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Sony STR-DG810 6.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver
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(4.5 out of 5)
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Most Helpful First | Newest First | + ShareNice receiver, but definitely not top-of-the-line. Good buy.
(3 out of 5) by Daniel Bethancourt on Apr 7, 2009 (Mesa, AZ)Good 6.1 receiver. There are better models available, but the price is cheap for this nice Sony model.
Great sound, great value
(4 out of 5) by Taxvictim on Mar 25, 2009 (Raleigh, NC)I use this receiver primarily for 2 channel music. It's also used for occasional 5 channel music and to watch DVD's in surround sound. Coupled with an older Denon DVD/SACD/DVD-A/CD player, the sound is terrific. At one point, I swapped out my much more expensive Yamaha surround sound receiver, but it didn't sound as good as the STR-DG810. I got the Sony on closeout at Circuit City for $180. Great deal for this quality sound!
I don't use the HDMI ports, only the 2 channel analog inputs and the optical Video 1. The Sony is my primary music listening unit. The Yamaha is downstairs and is my main movie unit. The few times I use the Sony for movies (in my music room with an inferior television), the surround sound is fantastic! Watch the train robbery in "The Assassination of Jesse James", and you'll think someone's making popcorn in your kitchen. (It's distant gunfire in the movie, but it really sounds like it's coming from somewhere outside the room.) Also, music CD's designed especially for surround sound systems (like "Sensuous" by Cornelius) really perform on this receiver.
I don't use the HDMI ports, only the 2 channel analog inputs and the optical Video 1. The Sony is my primary music listening unit. The Yamaha is downstairs and is my main movie unit. The few times I use the Sony for movies (in my music room with an inferior television), the surround sound is fantastic! Watch the train robbery in "The Assassination of Jesse James", and you'll think someone's making popcorn in your kitchen. (It's distant gunfire in the movie, but it really sounds like it's coming from somewhere outside the room.) Also, music CD's designed especially for surround sound systems (like "Sensuous" by Cornelius) really perform on this receiver.
new sony receiver
(5 out of 5) by Paul Lewis on Jul 18, 2008The receiver exceeded my expectations. it was easy to install and the manual was straight forward.
Great upgrade to my aging Sony receiver
(4 out of 5) by David W. Smith on May 27, 2008 (Alabama)For the sake of brevity I will just say that this receiver works great, and with the price that I paid on Amazon completely worth every penny. The only problem I'm having and this could be operator error, is that I find that I have to turn the volume up to mid 20's and 30's especially when watching DVD's for it to be loud enough to hear completely(especially center/voices). I am using a mix of quality Kenwood towers/subs and Sony Surround, and know the speaker are correct ohm and power ratings...I personally prefer Sony receivers and will still choose them years from now when its time to upgrade again.
really good
(5 out of 5) by T. White on May 25, 2008the sound is much better than the old Onkyo receiver that it replaced. The HDMI hookup is so much better than the old component video/audio - easier, cleaner and a lot less wiring to clutter things up. I do not notice much difference in the picture, but sound is definitly better. Good value for the price. I would recommend this over similarly price receivers that only have HDMI pass through.