Customer Ratings & Reviews

This Sony receiver is an excellent value for the incredibly low asking price. Sound is crisp, clean and solid with plenty of power for both of my speaker systems. And it is especially convenient to be able to select between two sets of speakers. The most important controls are on the front panel -- the rest are easily accessible from the remote. The phono pre-amp gives high quality results that are equally satisfying in both rock and classical music. Input names can be customized, which is a very helpful feature. The built-in analog tuner is good, though the dipole antenna supplied by Sony does not pull in much signal. It uses a proprietary connector, so it's not easy to attach a better antenna. There are plenty of analog inputs: four of them, plus phono, Bluetooth, and a front panel jack. Connecting to an Android phone with Bluetooth was simple, though I don't understand why I can't also connect wirelessly to my Alexa Echo. Speaker connections are old school, but very easy to use. What's missing? There are no USB inputs, so you can't connect directly to your computer (which is my primary audio source these days). You can't connect headphones wirelessly with Bluetooth -- something every cell phone and computer can do now. There's no HD radio, so the extra channels offered by many broadcasters now are inaccessible. And apparently US versions of this receiver can't display RDS data -- so there's no artist/title info when listening to music on the radio. I would gladly have paid more than the $200 asking price for this unit to get these features, all of which should be standard in the 21st century.

The Sony STRDH190 is an excellent value: plenty of stereo line inputs, phono input, Bluetooth, FM receiver, and enough clean power to drive my old only-moderately efficient speakers to decent levels. And this at a very reasonable price. It is easy to set up, easy to use, and includes a remote control. The receiver is not too heavy (I suspect the main part of its weight is a hefty power transformer) for me (with shoulder replacements) to easily put in place on a shelf; its fairly shallow depth also aids in easy placement. I could not be more pleased with this purchase. One doesn't often find values like this anymore. I know I sound like a Sony sales rep, but I'm just a satisfied Best Buy customer.

Speaking as a self-described "audiophile" (but a true audiophile with deep pockets would likely laugh), this was one of the best gifts I've given to myself in recent years (as I have a fairly large music library of nearly 600 albums of 1/3 vinyl, 2/3 CDs and some cassettes). Bought mine back in March--used to be $200, but when I saw it for $150 any hesitation went out the window and I grabbed it. I have been in love with it ever since. Fabulous sound and power (do you really need more than 100 watts per channel?), great remote control (not used to that, believe it or not), and it lives up to Sony quality. Powers my vintage components perfectly: > MCS Series 6202 Belt-Driven Turntable (had it since early 80s) > Nacamichi BX-300 Cassette Deck > Sony DVP-NS725P Disc Player (DVD but used mainly for CDs - audio-only connection) > LG TV connected via optical-to-analog adapter > KEF Reference Series 103/3 Stereo Speakers Interesting observation about the way the ports are labeled on the back: what would traditionally be identified as a tape deck port (with IN/OUT) is just "Input 4," and while it's connected to my tape deck for playback, the REC-OUT is connected to a USB audio adapter to digitally record anything (mostly vinyl of course) to my laptop for mastering and iPod/digital library access. The Bluetooth connectivity is awesome as well with powerful range - great for playing music from mobile devices (phone and iPod Classic with BT adapter). The front line-in 3.5 port, identified as a "Portable" is also a great feature. At first, I was surprised that there was no input for optical, however since digital-to analog adapters are inexpensive and readily available, I think it's best to leave it that way. Would rather have the option, rather than an optical-only port that would otherwise go unused unless one had a component that required it. HOWEVER, if I were to make any improvements, it would be to add a USB Out port (preferably on the front), for digital recording on a PC. However again, since adapters are inexpensive and accessible, and for the price I paid for this device, I ain't gonna complain. Front level analog balance, bass and treble controls would also be nice, but you have access to all that through the menu. If you feel due for a simple, powerful and awesome stereo receiver/amplifier upgrade without breaking your monthly budget, this is a winner.

