Sony Receiver Review - STR-DH190 - Fill Your Soul with Happiness for less than $200 all in...

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[@jimbrunsman1011]

Enjoy your wry sense of humor without cracking a smile. The content is really good and I'm a big believer in evangelizing for better sound without costing much. Nice work...

[@cheapaudioman]

Thanks so much. I appreciate

[@wrathbliss]

I'm blessed to know that this Sony reciever, 73 bucks x 4 sc5s, dvd for 44 bux, 2 x 98 buck sony subs.. awesome affordable setup was my early Christmas 2020 present. To hear Randy talk about it on Christmas Eve kicks ass! After the year we've had around the world... It's good to know that the music can be heard wonderfully through the distortions of or reality. Rock on and Merry Christmas to all! Wishing you all a very safe cautious healthy and happy New year and beyond... Filled with wonderful music from dusk till Dawn

[@cheapaudioman]

I'm so glad that products like this and hats off to Sony for making things affordable for consumers.

[@9mmmike642]

I bought this for my daughter for her birthday. Then I handed down an older Sony DVD player to play CDs, a Pioneer PL55 turntable and some 6” Cerwin Vega speakers I scored from Goodwill. It sounds very good and she loves streaming Spotify and KZbin from her phone.

[@johnbailey9408]

I bought this in 2019 on sale at a best buy on a whim. Glad I did! The headphone output is very generous for a class d amp also sounds great through my Klipsh bookshelves. The phono stage is also great and has a gain setting in the menu depending upon your cartridge output. I'd say this is a modern classic! I was so impressed I bought another one the next year for a second audio setup. Affordable and sounds great for a modern 2 channel receiver. 👍

[@od2437]

Is this a class D? I thought class D amps are small

[@paulbryden4006]

Looks like this might be the amp for me thank you for your feedback.

[@budsmoker4201120]

Hey bud how do you connect a sub to the amp?

[@crisjr6478]

This receiver is excellent for the price. I have it hooked up to the sscs5 bookshelves and it sounds awesome. I actually prefer the Sony sound vs some other inexpensive options Yamaha, denon, onkyo, etc it just has a nicer sound to it. Love the remote to. I love this setup for its simplicity.

[@TodaysTomSawyer66]

Thank you, and the straight from the bottle is always good for me. I have this receiver, have it driving a pair of monitor audio bronze 2,impresive sound for less than £400 all in. Thanks for the review, and you are a breath of fresh air on you tube.

[@cheapaudioman]

Thanks so much!

[@simplelife6827]

Subbed. Straightforward and chilled, how could I not.

[@cheapaudioman]

Thanks, Mr. Life.

[@kamikazeclaymore]

I love your vids. It's Xmas, Im receiving vinyl left and right and my overblown LG stereo crap the bed. You're a lifesaver buddy. Keep up the lord's work.

[@steventsimtsos4029]

Merry Christmas Randy 🎁. Here's to more subs in 2021 !

[@blech71]

This approach where it’s like your sitting down with an old friend and your casually talking about a piece of kit. I like it. I just subbed and I’m gonna go through your vids to see if any DIY bookies have been included like Paul Carmody’s Speedsters. Greta channel man! I hope u keep that simple chill approach. More personable

[@thomasward00]

You're almost at 5K Subs! Keep up the great content!

[@travisjeffery1352]

Thanks for your review on the str-dh190. It was very helpful. I like your dry sarcasm with very direct description of the product. I purchased the Sony and a set of Fluance signature series bookshelf speakers. I also saw your review on the fluance, very informative. My little garage system sounds amazing for what it is. Keep up the great work man!

[@dashcorbett7354]

I love that 70's, cooking show music between the different parts of your videos.

[@net_news]

hahaha me too!!!!

[@stevezeidman7224]

Perfect descript!

[@cheapaudioman]

It’s literally the music that comes with the free Microsoft photo app movie editing software. I thought it was funny.

