effxz Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Hi everyone I am looking for a new mid line receiver and I have spotted this sony one: http://store.sony.ca/gsi/webstore/WFS/SNYNA-SNYCA-Site/en_CA/-/CAD/ViewProduct-Start?SKU=31-STRDN1050 It seems to have good reviews and has some decent power. Just wondering your thoughts on this? Any recomendations on another produt similar in price? Looking to power rf82 ii surround speaker package. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 That looks like a decent avr. Sony does not get a lot of love on audio forums. But, I have a Sony on some of my speaker and have no complaints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldred Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Best receiver I ever owned was a Sony es.......built like a tank.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 There have been a few notable Sony av products over the last decade or two. As a rule they are not considered by most enthusiast looking at an avr......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryant0086 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 I have no experience with a Sony AVR, so I can only go by what I have read in different forums. I actually have not seen many negatives on things like sound quality, but I have seen several complaints on reliability......and just flat out failing. On specs and connectivity, both the STR-DN850 and STR-DN1050 look like nice receivers for the money. As far as reliabilty, one also has to realize, people are more prone to go on forums and complain as opposed to congratulate when it comes to their experiences. Having said that, I am partial to the Yamaha RX-V677 in that price range, given my experience with Yamaha and the reviews I have read, but as I have said in other threads, I really don't like to steer people too hard toward a particular brand nor model of AVR as I feel like it is more personal taste than anything. I find that modern lower and mind-priced AVRs are really much more alike than they are different. Bryant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Sony ES is pretty good stuff. The rest is middle of the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 (edited) I have what is probably an older version of the next step down from that. It worked great for two channel stereo. What I didn't like was that the menu on the receiver was not intuitive at all, and most of the processing modes introduced this harsh sound that almost sounded like a slight echo, turn on the processing and suddenly my warm soft domes sounded more like cheap aluminum horns. Using it in pass-through mode with no correction and no processing was fine, but almost anything can do that. Edited December 1, 2014 by MetropolisLakeOutfitters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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