Customer Ratings & Reviews

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.

I have it paired with Klipsch speakers and the system sounds great. We enjoy having the bluetooth capabilities and being able to connect phone to listen to music. Happy with my purchase.

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.

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.

I think both the quality and the well worth this tuner. It has many capabilities of which is important for a surround sound.

This is a great receiver. Has enough power to make everything sound great and the controls are super easy. Hookup is easy, and the self-calibration is fantastic.

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 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

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.

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.

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.

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)

It’s a simple receiver made for simple setups. I have it for our family room, so it doesn’t need tons of power or bells and whistles. Gets the job done and has plenty of power and inputs for a general user like myself.

Performing well so far. Sound is good for a unit in this price range. Plays well with Sony TV, Sony Blu Ray and Roku. Remote is a little wonky, but getting used to it.

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

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'm using this receiver with Google Chromecast, Roku, etc. It has plenty of power for the 20x20 room that it is in. I do not have a 4k or 3D TV so cannot comment on those functions. The sound is pleasant and full. The on-screen display is informative. The "auto calibration" was very close and only required minor tweaks to suit my ear. The only thing I found lacking was when you rename the inputs on the receiver, they don't rename in the on-screen display. I would recommend downloading the supplimental manual on the Sony website for help in using some of the cryptic settings. Overall, I am very pleased with this budget receiver.

We had an ONKYO TX-NR656 that was having errors and rebooting so we looked originally to get an Onkyo because we knew it had good basic sound and worked well with our TV, Roku, DVD, and PC. When we arrived it was out of stock in store but this Sony was available and the same price. We figured we would try it and return it for an Onkyo if needed. We were pleasantly surprised that this receiver is more than adequate for our needs and has performed flawless. We also now know that we don't have a short in a speaker wire in the wall, it was just the old receiver. This unit is easy to calibrate and comes with the speaker to do so. It sounds good and even passes sound through the speakers when I connect to my TV with AppleShare or Facebook where my old receiver would just use the TV speakers.

Had a Yamaha that started shutting down for a second or two every few minutes and got tired of it, so I tried a different brand. This unit has worked very well and delivers great sound through my 5.1 surround sound speakers. PROS: Easy to set up. Love the fact it Works well with my Lg tv and DIRECTV remotes (when I shut off DIRECTV it shuts down tv and this receiver without having to grab any other remotes). It is intelligent enough to to switch from satellite mode to tv mode when I start streaming from Amazon Prime. Also easily moves from satellite to blu-ray player. CONS: At startup, you have to manually select two choices: First you must choose “watch,” then you must choose “satellite” to begin watching. This is annoying because the sound already works, but is then muted! Also, it’s more trouble to grab the remote and make selections seemingly unnecessarily. Aside from this, I still think this is a great unit and well worth the price!

This product is perfect for our home. The sound quality is fantastic as well as being very user friendly