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I like it. It works as intended, I keep discovering new features and ways to use it as I read the manuals more often and do some tests.
It's foot print is small compared to others, but be cautious about the height it says it has, because I believe the feets are not included in that height. I do love my new TV stand I bought to fit this as the other had 6" but this supposed ≈5" wouldn't fit in. I would say it's height with feet is about 6.25" to 6.5"
The Led display on the device could be bigger/larger imo but for what we need it's good enough. The TV on-screen menu is easier to play with but the built-in display at least prevents to have to quit what you're doing to go into the hdmi earc input use the on-screen display so I would say it's good that we have both options even if the built-in can feel limited. At least the shortening of the options makes it obvious for most, and the online official manual on the sony website makes it easy to know what you're tweaking and how to get there with a step by step guide.
The only cons for me so far are that I feel that only 4 hdmi ins is a very small amount. A lot of us has an xbox, switch, ps5, pc and more to connect onto these things so 4 built-in hdmi in gets quickly filled to the max. At least we can use the unused tv hdmi inputs to fill in whats left which is good.
The other con is there isn't a pre-amp output for active speakers. Hopefully you already own passive speakers or else be ready to shell them extra $$$ like I ended up doing.
The other con is the sound from hdmi inputs is loud, but from the TV it cam be quiet. Luckily there is a built-in TV DB offset which permits to add an extra 6db that helps a lot. I still felt the sound was quiet so I went into the AMP menu and found I can boost individual speakers in DB. I ended up boosting each by a few extra DBs to compensate and now it's loud enough compared to the hdmi inputs. If you used the included calibration mic, I recommend to keep the differences in DB from each speakers. Example: I had the Fronts at 0 and the sub at -1.5 from the calibration, I boosted 4.5db the fronts and the sub went to 3 to keep that 1.5db in difference. This permits to keep the balanced sound the calibration did for us, while boosting extras to compensate for the weaker TV ouput.
The other con which is unrelated to the receiver, damn there isn't a lot of good 5.1 content out there. Seriously. In games, except hearing a few sounds from behind me from times to times, not much. In movies and series, only very rarely do I stumbled upon one that actually make use of the 5.1, most are stereo and that's it. I'm still glad I have it, but I was expecting to get that good surround sound most of the time rather than only sometimes.
All in all, I am satisfied. Truly. Everything it throwed at me could be fixed by simply knowing how to properly tweaked it and reading its very simple manual.
Please be aware that the cons I faced might be because this is my first AV Receiver, but maybe my music studio experience helped me a lot to figure out how to properly tweak it to get the most of it in every situation i encountered so far.
| Brand | Sony |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Sony Electronics Inc. |
| Place of Business | SAN DIEGO, CA, 92127 US |
| Model | STRDH590 |
| Model year | 2018 |
| Part Number | STRDH590 |
| Compatible Devices | Television |
| Special features | Equalizer |
| Mounting Hardware | Info not available |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Audio encoding | Stereo |
| Audio output mode | Stereo |
| Audio Output Type | Speakers, Bluetooth, HDMI |
| Speaker surround sound channel configuration | 5.1 |
| Output Wattage | 725 Watts |
| Voltage | 120 Volts |
| Wattage | 725 watts |
| Batteries included | Yes |
| Batteries Required | Yes |
| Battery Cell Composition | Alkaline |
| Total USB Ports | 1 |
| Connector Type | Bluetooth, HDMI |
| Media Format | WAV |
| Does it contain liquid? | No |
| Includes rechargable battery | No |
| Manufacturer | Sony Electronics Inc. |
| Item model number | STRDH590 |
| Product Dimensions | 29.85 x 43.18 x 13.34 cm; 8.28 kg |
| ASIN | B078WG7HZY |
