Customer Ratings & Reviews
- Model:
- STRDH190
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- SKU:
- 6187501
Customer reviews
Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 3918 reviews
(3,918 customer reviews)Rating by feature
- Value4.7
Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars
- Quality4.6
Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars
- Ease of Use4.7
Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars
Customers are saying
Customers are delighted by the excellent sound quality, convenient Bluetooth connectivity, and overall ease of use. They also appreciate its great price point, useful phono input, and powerful performance, noting its simple setup. However, some users have expressed concerns regarding limited bass and treble control, issues with volume control, and its somewhat large size.
This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.
- Pros mentioned:Bluetooth, Phono input, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Sony - 2.0-Ch. Stereo Receiver with Bluetooth
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I own a couple of older turntables and it has been hard to find a receiver that have a phono input that you can plug them into, this one does. They are well built and with great sound. It also comes with a Bluetooth feature that allows you to use your other Blue tooth devices with no problems. The price for this unit is also affordable. A great buy!
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Posted .Hi My7Dogs, You've made an excellent choice! We're glad to hear it works perfectly with your turntable and you like the built quality, powerful sound, and Bluetooth feature. Whether you choose to enjoy the warm sound of vinyl via the phono input, or stream music from your digital music collection, you’ve found a perfect match. Don’t forget the receiver’s A=B function lets you connect two pairs of speakers. You can easily switch between A or B or use them all together at the same time. When you factor in the low-profile design, we’re sure you’ve found the flexibility and performance you’ve been looking for. Thanks for choosing Sony! -Sam
- Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Price, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
The amp you need to get back into vinyl
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.The Sony STRDH190 receiver is just what I had been looking for — a stripped-down amp for just phono and CD that was very affordable. Why bother with all those other high-tech options if all you want is something to play your albums or CDs through? Not crazy about being unable to adjust some of the settings without the hand remote, but otherwise I love its simplicity and it puts out great sound. I highly recommend it, especially for anyone thinking of getting back into vinyl records, or even CDs. It was a glorious moment when I saw this amp on sale at my local Best Buy for roughly $150. I bought it right away.
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Posted .Hi MarkC,
Thank you for the 5-star rating! We're glad to hear that you like the price point of the AV receiver. Thank you for choosing Sony!
-David
- Pros mentioned:Bluetooth, Ease of use, Phono input
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
excellent entry level receiver
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Matched this receiver with a pair of Klipsch R51M speakers and discovered the perfect pair! Works perfect with my turntable delivering excellent frequency response. Easy pairing with my android phone allows me to stream my extensive album library for hours of listening. Highly recommend this receiver for an exceptional entry level experience!
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Posted .Hi LPNUT,
Thank you for the recommendation! We’re happy to hear you are enjoying your STR-DH190 Stereo receiver with Bluetooth. Whether you choose to enjoy the warm sound of vinyl via the phono input , or stream music from your digital music collection, you’ve found a perfect match. Don’t forget the receiver’s A=B function lets you connect two pairs of speakers. You can easily switch between A or B or use them all together at the same time. When you factor in the low-profile design, we’re sure you’ve found the flexibility and performance you’ve been looking for!
Thank you for choosing Sony!
David
- Pros mentioned:Phono input, Sound qualityCons mentioned:Size
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
decent function, great features
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I'd buy it again - mostly because there doesn't seem to be anything else on the market that integrates the features I wanted. My old stereo head that had grounds for a record player went kaput, and I wanted something that had the clarity and power that modern wiring brings. But was sure I was going to miss the capability that the old heads all seemed to be built with, that got discarded sometime in the 80's or 90's, of being able to switch between two sets of speakers in two different locations. I was astonished that this product has that. What sealed the deal for me was that it also has bluetooth - now I can have one stereo system to listen to records, stream music from my phone, and connect to my movie set-up, and it powers speakers in both my living room and patio. It's exactly what I would have asked for. The only cons - it's quite big, and needs to not have anything on top of it for the cooling system to work. Also, the bluetooth connection is a little spotty - about 50% of the time it will be totally fine, but it's just as likely to have some sort of interference happening where either your wifi signal will freeze until the bluetooth is disconnected, or the sound will be slowed and pitched down and/or include bits of static. This could conceivably be the fault of the gadgets I connect to it, but it happens with both of them, and neither have had this problem anywhere else. The sound is good. It seems to be very clear, even, and responsive from the very low to the very high range of the spectrum, with very little noise, and all the power I need. Even when I'm running the record player, there is no noticeable electric hum.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Andrew, Awesome! Thank you for taking the time to write such a thorough review of your new STRDH190 Stereo receiver with Bluetooth. We're very happy to hear you're enjoying the sound quality, AB speaker switch feature, and the Bluetooth feature of the unit.
We appreciate your feedback on the size of the unit. If you're having issues with stable Bluetooth connection or the sound skips or fluctuates, or the connection is lost, please follow the troubleshooting steps below:
• The receiver and the BLUETOOTH device are too far apart.
• If there are obstructions between the receiver and your BLUETOOTH device, remove these or move the receiver and/or device avoid them.
