Customer Ratings & Reviews

I needed to replace my older Sony STR-DH720 though fully functional and equipped didnt support the new HDMI and wouldn't pass through 4K and all the new stuff. Easy enough to hook up and enough connections on the back for most people now unless you have a VCR with the 3 wire RCA or PHONO to hook up without additional connections. After looking at the picture with a VCR hooked up I wondered why I bothered to connect one at all to my new TV. It works great and is plenty powerful. Its a nice deal if you get it on sale with $50 off too. I am very happy with it!

Ease of us. Use for music primarily from phone via bluetooth and sound is really good. have a pair of B&W 603 s2 towers. (Con) No real eq just preset sound enhancements. other than that overall good unit. Get decent speakers, that makes the difference. Can't beat price and has plenty of power. Just not sure if it has built in crossover eq filtering if rear and center speakers are to be connected.

Just what I needed to run my smart tv & turntable. Easy to set up & use.

Really enjoy the updated sound and ease of use with the 98 Sony TV. Both run via one remote control.

This receiver is extremely simple. It has very few settings to tweak. However it just works. It sounds awesome for movies and for music you can't beat Sony's sound modes. It doesn't even have bass and treble. The only time I've found the lack of tweaks to be an issue is when listening to some older like 80s music where I wanted to kick the bass up a bit. For the price I'm very happy with it and kinda like that I don't have to mess with anything.

This receiver was perfect for my mid-sized room. Very easy to set up and use.

Ease to use, good sound and best price to make your day happy.

Im replacing a used slimline Marantz HT receiver i had that never seemed to have enough power...Didnt want to spend too much for the living room Home theater as my critical listening room has my hi end componentsbut i still wanted good sound so i took a chance..For me?...best lil bit of money spent for such a powerful,easy to use receiver...just the right amount of features including 2 sub outs!....easily drives any set of speakers including 4 ohm...Im using with a monster cable speaker selector box which enables me to drive other sets of speakers....Not sure how this unit will hold up yet but for now...all things considered,,,very satisfied for my application!

Nice high-quality unit. Very easy to operate. Bluetooth sound is very good.

Excellent product for the price, the setup was easy and performs great. Sound is loud and clear, Bluetooth option a plus, very pleased with this receiver.

For over 20 years, we had a more high-end audio system (Rotel tuner/amp driving great Bowers/Wilkins floor speakers). Recently our tuner shorted out. My first effort was to have it repaired, but a good technician gave me good/bad news. Yes it was fixable, but it would cost more than good quality new units out there. Since we use the system mostly to play our large CD collection and to listen to FM music, we were reluctant to buy an expensive amp/tuner replacement. I was impressed that this Sony unit was highly rated on Best Buy's site. My only concern was that some audio consultants outside of Best Buy felt that it wouldn't drive my B/W speakers. I'm so glad that I bought this Sony 725W model. For less than the Rotel repair estimate, we have a tuner that gives great FM reception, just using the "string" antenna supplied. With both FM and CD media, our speakers sound better than when we got them. This Sony 725W model is plenty powerful at even lower sound levels to give us excellent fidelity. I've had the new unit for about 3 weeks and performance is excellent. Was also pleased that it was available for immediate purchase at a nearby Best Buy. The sales consultant also knew that it has banana-plug connections, making it plug-and-play for my speakers. I didn't have to get down with any wire-stripping! Shopping and set-up were a breeze. Totally happy with this purchase!

I bought this receiver about a month ago. I appreciate its excellent sound quality and how easy it was to set up. I was tempted by the next model up (the STRDH790), but I couldn't justify another $100 for features I don't need right now. This receiver was the right balance between price and features.

It works every time and gives me all the power I need for my large DEFTEK speakers. Easy to use and it sounds GREAT!

Had the bigger version of this Sony A/V Home Theater Receiver in our Media Room for a couple of years now. Needed to replace an older Bose Lifestyle System in our Den. This 5.2 High Res 4K system is just what we needed at just a fraction of the cost of replacing with a Bose. Had to buy a different Sub Woofer; got a Sony - Core Series 10" 115W Active Subwoofer and it works get with this Receiver. Receiver was very easy to set up and it sounds AWESOME (using my existing speakers). Highly recommended if you need a new A/V Home Theater Receiver!

Great receiver for the money. It is not the best out there but for the price you cannot beat it. I have all my outlets running through the receiver and the sound is amazing. Cable box and Blue Ray Player all going into the ARC HDMI port on the receiver. Easy to program with your TV. System automatically detects the sound recording, Dolby, DD+, DTS etc. I have never bought a Sony receiver before, always Pioneer. Now I am a changed man.

I needed to replace a 12 year old Panasonic all in one blu-ray home theater system that died. I wanted to keep the overall system size and cost to a minimum with size being the priority. This is an inexpensive receiver that fits my tv stand and integrates seamlessly with my Sony tv. It does what I need it to. Setting up the speakers is easy with the built in calibration program and included microphone. The available sound fields are more than I’ll ever use. This is only used for tv sound. I have played a little with the fm tuner and Bluetooth, but will likely never use them. Other than a HTPC that I use for cable tv connected directly to the tv and get sound to the receiver via ARC, I only have a Sony 4k blu-ray player (UBP-X700/M) connected to it (purchased at the same time). The Sony devices integrate nicely and I’m able to do everything I need through the tv remote. If not for wanting the integration with my Sony tv, there are probably better options out there. But it works well for my needs.

This is in excellent receiver. The sound quality is fantastic. But in order to use it properly you have to use a television to set up the system. If you use the sound centering system with the microphone being placed where you would normally sit it will disable the Subwoofer. I have the sound system set up in our outdoor area. It also works with Bluetooth.

Pros- Ease of use, Price , Setup, Features, Great starter receiver!! Cons- Spring clips for center and surround speakers

We had another brand for over 20 years and it just seemed to stop working for surround sound. We looked around for something to hook surround sound wires up to that also had some additional newer features with Bluetooth and WiFi. This Sony 5.2 channel is working well for us! It is so nice to have the option for surround sound again. It makes a huge difference. For the quality, price and ease of use we are happy with our purchase.

This product was a great value. Good sound, features. Yay, I have bluetooth now. And with two subwoofers, we cracking the concrete floor. A welcome upgrade of a 12 yr old Onkyo which was 7.1.2 which was a good item.