Sizzling(ish) on the heels of Sony asserting at least 5 new AV receivers for the US that had been lastly able to dealing with the newest gaming graphics options, Sony has now confirmed its first gaming-friendly AV amplifier for the UK.
The HDMI ports on Sony’s new TA-AN1000 shall be succesful for the primary time on a Sony UK AV receiver or amp of passing by means of the 4K at 120Hz, excessive dynamic vary, variable refresh price and auto low latency mode options that many players more and more count on all new AV gear to accommodate.
As you’d hope/count on of a brand new receiver from the model that makes the PS5 console, the AN1000’s gaming options additionally embody go by means of help for the Auto HDR Tone Mapping and Auto Style Image Mode options Sony designed to allow higher compatibility between the PS5 and Sony’s Bravia TVs.
Whereas it’s an extended overdue aid to discover a trendy gaming-friendly Sony AV amp arriving within the UK, particularly given the long-running help for gaming options we’ve seen from rival audio manufacturers akin to Marantz, Yamaha and Denon, the TA-AN1000 isn’t only a gaming gadget; there’s lots for AV followers to get their enamel into too.
The HDMI go by means of will help the HDR10, HLG and Dolby Imaginative and prescient excessive dynamic vary codecs, for starters – although there’s no point out in Sony’s data so far of potential help for the HDR10+ different to Dolby Imaginative and prescient. The HDMIs can even help 8K go by means of (although that is once more trying extra more likely to turn into a ‘factor’ by means of gaming than the video world).
On the audio facet of issues, in addition to supporting 7.2-channel Dolby Atmos and DTS:X playback the AN1000 is supplied with help for Sony’s 360 Spatial Sound Mapping expertise. This creates a system of a number of phantom audio system in your room primarily based on an evaluation of its traits to create a wider listening area and ‘a extra genuine cinema expertise’. There’s help, too, for Sony’s 360 Actuality Audio music format, in addition to native (as in, no conversion) excessive decision audio by way of the Direct Stream Digital (DSD) format.
The AN1000 helps you to join your good gadgets to it by way of Bluetooth, in addition to supporting wi-fi reference to companies akin to Spotify Join, Chromecast, Apple Airplay 2 and Works With Sonos.
The Sony TA-AN1000’s connections.
Picture: Sony
Acoustic Centre Sync, in the meantime, allows the AN1000 to mix its sound with that of appropriate Sony TVs, in order that centre channel sounds appear to be extra precisely ‘connected’ to the onscreen motion. The AN1000’s connections with Sony TVs additionally lengthen to a Fast Settings menu that allows you to change options on the amp utilizing the TV distant.
The AN1000 helps you to arrange multi-room zones, and is ready to join wirelessly to elective Sony audio system together with the SA-RS5/SA-RS3S wi-fi rears and SA-SW5/SA-SW3 wi-fi subwoofers initially created for Sony’s present vary of soundbars.
Sony says that the TA-AN1000 shall be out there in June, for round £999. There’s no phrase at this level on whether or not Sony may sooner or later additionally usher in UK variations of the 4 high-end ES gaming-friendly AVRs not too long ago introduced for the US.
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