UPDATE: I love this thing. Upgrade from four to five stars!

Once you get used to the features, the remote is simplex - a definite improvement over the ancient device and remote it replaced.

Updated review comments:

- Basic remote use is a one-button press ON for FM, TV, or Bluetooth (which pairs easily).

- Angle and range of the remote are awesome (for me at least).

- Front panel display is very readable, and the light level is adjustable to several presets to OFF.

- The manual onboard volume control is micro-adjustable; no "move it a tiny bit and too loud."

- Easy access to digital process presets (Stadium, Concert, Jazz, etc.), and they are "just enough."

- Sound quality is exactly what I hoped for. It perfectly drives my two (really old) KEF Carina 2 speakers and two (really old) satellite Radio Shack Optimus Pro X44AV.

- A simple, old-school Pyle speaker selector switch (purchased via Amazon) easily accommodates front/satellite speaker switching/combining (as there is no second set of speaker OUTs on the Sony). Nonetheless, the Sony receiver drives them both pairs of speakers as hoped -- no worries.

- I can accept that there is no AM on this thing. Truth be known, about the only time I've ever used AM has been in weather emergency situations, looking for someplace - any place - to get info. However, I now have a spiffy Midland battery/solar/hand-cranked AM/FM/NOAA Weather radio (via Amazon) for that. So, no AM on the Sony is not a deal breaker.

INITIAL REVIEW:

My 26-year-old Sony AV Receiver was intermittently shutting down and displaying "PROTECTION." I opened it up, blew out a ton of dust, examined and found no bulging capacitors, re-assembled - and it worked flawlessly - for about 6 months.

Bought this low/mid-range one to replace the old one. It works, however there are things I like and dislike:

PRO:

• Despite the complex possibilities of set-up and calibration with the included microphone, it was truly just plug-and-play.

• The Display is clear, sufficiently bright, and easily customizable.

• The remote is much smaller, more intuitive, and less complex than the old one.

• Printed user manual - cool.

CON:

• Sony's approach (still) is to handle a lot of (almost all?) the adjustments for you. For example, no simple tone controls. "Just leave the sausage making up to us, and we'll provide the only pre-sets you'll really need."

• If you were to brave following all the set-up directions in the user manual, you should first get a degree in signal path, gain structure, and network configuration.

• There is no AM tuner - just FM. I get it. Fancy-ish home AV systems rarely, or never dial-up AM stations.

• No B channel speaker outputs! My old receiver accommodated two main sets of speakers: "A" speakers were 5.1 plus sub for the big room, and "B" speakers were a simple L/R for another set of speakers (ours are wired, in the kitchen). To solve this missing feature, I've ordered a simple manual Pyle A/B switch (actually A/B/C/D) to take the output of the receiver and have the option of playing just A, B, or both A and B (like the old unit had built-in).

About that A, no B thing: None of the Sony AV Receivers I researched from base model to those costing thousands, have outputs for a B set of speakers. None. If I missed one, would love to know about it.

Also, all my speakers are 8 Ω, so if this doubling-up on load via the Pyle switch yields impedance woes, I'll update this review.

