2024 the best home cinema review


Price: $899.99 - $598.00
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Experience breathtaking 8K video and immersive 3D audio with our new 7.2-channel 8K receiver. Enjoy space-filling sound from your 7.2 or 5.2.2 setup with Dolby Atmos® and DTS:X.® It’s easy to enjoy all your content with Works with SONOS, Chromecast Built-in, Apple AirPlay®, and Spotify Connect—all via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth®.
7.2-channel A/V Receiver (165 W 6 ohms, 1 kHz, 1ch THD 0.9%).Power Requirement : 120V 60Hz. Power Consumption : 240W.
8K & 4K/120 HDMI Connectivity with HDMI 2.1 support (6-in/2-out)
Supports Dolby Atmos & DTS:X object-based sound decoding
Immersive audio with Digital Cinema Auto Calibration IX and 360 Spatial Sound Mapping
Supports today’s leading HDR formats: Dolby Vision, HDR10, Hybrid Log Gamma, and IMAX Enhanced.
“Works With Sonos” makes it possible to integrate the STR-AN1000 with your new or already existing Sonos system
Stream your way with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Chromecast built-in, Spotify Connect, and Apple AirPlay.
Connects to your home’s other devices with Google Assistant.
Sets up easily with a graphical interface that walks you through each step
Zone 2 & Zone 3 for Flexible, multi-zone distribution capability
Reviewer: SC
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Upgrading Home Theater to 4K, SONY STR-AN1000 7 has Awesome Surround Sound and Stunning Pictures
Review: After many years of enjoying my Epson 2150 Home Cinema and my SONY STR-DN1080, I decided to upgrade to a 4K projector. I use my projector as a television, to watch movies, sports, etc., on a daily basis. Upgrading to a 4K projector required me ass well to upgrade my home theatre receiver to 4K. Both of my previous devices were 1080. I upgraded my receiver to a Sony STR-AN1000 7.2 Channel (7 x 165 Watt) Surround Sound Home Theater 8K A/V Receiver and my projector to a LG CineBeam UHD 4K projector. Immediately upon connecting my new 4K devices, I experienced difficulties. The picture was jumpy and intermittent, and I could not seamlessly switch from one input on my new home theater to another. Before the upgrade, I would regularly switch among all of my playback and streaming devices. I started panicking thinking I would have to return all of my new equipment, reconnect my old home theater receiver, and put my old projector back into the ceiling. I decided to call customer support. First, I called LG support. Then I called SONY support.The SONY tech support figured out that the SONY equipment was working properly, but that the LG projector was not receiving the signals from my various devices. He told me the problem was that I needed also to upgrade my HDMI cable to a high-speed 4k cable. That immediately freaked me out because I have a 100 ft cable embedded in a ceiling that had been finished over the cable. No way I was going to rip apart the ceiling (thousands of dollars) to replace the HDMI cable. But his insight set me in the right direction. I did some online research and came across a solution that worked perfectly. Rather than tearing up my ceiling to install a new, high-speed HDMI 4K cable, I invested $39.00 in a HDMI 2.0 Repeater. This super mini HDMI repeater works by decoding and then re-encoding the HDMI signal to a new standard HDMI signal. It also extends the range of the signal. I was now getting perfect pictures from my Firestick and Fite TV Cube and was able to switch freely between them. I changed some of the display settings in the Fire Stick and Amazon Cube. However, I could not pick up the Xfinity TV signal on my LG 4K receiver. Picking up that signal required one last piece of equipment upgrade. I called Comcast technical support and determined that swapping out my Xfinity 1080 boxes for 4K boxes was an option available to me. Therefore, I returned my Xfinity 1080 cable box and swapped it out for an Xfinity 4K cable TV box. Problem solved. Now, I am receiving a perfect 4K image on the LG from all devices, and I can easily switch from one to the other.Now, let's talk about the SONY STR-AN1000 features.SONY STR-AN1000This is a powerful and well-engineered home theater receiver. For me, the only reason to buy this receiver at this point in time was to upgrade my TV/ home theater watching from 1080 to 4K. My SONY 1080 still works fine. I have to figure out what I am going to do with it. The surround sound is awesome on the new STR-AN1000. It has this new Dolby Speaker Virtualization sound field simulation that totally immerses you in surround sound. You can control the SONY STR-AN1000 with your smartphone using the SONY Music Center App. There are plenty of digital and music streaming options. You have multi-room audio and video options using zone 2 and zone 3 outputs. Six HDMI inputs allow you to connect all of your media playback and streaming devices – Blue Ray player, Fire Stick, Fire TV Cube, ROKU Streaming stick, Cable/satellite TV Box, etc. Like my previous STR-DN1080, I can connect 7 speaker sets, including 2 sub-woofers. You can change the settings or switch from one input source to another easily. The on-screen display lets you make adjustments to your settings while looking at your TV screen. You can connect to the internet wirelessly or via an ethernet port. The only major feature this receiver is lacking is a phono input. I don’t mind that because I have another receiver from which to connect my turntables or record players. The remote control is much smaller than previous SONY home theater receiver remotes, making it more user-friendly and easier to understand. The Audio Return Channel (ARC and eARC) allows you to set your system up without the need for an optical audio cable. In my case, that means I don’t have to run an extra cable into the ceiling for the audio to work because the ARC and eARC transmit the audio signal. This receiver is capable of upscaling your video to both 4K and 8K. However, in my case, I found it necessary to get an Xfinity 4K cable box to watch my Xfinity programming. I am totally, 100 percent pleased with my SONY STR-AN1000 4K/8K home theater receiver. This is the fourth SONY home theater receiver I have owned. I have no complaints. The picture quality passed through from all of my playback devices to my LG 4K projector is stunning. There are so many other features to this receiver; however, those are best explained by an audio/video expert. There are many such reviews available online. But if you are a layperson like I am and you want to know whether this STR-AN1000 home theater is a good investment, my answer, based on a few weeks of viewing and my over a decade of experience with other home theater receivers, is that this is a very good investment. The quality and features you are getting are well worth the purchase price, and I am confident you will be watching a TV or projector hooked up to this home theater system for many years to come. I highly recommend it.

