Customer Ratings & Reviews
- Model:
- STRDH590
- SKU:
- 10772187
Rating by feature
- Value
Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars
- Quality
Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars
- Ease of Use
Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars
- Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Sound quality
Great home theater amp for a beginner
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This is a great amp. it has good sound and is easy to navigate. Bought it for a friend who is not well versed in home theater or electronics for that matter.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi chrisathome, Wow! Good to know that you like the sound quality and you find this unit very easy to use. Sounds like you’ve upgraded your home entertainment system to work with the latest 4K TV’s and HDR sources. Equipped with 4 HDMI inputs, Bluetooth, and a host of advanced features, your new receiver is ready for whatever and wherever your content takes you. Thanks for choosing Sony. -Sam
- Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Sound quality
It Rocks!
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Compact, clean design, very easy to setup and use. Sounds great.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi ThomasD,
Thank you for the 5-star rating! We're glad to hear that you like the compact design, sound quality and easy setup feature of the AV receiver. You've upgraded your home entertainment system to work with the latest 4K TV’s and HDR sources. Equipped with 4 HDMI inputs, Bluetooth and a host of advanced features, your new receiver is ready for whatever and wherever your content takes you. Thank you for choosing Sony!
-David
- Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Sound quality
Good value A/V Receiver
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Replacement for 20 year old A/V device. Obviously a step up without being too expensive. Relatively easy set up that produces good quality sound.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Swlufc, You've made an excellent choice! Thank you for upgrading to your new STR-DH590 receiver. We're glad to hear you're enjoying the outstanding sound quality and good to know you easily setup this receiver. Sounds like you’ve upgraded your home entertainment system to work with the latest 4K TV’s and HDR sources. Equipped with 4 HDMI inputs, Bluetooth and a host of advanced features, your new receiver is ready for whatever and wherever your content takes you. Thank you so much for the amazing review and for choosing Sony! -Jess
- Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Sound quality
Beautiful Surround Sound
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Amazing Reciever Excellent Sound Quality Easy To Setup And Use
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi JeffG,
Thank you for the purchase! We're glad to hear that you like the sound quality and easy to setup function of the AV receiver. The STRDH590 receiver is designed to work with the latest 4K TV’s and HDR sources. Equipped with 4 HDMI inputs, Bluetooth and a host of advanced features, your new receiver is ready for whatever and wherever your content takes you. Thank you for choosing Sony!
-David
- Pros mentioned:Bluetooth, Sound quality
great stereo receiver. haven' installed my tv yet
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.still haven't installed my new tv yet but did hook up 2 speakers and a sub. sounds great and i love that its bluetooth. it also was a great price
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi John,
Sounds like you’ve upgraded your home entertainment system to work with the latest 4K TV’s and HDR sources. Equipped with 4 HDMI inputs, Bluetooth and a host of advanced features, your new receiver is ready for whatever and wherever your content takes you.
Thank you for choosing Sony!
David
- Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Sound quality
Great value.
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Excellent receiver for someone looking to get great sound and not spend a lot of money. Easy setup which makes it nice for a novice such as myself.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi MilliesDad, Thank you for giving the product a perfect rating! We're thrilled to hear you appreciate the sound quality and great value of your new STRDH590 receiver. Sounds like you’ve upgraded your home entertainment system to work with the latest 4K TVs and HDR sources. Equipped with 4 HDMI inputs, Bluetooth, and a host of advanced features, your new receiver is ready for whatever and wherever your content takes you. -Sam
- Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Sound quality
Great sound
||Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great sound! Easy to set up and easy to use. Does exactly what is needed.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Quiet, We are glad that you now have an amazing home theater receiver which is exactly what you needed. The STR-DH590 supports all the latest HDR formats (HDR10, HLG, and Dolby Vision). We hope you also utilize these video formats to give you remarkable video quality. The combination of superior video quality and great sound will improve your home theater experience. Also, be sure to check out the Bluetooth feature. Thank you for your purchase. Enjoy! Vincent
- Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Sound quality
Great Receiver
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Outstanding Receiver, easy set up and crisp/clear sound. Easy to use. Paired with a Sony Sub and sounds great!
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Aliloff,
We appreciate the 5-star rating and we're glad you like the easy set up function and sound quality of the AV receiver. Sounds like you’ve upgraded your home entertainment system to work with the latest 4K TV’s and HDR sources. Equipped with 4 HDMI inputs, Bluetooth and a host of advanced features, your new receiver is ready for whatever and wherever your content takes you. Thank you for choosing Sony!