[@WVMUSIC_NL]

Hi I just bought a secondhand STR DE 197 ( which still looks pristine) and coupled it with my old tannoy Pbm 6.5 ii speakers, already sounding great. But what budget option would you recommend instead of the tannoy’s and what do you think about the receiver?

[@Sams911]

second time youtube suggested one of your vides, and your style is entertaining as fuck... gonna subscribe, what the heck!

[@cheapaudioman]

Well it’s free and we have all the virtual room in our hearts and hearths for you, my friend.

[@NeilBlanchard]

I literally had UPS deliver one of these, as I was finishing watching you review. I set it up with a pair of RCA LX-55 (aka Radio Shack LX-55) speakers with the fabulous Linaeum dipole tweeters. I have a powered woofer, and I originally connected that with speaker wires to the B speaker outputs on the Sony. This works fine (though the spring clip connectors are not ideal).

[@deropol05]

Yes, the speaker spring clips are horrible, I'm using mine in my garage now. Cool things are it has a record out rca, and you can name the inputs with your choice of text

[@budsmoker4201120]

I was thinking about putting a woofer on the b side and when I want sub I can put the reciever on a+b mode. When I don't, say at night, just use channel A. Nice to see that is an option.

[@NeilBlanchard]

@@budsmoker4201120 That is a fine way to do it, when your sub can take speaker level input. It doesn't stress the Sony, since the sub has it's own amp.

[@artax7438]

Great channel , I was never a big Sony receiver guy unless it was Sony ES. But I discovered the more current models(2011-2021) are surprisingly good smooth but clean sounding amps. I have the Sony Dh550 and I only got it because I knew it was a newer model and the price was dirt cheap. I was wowed for sure had ok to good low end bass and finally a Sony with a clean top end in the amp section. Not perfect by any means but these Sony dh150,190,550,590 models hold their own when compared to more expensive receivers or amps.

[@joeslacker1020]

I'm scared to get anything lower than 200 is there anything in the 200-300 range you could recommend and how much better would it be than these sub 200 dollar amps like the one in this video?

[@Darkside_C7]

Love these daily videos!

[@cheapaudioman]

More to come!

[@gustavodaoulucas3900]

Great video. Thank you so much. If you had to choose between this sony and a yamaha 303, with latter being 33% more expensive, what would u do? My basic use is LP and CD. Thank you

[@jeffsnodgrass9470]

Hey Randy, I happen to have that amp and got the cs5's today. After watching your reviews and comparison videos i took the chance on them. Wow they are "that good" as you would say. Very detailed and the bass is good enough. I am glad I stumbled on your channel good stuff. For your sound tests may I suggest a Canadian band The Tragically Hip Album- Road Apples Track- Fiddlers Green The Hip are a national treasure up her in Canada. Enjoy, and thanks for the insight it was very helpful.

[@cheapaudioman]

Great to hear!

[@rjzlwop3153]

I know I’ve asked questions about this before but this is a tiny bit different, I have four, JBLA 130 speakers in my garage, my den on 2805 receiver is not doing what I think it should be doing, what do you recommend to listen to FM radio and stream music on all the speakers? Thank you for your awesome awesome awesome knowledge

[@stfnphil]

Nice review! How would you compare this Sony receiver to the new series of Aiyima/ Fosi amplifiers (with the TPA3255 chip)?

[@victormuriel7266]

My friend, great review! Seems like a nice device as u said, good for the office or a small set. Btw, my old onkyo does the same with the volume knob.

[@joeslacker1020]

I'm scared to get anything lower than 200 is there anything in the 200-300 daollar range you could recommend and how much better would it be than these sub 200 dollar amps like the one in this video? I'm speaking for the Emotiva airmotiv b1+ speakers that is. Thanks

[@darrenparkes9805]

Just found you’re reviews I’m here in australia, such great and informative review,

[@silverpantsblue.1780]

love when he snickers at his own innuendos. Also had me saying "dinnit" all day

[@AudioElectronicsChicago]

It is indeed a great receiver and with bluetooth. You can't go wrong with this one, it has a lot of power too!

