Hi-Res Audio Corps drives to Sony's advanced audio conference

Sony recently released a new generation of recorder D100, and the D50, which has been in service for five years, has finally retired. Many audiophiles are looking forward to the arrival of D100. It is true that D100 is the focus of discussion in the whole conference, and it is also the focus of Sony's promotion. However, it is not enough to use D100 as the theme of today's conference. In fact, the protagonist of this conference is everywhere in the scene, even More than the D100's appearance rate, that is Hi-Res Aduio.

Hi-Res Audio, literally means "high-quality solution", Sony defines it as "capable of playing high-resolution audio signals, usually refers to sound data with more than CD information", we are familiar with FLAC, PCM and DSD, these audio specifications can reach 96kHz 24bit or more (D100 PCM recording is upgraded to 192kHz 24bit level), both recording quality and playback quality can be raised to a new height. In particular, the DSD specification achieves a bit rate and sampling rate of 1 bit 2800 kHz, and in Sony's words, "can reproduce the true sound and completely bid farewell to the digital taste of the recorder."

The heavyweight of the Hi-Res Audio Corps is the newly released D100, which is the starting point for sound files. All the audio signals we play on the device come from the original recording process, so in the earliest "production" stage To ensure the quality of the sound, this is the mission of the D100 portable recorder.

Compared with the D50 and D100, which only support 96kHz 24bit recording, there is higher specification support. The upgraded circuit hardware also guarantees the higher quality recording. The condenser microphone has a wider frequency. In order to highlight the advantages of the D100, Sony staff specially arranged three performances to test the D100 recording effects with vocals, strings and drums, and added the D50 to compare them. The staff especially emphasized that during the recording process, please turn the phone into vibration, do not take pictures with the camera, because any ringtones, shutter sounds, etc. will affect the subsequent recording feedback.

Most people's evaluation of their own hearing may think that the difference between the two is very small, only the golden ear can be heard, but the D100 is recorded in the DSD specification, and the D50 is in the LPCM. The difference in effect is clearly audible. Too professional terminology may not be easily understood by most people. The simple description is the problem of impotence and fullness. The D100's recording file is very full and stereoscopic through the playback of the sound, compared to the D50, which is somewhat thin. It is a digital taste. D100's thick momentum forced the D50 to fight back, and the front wave was directly turned over at the scene.

But is the D100 just a recording pen? Domestic audiophiles, please prepare enough soft sister coins, Sony will steal money. The D100 supports the Chinese system, and specially designed a new UI for music playback. It separates the recording function from the music function, and adds the familiar Walkman menu and sound effects, EQ. It is also officially declared that the D100 is also a "high quality Walkman." "The positioning is entering the market, and targeting the audiophile community.

In order to create an "integrated audio solution", Sony also introduced the USB decoding amplifier UDA-1 and two speakers SS-HA1 and SS-HA3. All products are marked with the Hi-Res logo, and Sony's subtext is obvious. Since the D100 recorded high-quality recording files, there is no comparable playback device, and the amplifier and speaker are also designed to solve this problem.

The two USB decoder amplifiers can be easily connected to the computer via a USB cable, and of course the MHL cable can be used to connect to the mobile phone, enabling high-quality music on both the desktop and mobile platforms. The speaker as an audio output is equipped with three units of bass, midrange and treble, providing precise sound directivity and excellent restoration of the singer's position and image.

Under Sony's efforts, around the theme of Hi-Res, Sony's product line is expanding, and the long-awaited Hi-Res reserve member Walkman F886 believes that it will soon appear in China. The technical aspects of the product are finished. Finally, please open your eyes and watch the price of this new product. First, the price of D100 is 5999 yuan, SS-HA1 is 7999 yuan, SS-HA3 is 5999 yuan, and USB. The price of the decoding amplifier UDA-1 is 7999 yuan. Well, the D100 is not the most expensive, but the cheapest wow, the little editor who said this is bleeding!