• If there is a device that generates electromagnetic radiation, such as a wireless LAN, other BLUETOOTH device, or a microwave oven nearby, move it away.
Ref: https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/res/manuals/4726/f63b8edb2b154409daa55875111f95e4/47269071M.pdf (see page 35)
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- Pros mentioned:Bluetooth, Phono input, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great product
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Happy to have a simple receiver. It is up to date by including Bluetooth yet it also has inputs for phono specifically, and you can program the other inputs to your component. It also includes an antenna for the radio. I also enjoy the pure direct button which adds hi-fi. Can’t beat the price either. Overall a great product.
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Posted .Hi Bobv, Thank you for this amazing review! We're very pleased to hear you like the overall features of the receiver. Whether you choose to enjoy the warm sound of vinyl via the phono input, or stream music from your digital music collection, you’ve found a perfect match. Don’t forget the receiver’s A=B function lets you connect two pairs of speakers. You can easily switch between A or B or use them all together at the same time. When you factor in the low-profile design, we’re sure you’ve found the flexibility and performance you’ve been looking for! Thanks for choosing Sony! -Sam
- Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Price, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great inexpensive 2 channel, networked receiver
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Simple 2 channel HiFi that has network capability seem to be disappearing slowly. The rise of big screen tv, flat panels and surround sound, multi-channel audio have relegated the simpler act of listening to music to a back seat. This Sony unit is an exception and a great implementation for music lovers. Song has a sound signature and EQ that I find more pleasing, realistic and sonically accurate than Sonos, Bose, Marantz, Denon or Apple. Yamaha is reasonably close to Sony in this regard but this 2 channel unit recently replaced a similar Yamaha equipped Musicast device and I am very pleased. Great volume, pleasing sound and ease of use is best in class in my opinion. Can’t beat the price. Very pleased with the performance of this unit.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Mals, Thank you for the detailed review! We're glad you like the sound signature, EQ option, great volume, ease of use, and overall performance of your Sony STRDH190. Whether you choose to enjoy the warm sound of vinyl via the phono input, or stream music from your digital music collection, you’ve found a perfect match. Don’t forget the receiver’s A=B function lets you connect two pairs of speakers. You can easily switch between A or B or use them all together at the same time. When you factor in the low-profile design, we’re sure you’ve found the flexibility and performance you’ve been looking for! Thank you for choosing Sony! -Sam
- Pros mentioned:Bluetooth, Ease of use, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Greate value for your money
||Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Super easy to use, great value, quality of Sony , smart, wireless and Bluetooth ready.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Bluetooth, Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best buy for 2 channel 5 Star.
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Works great, easy set up & Bluetooth was great set up as well.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Bluetooth, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Receiver!
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I always do research and wait a month or two before buying things I want, I settled on this Sony Receiver to power the Sony Bookshelf 3 way Speakers This is a pretty good receiver. I thought about buying a 5.1 system but figured since my PC has 5.1 and I already have some other computer speakers (logitechs z313's) I could use the logitechs as back and side channels and this Sony and the sony bookshelf speakers as the primary up front speakers. This receiver does well, I hear no hiss when using it with Bluetooth on my phone, or with my PC through the audio cable. It powers the speakers well. So far it has exceeded my expectations. I am pleased so far with my purchase and have no buyers remorse. So I bought two other Sony things in addition to this receiver, just FYI, these other items work well (the sub was way more bass than I expected) Sony - Core Series 5" 3-Way Bookshelf Speakers (Pair) - Black Sony - Core Series 10" 115W Active Subwoofer - Black
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hello Bryan, We are thrilled to hear your new Sony receiver exceeded your expectations. Every component in the STR-DH190 has been designed for detail and clarity. We hope you also enjoy the BLUETOOTH for easy connection with mobile devices and the A and B speaker function for flexible installation. Thank you for choosing Sony. Vincent
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Easy setup and clear soud
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Product arrived quickly and was a breeze to set up. All connections were easy to make and the inputs are clearly labelled. Remote is easy to use. Like the ability to have two sets of speakers that can be addressed individually or both on at the same time. There is no degrade to sound quality with all speakers going strong. Had exactly what I wanted in a stero receiver.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Phono input, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Affordable stereo receiver with quality sound.
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This receiver was at my price point. The sound was better than I expected. The tuner is sensitive, picking up relatively weak stations despite being located in a nearly gauss-cage basement. The phono input works as expected.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Bluetooth, Sound qualityCons mentioned:Volume
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Big bang for the Bucks
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Awesome receiver for $150.00 I was very skeptical at first,I am an avid music listener,Blue tooth connection worked flawlessly, I put an addition off my home and installed ceiling speakers (4) with a powered sub woofer. I can't tell you how elated I am with the sound it produces (and believe me ,I like it loud and full) 2.0 channel delivers music the way it is made to be heard. The only thing I didn't quite like and it"s minimal.. is that if your listening at loud levels and you go to turn down volume on smart phone/device... is that the volume drops dramatically . Like from 69-70 level (full blast) .to 50 on volume level.But if you use the remote that is included you can avoid this small problem. and to sum things up, I like it sooooo much that I bought a second one for my garage .