[@rhapsodyd6339]

How's the sound over bluetooth?

[@madcrabber1113]

@@rhapsodyd6339 good

[@rhapsodyd6339]

Never understood why they didn't put their own LDAC codec in this thing, would sound so much better.

[@theuvcrew2531]

What would your thoughts be on using this stereo receiver as an amplifier for other AV receivers that have additional channels of processing but no amplification? For example, I'm looking to get a Denon 3700h, which has 11 channels of processing but only 9 channels of amplification. So I need to add additional amplification for 2 more channels. Given the competitive price point of this Sony, I was considering pairing this with the 3700h. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks.

[@warped_rider]

Bought this receiver to go with my Yamaha 5-Disc changer and Elac 5.2s. Love the sound!

[@sting0072007]

Got this a while back, loving the bluetooth push feature that turns on the receiver, and the auto turn off feature. For phone streaming music i don't really ever have to even touch the remote

[@npmrc]

Thanks! I did not know about Bluetooth push feature.

[@joeslacker1020]

I'm scared to get anything lower than 200 is there anything in the 200-300 daollar range you could recommend and how much better would it be than these sub 200 dollar amps like the one in this video? I'm speaking for the Emotiva airmotiv b1+ speakers that is. Thanks

[@crisjr6478]

@@joeslacker1020 unless you are planning to go full surround sound this is probably all anyone needs. It absolutely sounds just as good. My dad has a 600$ denon 2 channel receiver and he admits my Sony just sounds better.

[@lookingattheman]

Randy! Thank you for all of your help! Love all of your content!! Would you recommend running a nice preamp into this one of the other inputs for better sound??

[@sketkar]

I got this for along with the Klipsch R-51M speakers. Using it with my Audio Technica turnable. Enjoying it very much!

[@cheapaudioman]

Good for you. I bet it sounds great.

[@jamescroft735]

Hey man! Great video. Did you try the headphones out on this? I'm looking at running some Philips X2HR off them and wondering if these would push a good sound out. Or at least better than a smartphone or PC sound card. Cheers!

[@nigelpersaud4544]

Great channel. I have two questions that I hope you can help me with. First, would there really be a noticeable difference in sound quality between this receiver (Sony STR-DH190) and an integrated receiver like the Cambridge AXR85 or AXR100? Second, can an 8 ohm receiver like this one safely drive 6 ohm speakers? Thank you.

[@bigmsound]

Sure, this receiver can safely drive 6 Ohm speakers. I always use the Sony SS-CS5 speakers on this receiver and they are of 6 Ohms impedance. There is an impedance selector on the remote control (either 8 or 6 ohms) which is accessible through the Amp Menu button and the round -o- button and selectable by pressing the up or down arrow buttons above and below the round -o- button. Never any problems with 6 ohm speakers on this unit. No "Overheat" or "Protection" shutdowns or any Magic Smoke from this receiver.

[@nigelpersaud4544]

@@bigmsound Thank you for the response.

[@bryanazbel5440]

Great review! Thanx..I need your opinion.I need a receiver(99% of time) for my turntable (Audio-Technica AT-LP 1240 USB)...Classic Rock music... Which one (out of this 2) would you recommend Sony STRDH190 , Yamaha R-S202BL(no phono)? What about YAMAHA R-N303BL(double the price),but is it worth it? Thank you very much,Sir!

[@leonardblush2557]

This is one of those products I don't want, but would happily recommend, if that makes sense.

[@IKB2023]

Hey Guys, topping d50s+Sony str dh190 or topping e30+Yamaha r-n303bl ??? Thank you for the video

[@ghostedrebasser5357]

I have had this exact stero for a year now and I actually enjoy it I have the sony towers next to the Christmas tree im just waiting to open them

[@artax7438]

NICE let us know how they sound when you get a chance

[@jamesk7433]

nice. Are you running a external DAC ? it helps a lot. Even a budget basic external DAC makes this amp rally come alive.