Regards,
David
- Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Sound quality
Best Buy Great Receiver
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This receiver has great sound quality. Ease of operation makes thos receiver handy for the whole family.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi good,
Thank you for the 5-star rating! We're glad you like the smart features of the AV receiver that makes things easier. Sounds like you’ve upgraded your home entertainment system to work with the latest 4K TV’s and HDR sources. Equipped with 4 HDMI inputs, Bluetooth and a host of advanced features, your new receiver is ready for whatever and wherever your content takes you. Thank you for choosing Sony!
Regards,
David
- Pros mentioned:Bluetooth, Price
Great receiver for the price!!!
||Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This receiver is excellent for the price. It is highly functional. You can connect many devices to it which I love! The bluetooth function is awesome. I'm very satisfied.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Great Receiver
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.What a great receiver set up was simple sound is tremendous 4K display is unbelievable almost looks 3D very satisfied doesn’t perform like an entry level 4K unit
I would recommend this to a friend Lots and lots of confusion. Almost returned it.
||Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This is a 5 star product but it's only getting 3 stars because of the incredibly bad user manual. I've seen more people complain about how confused they are by the way the sound fields on the product are implemented. Worse yet, the manual only confounds the confusion. The product comes with many "Sound Fields" ranging from Dolby PLII Movie to weird things like HD-D.C.S. You must select a sound field and this gets us to the heart of the confusion. If you're buying this because you want to hear movies in Dolby Digital or one of the many 5 channel encoding methods, you don't want to select Dolby PLII Movie...you don't want to select any of the available sound fields. You want the unit to sense the movie's encoding method and set itself to that. But you must select a sound field which leads to the confusion. Let's say I select Dolby PLII Movie as my sound field. So what happens when you tune to a station broadcasting in Dolby Digital? By default, the display on the unit scrolls and says that it has sensed Dolby Digital and a DD appears on the front panel. So far so good. But 5 seconds later the display changes to Dolby PLII Movie. Is the unit still decoding in Dolby Digital or is it decoding in Dolby PLII Movie...or is it decoding in a combination of the two. Ugh! The manual makes things worse. There is hardly any mention of Dolby Digital in the manual nor is there are explanation of how the unit decides which decoding method to select. After lots of frustration during which I almost decided to return the unit, I finally figured it out. Almost by accident, I pressed the Display button on the remote and discovered what the unit is actually doing. If you press Display several times, the unit first shows which input is selected (SAT/CATV,etc.) Next it displays briefly which decoding method is in use, but then after a few seconds it displays the selected sound field (Dolby PLII Movie, etc). This is the confusing display because it is showing the selected sound field whether it is being used or not. What's really being used in this example is Dolby Digital and we want the front display to show this as long as it is using this decoding method. If we press Display again, we are shown the volume levels, Finally, and this is key, if we press Display again we are shown the decoding method being used. In this case DD will show up. And DD will now stay on the front display which is what we want. Here's a summary of how the unit actually works. Let's say you select Dolby PLII Movie as your sound field. If we tune to a station broadcasting in Dolby Digital, the unit automatically switches itself to Dolby Digital and displays DD on the front panel. Although we were forced to select Dolby PLII Movie, at this point the unit is not using this sound field. In other words, whenever a 5 channel encoding method is detected, the unit will switch to that regardless of the "sound field" you have selected. Now what happens when we switch to a channel which is not broadcasting in Dolby Digital? Well, now the unit will switch to the selected sound field and will, in this case, decode using Dolby PLII Movie. Nowhere in the manual is this explained. I've seen more people posting that they have no clue how the sound fields work or how to properly select them. SONY needs to hire some people who know how to write user manuals.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi AngeloG,
Thank you for the review. We really appreciate the time you took to share so many details about your experience with the AV receiver. If you need further assistance, we're more than happy to help you out. Please email us at socialsupport@am.sony.com with the following details:
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David
- Pros mentioned:Ease of use
a great replacement receiver
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Our old receiver finally quit working after almost 15 years of daily service. After checking out many receivers we decided on this one and are very glad we did. Very easy to set up with our tv; works great. Sales person unsure if it came with a remote so bought a universal remote just in case. It does come with a remote although in the specs for this receiver the remote is not listed in the package deal but is shown in the picture. This was rather confusing. Returned extra remote with no problems. Best Buy always seems to have what we need when we need it and it was on sale.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Sound quality
