Customer Ratings & Reviews
- Model:
- STRDH790
- SKU:
- 6219445
Rating by feature
- Value
Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars
- Quality
Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars
- Ease of Use
Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars
Customers are saying
Customers regard the STRDH790 highly for its impressive sound quality, ease of use, and Dolby Atmos capabilities. The receiver is also praised for its price, simple setup, and power. Some customers have noted concerns with the user interface, remote, display, menu, and heat generation. Overall, the positive aspects of the receiver appear to outweigh the negative ones.
This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Good projecter
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Good quality, plays 4K, sound and graphics are awesome
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi KatieH, it's nice to hear that you are enjoying the audio quality of your receiver. Thank you for choosing Sony. Erin
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Great for a 4K setup
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Wanted to upgrade my receiver to a 4K capable one to go with a new TV. This fits the bill. It was easy to setup and the sound quality is fantastic.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi TheGoat16
Very nice upgrade! We're glad you like the sound quality of the unit The STRDH790 receiver supports the latest three-dimensional surround sound formats including Dolby Atmos and DTS: X, drawing you into the middle of the action you see on screen. And with 4K Ultra HD picture quality, and support for all major HDR formats including Dolby Vision, your viewing experience will be transformed. You’re in for quite the cinematic upgrade! Thank you for choosing Sony!
Regards,
David
- Pros mentioned:Ease of use
Great bang for your buck.
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Works great. Easy installation. It has everything a music lover would need including Bluetooth as well as working amazingly for a home theater set up.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Morgan,
Thank you for the 5-star rating! We're glad you the AV receiver works well. The STRDH790 receiver supports the latest three-dimensional surround sound formats including Dolby Atmos and DTS: X, drawing you into the middle of the action you see on screen. And with 4K Ultra HD picture quality, and support for all major HDR formats including Dolby Vision, your viewing experience will be transformed. You’re in for quite the cinematic upgrade! Thank you for choosing Sony!
Regards,
David
- Pros mentioned:Dolby atmos
Great Budget Receiver
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Has all the features I wanted (Dolby Atmos 7.2, eARC, etc.), sounds decent at a great price.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Jill,
Very nice! We're glad to hear that you like the smart features and sound quality of the AV receiver. Your new receiver supports the latest three-dimensional surround sound formats including Dolby Atmos and DTS: X, drawing you into the middle of the action you see on screen. And with 4K Ultra HD picture quality, and support for all major HDR formats including Dolby Vision, your viewing experience will be transformed. Thank you for choosing Sony!
-David
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Awesome AV receiver
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.The receiver drives my cheap speakers and they sound great! Aside from being cheap, it has great picture quality when passing through 4K video. HDMI ARC support is definitely a plus!
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi iskuruts,
Thank you so much for choosing our STR-DH790 7.2ch Home Theater AV Receiver. Your new receiver supports the latest three-dimensional surround sound formats including Dolby Atmos and DTS: X, drawing you into the middle of the action you see on screen. And with 4K Ultra HD picture quality, and support for all major HDR formats including Dolby Vision , your viewing experience will be transformed. You’re in for quite the cinematic upgrade!
Thank you for choosing Sony!
David
Good entrypoint for 4k dolby atmos.
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.The on device screen is a little small and there is no way, that I have found, to pause it's scroll. I will also say that the mode you need to use for most things including Dolby Atmos and most surround is oddly named "Multi Stereo", and in some section of the manual this setting is described as outputting stereo sound to all speakers. with a little digging I have found that this setting is basically the "auto detect" setting that outputs whatever encoding the device is sending it. I would have liked to see dedicated buttons for each input instead of the dial, but I guess I don't use the on device button enough for this to be a deal breaker.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi stub,
Thanks for the feedback. We will surely take note of this feedback as it helps us improve our products/services. Your new receiver supports the latest three-dimensional surround sound formats including Dolby Atmos and DTS: X, drawing you into the middle of the action you see on screen. And with 4K Ultra HD picture quality and support for all major HDR formats including Dolby Vision, your viewing experience will be transformed. You’re in for quite the cinematic upgrade!
Thank you for choosing Sony!
David
- Pros mentioned:Dolby atmos
Perfect
||Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Works great with Klipsch Dolby atmos system. Highly recommend.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi BigDJ, We're glad that the STR-DH790 7.2ch Home Theater AV Receiver works great with your system. Your new receiver supports the latest three-dimensional surround sound formats including Dolby Atmos and DTS: X, drawing you into the middle of the action you see on screen. And with 4K Ultra HD picture quality, and support for all major HDR formats including Dolby Vision t, your viewing experience will be transformed. You’re in for quite the cinematic upgrade! Thanks for choosing Sony! Erin
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Sounds GREAT!!!
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This thing sounds great and has too many options to list. You may need to go to school to learn everything this thing does but works easy enough with simple instruction.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi THRASH, were glad you like the sound quality of our product. The powerful STR-DH790 7.2ch Home Theater AV receiver supports Dolby Atmos giving you 360` surround sound, by accurately positioning sound from every angle in your environment. It also supports DTS:X which delivers sounds that are precisely around and above you. This is done with object based audio decoding. Plus, you can enjoy superior picture quality to match with a 4K HDR pass-through. You will enjoy an immersive theater-like experience in the comfort of your own home for a long time! Thank you for choosing SONY. ~Earl
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
My Sony
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.The unit works perfectly fine and have a amazing sound
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Posted .Hi GilbertoM, We're glad that the receiver works perfectly fine and you're enjoying the audio quality. Thank you for choosing Sony. Erin
Disappointed
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Somewhat disappointed but satisfactory fir my needs. Bought for a home theater so for TV it’s ok but we listen to a lot of music and I was disappointed that the dynamic sound quality is quite inferior compared to my 25 year old Yamaha in driving my Definitive speakers. Although amperage is adequate the sound differential was noticeable in the dynamic range, clarity.
