Sony STR-DG910

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Originally Posted by J6P

Actually Sound & Vision was a lot more flattering to the STR-DG910 than that implies:

"Commencing as always with full-range stereo, I was pleased to find this fairly modest receiver capable of surprisingly fine listening, even under close scrutiny. Playing high-quality SACD recordings (stereo-mix) revealed no prominent sonic flaws, and the DG910 offered enough two-channel power for even serious listening. Cueing up a 5.1-channel DTS disc of the Allman Brothers' classic "At the Filmore East" sets from 1971(!) yielded satisfyingly live-like levels without audible strain, though forcing the issue still closer to actual concert SPL produced a fairly marked steely quality, followed quickly by audible distortion."

"Movie-soundtrack reproduction followed a similar pattern, yielding quite impressive quality via my medium-sensitivity speaker suite plus subwoofer. There was plenty of oomph for most real-world domestic use. Playback at true cinema "reference" levels was there, but I did not sense the full dynamic freedom and impact of my everyday setup, which exploits six 200-watt amplifier channels."

"...and [during Kingdon of Heaven] the Sony's performance was well up to the task. Even in the big battle scenes..."

"...the DG910 had power enough to deliver all the level I would typically ask for, with good clarity and dynamic punch."

"It also delivers generally fine performance, enough real-world power for most systems in modestly sized rooms, and an impressive array of extras."

Total Harmonic Distortion using Dolby Digital input was listed at 0.02%.

And on the 30w output: "Power measurements were a bit disappointing for a receiver that claims 100 watts per channel surround-mode power into 8 ohms. Stereo power was fairly typical for a mid-priced receiver, though 4-ohm wattage seemed slightly curtailed, probably by power-supply current capacity. But multichannel power results, at least in conventional steady-state tests, showed only about 30 watts per channel; I conjecture (but never received any confirmation or explanation from Sony) that the receiver’s software deliberately limits steady-state power-supply current whenever any multichannel mode is invoked, either by the user or automatically (as by a Dolby Digital or DTS bit-flag). Still, although the receiver showed signs of strain when pushed to the most extreme limits, my listening tests did not fully reflect such restricted multichannel ability as the measurements imply. This suggests to me that the receiver has more power on tap for short-term demands, even when in its multichannel modes."

Overall, they seemed very impressed for the price.

Sound & Vision review of STR-DG910

Yeah I read this and I am perplexed when people only take certain phrases from this review to back up their statements when in the review itself totally doesn't suggest that Sony receivers are junk...They say pretty much the opposite...

Old phrase.. You get what you pay for.. a sub 500 dollar receiver isn't going to be the best ever I would imagine... But it should perform very well especially for normal demands.. I had the DG910 and it did just that.. It was fine..