’s exactly what they have
achieved with the new Sony ES loudspeakers, elegantly and simply.
A heritage of unparalleled listening experience
Applauded for its power, authority, clarity,
and outstanding detail, the award winning
Sony AR Series loudspeakers created a music
reproduction revolution. And now the Sony
ES loudspeaker series combines many of the
technological advancements of its legendary
siblings while adding some of its own. The result
is a revelation of dynamic musical honesty.
A major leap forward in natural sound
Thanks to numerous technological
advancements, Sony ES loudspeakers deliver a
more lifelike listening experience through highly
accurate alignment and increased dispersion
of all frequencies. A key component to this
achievement is the innovative I-Array™ tweeter
system that captures the ambience of original
recordings without adding any unnatural
artifacts to the sound.
Inherited strength
Building on the Sony AR Series’ legacy of rock-
solid loudspeaker construction, Sony ES
loudspeakers feature cabinets made of
Scandinavian birch, a wood highly regarded for
its acoustic resonance and performance,
by craftsmen trained in the traditional Japanese
methods of woodworking. Within, the woofer
is isolated from other drivers by two distinct
separation boards to preserve the critical sonic
purity of the mid range frequencies. Sony
relies on experts in Japan’s finest woodworking
techniques to meticulously craft each
precise enclosure to a degree of perfection
that’s as pleasing to the eye as it is to the ear.
Sony ES.
Elevating your standards. sony.com/es
Sony ES
Speakers

Model
Starting At
Sony ES
Speakers
System
Drivers
Frequency Response
Crossover Response
Maximum Output Power
Sensitivity
Rated Impedance
Maximum Instantaneous
Input Power
Dimensions (WxHxD)
Including Protruding Parts
Weight
SS-NA2ES SS-NA5ES SA-NA9ES SS-NA8ES
$10,000/PAIR $6,000/PAIR $4,000 $3,000
3-way, 6-driver, bass reflex, floor-
standing speaker system
2-way, 4-driver, bass reflex, book-
shelf speaker system Active Subwoofer System 2-way, 5-driver, bass reflex, center speaker system
25 mm soft-dome tweeter
Two 19 mm soft-dome tweeters
130 mm paper-cone woofer
Two double-drive 165 mm
aluminum-cone woofers
25 mm soft-dome tweeter
Two 19 mm soft-dome tweeters
130 mm aluminum-cone woofer
Two 250 mm
aluminum-cone woofers.
25 mm soft-dome tweeter
Two 19 mm soft-dome tweeters
Two 130 mm aluminum-cone woofers
45 Hz to 45 kHz (-10dB) 45 Hz to 45 kHz (-10dB) 20 to 200 Hz 45 Hz to 45 kHz (-10dB)
100 watts (non-clipping) 70 watts (non-clipping) 100 watts (non-clipping)
500W
90 dB (2.83 V/m) 86 dB (2.83 V/m) 88 dB (2.83 V/m)
4 ohms 4 ohms 4 ohms
10.0 x 35.4 x 16.3 inches
(255 x 900 x 415 mm)
8.0 x 14.0 x 12.8 inches
(205 x 355 x 325 mm)
14.8 x 17.7 x 19.5 inches
(375 x 450 x 495 mm)
19.3 x 8.1 x 12.8 inches
(490 x 205 x 325 mm)
70.5 lbs. (32 kg) 22 lbs. (10 kg) 79 lbs. (36 kg) 22.0 lbs. (10 kg)
400 Hz, 4 kHz
multi-slope network
400 Hz, 4 kHz
multi-slope network