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Review on AV receiver 7.2 Sony STR-DH740 by Amar ᠌

Revainrating 4 out of 5

I did not regret the purchase, everything is fine.

There is nothing special to compare, before that there was only a boxed DC from Philips - in comparison with it, the sound is unrealistically cool! Works with acoustics magnat monitor 800 5.0 magnat monitor 200 and an old subwoofer from polk audio (model like with index 10w). More than enough power for a room of 20 sq. M. It is very easy to connect and configure everything, but there are practically no audio settings; not that I would expect a 16-band equalizer for each channel, but in the receiver you can only adjust the level of each speaker, cutoff and overall lows and highs. Apparently, Sony thinks that automatic settings and several presets will be enough for the user, now he is forced to think the same way. The sound in the films is excellent, the effect of full presence. Watching a movie has become much more interesting and the plot captures much more! A child watching cartoons sometimes intuitively turns his head in one direction, then in the other. Now I am reviewing some films that I have already watched before - with the new sound, I don’t care what will happen next in the film - I just enjoy it. I liked watching concerts - of course, it's much better live, but now you can lie on the couch with beer)) I used to think that watching a concert on record is nonsense, now I think that sometimes you can enjoy it. But from music playback, I expected a little more. But maybe the fact is that I twist it from a laptop to mp3 and regular cds from a bd player. Bottom line: an easy-to-use and high-quality receiver. In it, of course, there are no fashionable network bells and whistles and with a minimum of settings. At the same time, it will work out all 100% of its value and bring a lot of pleasant impressions to its owner.

Pros
  • Easy connection, not a high price for 7.2, good build quality.
Cons
  • For some unknown reason, a week after the purchase, the firmware crashed. The master said that the device had completely forgotten who it was. A couple of hours after acceptance, they returned it in good condition, the order indicated: change by.