[@ghostedrebasser5357]

@@jamesk7433 naw I don't really know much about those but I do plan on leaning about them

[@ghostedrebasser5357]

@@artax7438 they sound nice you might have to change about with the treble and bass a little but other than that they sound really good when watching movies I have a sub and it really helps with the lows

[@ginom407]

This is what it's all about! Great review!

[@cheapaudioman]

Much appreciated!

[@robertmyers2663]

I love your channel and I have the Sony 190 but I'm looking to upgrade now so what do you suggest?

[@devine-iq]

Any experience with the Yamaha r-s202? If so, how does that receiver compare to this Sony?

[@tylercielen2216]

I’m also curious about this!

[@joeslacker1020]

I'm scared to get anything lower than 200 is there anything in the 200-300 daollar range you could recommend and how much better would it be than these sub 200 dollar amps like the one in this video? I'm speaking for the Emotiva airmotiv b1+ speakers that is. Thanks

[@jeffcsMN]

Is high-resolution audio available on this receiver through all inputs and/or via Bluetooth?

[@nikandbdog]

Do you have a preferred way to connect a Sub to this? A recommendation for a $100 subwoofer?

[@euroshark1]

Solid review of a bargain receiver. Merry Christmas mate!

[@cheapaudioman]

Thankes, George.

[@asonofliberty9737]

I don't plan on using a computer or cd player with this amp. Just spotify over Bluetooth (which sounds pretty good as is) and lps. Would you still recommend a dac however, like the Schiit Modi to run my spotify from Android? Thank's for keeping it real Randy

[@popculture70]

I like that you mentioned some of the music you listened to. Hifi shows don't do this enough. I want to know how Pat Metheny's guitar sounds, how the drums sound on Ticket to Ride, how does Master of Puppets sound, what about Maria Callas's voice, Tony Levin's bass etc etc... That's why we buy hifi after all. Marry Christmas!

[@cheapaudioman]

Agree. Merry Christmas to you too

[@isuavingalaff]

i grabbed a jd and coke and a walnut whip lol,,to settle down to watch this on xmas eve,,,,great stufff,,,,cheerz from the uk..

[@cheapaudioman]

Happy holidays!

[@LeedsSTL]

So you still recommend this setup in 2022 when the receiver is now $198 at Amazon? I'm using an older Marantz SR96 ($25 Goodwill pickup) however it has started failing and it may be cheaper to buy this receiver than repair the Marantz

[@offason]

Merry Christmas Randy! 🎅 You make reviews fun 👍

[@cheapaudioman]

Thanks, Tommy. Enjoy your holiday and I hope santa brings you a fat sack of speakers.

[@offason]

@@cheapaudioman :-) I actually got a Marshall Kilburn II from my brother and I like it.

[@usabiaga]

Hola from Mexico. Will this work ok with the Elac's debut 2.0 b5.2? Great reviews. Gracias.

[@timgehrsitz3267]

Thanks so much for this review, ended up stuck between this and the Denon AVR-S540BT because I wanted a sub as well... I ended up just running this A/B with some ELAC Debut 6.2s and an ELAC SUB1010. I'm still wondering if I should go back and get the Denon for the high pass filter, or if this is gonna sound better overall. If you have thoughts I'd love to hear Also, gotta agree: the remote for this thing is a pleasure to use

[@crisjr6478]

I would say after enjoying the Sony for awhile you probably won’t be impressed with the Denon. I don’t know how Sony does it but it just sounds better and is far less fatigued on your ears. It’s one of those receivers you can crank up and listen to all day without hesitation.