Reviewer: Muy Ben
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Best value/sound Sony Atmos Receiver especially w/2 Sony SW3 subs!!
Review: Upgrading from 5.1 speakers on CNET's top AV 2014 receiver, the Sony STR-DN840, I was curious to see how far home theater sound had improved since buying my Sony receiver and Energy 5.1 speaker set up back in 2015. I first upgraded by adding 2 more speakers, the ELAC B6.2 Debut speakers as my front main speakers and moved my Energy speakers into a 7.1 height speaker configuration. This improved the sound, but only minimally. This is when I ordered this bad boy AN1000 as I also wanted to take advantage of Sony's S-Center Acoustic Speaker connection with my 77" Sony A80J OLED TV.The sound was marketedly better - so much so that my usually nonchalant wife noticed the trickles of streams and birds watching an old anime movie, Ponyo, and was impressed! Basically, the upgraded Sony STR-AN1000 coupled with two additional quality speakers enabled a 7.1 systems that leveraged DTS:X Virtual surround sound as well as A.F.D. Movie mode that comes as close to Dolby Atmos without placing speakers in the ceiling directly above your primary seating position. Watch the first battle/landing boat scene in "Saving Private Ryan", and prepare to be immersed with bullets whizzing all around you!Ignore sound bars and upfiring Atmos speakers that bounce off the ceiling as a quick online search will pull up numerous articles that state 1) Soundbars are inferior to AV systems (I can verify as I demoed a top of line Sony HT-A7000 at home) 2) upfiring Atmos speakers are hit or miss at best 3) Dolby's DTS:X combined with Sony's processor gives you the most immersive sound possible without installing downward firing ceiling Atmos speakers in a 5.1.2 Atmost configuration.Having my Sony Bravia A80J S-Center synch along with my center speaker made understanding dialogue much more clear, and also enabled me not to have to crank up the overall volume as the STR-AN1000 makes adjusting each individual speaker volume as well as sound profile (equalizer) super easy.I would also be remiss in not calling out the ability to either auto calibrate using the included microphone or manually calibrate as both are extremely easy to perform. I opted to do the manual calibration using a tape measure for greater precision, but the auto calibrate was quite good.Get this STR-AN1000 especially when on sale or open box, and not only will you be rewarded - even your wife will comment on how much immersive sound improvement there is on even non Dolby Atmos movies!!UPDATE: Purchased two Sony SW3 subs, here's an addenddum.Head to head, the Sony SW5 is superior to the SW3 thanks to the SW5's both active and passive subs which are also larger than the SW3. HOWEVER, especially when purchasing open box, I was able to purchase TWO SW3's for less than either stand alone SW5 or on sale single SW3, and 2 subs definitely not only smooth out the bass, but makes your home stereo/cinema sound omni directional so there's no dead spots. My Sony STR-AN1000 easily synced with both SW3 subs (note - you cannot mix two different subs on the AN1000), and now my bass is smooth/even throughout my living room as I watch Dolby Atmos movies or listen to my favorite music genre on my PS5 Playstation CDs, Pandora, and Sirius XM.Thus, if you only want one sub and best quality, go for the SW5 or a more reasonably priced wired sub. However, if you can get two subs, two SW3 are a no brainer especially when buying two heavily discounted open box speakers that can be readily tucked away.

Reviewer: Cal Boudreau
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: The STR-AN1000 is a perfect match for my Sony A80J OLED TV. You can't go wrong with this AVR. Excellent audio for music and movies when matched with the right speakers.

Reviewer: Lord_Zaleaping
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Pros:room correction was fast and was able to calibrate both my subs, can do two ceiling speakers OR bi-amp fronts, Sounds rude and loud for movies - (almost harsh - but in a good way) reminds me of being at the theatre more than ever. Pair it with some big floor speakers and two subs and you'll never miss paying $30 for two bags of popcorn again!Cons:makes single loud clunking sound randomly on start-up. Sounds like rain barrel being dropped on its side or something. No big deal though lol. If your friend asks "what the **** was that noise?" You can look out the window, shake your head and tell them the neighbor is tipping barrels again!Summary: I've used Marantz and Harman Kardon for decades and this Sony sounds just as good to my ears plus it gets you into current gen of HDMI 2.1 for your new toys (PS5 etc.). I'm not a fan of Onkyo or Dennon, and Pioneer Elite is quite a bit more pricey. I love this thing so far, give it a try!*Edit*After a few weeks of use that specific clunking sound seems to have disappeared entirely! I guess that was a part of the break-in process.

Reviewer: nick
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Sound production is excellent but few things are really annoying in setting it properly.I had an onkyo before with much better and simple setting.Rest i will see.

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: had an earlier version, upgraded to this one after 10 years and this unit is very easy to work with. dollar for dollar this sony unit is the best bang for the buck.

Reviewer: Myystik
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Have no hesitation about pulling the trigger on this one! Once it's setup, you will be blown away.Perfect in every way. If I was to be super critical , it would be that the remote is sensitive, and must be aimed directly at the unit. I would purchase this Sony again in a heartbeat. Fully Recommended A+++++

Customers say

Customers like the ease of setup and value for money of the AV receiver. They mention it's straightforward to navigate, the installation of speaker cables was straightforward, and the menu is straightforward. Some also like the picture quality and features. However, some customers have mixed opinions on the sound quality, functionality, receiver quality, and volume control.

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