Sony STR-DH700 7.1-Channel A/V Receiver (Black) by Sony
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Digital camera reviews of Sony STR-DH700 7.1-Channel A/V Receiver (Black)
Digital camera Review: Nice for the price
Summary: 4 Stars
We've had the strdh700 a little over a month. We're not audiophiles, but we think it sounds great.
My only issue is the auto calibration that other seem to love. I first set up as 5.1 system(until I got
other speakers wired). That auto calibration ended with errors on the back and side speakers). After
drilling holes in floors and running wire in the basement to side speakers, tried to Auto calibrate.
Got errors on side and back speakers. Moved the mic, same error. Took out some furniture, got the same errors.
Moved the speakers(with furniture still out), still getting side & rear speakers out of range errors.
Still sounds good, wonder if it could be better if I could get the speakers calibrated. I have not tried
to do that manually, guess I should suck it up and give it a try. Running sony kdl46xbr8, strdh700 with
Onkyo sks-ht540b speakers.
Digital camera Review: Perfect replacement for burned out 10yr old unit
Summary: 5 Stars
I've used Sony for years now and finally my older Sony receiver died on me. Actually it didn't die, one of the surround channels went out. I wanted an excuse to update my receiver so I did with this unit and I love it. I like having the extra HDMI connections available. I do wish the display was a little easier to see from a distance such as left, right and rear speaker levels for setup. Also my previous unit had a blue confirm light when it was on a surround tv station and this one has just nothing I can see from across the room. Other then those minor issues I'm very pleased with this unit.Digital camera Review: STR-DH700 Sound Quality
Summary: 2 Stars
I couldn't find any real reviews of this unit before purchasing it. But I found plenty of the previous model, the STR-DG720. And I would have to say that about every review of that unit would be applicable here.
I was forced into buying a new receiver when my 10 year old JVC died the other night. It was a higher priced unit, so the differences in the display (more basic LED, and no on-screen), and speaker connections was not a shock. What was, was the HUGE difference in sound quality. Highs are tinny and broken. Bass is loose and muddy, and it seems like there is a whole range of sounds missing at times.
I read the other reviews and assumed since I don't consider myself an audiophile that the difference in sound quality would be barely discernible.
I used the auto-calibrate method, which did a descent job of setting up the balance of sound between the speakers. Next I tried to attack the sound quality but there is no true EQ or SEA adjustment. Just a Treble and Bass adjustment that does not have an effect in most surround modes.
I have about $2500 in JBL speakers, and this unit made my speakers sound like much smaller / cheaper speakers.
If you have smaller / cheaper speakers, this unit is actually a very feature rich option, but if you have a sensitive ear and good speakers, I'd pass this one up.Sony STR-DH700 7.1 Channel A/V Receiver (Black)
Digital camera Review: Set up Instructions not good
Summary: 3 Stars
Sony STR-DH700 7.1-Channel A/V Receiver (Black)
This a very good unit but Sony instructions for setup are very bad.It walks you through the first step by having you clear the memory.Well when you do that it will not set up the speakers automaticly.It will default to (NO). So after racking my brain why the back speakers would not work and wondering why the Auto set up for the speakers would not work and ready to send it back I finally read the last 40 pages of the setup and finally noticed that when you reset the unit it faults to NO on the automatic speaker setup.After changing that manually everything worked like magic.Not for the faint uf heart!
Digital camera Review: Set-up confusing.
Summary: 4 Stars
Set up a little confusing. Great sound. No dedicated phono jack means additional purchase of pre-amp.