I took a half star off because of the dumb fm antenna wire on this. I did not pay attention to the fm antenna connection when I purchased this. I listen to the radio early in the morning and I should not have to grab my phone to bluetooth a radio station even though it works extremely well. Even the higher end Sony models have this type of antenna. Luckily it sits close enough to a window that I laid the wire flat on the windowsill.Picks up the station I usually listen to ok...45 miles away. This not a entry level receiver..it is a budget entry level receiver. Randy the cheapaudioman on youtube gave this a do not buy recommendation.I recommend that you get this at or slightly above the black friday price. Well I am new to a/v receivers so it was quite the learning curve. I just about took this thing out to the garage and took a sledgehammer to it.But I finally got it to work right for me. Took a while.I plugged my roku ultra 4800x into this and did the setup which was easy. Read the instruction manual. And I think you should learn the amp menu also. There are setting in there that are NOT on the on screen settings. This receiver plays good stereo content from my turntable,radio and dvd player. I stream content to my tv and I could not get all 5 speakers to work with 2.0 content from the streaming services I use. 5.1 worked.I paid good money for my speakers and not being able to use all of them for 2.0 content was a dealbreaker for me. I have Polk elite signature 20s for the mains..polk xt35 for the center and polk xt15s for the surrounds. I finally figured it out. You have to enable audio passthrough on the roku to get all five speakers to play for 2.0 content. On top of that every time I pressed the roku power button everything comes on like it should. Except the roku wanted to change the setting to auto hdr on every power up.My tv is not capable of doing GOOD hdr so I do not use it. The fix is to go into the roku HDMI SECRET MENU and enable/disable automatic recovery at the bottom right of screen. I hope this helps somebody. My apple tv 4k did not do this but I put it on a different tv because apple does not have the weather channel streaming app nor does it have passthough audio. I call it APPLE SOUND. This receiver does not have any clear voice or clear dialogue tech in it. So I have to turn up the center for some content and turn it back down for music. Also I am not a fan of the loud sound effects in some 5.1 content.Night mode works,but what I use is the dynamic compression setting....only selectable through the amp menu....off...auto...on. Its under hdmi in the amp menu. It only comes on for 5.1 content...there is a indicator light. There is no instructions on how to do this in the manual! For me to get acceptable 5.1 sound from this I enabled dynamic compression...bumped rear speaker up a little..lowered my mains a little and raised the center a little for dialogue. What a hassle and learning curve this was. For what I paid....black friday price it was worth it. That is why I gave it 5 stars. Will be looking a DENON S660H receiver next black friday..lol.That is a entry level receiver.You also will need a subwoofer for this. I actually finally got this to sound both pretty good for both tv and music. Also 2 channel surround sound mode is nice...good job SONY.

Other brands of receivers have clear voice settings....dynamic compression and other settings all available in the on screen menu. But I got this thing figured out finally..most people do not have the time to horse around with something like this. I hope this helps somebody out. I just got an A in home theater school..lol.Have a good day!

Great sounding unit. Took a star off for small spacing with the input jacks.

A high quality modern receiver for a good price. I assume because of 2025 "things" the price has increased for new, the used market is still very reasonable. It includes all the normal nice things you'd want of a receiver, but here's the things that stand out to me:

1. Plug it into an ARC or eARC HDMI plug on your TV, and you can do all the setup on the screen. This includes the surround sound calibration. This also makes doing other activities like bluetooth setup much easier.

2. No PHONO input. If you have a record player, use an amp. That will give you better sound anyway, but just a heads up. I plugged my phono amp into SA/CD

3. The main LEFT / RIGHT speakers are the screw-style connectors, while the center and rear speakers are the "stick in the hole and let it get pinched" style. Two sub ports, the nature of subs means its non-directional anyway but lets you put two in different locations if you wish.

4. The integration with eARC is very convenient, at least on my TV. I have a Samsung TV and it recognized the input and took control of it, and now when the TV turns on or off, so does the receiver, and the audio is also managed right there. This is nice since you can leave it set to the receiver for audio and have the convenience of a soundbar but the improved sound quality of discrete speakers & surround.

It only has the stated surround capabilities, not A/B or different speaker routing. That's fine, I've never had a need for the more complicated passive speaker routing. Because of that, the panel is smaller and the receiver itself is also smaller. I really appreciated the reduced size since it helps keep the heat down and fits more easily in my stand. Very pleased.

