Sony STR-DH500 5.1-Channel A/V Receiver (Black)

All that I expected in a good receiver. It powers my 15 year old DCM 12 inch 3 ways and Infinity 12 inch powered sub woofer just fine. I don't use the sub out as the sub is wired in parallel with the DCM's. The Infinity has a low pass built in adjustable filter. I do not use the HDMI inputs at this time, however I'll be ready in the future. Nice unit,

This 5.1 reciver is a great amp and was just what I was looking for. Sound quality is very good and it replaced a 20 year unit that had stoped working. The only thing I did not like was the way the wires for the main speakers are attatched, I wish the unit had RCA output for all speakers. Other than that it was a easy install and would buy this unit again.

I bought this item and received it very quickly from amazon. When i first hooked it up i found that it would not pass through the HDMI input from my Phillips dvd player or pass through RCA video. I talked to Sony customer support for two hours and they said it was defective. So, amazon sent me another which arrived quickly. This one will pass the RCA video through but still will not pass HDMI through for my DVD player. I'm sure Sony is trying to make you have to buy a Sony DVD player.
Good Stuff
- Cheap
- Everything else works fine

Bad Stuff
- HDMI will not work
- Sound quality is not so good
- Connections on back are not well organized

Very happy! The first shipment was defective and I returned for the same item. The exchange was quick, friendly and I am very satisfied with the product and servive. Thank you Amazon.

This is a good basic version of A/V receiver. I am mainly using it to connect my In-Sealing BOSE speakers.
PROS: Good Sound Quality for that price
CONS: all DMPORT accessories are expensive (in retrospect may be a YAMAHA receiver would have been better for me), can't connect my laptop/mp3 player/iPhone without the expensive SONY accesories
COMMENTS: First analyze what all equipments you need to connect to your receiver before you buy it