Customer Ratings & Reviews

I replaced an old Pioneer receiver with this Sony and so far very happy with it. Yes, it is basic but for me the Bluetooth option was essential and good clear sound an added bonus. I already had Sony floor speakers so it is all now nicely tied together. Price was great also.

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

Replaced a 35 year old unit. Sounds great the power is good. Like everything, replacement of knobs and sliders with menu driven functions is manageable but not necessarily optimal.

Good quality receiver. I use this in my pole barn while working on equipment. It has blutooth streaming, which is what i need for Spotify play lists. My old Yamaha died and only one channel was working. This sounds good enough for what i use it for and was reasonably priced. I dont need 7.2 Dolby out there.

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.

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.

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 .

Good sound and very affordable. It can connect to both my old phonograph and my modern iPhone.

Purchased this receiver to replace an old surround sound receiver I no longer used for TV that was using just for music. I use both A and B speaker selection as I use it for indoor and outdoor music. FM stations come in crystal clear. Has plenty of power for both sets of speakers. Built in Blutooth works great with no issues. Remote is easy to use and laid out well. I tried to plug my turntable into the phono input and it sounded terrible. Found out it must have an amp built into it. Plugged it into the input 1 port and it sounded great. I love it my only complaint and it is VERY small is that you really have to turn the travel on the volume knob for it to change much. One complete rotation is like going up from volume level 5 to 8.

After 2 years of use with the 1979 Technics turntable - this is a fantastic receiver. Well engineered, well assembled. It delivers fantastic sound, well balanced across frequency bandwidth. with up to 100W per channel it has enough horsepower. Amazing to travel back to 1970s listening experience. Its is important to follow up impedance settings according to the speakers specification. And it is very easy to do,

For the price point, it's really hard to beat this for a home turntable set-up. I run 4 speakers (2 bookshelf speakers and 2 subs) through this, and also have a tv running through it. The ease of turning off the subs when watching something like sports or news on tv with the press of a button is a nice feature. It won't replace an equalizer if you're trying to tune your sound (I run a seperate equalizer through it since I'm a jazz record guy and I like to be precise with sound), but it offers a solid out of the box sound. Volume output is surprisingly loud and clear if you like to crank up the music like I do.

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!

Works excellent out of the package with a turntable. The built in preamp works well and I really appreciate the option to use blue tooth when I want to! A really decent receiver/amp for the price.

This receiver is priced so low,that it's pretty amazing that Sony can offer it at this price.I even took advantage of a sale price.The receiver uses discrete output transistors,which sound better and more reliable than power pack IC output stages.Even has a phono stage,unlike many receivers today.Sound quality is fine.Maybe an AM section would be a nice addition.Like some people have mentioned,the FM antenna connection isn't great.There should be a normal 75 or 300 ohm connection.Some complain about the speaker connectors,but they are adequate for a receiver at this price.Includes a 2 year parts and labor warranty,which you probably won't need,but with high costs of repair,it's good to have.Not only that,most problems with electronics occur early,so if you get past 2 years,should be few likely problems,until the device gets 10 years or older.So,if all you need is a 2 speaker system and don't want to waste extra money,this should work fine.

LOVE THIS RECEIVER. EASY TO USE AND SOUNDS GREAT. I ALSO LIKE THE FACT THAT YOU CAN PLAY BOTH A AND B SPEAKERS TOGETHER. I'VE GOT A LATGER SET OF OPTIMUS SPEAKERS WITH A 10" WOOFER AS WELL AS A NEW SET OF KLIPSCH 5 1/4" WOOFER. NOT ONLY DO THESE SPEAKERS SOUND GREAT TOGETHER, THE SONY HAS ALL THE POWER TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GREAT SOUND.

I had this receiver for almost a year now and I love it. It was very affordable and is perfectly matched to my Sony bluetooth turntable. It sounds great connected to my SVS prime satellite 2.1 speaker system. I needed a receiver and this one perfect.

I have been a fan of Sony products for many years. This receiver meets my needs well. I am using the receiver for my home gym so I only need two channels. It has plenty of power for loud and clean sound and enough inputs and outputs to connect all of the sources I use. I especially like the phono input so I can play LPs without a phono adapter. My phone links up reliably through bluetooth to play music while I use my phone's other functions. The remote is handy and also controls a Blue Ray player connected to the receiver. I only wish that there was a powered USB port in the front panel to charge up the phone while playing, since the USB port on the back panel does not provide power.

Getting used to the remote when I am normally a button and tuner knob guy took a bit but for the price around$200 I think it plays well, more than power for good speakers and technics turntable and Onkyo disc player sound great

If you're still trying to decide between this one, or the Yamaha or Insignia receiver, just stop. This is the one. I needed this receiver to power a pair of 100 watt Sony bookshelf speakers I have in my listening room. I also needed a receiver with a Phono input for my record player, Bluetooth, and an Aux port. This receiver MORE than met the challenge. It also has A and B speaker channels, but I'll likely never use that function. In short, this receiver rocks. Great purchase all around.

Great piece, i needed a simple amp to switch between a couple sources including Bluetooth capability when we’re at the racetrack camping. Super easy to use, virtually zero setup. Drives 2 Polk 6.5” monitors very well and is loud and clean. Will use in my shop when not at the track. Awesome piece