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Elcoacho, Wow! Thank you for taking the time to write such a thorough review of your STRDH190 2.0ch Stereo Receiver with Bluetooth. We're glad to hear you feel that the STRDH190 is worth its price, and thank you for getting another Sony receiver. It's nice to know you're enjoying the amazing sound quality and Bluetooth feature. Whether you choose to enjoy the warm sound of vinyl via the phono input, or stream music from your digital music collection, you’ve found a perfect match. Don’t forget the receiver’s A=B function lets you connect two pairs of speakers. You can easily switch between A or B or use them all together at the same time. When you factor in the low-profile design, we’re sure you’ve found the flexibility and performance you’ve been looking for! Thanks for leaving us such a wonderful review! Our team will definitely be happy to read what you wrote. Thank you so much for choosing Sony! -Jess
- Pros mentioned:Bluetooth, Phono input
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent receiver!
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Excellent receiver! Bought this for the phono input and Bluetooth features. Phono input is awesome, no hum, very warm and clean sound! Bluetooth has a good range, have been about 20-50 feet away with no breaks. Awesome receiver that does what I needs it to do! Bought this on sale, open box, excellent condition for around 170$. Can’t do any better than this
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Bluetooth, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
10/10 product!
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Ive been using it for about a month its got plenty of power for 6 speakers! It sounds great the Bluetooth is very seemless 10/10 product!
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Bluetooth, Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Greet entry level receiver!
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Can’t beat this receiver for about a 150.00. Lots of clean power. Easy to set up and use.Had a little difficulty connecting my tv… but all you need is a plain 3.5 mm aux cable. It’s has a remote control and connects to blue tooth effortlessly. Oh.. and it has a phono output for your turntable with a ground wire to reduce interference and a gain to optimize the volume to other sources.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi AnthonyK,
We appreciate the 5-star rating and we're glad to hear that you like the smart features of the AV receiver. Thank you for choosing Sony!
-David
- Pros mentioned:Bluetooth, Phono input, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Exactly What I Expected
||Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Needed a replacement for an old Pioneer with an option to connect via Bluetooth, as well as use a CD player and 80s Technics turntable. Pairs well with multiple devices via bluetooth. Sounds good to my earsI paired with early 80s Panasonic speakers. Simple; drives my analog and digital enough for my room. No complaints after almost a year. Now I just need a Sony Walkman for bopping around. Like a tape Walkman.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi NotFancyLike, Thank you for upgrading to your new Sony STRDH190! We're so glad to hear that it pairs well with your Bluetooth devices, and you like the great sound, ease of use, and overall performance and quality you expected with your Sony STRDH190. Thanks for choosing Sony! -Sam
- Pros mentioned:Bluetooth, Phono input, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Sony receiver
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Good sound and very affordable. It can connect to both my old phonograph and my modern iPhone.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Chief,
Thank you for reaching out to us today! We're always happy to hear from you. We're glad to hear that you like the sound quality and price point of the AV receiver. Whether you choose to enjoy the warm sound of vinyl via the phono input , or stream music from your digital music collection, you’ve found a perfect match. Don’t forget the receiver’s A=B function lets you connect two pairs of speakers. You can easily switch between A or B or use them all together at the same time. When you factor in the low-profile design, we’re sure you’ve found the flexibility and performance you’ve been looking for! Thank you for choosing Sony!
-David
- Pros mentioned:Bluetooth, Phono input, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome Receiver!
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This is a great receiver! You gets lots of features and excellent sound quality for a reasonable price! The bluetooth works great with my phone for streaming services, and I also use it for my record player, and CD changer which both sound amazing as well! The FM tuner is also nice to have, with 30 presets, though you can only program 3 channels on the remote which is odd, but I don't listen to FM that often anyways. I'm also not sure why they didn't include an AM radio tuner either, which is strange. However, I mainly got this for playing records, cd's, and streaming which all work, and sound really well on this receiver, and at a great price!
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Phily, thank you for the amazing review! We're glad you like excellent sound, easy Bluetooth pairing, built-in FM tuner, works well with your record player and CD player. Whether you choose to enjoy the warm sound of vinyl via the phono input, or stream music from your digital music collection, you’ve found a perfect match. Don’t forget the receiver’s A=B function lets you connect two pairs of speakers. You can easily switch between A or B or use them all together at the same time. When you factor in the low-profile design, we’re sure you’ve found the flexibility and performance you’ve been looking for! Thanks for choosing Sony. -Sam
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great sound and quality for the price.
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Surprisingly powerful for a receiver in this price range. Sounds great paired with Klipcsh 50 M’s. Phono input is a plus but you might consider a separate phone pre amp for more detail.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Bluetooth, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good Value: Functions as Expected
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This basic 2-Ch receiver works well. Bluetooth connects easily and the sound quality is good. Durability has not been an issue for me. I've purchased three of these receivers. The oldest I've now owned for about 4 years. All function like new.
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