[@Tasi78]

Hi. I have this receiver and I connected a pair of Tannoy DC-6/8ohms (10.5ohms measured with multimeter) to the A speakers and a pair of Bose 2.1 acoustimass also at 8ohms to the B speakers and select 6ohms on the receiver settings. Do you think the resulted 4.5ohms/speaker( instead of a minimum 6 ohms/speaker) will damage the amp? Thanks🙋

[@Joel-rc9pu]

Hey there, I have the Fosi Audio T20 connected to my PC with the Klipsh RP-600M at 50W/channel. Would this amp be an upgrade for this setup?

[@richardking3681]

Just picked up this receiver at after this review- really impressive!

[@welderfixer]

Randy, did you try the Sony with the Emotiva B1+ speakers? Thanks.

[@cheapaudioman]

I did not try that combination, no. But I think that would be a nice pairing.

[@cdyow]

Randy - the turntable I'm looking at has a a phono preamp. In that case do I still rca out to the phono input on this receiver or into one of the 'regular' rca inputs? And if the answer is "into one the regular rca inputs," should I start looking at value turntables without a preamp, so I'm not taking up one of the inputs I could have had available for something else? Thanks in advance.

[@cheapaudioman]

regular rca. If your amp has a phono stage I'd grab something without a installed phone amp. fluance has great options and uturn as well

[@cdyow]

@@cheapaudioman Thank you, sir.

[@ComblessMan]

What about FM reception. Understanding that location from stations and location in the home makes a big difference how does it compare to other receivers?

[@xorteccentron1182]

Hi AudioMan, I have the same Deck, I don' t have the Prozor dac, I run the Sony Dvd Player thru the 1st Input. It runs fine, but still, do I need one anyway for what I think might be an upgraded listening experience? oh, I have Polk Audio T300s, and I do want to get the Sony SSCS5's, what's your opinion on the PA T300's??

[@cheapaudioman]

I’m not sure what kind of DAC is in the CD player. If it’s a bit old or if it was very inexpensive you may hear a difference. For $14 it might be worth giving it a try to see if you can hear any difference. If you don’t have any issues now it might be worth waiting and saving a bit more for a better DAC like a schiit modi or a topping E30s. At about $100 of either of them that will probably provide a much better experience. And unfortunately I don’t have any experience with this polks. Thanks so much for watching.

[@gustavodaoulucas3900]

Great video. Thank you so much. Funny too. Why do we need a dac for cd players with this sony? In general, isn’t there any receiver that is decent and even cheaper? I read about a small Kinter (but without phono). Does it make sense? All my best

[@arress2052]

Sorry for the newb question but if a receiver like this doesn't have a sub out, how do I connect a powered sub? Thanks.

[@xDoppelgangerx]

How it works with a pair of Klipsch RP 600M? these is a good combo?

[@terrenceliu2007]

I going to buy Emotiva B1+, do you think it can drive? Thx!

[@mctapia12]

Hey, Cheap-audio man, Would it make sense if I try to use this to move a set of PMC speakers rated 150w, 8 ohms, and 90dB sensitivity?

[@bdsattern]

My daughter recenty purchased this model but wants to bypass the internal phono and use a better preamp (iFi Zen). Unfortunatley, it looks like the only auxillary input is the 3.5 plugin on the front. The other audio inputs on the back don't seem to support the extrenal preamp signal. Any insight? Thanks!

[@bjthomas-1047]

I recently had my 80's Cerwin-Vega speakers redone. However, the guy installed 4 ohm woofers. Can I use them with this Sony receiver or am I stuck? I would love to give the shop an angry Yelp review but so far i'm not like that. Thanks Randy!

[@sting0072007]

Would love to see you compare this budget setup to a similarly priced soundbar. I don't see how a soundbar could compete aside from the surround sound

[@cheapaudioman]

That would be cool to compare.

[@b.j.thomas8606]

I would buy this immedately if it wasn't remote control dependent. I see a volume knob but that's it. Am I missing something? Thanks. To get the front controls i'm looking at buying the slightly more expensive Yamaha but it doesn't have a phono input.

[@iampostal]

im gonna try to answer a question..ive this receiver and the sony book shelves playing vinyl with the ps-hx500...what about running an old school TEAC EQA 10 equalizer in the mix?

