NEW Sony Receivers! STR-AN1000 - Receivers are Catching Soundbars

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My Reviews of Sony Soundbar Systems:

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:51 Sony's New Receivers
04:54 The Setup Process is Easy
07:25 Receivers vs Soundbars
08:42 Other Notable Features
09:58 First Impressions of Using the Receiver

[joeylo]

I own a 4-story home In Socal and I am currently using 3 sets of sound bars including 1 for my pc. As much as I love sound bars for the clean look, receiver + speakers sound definitely WAY better than sound bars especially when it comes to watching Atmos contents. When you have a decent size room and have the speakers placed in the right positions especially having the Atmos speakers mounted on the ceiling, there is no sound bar can come close to the immersion and spacial feel that receiver+speakers offer. I wish there is sound bar allows users to add wireless speakers and subwoofer(s) in order to create a 7.2.2, 7.2.4, 9.1.2, 9.2.4...etc setup, that will be a game changer. My wife does not like wires in the house and that's the only reason why I no longer use receiver+speakers.

[Alexkiaro]

I have the a80j w/HTA7000 bar, perspective wireless rears and subwoofer. I like the idea of getting the receiver to add a 2nd subwoofer. My question is, can this be paired with the sound the hta7000 and it will improve the audio soundstage at all?

Second question is, can I use the receiver as a hifi player and stream throughout it to the rest of WiFi wireless network speakers in tendon with the Sony surround set up I have? I have been considering a fidelity audio player that holds a better hifi connection then my iPhone. Most importantly I’m curious if this will improved the sound bar and rest of the Sony speakers.

I love my ht7000 surround set up but do want subwoofer power, second addition sounds amazing but not a most. Second subwoofer aside, to reiterate, will this improve my surrounds performance or are they fine on their own?

If I got this would I only get it to benefit adding a second subwoofer? Again, I have the a80j, ht7000 with perspective sub and rears.

[Smmz]

Sixth sense and spooky. Was just about to post to check in and see if you are all okay, then suddenly this video pops up. 😅 Glad to see you back.

[markreyes]

If I plug my PS5 here would I have all the features like HDR VRR and ALLM on a 120?

[wktek]

Hope they are coming soon to Europe, looks like a receiver made for me 😃

[BFish-snxj]

Great Review! 👍🏻
Also, I dig the Feline in the background! A man who loves cats is always a friend of mine. 😻

[rodneydangerfield]

Thanks, Jonah, for the thorough and fantastic video review of the 2023 Sony ES receivers!

[toner]

I did an experiment recently on my Bravia and Yamaha receiver. I've been having millisecond audio video sync issue mostly when I play a bluray movie. I muted the receiver and turned up the tv volume and it was prefect from what I can tell. I wonder why the sync issue with my receiver? Is it the age of the receiver and it's outdated tech compared to todays tvs? Thoughts?

[boazchurchillogola]

Good review, my ask, what do you mean by "... 4 under their ES line, which is mostly meant for custom integrators or installers ..." ?!

[sharpz]

So will this be a good upgrade to the STR-DN1080

[rdavies]

If you have the rs5 wireless surrounds with the AN1000, can you use the surround in zone 3 to play music just out of them? Presumably if you can do this, then you could put the wireless surrounds (temporarily) in an adjacent room for music when you're not watching a movie. Will this work?

[coreycoleman]

Will you be doing a review of this receiver, I'm thinking of purchasing 1 and would like a review from your stand point.

[melwill]

Can this Sony receiver be used with Klipsch speakers, eg rp-600m and rp-500m?

[patrickcalero]

Hi Jonah
Can I connect the front sound bar with wires and the 2 back speakers wireless?
Will this affect any set up?
Thanks

[paulh]

Does the STR-AN1000 have a 360 spatial audio mapping like the Sony HT-A9? Will it give a pseudo atmos effect from non-Atmos source (using height effects). Thanks and I hope this question is fairly clear. Is the Yapau setup from Yamaha even comparable to this?

[frankm]

hey im installing in-ceiling speakers in my house. four in the living room (for tv surround sound/music), one in kitchen and one or two in the backyard. my data closet is upstairs, am i going to be able to control music being played remotely

[VinylPro]

is it made in Japan ?
do the front located USB play video too ?

[stevemendez]

I am totally blind. I have no vision whatsoever. I’ve bought a Sony receiver STR Dash K 700 from eBay without a remote. I don’t know if this item is Bluetooth. I was trying to hook up my Alexa to it. I also hooked up five speakers with speaker wire I cannot even change, FM and a.m. stations for some reason there are no tuning buttons to go up or down through the stations. I hope I just did not waste my money. Please help me. I am from Fort Worth Texas. Thank you.

[michaelerbreviews]

I have a Control4 system installed and am upgrading my receiver to the STR-AN1000. The microphone cord is very short.. How would you set this up if the receiver is in an equipment bay 30 feet away from the listening room?

[benfogarty]

So it would be nice to hear how it sounds? Gown t compares to other receivers in it's price range??