A:AnswerThe receiver has Bluetooth. So it sees my phone as another audio source. After I paired, my device to the Sony receiver, it plays the music on my phone through the entire system. There is a [Portable In] button on the remote that comes with the Sony Receiver.
A:AnswerHi JLGB, Yes, this unit has multiple audio inputs to hook up your cassette player and turntable all at the same time. Please refer to this link for further information: https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/res/manuals/4726/f63b8edb2b154409daa55875111f95e4/47269071M.pdf (page 15). -Sam
A:AnswerHi Robby, Unfortunately, the unit will not automatically turn on during audio playback on a device connected to the audio input of the receiver. -Sam
A:AnswerSurprisingly - this has been a great buy. I am long time fan/believer of SONY products. I bought this reciever to connect it to my Samsung TV and as well as my Turntable. I have some great powered JBL speakers connected to the reciever. The sound is absolutely great and crisp for my liking. Bluetooth is great as well and connects easily to my Android phone (GALAXY S9+).
A:AnswerHi Cari, Yes, you can hook up the STRDH190 to your CD player and the A+B function lets you connect two pairs of speakers. You can easily switch between A or B or use all of them together at the same time. However, if two sets of speakers are used together, then you cannot control the volume separately. -Sam
A:AnswerHi Npol79, The STR-DH190’s A+B function lets you connect two pairs of speakers. You can easily switch between A or B or use all of them together at the same time. Thanks! -Sam
A:AnswerHi Spanky, Unfortunately, the strdh190 doesn't have a USB port to connect your USB drive. I'd suggest connecting your phone or music player to the audio input of the receiver to listen to your music. -Sam
A:AnswerI have two Yamaha RX-V361's. I got the Sony for the phono jacks. Both units produce enough quality sound at levels an audiophile would appreciate.
A:AnswerIt has a stereo output (the two L/R (red/white) lines) that I've hooked an older soundbar to, so it's playing both on my speakers and the soundbar (provides a very cool additional dimension to the sound). It doesn't have a bluetooth output that I know of (just BT input). But if your bluetooth speakers have an "antenna" module of some sort that can be hardwired through a L/R cable (I use an adapter that combines those into a single line), you'd be able to get that output to work.
A:AnswerShould work fine as long as you don't run them at max power for any period of time. There is a setting for 6 ohm speakers. I was considering these speakers for mine but ended up with Def Tech towers. They work great and the Polks should too.
A:AnswerHi Marie, this receiver is easy to set up. The Startup Guide instructions has three steps with pictures to help guide you in properly connecting your two speakers and your audio inputs. You can switch effortlessly between analog and digital with simple Bluetooth connectivity and connect to all your equipment. And please feel free to reach out to Sony Support should you have any questions!
Erin
A:AnswerNot really. There isn't a bypass to make this a strict amplifier. I'm not sure why you would want to hook up a preamp to this receiver. Most reasons to do that are for a phono stage (or phono preamp), there is a Phono input or preamp built into this. If you were looking for higher quality phono preamp for better sound, this probably isn't the receiver to do that with (too low end). Although you could always hook a phono preamp to any of the regular line inputs CD, Tape, Video (that absolutely works on any receiver).
A:AnswerHi al, Unfortunately, you cannot connect a Bluetooth speaker to this receiver. Please refer to this link on how to setup speakers to the STRDH190 receiver:
https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/res/manuals/4726/f63b8edb2b154409daa55875111f95e4/47269071M.pdf (page 13) -Sam