This my 2nd Sony Reciever. My first was a similar unit but with Blue Ray and Internet Connection for YouTube, and other apps. But after 10 years the front display was so dim you could hardly see it. The Internet would not connect saying the unit was unregistered. I was looking for a simple inexpensive receiver with 5.1 Surround sound for running my TV programs through. What I like about this unit is that it has a TV out HDMIV connection and 4 HDMIV in connections. I simply connect my satellite HDMIV cable to its corresponding Satellite in connection, or a DVD or a Lap Top to one of the extra HDMIV connections and the receiver controls the output to the TV. All you need to do is select the input (ie: Satellite, Computer, DVD) and the receiver controls the output to the TV. You don't need multiple HDMIV cables going to different inputs in your TV, only to the Receiver. Sound is good. Menu and Amp Functions show up on the TV so you can set up the receiver from the TV. Very simple set up. I also like the speaker set up function. You put the Mike in the area where you normally watch TV, plug it into the corresponding connection in the receiver and start an auto speaker set up. The receiver sends tones to each speaker and adjusts the volume so that you get the right output on the speakers for where you are sitting in the room. Cost of unit is mid range and sound good.

I purchased the STRDH590 about a year ago. It has now begun to display protect and shut off at volumes above 30(on the display) depending on the source(TV/computer.) I have been using the high quality Klipsch "REFERENCE THEATER PACK 5.1 SYSTEM" speakers. All speakers produce sound at volumes below about 30 on the display. I contacted Sony to have the unit repaired under warranty. OMG! What a nightmare dealing with tech support and customer support. The support person refused to listen to my symptoms and instead refused to honor the warranty unless I personally trouble shot the problem over the phone. He started taking me through a procedure that I told him was not applicable to problems I had. He told me unless I performed all the test he told me to perform,no matter how unrelated to my problem, they would not honor their warranty and Sony would do nothing more for me. I ask to talk to his supervisor, but he said all he could do was transfer me to customer service. Mark, the customer service agent insisted that no customer would be allowed to talk to a manger no matter what the complaint. He was Intransigent and refused to provide me with a way to send a complaint to management(not an E-Mail address, not a phone number or even an address.) I have always been a fan of Sony's equipment, but with the lack of respect for their customers and their refusal to honor their warranty, I will unlikely buy another Sony product. Sony apparently believes they don't have to treat their customers well and they will not accept any criticism from their customers. No one dealing with a front line agent with many tiers of blocking agents(so called escalating) should believe or accept that they will be taken seriously unless a manager is available to listen to their complaints or at least a realistic means of registering a complaint(e.x. an E-Mail complaint address which is read by a manager.)

After realizing that I was getting nowhere over the phone and with no other way to resolve the problem, I decided to test each speaker individually, But after lifting and turning the STRDH590 90 degrees to access the speaker connections and testing it with all speakers for my first test the unit began functioning without shutting down. I raised the volume to more that 50(on the display) and no protect message or shutdown. The speakers performed extraordinarily well as expected with a set of Klipsch speakers. Obviously the problem was not a speaker as I never touch a speaker just lifting and turning the STRDH590. I place the unit back in the cabinet at its original, more than a year, position! No connecting, reconnecting, or isolation of speakers would have made any difference in diagnosing the protect error. I'm not sure the problem will not reoccur. Lifting and turning the STDH590 had some affect. Who knows the chassis may have been tweaked enough to bring together a cracked PCB trace, or make a bad solder joint work again. It really doesn't matter what the STRDH590 failure issue is, Sony should have quickly and graciously taken the unit back and diagnosed the problem.

You should seriously consider the horrible service I experienced with an under warranty Sony product when buying any Sony product. I was about to buy a new Sony HDTV but, now I am seriously considering Samsung. Don't allow bullying customer service agents to prevent you from expressing your displeasure with any company.

I wouldn't have given up my 20-year old JVC receiver had it not finally given up on me. But it was a good time to incorporate HDMI switching in a receiver and retire my external switch. This had the added benefit of resolving an odd audio delay that came from my TV processing the video a fraction of a second faster than it output the audio on optical cable to the old receiver. Now I have the switch built in, audio coming from the HDMI signal matches video displayed on the screen, and the sound is decent.

No, it's not a high-end unit and I don't need that. Setup was pretty easy, and I didn't feel the need to override the settings made by the unit itself using the enclosed microphone to balance my 5 speakers and subwoofer.

