Sony - 1015W 7.2-Ch. 4K Ultra HD and 3D Pass-Through A/V Home Theater Receiver - Black

I bought this to go along with my new Aquos 65' Sharp UHD TV since my old Danon was starting to overheat and die. It's smart and works right along side my tv. The tv remote turns it on and off and can also change the setting. It knows when the Xbox is on and has amazing sound. I only have 5 channels hooked up right now but it's still awesome! For the price I would highly recommend it!

It has the connections for a home theater that I wanted. It's new but will see how it is as I use it.

This is my third Sony receiver. I bought this on because I wanted to use the new Bluetooth capabilities. The phone app works well with my iPhone, as it lets me control both the source selection on the unit and play music/podcasts/pandora from my phone. The only drawback is that I have to manually connect in the BT Settings screen each time I want to use it, but that only takes a few seconds. This unit will not play audio through Bluetooth. So if you have BT headphones, don't expect to be able to listen through them. The only other issue I have is the passive cooling system. My unit is in a bookshelf and tends to overheat. So I've installed mini computer fans to drive the hot air out.

The sales professional simply listened to us the process was effortless great product

I actually purchased this product reluctantly. I had an older Denon AV receiver that didn't have HDMI connections, but when I received the new Comcast cable box it didn't have the component connections I'd used before. So, it was time to purchase a new receiver. I spend a lot of time looking at specs for various models as well as user reviews. When I found this one it seemed to make sense. It had all the features I wanted, more power than the old receiver and lots of flexibility. The fact that my TV and DVD player were Sonys, and have been trouble-free, didn't hurt either. The price was right too, especially for all you get. I was a little nervous about doing the installation myself since I'd have to run new cables and figure out how to coordinate the remotes, but there was no need to worry. Once I'd run the new HDMI cable to the TV installation was very easy. The receiver walked me through it, and now I have more and better control than ever. The sound is great too. I played around with different options until found the sound quality I wanted. I tested it on the battle scenes in Pearl Harbor and it was just amazing. As far as usability goes, it's very simple now. Switching from the cable box to the DVD requires pushing one button, and there's no way to screw it up. (My old receiver had some options that could make it really difficult to go between devices if you didn't know what you were doing.) I'm really glad, because some of my family members are technology challenged and it could take a half hour to figure out what they'd done to undo it. Now you just hit the appropriate button and it takes you to whatever you want. It's been a great purchase, and as long as they don't come out with a replacement for HDMI I expect to get years of service from it.

This unit sounds great, looks nice, and is easy to setup. Included microphone does the auto calibration easily. I haven't used the 3D or 4K features, or some of the more advanced features like the vocal height positioning, and I'm not quite sure if there's a way to manually adjust individual speakers...the auto calibration has worked just fine. There are some sharp pockets of destructive interference but that may be my speakers more than the receiver. The Bluetooth feature works great, as does the radio. Overall a very nice unit.

I feel like I waited to long to upgrade my 15 year old receiver to something with HDMI INs/OUTs. Now I have all my components and gaming systems ran through this unit and it makes it much easier to switch inputs. I activated the pass through for all the devices so the sound can go through the TV so the receiver doesn't have to be on all the time and it is not all that loud when anyone is sleeping in the house. No need to watch Big Bang Theory in surround sound. I second reason I chose this receiver is because of the AB switch for speakers. On my old receiver I had the living room and my outdoor speakers near the pool tied to it. I wanted the same option because of my current wiring set up. Then lets add Bluetooth and now I can stream my music from pool side and control what I listen too. Usually I just had the radio. This unit looks real sleek on my cabinet. The display is not blinding bright. My unit did not come with a manual but I really did not need one. Although it might have helped me find some of the options faster within the equipment menu. Which by the way shows up on your TV screen and not just the little LCD on the receiver. As long as you know what you are looking for, it is really easy. For a beginner at setting up surround sound or pairing bluetooth, it may be a little more difficult. I have nothing bad to say about this unit. I am extremely happy with it. I just hope it lasts as long as my previous receiver.

We built a new house and have been upgrading electronics as we could. We originally wanted to have all the living room A/V equipment installed before we moved in but decided to spend that money elsewhere, but did buy a Sony 4K TV as a start. I broke out that A/V quote and since it was a year old, started shopping the items on it. The A/V receiver we were replacing was a 5+ Pioneer that I thought did a good job but did not have the 4K pass through, and the quote had another brand with a lot more power and extras that we did not need. I decided I wanted to try to "keep it in the family" and looked at Sony Receivers. There were some other Sony's I looked at with 4K pass through but settled on this one, and have not been disappointed at all! I bought it after Christmas since it was on sale and with some Bestbuy giftcards I got, so not sure where the price is now, but definately glad I paid for it! Looks elegant and stylish, and compliments the 4K TV very nicely. Using the same Polk speakers I have had for years (bookshelves), I feel the sound is 100% better. Part of that may be due to the included microphone and tuning feature, but sure the receiver itself is putting clean signal out there too. Great 7.2 sound! Since this makes those "older" speakers sound better than before, I will focus my upgrades on other areas and change out speakers last.