Sony STR-DE675 5.1 Channels Receiver
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- Surround Sound: Dolby Digital® DTS® Dolby Pro Logic II
- THX Certification: No
- Number of Channels: 5.1 Channels
- Type: Receiver
- Surround Mode Power: 100 Watt @ 8 ohm, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, THD: 0.09%
- Stereo Mode Power: 100 Watt @ 8 ohm, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, THD: 0.09%
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DTS for everyone
Pros
DTS, Affordable, 3 S-Video/ 3 Optical Inputs
Cons
Not THX, No Component Video, Bad Remote
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
Until next generation of Tuners and TV's (for HDTV) are out, this does the job quite well.
You must be building a home theater. If you are anything like me, you are surprised at how much one can spend on a surround receiver. After seeing the incredible price tags on some THX systems, I asked some friendly experts what they would spend for a pretty good system. The answer was $175-$300. So this eliminated many choices. However, I found almost all of the same features in this price category as the big boys.
Why I chose this receiver
I knew that I needed several S-Video slots (this was before the days of component video equipment). I also had at least two devices with the capability of digital output (through toslink cable). As far as inputs and outputs this has three optical inputs for digital sound: TV, DVD, and Tape (Tape deck...they still sell those), 3-S-video inputs. So I was able to plug my PS2 into the Video portion of the input while the PS2 sound plays through the Optical input for tape. This unit has AFD (detects fields for sound) to automatically play your DVD, CD, or Digital TV Tuner in its native encoding (Dolby Pro-Logic for example). If you like a particular sound field it can switch b/t them manually. For example you may want to watch a speech on Sound Hall setting. Also there is a technology to create Surround Sound for non-surround fields (setting is called Cstex). Doesn't compare to digital surround, but good in some instances. I was confused at how the unit has 3 S-Video inputs and only one output, but this is ideal. In short the unit knows (by what mode it is on) what to tell the TV's S-Video. Cool!
What are you missing out on
The only thing that has impacted my experience is the lack of component video input or output. I have a DVD changer with this ability and I have to hook the picture to the TV and the sound the receiver. So to watch this device, must turn receiver to DVD, and hit input on TV. Kind of inconvenient, but nothing that a universal remote couldn't solve. The troubleshooting in the instructions is lacking, but the phone support is great. The remote should not legally be allowed to use the term "universal," don't plan on using this remote with anything else. No THX sound wasn't a big deal to me. As far as I am concerned my living room is the same quality as the movie theater.
Notes
To use the Optical input, while using the picture from a different device, (example: PS2 has S-Video plugged into Video1 and Optical sound cable plugged into Tape) you must have them both on. AFD does not recognize Pro-Logic encoding until version 5.0. So PS-2 games are in surround but must be manually set on receiver. In order to use and enjoy surround, you must activate and setup up each speaker on the receiver, one at a time.
Why I chose this receiver
I knew that I needed several S-Video slots (this was before the days of component video equipment). I also had at least two devices with the capability of digital output (through toslink cable). As far as inputs and outputs this has three optical inputs for digital sound: TV, DVD, and Tape (Tape deck...they still sell those), 3-S-video inputs. So I was able to plug my PS2 into the Video portion of the input while the PS2 sound plays through the Optical input for tape. This unit has AFD (detects fields for sound) to automatically play your DVD, CD, or Digital TV Tuner in its native encoding (Dolby Pro-Logic for example). If you like a particular sound field it can switch b/t them manually. For example you may want to watch a speech on Sound Hall setting. Also there is a technology to create Surround Sound for non-surround fields (setting is called Cstex). Doesn't compare to digital surround, but good in some instances. I was confused at how the unit has 3 S-Video inputs and only one output, but this is ideal. In short the unit knows (by what mode it is on) what to tell the TV's S-Video. Cool!
What are you missing out on
The only thing that has impacted my experience is the lack of component video input or output. I have a DVD changer with this ability and I have to hook the picture to the TV and the sound the receiver. So to watch this device, must turn receiver to DVD, and hit input on TV. Kind of inconvenient, but nothing that a universal remote couldn't solve. The troubleshooting in the instructions is lacking, but the phone support is great. The remote should not legally be allowed to use the term "universal," don't plan on using this remote with anything else. No THX sound wasn't a big deal to me. As far as I am concerned my living room is the same quality as the movie theater.
Notes
To use the Optical input, while using the picture from a different device, (example: PS2 has S-Video plugged into Video1 and Optical sound cable plugged into Tape) you must have them both on. AFD does not recognize Pro-Logic encoding until version 5.0. So PS-2 games are in surround but must be manually set on receiver. In order to use and enjoy surround, you must activate and setup up each speaker on the receiver, one at a time.