[@sebbyboiiii]

My pioneer stereo amplifier A-110 recently failed is the Sony STR-DH190 as good as my pioneer amp also would my tannoy E11 speakers run well with the Sony STR-DH190

[@artcoffeejeff]

Love Fosi, great little inexpensive amps! And yeah, they can hit 20 watts per channel. Thanks again Randy! Another fantastic review! I might try that deodorant too! 😆

[@cheapaudioman]

Jeff it doesn't work at all. It's like a placebo deodorant.

[@artcoffeejeff]

@@cheapaudioman lol Hey, as long as I THINK it's working.......

[@pttthhh]

What is the DAC for if you have a receiver? I've always only been a receiver and speakers guy..

[@TheErikBallew]

I got this just to use with my turntable, with some SS-CS5s and the SACS9 subwoofer. And now I findmyself listening to just about all music on it.

[@kpn5000]

can you run a subwoofer through the outs on the back? i listened to cheapman's explanation of how to do it using speaker level inputs like 15 times, but couldn't make sense of it lol.

[@Lowkey_nxthxn]

Merry Christmas to you and your family 🎄💙

[@cheapaudioman]

Same to you!

[@frozenfridge3943]

very happy I picked this out. I'm using a dedicated output on my pc to a powered sub and the combination sounds quite good

[@WillieBeard]

My wife was tired of the Amazon Echo. She mentioned getting something different. Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday to ME! Got this DH190 (bluetooth baby!) and a pair of Sony CS5s. Upon first listen, I was reminded of a cement truck. It delivers mud. No definition top or bottom. Granted I come from the land of Sansui, Marantz, and Kenwood (vintage). For $300 total it will do, she's happy. It's a big improvement over the Echo and I can dig out my old Dual and spin some vinyl again. Less than impressed, but yeah...it's cheap audio.

[@chetanjiva8874]

I was lucky to get the dh590 for $180 last year. I’m looking to get one of these when they have the deals again. The one I have has good BT playback and it’s very versatile which does a descent job even for 5.1 movies as long as you are running today’s more efficient speakers that don’t need lots of power to drive.

[@joeslacker1020]

I'm scared to get anything lower than 200 is there anything in the 200-300 daollar range you could recommend and how much better would it be than these sub 200 dollar amps like the one in this video? I'm speaking for the Emotiva airmotiv b1+ speakers that is. Thanks

[@dperr338]

I have a Str-dh770 and at a volume level of 65 is extremely loud. I’ve never had mine at more than 18 when connected through Bluetooth. I couldn’t imagine driving my speakers that hard and I could imagine I would be destroying something.

[@johncardenas5906]

I have this receiver and I want to add an EQ to it. It doesn't have enough tone controls for my liking. I know I can connect my record player, tape deck, and CD player to the EQ then connect it to the receiver but I can't stream anything through the EQ because the receiver doesn't have a monitor out. Any advice?

[@gewamser]

I bought one of these on your recommendation to fill in for my vintage Kyrocera while it is in the shop for a tuneup. I drive 4 Klipsch Heresy’s in a BIG room 35’ x 20’ …hoping the 100 wpc clain would come through. The Sony is a pleasant surprise. Is it as good as my Kyrocera? No. But it is good enough to keep me happy until my regular receiver returns. There seems to be more than enough power. Your review of the sound quality was right on. Compared to the Kyrocera it sounds “thin” not full, not incredibly detailed, at higher volumes, but not bad either. It is very convenient to use, the BT streams great, pairs easily, I noticed good separation with streaming Amazon Music, yea, the wire hookups, are cheap, it should have a sub out and a better FM antenna setup….but it all works. For the $ (I paid $140) you can’t beat it.

[@alanbranscum4594]

Does it sound good when hooked up to TV?

[@alexdawson868]

I connected 2 Elacs B6.2 and a re ord player AT LP 120X and the sound volume when playing the record player is v low compared to the sound from the TV. Do I need a preamp or am I doing something wrong?