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David
Great starter receiver
||Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This is jot the top of the line amplifier, but probably the cheapest 7.2 you can get. I have purchased 2 of them and I like it so far. If you’re building your first setup I recommend this receiver. If you‘re an audiophile and can differentiate the minor details in the audio quality, you should probably audition before buying one. Build quality is great, features are more than enough for a starter setup.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi DeepanT,
Thank you for the purchase! We're glad to hear you like the build quality and features of the AV receiver. Your new receiver supports the latest three-dimensional surround sound formats including Dolby Atmos and DTS: X, drawing you into the middle of the action you see on screen. And with 4K Ultra HD picture quality, and support for all major HDR formats including Dolby Vision , your viewing experience will be transformed. You’re in for quite the cinematic upgrade! We appreciate the recommendation and thank you for choosing Sony!
-David
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Reciever
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I love this reciever, sound way better than our old one. I like the auto tune for the speakers
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Crazzyme, We are happy to hear that you love your Sony home theater receiver. The powerful STR-DH790 7.2ch home theater AV receiver supports Dolby Atmos giving you 360` surround sound, by accurately positioning sound from every angle in your environment. It also supports DTS:X which delivers sounds that are precisely around and above you. This is done with object based audio decoding. Plus, you can enjoy superior picture quality to match with 4K HDR pass-through. Thank you for trusting Sony! Vincent
- Pros mentioned:Dolby atmos
Theater level home
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great quality and pretty easy to use has dolby atmos and makes you feel like your in the movie theater.
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Posted .Hi RaphaelD,
Amazing! We're thrilled that you like the sound quality and user-friendly functions of the receiver. Your new receiver supports the latest three-dimensional surround sound formats including Dolby Atmos and DTS: X, drawing you into the middle of the action you see on screen. And with 4K Ultra HD picture quality, and support for all major HDR formats including Dolby Vision, your viewing experience will be transformed. You’re in for quite the cinematic upgrade! Thank you for choosing Sony!
-Ralph
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Works Great
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I bought this to finish my surround system and its just what I wanted. I have it set up in the man cave. The wife tells me to turn it down at least twice a week. That's how I know it's working!
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Great product for the money
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.After the initial setup, I was amazed at the clarity and deep sounds that I heard. The separations that I heard between the speakers was better than what I had heard with other products tha cost more.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Excellent
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.We upgraded our home theater to this receiver and what a great difference it made. We can now hear the voices on the center channel speaker and the surround sound puts you in the middle of the action. Must buy.
I would recommend this to a friend EASY SET-UP
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I purchased this unit to be able to connect our ceiling speakers and other speakers to our tv and blue ray player. It was a pretty easy job to connect all of the speakers. I would say that it is a bit more difficult, at least for the novice, to figure out how to get the right sound balance. I have a L and R front speakers with a center speaker, sub-woofer, and 4 ceiling speakers. I still have not been able to get the sub to play. I don't know if I have something else that I need to select on the receiver or what. I do know that the sub was working prior to connecting this receiver, so it must be an easy fix (hopefully). The ceiling speakers seem to have a mind of their own as they don't work all of the time. I would recommend this receiver to anyone.
I would recommend this to a friendGreat receiver.
||Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great product, as to be expected from Sony. Has all the features I wanted.
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Posted .Hi Klipsch,
Awesome! Thank you for your purchase and we are honored to have customers like you. We're glad to hear that you like the features of the AV receiver. Your new receiver supports the latest three-dimensional surround sound formats including Dolby Atmos and DTS: X, drawing you into the middle of the action you see on screen. And with 4K Ultra HD picture quality, and support for all major HDR formats including Dolby Vision , your viewing experience will be transformed. You’re in for quite the cinematic upgrade! Thank you for choosing Sony.
-David
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Great entry level surround receiver.
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This Sony receiver is an excellent value for a budget 7.1 or 5.1.2 sound system. I'm quite glad I bought it as it has easily handled everything, I have thrown at it so far.
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Posted .Hi jdubz,
Your new receiver supports the latest three-dimensional surround sound formats including Dolby Atmos and DTS: X, drawing you into the middle of the action you see on screen. And with 4K Ultra HD picture quality, and support for all major HDR formats including Dolby Vision, your viewing experience will be transformed. You’re in for quite the cinematic upgrade!
Thank you for choosing Sony!
David
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Surprised!
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great sound quality! Purchased with total tech! Awesome experience! Upgrade to my Samsung media system before this and I’m happy with my purchase.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Emmy,
We appreciate the 5-star rating and we're glad you like the sound quality of the the AV receiver. The STRDH790 receiver supports the latest three-dimensional surround sound formats including Dolby Atmos and DTS: X, drawing you into the middle of the action you see on screen. And with 4K Ultra HD picture quality, and support for all major HDR formats including Dolby Vision, your viewing experience will be transformed. You’re in for quite the cinematic upgrade! Thank you for choosing Sony!
Regards,
David