Customer Ratings & Reviews

This system is perfect for your home theater needs. I strongly suggest getting two sony subwoofers to even out the bass distribution. Youll have to tweak the crossover and db level after the auto calibration, but after that, its just like sitting in the theater.

Top quality and easy to set up, works as described. Replaced the Denon I purchased with this and have not regretted at all. Sound quality is quite amazing. Bluetooth connectivity is a breeze. Excellent sony. I highly recommend this if you're looking for a receiver that is easy to set up.

I have had a full surround system before and the full surround is OK but not really my favorite way to watch movies or listen to music. I use a system with two tower speakers, a sub, and a high quality center channel speaker. When shopping for a receiver all I needed was something to drive those speakers and this receiver does that and for a reasonable price. The system is much better than the pioneer it replaced because it is much easier to choose the sound settings you want and you can view and select your sound choices on your video screen. One of the biggest reasons I picked this receiver is because it has a USB port which I use to power a ROKU stick since we stream our video. I only needed 2 of the 4 HDMI inputs, 1 for the Roku and 1 for Blu-ray, but there are 4 if you need them. I installed a switch on the HDMI out so I can switch the output between the television and projector with the push of a button. All in all I am very happy with the receiver and hope that it will last many years.

I always like the performance of Sony products especially the home theater receiver cause once you program it you don’t have to reprogram anymore this is my 3rd upgraded already for home theater Sony receiver and they sound good I got 4K compatible and Bluetooth it made my Bose speakers sound like realistic .

Love this receiver, ties my surround system together, and one of the few with enough power to drive high end speakers. Set up is a breeze, the features are great did not think i would use the blue tooth connection, now i can play directly from phone.

This item is great! It’s plenty of power for the system we’re running and is easy to setup. It’s networkable and is very inexpensive fir what it does. Definitely recommend this unit for small to larger-medium sized theaters.

Good value if you can't spend too much money. Enough power to blast my Klipsch tower speakers but not to their full potential. Good product

I upgraded to this due to HDR thru and ARC was not present on my last receiver. Sound quality is amazing (although may be due to me speakers), interface is easy to use, adjustments are near endless, and I use the Bluetooth function all the time. The HDMI ARC is a must have for any Home Theaters with smart TV. Wasn’t a big deal before with a non-smart TV, and a Roku/PS4 before, but now it is with smart TVs eliminating the need for multiple HDMI inputs, and just using the ARC input. ARC essentially uses the one HDMI cable between receiver and TV, which allows the HD audio to go from TV to receiver, and also allows any additional HDMI inputs that go into the receiver to send to video to TV, as well as audio to the receiver. Minimizes the amount of cables, as well as better sound quality.

Great in every aspect. I was looking for one and this one is really easy to use and connect. A lot of good features and powerful enough

Use this receiver in my rv. It is the only receiver that will fit in the space available. The original was a Sony also. It is only a 5.1 system but that is all I need. Sound is excellent and the setup is simple. I wish bluetooth supported audio out but it does not. Inputs are somewhat limited but all I needed was HDMI. This is hooked to a 4k tv.

Great sound separation and strong amperage. Live all the features

This replaced an old 5.1 receiver from another manufacturer. With no other change to the system, there is a great increase in sound quality. Easy to set up and calibrate speakers. Works great with my 4k tv.

When you see this Sony side-by-side with the competition it's easy to just think...hmmm this unit is smaller therefore it must not be as good or powerful. Well, in this case its just not true as it packs a punch and works really well. I have it connected to 4 mid-range speakers and powered amp. It will definitely play louder than I need. Setup was super easy and all features work really well (i.e. blue-tooth pairing). Another thing I wasn't really expecting is how cool it runs! I have it in my garage to keep me rocking will I work on bikes and projects. Sometimes I run it all day and when it's 90+ in the garage, this unit never over-heated and stayed just warm to the touch. A big plus is the FM receiver, I have the Sony in a place that usually dose not work well for any FM signals, but this Sony manages to pull in everything. I have owned a few other receivers (but this is first Sony) and this is my favorite so far. Sony has won me over.

Excellent receiver! For the price you get the features found in the upscale receivers. It has enough jacks for your audio/video needs. The power is more than adequate. It’s user friendly as well.

It all started when I bought a new TV 65" Samsung 4K UHD and started looking at how to connect it to my old (1991 old) Surround receiver . Well the 27 years were not kind , it was obsolete and there was noway to connect it to the new set I bought the Sony after some research online and wow with the 4K set now is a breeze, connect one 4k HD Cable (Rocketfish) from set to receiver connect speakers and turn it on. It come with a mic so you can let it listen to the room and it sets the sound for optimal performance all by itself. I only have two speakers for now but this thing has a setting that makes them sound very close to a surround setup.I plan on adding a center sub and two rears but honestly it sounds so good now I may not . The amount of bass it pulls out of my two Axiom M50s is stunning.

Very easy to setup. Very crisp sound and video! Looks great as well!

I purchased this receiver as a companion device for my Sony xbr65 900f. I have the TV running all day and I wanted decent sound from the TV but also inexpensive in case it wears out in a couple of years which is what happened to my previous $1,000+ receiver in this room. I purchased this receiver about 7 weeks ago and have only encountered one problem which I can't explain. I have the receiver connected with HDMI cable to the ARC3 input to the TV. About once a week when I turn on the TV in the morning the TV input selection has changed to the HDMI-1 so I have to get the TV remote out to change back to ARC 3 (normally I use the cable remote for everyday use). Otherwise it was easy to set-up, easy to operate. It synced with my TV and cable remotes automatically. Excellent buy (got it on sale)

My former AV receiver was at least 20 years old and it finally died. No sound anymore. After checking online for a possible replacement, there were 2 receivers that fit my bill. The Sony was a few tenths of a percentage point better than the other receiver. I was able to pick it up a couple of days later at the closest Best Buy store. So far after setting it up which was relatively easy, it has worked great.

This receiver was easy to put together, love how easy the speaker calibration worked. Originally bought one for our great room, then got this the wife's office, small size, inexpensive price, excellent results for my needs!

I. Purchase this receiver to replace an older Sony receiver I’ve had for 10 years , the receiver is powerful and most what I was looking for was similar to what I had prior , this receiver match up perfect to my current setup with no learning curve due to it was a match to what I had , the receiver has all of the inputs to connect several devices, simple to use and provide a loud distortion sound due to the powerful amp it has , I recommend anyone looking for a great receiver & budget friendly