[@DougMcDave]

I'm trying to get a hifi setup on a budget. Got a starter turntable, the Audio technica AT-LPGO-BT (Wal-Mart AT-LP60XBT). I've been running it through an older Sony bookshelf system with one input channel, with a cassette player which still works, but with a decaying CD changer. I intend to get the Sony DH 190 receiver and a pair of Fluance HSFW, XL8S, or maybe the Polk s15. I also had gotten a used Tascam 222 MK II, for dubbing old school band tapes to CD, though I'm having a local tech resolve the playback issue for some CD's (a CD lens cleaner had only limited success-sess-sess-sess-sess-sess).

[@mattgama3251]

Looking for a Sony es vintage receiver with the wood sides. Can you give me some ideas where to look?

[@TheTop40hub]

I love that mug lol. Merry Christmas.

[@cheapaudioman]

Merry Christmas to you too!

[@jasonwindsperger362]

I’d like to purchase this but I’m wondering if there is a way to connect my Klipsch R-12SW subwoofer to it? My main from speakers are a pair of Jamo C 91 II speakers. Obviously those will work nice but how do I / can I hook up my subwoofer? Thanks cheap audio man

[@ronaldrickard3551]

How do you pre program the FM channels anyhting i try sends the channel back to the bottom of the bottom of the FM Base

[@curtlizzi3167]

Hey Randy, just noticed Tidal now has the Metallica catalog in MQA....is that going to sway you to test it out? Do you think MQA offers an audible difference? Merry Christmas

[@cheapaudioman]

I really wish you didn't tell me that.

[@nc3419]

This may be the best option starting point for a new AB amp if you are on a budget. There are lots of options for class D also with a smaller and lighter footprint which may only have one or two inputs. The only thing I don't like about this are the cheap speaker clips. But this supposedly can drive a wide range fine at low to moderate volumes. At that price, never a problem getting it fixed, just replace. Merry Christmas.

[@muhendisabi1697]

l could not find amp class info. Are you sure about this amp ab class?

[@nc3419]

@@muhendisabi1697 I did a quick look and while it doesnt appear to state which class, the weight given is 17 lbs. Presuming it isnt shipping weight, I'd say its' class AB. Keep in mind this is a very inexpensive amp which went from just under a hundred to doubling in price. Resale will be dismal, but alot of amps, good or bad unless they have hi end reputation will be low. I've never been a fan of Sony amps and the cheap ones in the past have sounded like $&!#. My recommendation is for absolute budget is to either but used yard sale/flea market, etc., or for new, a class D Aiyima A07. There are a few amps, some with dac under $200, mainly class D. If you want a good amp that will keep you happy with many even more expensive speakers and don't need super load music, one that performs exceedingly well at low to moderate volumes, I recommend and use a Keces E40 (measured 34 watts/61 watts at 8/4 ohms respectively and is stated to output bursts up to 15 amps). The Sony states 100 W at 8 Ohms / 1 kHz / 1% THD. If they used the full frequency range I doubt it would put out even 40 watts at 8 ohms and lucky to be able to put out even half the amps. It's just a cheap amp that sounds good enough for the budget with cheaper speakers, IMO. So, cheap, buy used or a small class D. If you want to jump into more an audiophile territory, the Keces e40 can still be had for $630, maybe around $400 used if you can find one. The only drawback is there is no returns. See the reviews online, both video and written to determine if would fit your needs. The Keces holds up well to and I think is even better than Rega offerings for my purposes and may have better build quality (Made in Taiwan and by people that know how to build a solid power stage). It has a good phono stage, a usb input (but I use an external dac) and uses quality components and connectors. Compared to my Hegel h160 it sounds nearly and I mean very close to it at moderate volumes and even volumes that have neighbors banging on my door. Unless you're going to spend a grand or more, and don't listen to rock concert levels, that's my choice. Check out swap shops too for cheap amps, you may find the Sony or a yamaha there too. But why not go for an amp that should last for decades and be good enough to drive many speakers up to 2 grand very well indeed, unless it is so hard to drive, then get a hegel or some other monster amp that sounds great. BTW, Keces makes a quality monster amp too. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYe1Y6qNiLR9f6c Hope that helps.

