A:AnswerHi Andy, thanks for your inquiry. Unfortunately, no. you can only control this receiver via the supplied remote control and by pressing the buttons on the unit itself. The Bluetooth function of this receiver can be connected to a smartphone or tablet so you can listen to your music. Hope this helps! -Sam
A:AnswerHi Tex1, thanks for your inquiry. If your tape deck supports RCA audio component cable connection then you can definitely connect your tape deck to this stereo receiver. Hope this helps! -Sam
A:AnswerI see no way to do this. Since there was no PreAmp out and Amp Inputs I had nowhere to connect my equalizer to the system.
There is a Output on bay 5 but when I tried using that - there was nothing to play through the system and I guess if it did work it would keep looping the signal through the system . . .
A:AnswerHi Musicgirl, thank you for your inquiry. Unfortunately, you cannot connect a subwoofer that has its own external amp. However, you can connect an active subwoofer to this unit. Please note: Check the subwoofer to determine if it has IN and OUT speaker wire connections. If so, connect the left and right speaker wires from the stereo receiver into the left and right speaker IN on the subwoofer. Then, connect speaker wire from the left and right speaker OUT on the subwoofer to the left and right main speakers. If the subwoofer does not have IN and OUT speaker wire connections, then it will not be compatible with the stereo receiver.
Hope this helps! -Sam
A:AnswerI have just successfully integrated an EQ to my Sony STR-DH190. An inexpensive new $70 EQ. Learning that without the typical Tape Back loop, the EQ was not compatible with this AV receiver.
After researching and attempting a couple work arounds, I am happy to report success. Allow me to explain.
I purchased the Sony STR-DH190 for my front room. I wanted an inexpensive receiver with a Phono input, so I could play vinyl in the main area of the house. This was my main goal. Everything was going well. I just felt like during playback of typical vinyl, I achieved more than enough volume. The Bass and Treble settings were fine for getting some basic sound variance. But there was some definite room for shaping sound to fit good vinyl playback. I realized I did not need to EQ the receiver for all external device playback. It sounded fine for Bluetooth sources and assuming the same for Tape, CD, or MP3 if decide to add.
So I decided to try direct EQ of the Turntable. and only the TT. Success ! As the low level of the TT would not be sufficient as in input for the EQ, I picked up a $30 Phono Preamp. So, turntable to preamp, preamp to EQ (aux input), EQ to Receiver on Input 1. It very much achieved the desired result. No issues with it so far and sound is shaped better than expected. Volume is excellent. No hum or distortion. If this fits your need, I highly recommend. Phono Preamp $30ish. All in all, this is exactly what I hoped for !
A:AnswerHi lookingforcompatibleproducts, thank you for your question. Alexa can only control TVs capable of having the Alexa app. Unfortunately, this receiver is not capable of downloading/installing the Alexa app because it is not an Android and it does not have internet functionality. ~Earl
A:AnswerThis Sony line out is for recording like old tape recorder.
You can use Bluetooth or Portable in to connect your phone to this Sony and play music to the outdoor speaker as long as you can run the outdoor speakers cable to this Sony as speaker A or B
but you can not connect it via a second receiver for your indoor speaker via Line out.
What you can do is to run the speakers cable to outdoor speakers as speaker A and connect to this Sony.
Run another speakers cable to the indoor speakers as speaker B and connect to this Sony.
Use your smart phone to pair the Bluetooth or plug it into Portable In and play music from there. Use remote for speaker A or and B for your music. Hope it will help!
A:AnswerYes you can buy connecting two of your speakers to the A output and connect one of your speakers to the B output. Then on speaker selection select A plus B.
A:AnswerNot sure what you are asking. The Phono Pre-amp is built in. If you turn off the receiver, the pre-amp will be turned off. You don't need a separate pre-amp to connect a turntable.
A:AnswerHi Chelsea, thanks for your inquiry. By default, the impedance rating of this receiver is set to 8 OHM. When you connect all the speakers with a nominal impedance of 8 ohms or higher, set “SP IMP.” to
“8 OHM”. In other connections, set it to “6 OHM”. For details, see “6: Setting the Speakers” ( https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/res/manuals/4726/f63b8edb2b154409daa55875111f95e4/47269071M.pdf see page 20). Hope this helps! -Sam
A:AnswerHi there, thank you for your inquiry. Unfortunately, no. There is no HDMI ports available for your Xbox on this receiver. I would suggest checking our other models such as the STRDH590, STRDH790, and STRDN1080 models instead. Regards, Sam
A:AnswerHi JBaker, thank you for your inquiry. Unfortunately, no. It is not possible to connect an add-on equalizer/amplifier to current Sony AV receivers. Most Sony receivers feature a built-in Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Equalizer. The addition of an equalizer is not needed and would provide no additional benefit to the overall sound output of the receiver. Hope this helps. -Sam
A:AnswerHi Cwmx21, thank you for your inquiry. Unfortunately, you cannot connect this receiver to your TV via HDMI since this receiver doesn't have an HDMI port. And no, you cannot connect a mixer/external amp/equalizer to this unit. Hope this helps! -Sam
A:AnswerHi Jojo, Thanks for your inquiry. Yes, they should. Please make sure to connect speakers with a nominal impedance of 6 ohms to 16 ohms. Hope this helps! -Sam