Typical Sony Quality - Sound Quality is Excellent. AND when used with a higher bit rate Internet Stream (Amazon Music/ Apple Music) the sound is deeper and clearer which is to be expected from "High-Resolution Audio" NOW the facts: 2-Ch. Stereo Receiver with Bluetooth & Phono Input for Turntables - Black. 4 2 channel inputs. 100 Watts - 8 Ohms Get good speakers and you will really appreciate them with this unit.

It was very surprising to hear the sound quality from this cheap Sony receiver. Very nice sounding that’s better than my higher end Denon 7.2 channel AVR. Bluetooth hookup is instantaneous with my iPhone 7 and receiver turns on automatically when I touch it’s name. Best sound quality is achieved with RCA connection and clean setup with minimal cable interference from interconnects. Remote is very functional and simple which makes it so much easier to manage. Very powerful amp at 100W per channel which easily drives my Polk Monitor 70’s at loud volumes. I made a very clean hookup using monster gold connectors and cables. Speaker toe in with rubber isolation. Sounds clean and audiophile quality. Radio has 30 stations preset. Very clear reception. Looks like Sony engineers made a serious effort to get back into the audio market once more. I highly recommend this. You won’t regret this purchase.

Yes, it's only two-channel. But that's what makes it perfect for going back to one's youth by listening to all the saved and carefully preserved stereo albums. Yes, I have all of my ORIGINAL records from when I was in high school and college. And I'm retired now, so that gives you an idea...Lol. This unit has the ALL IMPORTANT phono input for playing records...and the grounding terminal to prevent hum and feedback. It also has four additional RCA phono input sets and a buetooth in put as well for connecting to mobile devices. FM only but who listens to talk radio anymore, anyway? The stereo sound is quite good for those of us who aren't audiphiles, and the volume steps per Sony's standard goes from "1" to "50" I rarely have it set below 10 or higher than 35. Through my large Pioneer uprights...plenty loud. The case is something of a Sony standard size, as it seems to be the same size as the Sony six-channel receiver it replaced. That unit was at least fifteen years old when I replaced it...there's something to be said about continuity of size...you don't have to rearrange your "stack" to accomodate a different size component. I paired this with an Audio-Technica turntable and all is right in my audio world again. :) ;) <3 <3 <3

It’s great, for the new home office. Listen to steaming music all day, when not on phone with co- workers. Bluetooth works great with cell phone. Getting new speakers for Xmas, currently have my 15+ year old Pioneers hooked up to it. The stereo sound is much better than the one rechargeable blue tooth speaker that I’ve about wore out. Book and receiver are easy to read and not much to setup, unless you want to program the input names or radio stations. But the book is very simple and clear to do those. Remote is nice and simple to use, figure out. Sale price at Best Buy was $99 in late Nov., 2020.

I bought this to replace a remote controlled Sony receiver that finally died after 35 years. I chose this model because it included a phono input, which works very well. Setting up the tuner on this one is more difficult because it lacks a numeric keypad on the remote, so you just have to cycle up and down the frequencies and save the ones you want as presets. You can save up to 30 of them, I think, but only 3 can be directly accessed via buttons on the remote; the rest have to be reached by moving up and down your saved presets. It’s a bit of a nuisance, but I pretty much focus on only 3 stations anyway, so I don’t really mind. The unit comes with a rudimentary FM wire antenna but lacks a coax antenna input, and there is no AM tuner at all. It has a reasonable number of device inputs, including Bluetooth, but only 1 line output, and as far as I can tell, no Bluetooth output (but I could be wrong about that). It doesn’t handle video at all, so you have to choose a different model if you want something to control a home theater system, but that’s not what I wanted and this unit meets my needs fairly well overall. I used to rely on the AM tuner of my old unit to switch among radio stations for traffic reports before my morning commute, but fortunately I’m now retired and can mostly do without AM, though I wish it was still included. Sound quality seems okay to my not-very-critical ears. All in all I’d recommend this receiver despite its limitations.