[@muhendisabi1697]

@@nc3419 Thanks for detailed informations. l m not looking for power moster amp etc. just want pure sound quality like solid state or tube ( l now distortion hi) l have allready fx audio 03 tube mk2 its has very good sound but just preamp. l can get a hand made solid state 10 w A class amp. so sould l buy this what you think?

[@nc3419]

@@muhendisabi1697 It's up to you. I can only give my opinions based on what I own or heard. 10 w class A may be enough but read the Keces review, it gives a class A like sound as well but you pay for that quality. Lots of options, don't rush a decision. Good luck.

[@muhendisabi1697]

@@nc3419 Yeah l read again your advice l searching about keces very nice amph. İf l see budget sales one l will buy but only l confuse about which l choose whether tube amp or solid state :) thanks a lot.

[@nathanaelcole8466]

How are you hooking the mentioned sub to that one? Isn't that just a 2.0, not a 2.1? Or am I missing something?

[@FeedScrn]

Certain subs will accept regular speaker input, then with a crossover, outputs signal to regular speakers the higher frequency sounds via its own speaker connections. It then does the regular subwoofer thing with the low frequencies.

[@tomnilla9092]

This is an excellent receiver I bought this with a set of polkaudio's and a subwoofer and I have my fluance rt81 hooked up with a Sony DVD player sounds incredible it was just what I was looking for I was looking for a receiver with a phono input it's the perfect receiver for my needs without breaking the bank but it rocks the house

[@harrybaules]

If it has bluetooth, doesn't that mean it already has a built in DAC? If so, is that $14 Prozor DAC really better than the built-in one?

[@TADDs101]

The sony sub you mentioned shows it is $198 .. is that right?

[@EugeneKee]

Is there a UK voltage version of this? This looks good to play my Meshuggah records

[@bluebus041]

I have this receiver. Someone told me that my nice analog production records are actually digital when using this receiver. Is this true or am I getting an analog signal through this?

[@DEADMONEY_]

You could connect a sub into the input 4 out I have it connected with a svs pb 4000 with the line out connection

[@Novagunner]

Im trying to use the input for rca out to my sub... it wont send a signal... is there something im missing?

[@alanstoss]

Would love to hear your thoughts about the JBL A130 $200 adorable bookshelf speakers. If you could get a pair for review would be nice. Audio science reviews said good things about it.

[@TheChriscorey]

Please please please review Fosi Audio DA2120C Bluetooth Amplifier. I bought with the Elac Debut 2.0 5.2. They sound amazing but this is my first dac/amp purchase. I would like to know how it stacks up against the Sony and other budget amps.

[@cheapaudioman]

I will check it out

[@andrewhahn5357]

I've been told that the 190 will not support an external DAC. Can you help with setting it up? I've ordered the SMSL SU-1. Love the channel!

[@wrathbliss]

Words of budget wisdom!!! Exactly... Great job Randy! That is my setup... I have four Sony CS5's two CS9's... I don't have the dac... I have the $44 Sony DVD player... Running a k e i i d CD only through one input... It has trouble mids and low EQ... The Sony DVD sounds good the k e i i d sounds good... My four speaker two subwoofer setup through this Sony receiver sounds great... There's always better and there's always worse.... In this case this is damn great for the bucks!!! I totally get to enjoy my $5,000 CD collection... From the Moody blues to Metallica to Slayer to Eric gales... Stevie Ray Vaughan to medeski... Galactic... Hip Hop heavy metal rock and roll soul r&b... Classic rock and beyond all with this setup to me is heavenly.

[@cheapaudioman]

So awesome!