The menus are relatively intuitive, which is good because the owner's manual is a bit sparse on detail of the more esoteric settings. There is an unexpectedly loud metal click when the unit is turned on; it's one of those things that I'll get used to in a couple weeks and never think about again. One other thing: if you saw as I did in prior reviews many people disliked the very long screen display when changing volume, it's been changed by Sony to about 3 seconds; just long enough to confirm the volume setting you wanted, and then it disappears. My unit was manufactured in the 4th quarter of 2022 so this change was made by then.

One day I walked into the living room, grabbed the receiver's remote and turned it on. It went off almost immediately. I tried turning it on again and I heard a very quiet pop and smelled a whiff of burnt wiring (I think it was probably a circuit board, but what do I know?). So...not having any familiarity with testing and replacing circuit boards, I pronounced it dead and started looking for a replacement. Now, so far I have not mentioned the brand of the dead receiver, but I can say, at the time I purchased it, it was around $500 so not a cheap, off brand and it worked flawlessly...until it didn't. I did want something similar, but did not have exactly the same amount of money to spend this time around so...I did some research on a few different receivers and chose this Sony. I have a full set of Klipsch surround sound speakers - a dual subwoofer set - so I wanted a 5.2 receiver to be able to attach both my subwoofers. The receiver works perfectly well with the speakers and the dongles I use most often to Chromecast movies from my laptop to the TV or the Roku dongle to watch shows on the channels I have through Roku. This is a fine receiver that is working well with my TV and speaker system.

I was using a pretty good Pioneer receiver to pass my HDMI devices through to my TV. Unfortunately this receiver started freezing. The audio would work, but no selections would. Checking around the 'net showed this would likely be a bad capacitor, and since this is at least an 8-year old receiver, I decided to replace it (no schematic, and lots of capacitors to replace).

So, I bought a "renewed" (fancy word for refurbished) Pioneer through Amazon from a seller. That was a bad joke on me because this receiver didn't work either. It would shut off a few seconds after being switched on (apparently this is a common fault with this model of Pioneer receiver). This is the second refurb I have gotten off of Amazon that didn't work. I won't try a third time. I checked online and found out that one Chinese company has purchased Onkyo, Denon and Pioneer. Considering all the problems Canada has been having with China lately and the fact that this supposedly refurbished receiver still didn't work, I decided against purchasing another of these brands.

I have an older 46" Sony TV that is older than my old Pioneer receiver, and it still works perfectly. This convinced me to go with this Sony.

Well, after reading the instructions (Gasp!) it was very easy to set up. It works perfectly with my old Polk Audio surround speakers and sub (5.1), and it sounds very good. I have only tried it on my cable box and the FM tuner, but the sound was every bit as good as the Pioneer was.

Turn it on, set the language and time/date and the receiver goes into setup mode. You plug in a provided microphone and place it in the most common sitting position and it sets up the speakers for you. Sounds good, and only took a minute. Once done, everything was perfect. My old Logitech Harmony universal remote even had the the correct device so I didn't have to manually set up every button on the remote (however, the categories for listening to music do not include using the Bluetooth input as an option for some reason, so to use Bluetooth I would have to use the remote that came with the receiver). Note that I have not tested Bluetooth yet.

I think the price is comparable with what the Pioneer cost years ago, and hopefully it will last longer. It's gotta be better quality than those brands that were bought out by China. That's really too bad. The Pioneer brand used to be a very well respected brand.

Overall, I am happy with this purchase, and I respect Sony as a brand name. I would say this receiver is worth the price I paid ($348.00).

Como es de esperarse la marca es signo de CALIDAD.

entrega, empaque, características de operación. OK!

Atendeu minhas espectativas.

Tive dois receivers pionner e os mesmo deram problemas no prazo de dois anos.

Devido a isso optei pela Sony.

A marca não decepciona em qualidade dos seus produtos.

Produto funciona bem, qualidade do som bastante boa. Junto com uma TV Sony, funciona com o controle remoto da TV. Atendeu às minhas necessidades.

Installed and hooked up my speakers. Worked perfectly first time. Very happy.