Open box special saved me a little on this receiver, but would gladly buy it at full price. Paired it with an Audio Technica turntable and a pair of Sony SS-F6000 Floorstanding 4-Way Speakers and it sounds awesome. Better than anything I’ve ever heard before. Even playing music from my iPhone through Bluetooth sounds 100x better And a few FM channels I’ve listened to rock. Would buy this Sony receiver again. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I purchased a pair of Sony Core bookshelf speakers with a Sony STRDH190 stereo receiver originally for my home office. I have since relocated the system to my bedroom. For a budget receiver, it's really nice. I'll point out a few things I like about this receiver. One, it has built-in bluetooth. I can easily pair it with my iPhone and stream music. It also has plenty of inputs, including an 1/8" PORTABLE IN mini jack on the front that allows you to make an easy wired connection to your phone or computer. That saves you from having to get a flashlight and reach behind the receiver to make the connection. It's a nice convenience option. The remote is excellent too. I also appreciate the moderate size and weight of the receiver, which makes it easy to lift. My Sony Core bookshelf speakers sound great with this receiver. I've had this Sony receiver and Sony Core speakers for more than two years, and have had zero issues. Thumbs up!

Just purchased the Sony STR DH190 stereo receiver to replace my old Yamaha that finally crapped out. Set up was a piece of cake. I have my turntable, cassette deck, CD player, and 8 track player all connected. I also have a sonos connect connected so I can access my amazon, apple, sirius, pandora and other digital music. I have the receiver connected to my original Polk Audio Monitor 10's. I have that combined with a couple of Sonos Play 5's and it sounds like I'm back at L'Amours Brooklyn in 1984 watching Raven and Exciter! Black Sabbath and Priest never sounded so good crankin' through this receiver! Very happy with the purchase! Oh yeah and for $98 dollars it was a complete steal!

East to use and great sound. Connected it to an old turntable and some cheap speakers and still great.

I purchased this as the centerpiece for a dedicated system for my turntable, the Audio Technica AT-LP60X, paired with two Sony SS-CS3 floor-standing tower speakers. Got it at an excellent price during the holiday sales at Best Buy. My main attraction to this receiver, aside from being at a price that fit my budget, was the dedicated phono input. Overall the sound of the system is clear, and certainly loud enough, but it does lack a certain "UMPH!," for lack of better words. It sounds/feels very "safe." Almost too clean. But it's still a vast improvement to what I was using a before. I do like the very clean and minimal look of the front, but I feel some of the user interface could be better. I like the very large volume knob, but it could feel tighter; more confident. There's another knob right next to it that's about half the size for switching between the various inputs. It makes no sense for input selection to be determined by twisting a knob, except that it reduces the buttons needed on the front of the device. It would make much more sense if this knob was, instead, used for tuning the FM channels. But instead tuning through the channels and FM presets is done by small buttons on the front panel. This is cumbersome and slow. When cycling through FM channels you can't just hold the button down to speed through the frequencies (on either the receiver or the included remote). You have to press the button again each time it lands on a station. So, you switch to a station, it takes a second for it to load, THEN you press the button again and it finds the next available station. Again, this would be much easier with a dial. The remote does everything that's on the front panel, and even more, and it does it better than the front panel. In fact, if you get this DON'T LOSE THE REMOTE! The sound quality is very good with the speakers, but as I mentioned earlier it lacks "UMPH!" It feels "safe." However that could be just the speakers, or my turntable, or both. I've also heard of stereos needing to "break in," so maybe I just haven't owned or listened to it long enough. Despite the weird interface issues and the lack of character in the sound, this is still a great piece, especially for the price. Be aware that I am NOT an audiophile, nor do I have any experience with hi-fi systems or nice home theater systems or anything like that. This stereo, and the speakers, are perfect for someone starting out on a limited budget, but want to do better than an all-in-one type of system or a soundbar or something like that. Overall I recommend this product.

