Customer Ratings & Reviews

Very disappointing. I couldn't make it work. I was expecting more from a Sony equipment.

Came without all the parts. Not sure how good it is since we can’t use it.

They sell me bad receiver and they don’t care for and don’t buy from best buy

defective unit only front speakers would work tech service could not solve

Fine for a basic setup but don’t expect anything custom.

This unit supports 5.2 surround sound, but I just wanted a fairly powerful stereo amplifier. I wanted an HDMI ARC connection to watch tv using just one remote. This unit doesn't have all the latest frills like WiFi but it gives very good sound with the ARC function. At $350 it's a great value... I love it! Unlike some other amps I looked at, it does have tone controls, but no knobs- you have to open a settings menu. Which is fine if you don't monkey with the tone frequently

Right after the first year the optical port is broken and went inside

Made tv picture worse. Poor sound and overall not a good product

I have review the product but it doesn't come with speakers

My Sony receiver was delivered today and it is an amazing replacement for our older Samsung. This receiver is smaller and fits better on our TV stand. What's nice is that this is 4K and HDR ready, so when we get a 4K TV, this is one last thing we'll need to upgrade. The receiver has 4 HDMI ports, enough hook ups for 5 channel surround sound, subwoofer inputs, along with your standard audio ports. There is also a digital optical cable for audio as well. It also comes with a setup microphone and setting up your speakers is easy. I like the look of the receiver as well. It has a nice clean design, which two knobs in the front that allow you to change inputs and one for volume. There are also other buttons that allow you to turn on BlueTooth and adjust tunings. One thing that this receiver has that our old one doesn't, is FM radio. This comes with an FM antenna that hooks up in the back. The remote for the receiver is small, but not too small. It has easy to read buttons and switching between inputs and other settings is a joy. One thing I love, is that when you setup the receiver, it displays a setup menu on my TV, which is awesome. I love the fact that when you turn up the volume that it displays on the TV. Another awesome feature is BlueTooth. When I am downstairs in the basement, I can play music from my phone and play it on the surround sound. BlueTooth devices connected quickly and didn't take long at all. My iPhone 6s Plus paired within seconds. Overall, I am extremely happy with this receiver. It's an awesome upgrade for us and I can't wait to get a 4K TV and hook this up to it.

Need a better software is dated, Sony can do better then this

Difficult to install and zero hi fidelity modifications

Didn’t work for us... it wouldn’t connect to our Sony tv..

A good receiver, but limited in it's programming by the user, it's true 5.1 but it doesn't allow individual speaker tuning/volume, it's all basically presets. The sound is good overall so it will do. It's lightweight and the FM receiver works well if a simple wire antenna is used. I got an appropriate antenna for under $5 on the jungle site. The ARC HDMI TV Input is cool attached to my ROKU TV as it joins the two units so they share functions such as on/off, worth 4 stars but no more.

I had the stereo version of this receiver and upgraded to the video version. It works great and has plenty of inputs! The only issue would be if you wanted greater that 60hz for next gen consoles because it does not offer that at 4K. It was easy to setup and Sony has always been a quality brand to me so you can expect that with this! It is a heavy until but most receivers are! The remote is nice and works great. The Bluetooth audio from your phone or audio device is great and stays connected without drop outs. The knobs also feel real nice and premium and there are an extensive amount of outputs for your speaker needs!!!

First off this receiver has all the features you would want in not just a basic receiver but even a more advanced one. If you are looking for a 5.2 channel received that has good power for a single room, not multi zone, then this deserves a look. It has HDMI w/ARC and pre-labeled HDMI inputs for media box, BD/DVD, Sat and Game console. You can also connect your music via the USB port. One of the big features for me was the Bluetooth connectivity which was very simple to connect to and worked like a charm. A surprise bonus feature was that you have on-screen display so you can see radio stations or other info when using Bluetooth. Two sub outputs means you'll never be wanting for bass. There are also two optical inputs just in case you need them. Overall, this is a very good receiver at the higher end of the entry level.

Bt wont connect to my phone. It fails to pair to my devices

This reciever is replacing a pioneer that only lasted 16 months. I bought this sony reciever as a returned one but it was in Perfect shape,would buy again. Am happy with it as it has enough power for my klipsch speakers. I havent used it for anything but the tv so far.

Great received for the price. Good sound and great features for sound adjustments to environment. Also good Bluetooth feature to play from any phone or tablet. Quality of sound projection is good for the price.

As many people here have stated, this is a decent receiver for the money. Sound quality is fine, plug and play. Only it’s not that simple. Many settings are not turned on or active by default for some unknown reason. The g.u.i ONLY works for a few basic sound modifications, and the rest of the menus are utterly buried in difficult to reach sub menus that can only be accessed via the terrible little screen on the front of the unit. For instance, I found that full HDR was not getting passed through the hdmi ports. Couldn’t figure out why until I did some digging and found the hdmi ports need to be set to “enhanced” instead of “standard” for some unknown reason. Why it would be set like this and why the g.u.i simply doesn’t display ALL the menus on the tv is a glaring omission and really, really frustrating. Having said that, once I dug around the awful, terrible menus I was able to get everything to work. And it sounds fine for an entry level receiver.