Sony STR-DN1000 7.1-Channel Audio Video Receiver
February 9th, 2010 | 
- 7.1-channel A/V receiver
- Blu-ray disc player matching design
- HD upscaling/upconverting technology
- Simple operation with on-screen GUI
- 7 HD inputs (4 active HDMI and 3 component inputs)
Product Description
The STR-DN1000 7.1 Channel A/V Receiver delivers the Full HD 1080 experience to a home theater system. It features 7 HD inputs including 4 HDMI inputs with “Active Intelligence”. In addition, the STR-DH700 is compatible with 24p True Cinema technology video signals and decodes uncompressed audio (LPCM via HDMI) making it compatible with Blu-ray Disc Player, the PlayStation 3 technology and other HD sources. Speaking of an enhanced experience, how about listening to music in a different room? Now share your favorite songs wirelessly throughout your home with ease. Simply plug in the optional S-Air transmitter and turn on the AirStation client (sold separately).
Sony STR-DN1000 7.1-Channel Audio Video Receiver
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Sony STR-DN1000 7.1-Channel Audio Video Receiver (Black)Very disappointed – Bought this to replace a Harmon Kardon 2005 that failed. I expected that this Sony would be OK but not great due to the low price, however, the sound is in a word, simply “Dull”. It is almost as lifeless as using just the TV speakers.
Rating: 2 / 5
I just received days ago and I still don’t have everything working the way I want. I was not happy that the receiver will not do HD Upscaleing like Sony said, I even called support over this. When you go to buy this don’t expect it to work because Sony tech. even said it doesn’t work. This receiver was very complicated to set up. The auto setup sounded so bad and so weak my TV sounded better. Once again I called tech. support and manually had to set each individual speaker. Finally it looks nothing like my Bluray player like Sony said. This was the bad!
Once I got everything set up this receiver finally delivered and put out one of the best sounds I’ve heard, Sound quality it beats my Bose home theater and volume NO comparison Bose wasn’t in the ballpark. I now have everything Sony except my JBL surrounds, sub, and 15″ floor speakers. Everything from TV down is in Bravia sync TV is a Sony KDL-46Z4100, Bluray BDP-S350, DVD/VHS combo SLV-D360P this receiver fits right in. I would recommend this product only to someone who knows what their doing.
Rating: 3 / 5
Got this thing on Saturday. It sure is pretty.
Got it all set up, speakers calibrated, inputs renamed, etc. then went to try a DVD. That’s when I discovered that neither my Oppo DVD nor my Panny BD player appeared to be attached. Needless to say they were, the receiver was just broken. I wasted 2 hours with the clowns at Sorny tech support and they finally told me to ship it (my nickel) to Laredo, Texas. I said screw that and returned it to Amazon (thanks Amazon for paying the shipping on out-of-box defective units).
This all turned out for the best as I discovered the Pioneer VSX-919AH-K 120 Watts A/V Receiver with Full Color GUI/OSD, Advanced MCACC and Analog to HDMI Up-Conversion (Black) which is about the same price, has more power, supports SACD over HDMI (the Sorny doesn’t), allows you to delete unused inputs (Sorny doesn’t), supports iPods directly (Sorny you need a $87 accessory), etc.
OK it only has 3 HDMI inputs instead of 4, but whats up with the “better for audio” HDMI 3 on the Sorny anyway, shouldn’t they all be equally good? Oh, and the remote pickup on the Sorny sucks with the original remote and with a Harmony, I have to almost dislocate my shoulder to reach towards the receiver so it will get the signal and I’m only sitting 12 feet away. I haven’t gotten the Pioneer yet, but it just HAS to be better.
So I learned three things:
1) Amazon has a really cool return policy.
2) Check that everything works before you spend a lot of time calibrating and renaming things.
3) Do your homework before you buy. Download those manuals and read them.
UPDATE: Got the Pio and it sounded better out of the box with no tweaks than the Sorny did after extensive setup. Pio has a much better GUI, better speaker calibration, better remote range, many more configurable features, better everything except looks, although it isn’t ugly by any means, just ordinary. Oh, and the HDMI inputs work.
Rating: 1 / 5
I join the many who have said…………”I went with SONY against my better judgement”. I have a main theater system using a Yamaha receiver (which replaced an old Denon). I was running a Samsung HTIB for a small LCD I had in my sun room. Decided to upgrade…..bought at BRAVIA 46″ and BD-360 and was about to buy another Yamaha receiver when I was caught by early reviews on the STR DN1000. BRAVIA link and all the hype about one remote does it all hooked me.
After a week of fooling with set up on all components I have gotten the blu-ray to work with the receiver but 2+ hours with SONY level 1 and 2 support have left me with. “We conclude our receiver is not compatible with your cable box”. NOT COMPATIBLE?? It’s a Scientific Atlanta (granted not the sharpest tool in the shed) 8300HD and Time Warner has them out there by the zillions. I was told just hook the cable box directly to the TV and use the optical to connect to the receiver. ( I really needed to buy a new receiver to get this SOTA hook up)
Blu-ray is great………trying to find motivation to calibrate speakers…..and sort out my extra cables……….so much for HDMI.
Rating: 3 / 5
My first unit (shipped directly from Sony) I used Credit Card rewards points was damaged and immediately went into protection.
My 2nd unit worked with no problem. The quality over all is poor. No offense here to anyone, but if you are a real basic home theater person who sits with the family and kids and watches tv, or kids DVD’s then this receiver will be OK for you. If you are more on the experienced and knowledgeable Home Theater end of things and want good to great audio/video (which I am and have been messing with Home Theater before it was main stream) you will most likely be disappointed by this “flagship” receiver by Sony.
The sound quality is poor, the set up is a pain (the onscreen GUI is nice, but responsiveness is slow)as the manual is garbage, so it is all trial and error. The EQ is non-existent (only treble and bass, not for individual speakers but for the entire system and all speakers), so no real EQ.
Speaker set up and sound is horrible, as there is no real LFE output but only simulated LFE from the receiver so bass echo’s and is not solid or deep (I use a 450 watt Polk dual 12″ side firing sub which pounds with clarity and volume with my other receivers Denon Onkyo and Pioneer).
Also the lack of manual controls on the unit is a major annoyance. The shiny black face plate does not matter to me. I plan on listening to my receiver not staring at it sit idol.
The highs sound very flat and there is no liveliness to the mid range so the highs and mids sound scratchy and very simulated, not life like sound at all.
The HDMI inputs are not nameable or assignable, so you have to always memorize what HDMI1, HDMI2…etc are, BD, DVD, Satellite, etc…
I am very disappointed by this receiver over all and would recommend against purchasing it. Look at Denon, and Pioneer in the 500 – 550 price range for much better quality and sound. I was always skeptial about Sony receivers but figured I would give this one a try, and my thoughts are pretty much confirmed, that Sony sells inferior receivers with poor quality sound and less than mediocre design.
Rating: 1 / 5