Mr
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.The receiver works exceptionally well. The sound is awesome and was eady to setup.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi RaymondR, Awesome! You definitely made the right choice with this AV receiver. We're very happy that you easily set up this receiver and you are enjoying its incredible audio quality. At Sony we strive to put forward the best possible products for our customers. It sounds like we hit the mark with the STR-DH590. Sounds like you’ve upgraded your home entertainment system to work with the latest 4K TV’s and HDR sources. Equipped with 4 HDMI inputs, Bluetooth and a host of advanced features, your new receiver is ready for whatever and wherever your content takes you. Thank you for your purchase and for the 5-star rating! -Jess
- Pros mentioned:Bluetooth, Sound quality
Better Than Onkyo
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.The sound is amazing. It has 4 hdmi inputs and 2 sub outs.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi SuperMom,
Thank you for the 5-star rating! We're glad to hear that you like the sound quality and HDMI inputs of the AV receiver. The STRDH590 receiver is designed to work with the latest 4K TV’s and HDR sources. Equipped with 4 HDMI inputs, Bluetooth and a host of advanced features, your new receiver is ready for whatever and wherever your content takes you. Thank you for choosing Sony!
-David
- Pros mentioned:Bluetooth, Sound quality
Great mid range reciever
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Had 7 speakers, still works fine. Made for 5. Does have the optical input that our old one didn't. Sounds great. Also has options for hdmi input.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Kyle, Great! We're very happy to hear it works perfectly with your speakers and you're enjoying the sound quality of the STRDH590. Sounds like you’ve upgraded your home entertainment system to work with the latest 4K TV’s and HDR sources. Equipped with 4 HDMI inputs, Bluetooth, and a host of advanced features, your new receiver is ready for whatever and wherever your content takes you. Thanks for choosing Sony! -Sam
- Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Sound quality
Works great!
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Works fantastic with very easy setup! Sounds great in our built in speaker system.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Soundman, We are thrilled to hear that you like the sound quality and easy setup for your new Sony home theater receiver. The STRDH590 has all the functionality and features that the STRD665 has. Plus, the STR-DH590 supports all the latest HDR formats(HDR10, HLG, and Dolby Vision). You can utilize these video formats to give you remarkable video quality. The combination of superior video quality and great sound will improve your home theater experience. Also, be sure to check out the Bluetooth feature. You can easily play music from all your devices via Bluetooth. Equipped with 4 HDMI inputs and a host of advanced features, this receiver is ready for whatever and wherever your content takes you. Thank you for choosing Sony! Vincent
- Pros mentioned:Bluetooth
As expected
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Performed as expected from the specifications. Liking the ease of connecting via Bluetooth and the convenience of the remote control. Of interest is the lack of a balance control to adjust the relative volume of the two speakers I use. What is provided is an automatic system that depends on a (provided) microphone that you place at the preferred listening location. Works great, but sometimes I want to listen from a workstation near one of the speakers and alter the balance. I could bring out the microphone and perform a re-balance, but that's inconvenient for the temporary purpose. Fortunately, the range of the remote is adequate to take it across the room with me to the workstation.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Sony Receiver
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This receiver isn't the easiest to use and set levels of speaker outputs. Once you figure out how to navigate settings, the sound it delivers is surprising! Excellent highs, lows, and surround. I'm glad I picked this Sony receiver!
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Oculus, Thank you for the 5-star rating! We are extremely pleased you are enjoying superb features, especially the ease of use, amazing sound quality with no distortion, and that it allows you to adjust the level of each speaker. Good to know you're purchase went well. Thank you for choosing Sony! -Jess
- Pros mentioned:Bluetooth, Sound quality
Works
||Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.works great, love the bluetooth. Not very many menu settings but that's cool, for the price this was a great deal. Sounds great with my speakers.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi PushaSweets, Thank you for the 5-star rating! We're very pleased to hear you love the Bluetooth and sound quality of your STRDH590. Sounds like you’ve upgraded your home entertainment system to work with the latest 4K TVs and HDR sources. Equipped with 4 HDMI inputs, Bluetooth, and a host of advanced features, your new receiver is ready for whatever and wherever your content takes you. Thanks for choosing Sony! -Sam