Sony STR-DH700
Monday, February 1st, 2010 at
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| Sony STR-DH700 7.1-Channel A/V Receiver (Black) |
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Product Description |
| The STR-DH700 7.1-channel A/V receiver delivers the full HD 1080 experience to a home theater system. This newly designed 1080p A/V receiver features 6 HD inputs including 3 HDMI inputs with active intelligence that allow the desire for more HD content to grow. In addition, the STR-DH700 is compatible with 24p true cinema video signals and decodes uncompressed audio (LPCM via HDMI) making it compatible with Blu-ray Disc, the PlayStation 3 and other HD sources. Share your favorite songs wirelessly throughout your home with the optional S-Air transmitter and turn on the AirStation client (sold separately); you can instantly listen to your favorite music in another room or in multiple rooms. BRAVIA Sync provides a one button operation (via HDMI) of your entire A/V experience with a select number of BRAVIA televisions. |
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Product Details |
- 6 HD inputs (3 active HDMI and 3 component inputs)
- Blu-ray audio decoding (linear PCM)
- Wireless multi-room audio ready (S-AIR ready)
- Satellite radio ready (Sirius Radio ready)
- One touch play (BRAVIA Sync)
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Customer Reviews |
 Another great receiver! |
| Review Date: April 20, 2009 |
| Reviewer: alaskanseminole, San Antonio, Texas |
This is my second Sony Receiver in a row. In fact, the only reason I even upgraded my STR DE697 7.1 receiver was because it didn't have HDMI inputs--aside from that deficiency I was completely satisfied. So after researching the Yamaha (RX-V464BL), Onkio (RX-V463BL), and Sony (STR-DH700) I stuck with Sony and purchased the STR-DH700 7.1-channel A/V receiver. Now, most will say I'm crazy for not going with the Onkio, but I've always been pleased with Sony and I wanted to 1) save some $$$ and 2) avoid a steep learning curve (I'm very used to Sony's products).
PROS: My favorite feature has to be the quick set up for the speakers. With the push of a button in just 30 seconds my speakers were auto calibrated via the calibration mic. GREAT FEATURE!
CONS: The music settings i.e. Jazz, Stadium, Hall, etc. are useless to me due to the fact the subwoofer is excluded from all the settings in this mode except Portable (setting for MP3 players). I'm not sure why Sony did this, but it really stinks since my Polk front channels are rather small and depend on my 8" sub for quality sound. Again, this is my only complaint and because 99% of what this receiver is used for is cinema I'll survive!
Overall I'm very pleased with this entry level receiver. For an extra $100 I could have gone with the STR-DH800 which includes Dolby® TrueHD Decoding, but since I'm only running a 3.1 set-up I figured I'd be okay. I would; however, suggest paying the additional $100 between the STR-DH500 and DH700 because the HDMI connections in the DH500 only carry video, so you'd have to run separate cables for audio.
My Set-up:
TV: Vizio XVT series 42"
RECEIVER: Sony STR-DH700
BLUE RAY: Sony BDP-S360
SPEAKERS: Polk Audio surround RM10 set w/ PSW111 Subwoofer
UPDATE: 2 May 2009 - I'm attempting to edit this post again. Basically, the issue with the music sound fields was due to my assumtion that the auto-calibration would set the speaker size. WHAT WAS I THINKING? Once I changed the speaker settings from LARGE to SMALL everything worked like a champ!
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Set up Instructions not good
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| Review Date: July 30, 2009 |
| Reviewer: F. Baker, Florida |
Sony STR-DH700 7.1-Channel A/V Receiver (Black)
This a very good unit but Sony instructions for setup are very bad.It walks you through the first step by having you clear the memory.Well when you do that it will not set up the speakers automaticly.It will default to (NO). So after racking my brain why the back speakers would not work and wondering why the Auto set up for the speakers would not work and ready to send it back I finally read the last 40 pages of the setup and finally noticed that when you reset the unit it faults to NO on the automatic speaker setup.After changing that manually everything worked like magic.Not for the faint uf heart! |
Easy Plug & Play with HDMI and Harmony One
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| Review Date: April 26, 2009 |
| Reviewer: W. Mackain-Bremner, Houston, Texas USA |
I'll be the first to admit that I have not used all of the features of this device (7 speakers, wireless, ipod connection), but based on my experiences to date, I am VERY happy with this unit.
My configuration:
Westinghouse 37" LCD - connects via HDMI
Comcast DVR - connects via HDMI
Oppo DVD - connects via HDMI
Roku Netflix box - connects via HDMI
Harmony One remote control - manages all of the above
Setting up all of the above was a breeze - took about an hour, most of which was adding the receiver to my existing hardware on the Harmony One (which I also love, by the way). All the HDMI connections worked first time and there have been no issues.
I'm using an older Bose 3-speaker setup for now but will ultimately add a 5 or 7 speaker system, maybe utilizing the S-AIR link. Part of the reason I bought this unit is because I want some future expansion flexibility.
Just one very minor gripe - the remote sensor is a bit picky, even with the Harmony One, so I have had to reposition the unit accordingly.
For ~$250, this was an easy purchase and an easy setup. |
Good for the price
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| Review Date: January 16, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Kevin M, USA |
| I got this receiver about 3 weeks ago as a replacement to my old Sony receiver. This receiver sounds great when connected via hdmi and/or optical sound cable. You can also assign optical or coax cable ports to be used with other inputs which I found very useful. Active HDMI ports make life easier to connect both audio and video. You can also rename the inputs. The sound quality is amazingly good for a unit that doesn't break your wallet. This receiver does not decode TrueHD or DTS-Master Audio which is a downside, but I don't mind. However, I had a hard time setting up this receiver. I connected 5 speakers and a subwoofer and used the AUTO Calibration feature. After the calibration was complete, I inserted a blu-ray movie in my PS3 and got ready for some action. I realized that the the subwoofer was only working when extreme explosions happened. All the other times, my regular speakers were trying to recreate the bass. After a lot of searching around online and the receiver menu, I realized that the auto calibration had set all my speakers to "LARGE"(even though they are not) which made majority of the bass get redirected my speakers instead of my subwoofer. I then manually changed it to "SMALL" and then everything worked perfectly! Just beware of the auto calibration as a tip to future buyers. Overall, great buy! |
Good enough for me
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| Review Date: September 22, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Manasseh, Orlando, Florida |
This system was for my room with the idea that one day it might be my own living room entertainment system. This system comes with its own self calibration,and is capable of 7.1 surround out of the box. Got a 200 watt down blast Yamaha sub-woofer and truthfully have not had a chance to use it at full capacity, but why would anyone want to. I could light up a backyard with this system if I wanted. At full blast I can clearly hear this system throughout the house.
I am sure this system is not as nice as some of the more expensive systems, however, this equiptment is totally capable of taking care of any of your in house listening enjoyment. So, unless you are a professional and have to entertain a ball room, you will not go wrong with this system. As for the three on the set up of this system. It is a stereo system, setting it up is always going to suck. You have a load of wires and jacks to hook up. You want decent sound, you are going to have to do the hoof work. |
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