Sony STR-AZ7000ES

“I had to return mine after a week due to the constant hiss in any mode outside of stereo”

“I love the heatsink on the HDMI board.”

“Sony is back in the game in my opinion.”

“Sony designers were genius making it look like the old ones”

“It is a shame they were so close to a slam dunk though but then layed it up with the remote and display being sub par.”

“Looks quite good, but I'm disappointed in the lack of EQ features.”

“I bought the AZ5000 based on your review of this receiver. The 360 spatial mapping is great, especially in video games.”

“Their 360 mapping is unique and differentiates them from the competition. Only wished they upgraded the remote”

“The noise level goes up noticeably when I enable 360SSM”

“I wouldn’t take it off my list over the styling, but I would definitely consider it a compromise.”

“I noticed a loud audible hiss when turning on the 360 mapping when turning up the volume under -15db”

“This Sony receiver must be a big deal if they are getting great reviews from everyone”

“the Sony AZ500ES has SOUND WISE been better for movies than my previous Denon avr-x4500h”

“the last Sony one i had was far too bright sounding for me.”

“Oddly with all those calibrations no hiss.”

“they kick a**, and they continue to run strongly and flawlessly.”

“it will be a great upgrade, but I'll need to hold on to my older ES AV receivers.”

“no Auro3D, I'll have to stick with Denon.”

“I love this receiver so much.”

“if you want actual power go onkyo or even denon why this is getting a lot of praise is because of its software that makes it sound good”

“the experience so far has not blown me away like I thought it would”

“there are some wicked cool unique features on this one, especially the ability to use Sony's own wireless surrounds and/or subs. That's a game changer, right there.”

“I'll wait for several months before purchasing another Sony receiver/amp but I hope it's a successful product.”

“when I have seen interiors of this Sony ES flagship I was quite shocked, it is like a modern cars, a lot of features, but tiny small downsized 1L engine. Extremely small power supply, small capacitors, small heat sinks”