My 70's AKAI Stereo shorted out when hooking it up after 15 yrs of being in storage. Went in looking for help to buy a new stereo receiver, but stafff knew little about dinosaur stereo's. So at home on the computer AI pointed me to this Sony Stereo (STR DH190). I have still to hook up all my toys to it (turntable, CD player, Cassette deck, etc.), but I have listened to it almost every day since I connected the floor speakers, and connected my iPod thru bluetooth (w/3,356 songs = 9 days). But I LOVE this SONY (even though it's 40 watts more power, it doesn't feel louder due to not knowing it's dial number cause it's hard to read the led read out)!! And might even love this stereo more than my old AKAI? And it was on a -$50 sale price that week, from it's full retail price.. So I SCORED Price wise.

I really like this receiver. It works well with the audio output of my TV, Bluetooth devices, my turntable, and any other random device that can be connected via the aux input on the front panel. The remote control is a bit busy but it does offer a lot of control. I only wish it had a dedicated sub output. There is a RCA line level output but it's not the best to use for a powered sub because the volume of the output doesn't change with the volume of the main output. Fortunately my powered sub allowed me to use the high level speaker output, so that solved the one issue I had. I have a simple home entertainment system and this unit fits right in. I also love the fact that it has a second zone that you can use to push audio to another room. This is a great unit that doesn't get too complex but delivers great sound.

After reading a lot of reviews I decided to go for it, and with not regrets , amazing sound I paired this with originals Sony speakers the sound is cristal clear and very loud for a living room, you want more power add another set and use the two channels, easy set up.

I was looking for an inexpensive receiver with a phono input for use in my basement listening room. I ordered this. It far exceeded my expectations. This is a very heavy unit indicating a robust power supply to feed the output stages. The phono input is very clean and sounds wonderful connected to my vintage Akai turntable with an Audio-Technica Elliptical stylus. I would rate it right up there with my Onkyo received/Rega turntable pair upstairs. I am also feeding it with a early 80’s Sony cassette deck and a Sony CD/DVD player. Everything works as expected. I didn’t buy it for the Bluetooth capability, but it was easy to pair with my phone and sounds good streaming as well. If you are looking for a reasonably priced receiver with a phono input, look no further.

I added a couple of nice Sony speakers and hooked up my turntable. It sounds awesome. RCA to my tv and Bluetooth to my phone. It’s everything I need to make my living room a powerful and nice entertainment environment. I will add another set of speaker to fully use it’s capabilities. It’s a steal if you compare others, not only a great receiver in terms of quality and sturdy built the will last forever. Oh and don’t forget it has a phono amp built in, which works a lot better than the ones in most turntables

I'm currently refinishing a record room in my home and wanted a new receiver for it. I was unsure if this inexpensive receiver would be good enough, but decided to try it. This receiver exceeded all my expectations. It drives my 1985 ohm Walsh speakers perfectly. Listening to my records in pure direct mode using my Sony 1000XM3 NC headphones in wired mode is nothing short of magical. I have never heard better stereo sound from any of the many, much more expensive receivers I have owned over the past 40 plus years.

I had a magnificent Onkyo multimedia receiver a friend gave me, but the thing sucked power and put off heat like you wouldn't believe. We have a small house, and it was just too much for the space. I had been looking for something, and based on most of the reviews, a couple of tech reviews in particular, I decided this was the unit I needed. I was not wrong. I have a pair of restored Advent Legacy, a pair of JBL 4206 studio monitors, and a Polk Audio 10 inch subwoofer. The sound is very clean, and the 100 watts per channel is plenty of power for our small space. It doesn't matter whether the source is flac files from the computer, or an LP on the turntable, the sound is crisp and sweet. I am nothing but happy with the purchase. The fact that it was on sale when I purchased it was just honey on the muffin.