Product Reviews

I set this up about three weeks ago and it has performed well.

Straightforward setup with easy auto-configuration using the provided mic. Great sound. Really user-friendly interface makes device selection and setup easy. More than enough power for my needs at home. Ample HDMI inputs. The remote control received with the unit didn't work and had to be replaced - and the unit is difficult or impossible to operate fully without the remote.

This is a replacement for my twenty year old cd recorder and receiver. I lived the cd recorder but Sony has no replacement I’m very happy with the receiver but setting it up can be problematic since you need to connect the unit to your tv to get any sort of instruction and be able to set it up properly. However, once you figure out how to do it, the sound is fantastic. No AM capability and still having trouble setting pre-set stations. No phono input so you need to use one of the video hookups. My primary use is for playing cds and when combined with a CD player you won’t be disappointed

I have had this DN1080 for about 2 years now. I had an Onkyo before I got this one and I like the sound of the Sony better. It is powering the JBL Venue series speakers (towers for fronts, large center, and nice sized rears), and some Sony Atmos Front height speakers. The TV is a Sony 65X900H. It all sounds awesome, and I like the ease of use. The thing that blew me away the most was the sound quality with music. I stream Spotify through it and when you turn the sound optimizer on it really gives the music depth and nuance. You can't beat all the features, sound Codecs, user interface, and sound quality for the price. It's a budget AV enthusiasts dream!

I bought the DN1080 Sony amp on the back of some great reviews by those in the know. Unfortunately, though it’s packed with features, it keeps hanging, locking up. The Home, Listen and Watch buttons on the remote control, just don’t do anything, after a while. The only way to get round this is to clear the amps system, but that leads to having to set the whole amp up again, from scratch. It happens three times a week. Yes, I’ve checked the software’s up to date, before I’m asked. I see from looking online, that many have encountered this problem, but sat after clearing the system, theirs has been OK. Well, mine hadn’t been! When it is working, it’s very good. I’ve a 5.1 speaker system connected. I also use Zone 2, to play hi-res music through my tri-amped Linn Ninka speakers, though as the Home button doesn’t work, I can’t navigate to the Zone control feature, so you can’t control the volume. Hence, a good and a bad one box solution.

When programming it to play from a cable box through a Harmony remote, setting the input to Cbl/Sat the unit will revert to TV mode after awhile and no sound will play, just video. I talked with Tech support and it doesn't appear to be a way to get it to stay on the Cbl/Sat input and get the audio from the HDMI cable. Going to try an HDMI video/audio splitter to see if that helps.

Very happy with new unit . Had similar Sony unit almost 40 years.

Can't say enough about this Receiver! All of the features I need and then some - enough HDMI to connect all of my gear and then some. The auto-calibration using provided microphone is an exceptional feature that should be used at setup for impressive results - glad that Sony continues to provide the feature!

Great piece of sound equipment. Ease of installation and interface with other features, surround sound and video.

Versatile,sounds great and a bargain! I needed flexibility around the TV and Blu-ray/4K set up! I looked around and saw this model- all singing all dancing and a repeat What Hifi winner! So bought it- Richer sounds were great and once set up with good quality HDMI leads I was in business! The picture from Blu-ray was outstanding with the Audioquest Chocolate HDMI leads- couldn’t stop watching and the sound I bi amped ( a form of biamping) into a stereo pair of speakers! Once again the sound was great from the TV- did coaxial out on an old Rotel CD player effectively turning into a CD transport and again lovely detailed sound! Happy yes! Future proof! Well for what my needs are yes- HDMI 2.1 and 8k broadcasting is not around the corner and 4K pass through to an 8k TV will allow the TV to upscale which is the usual way to go about things! So plenty of mileage here! Great product and great price

The extras are amazing and the sound is fantastic!

I bought this a month ago to replace an older model found this had everything I required for the price

I brought home the Sony STR-DN1080 with the highest of confidence I made the right choice. After playing the receiver at a relatively high level it shut off by itself. I mirrored the scenario again.checked all my connections and again it failed.but this time we noticed the unit was exceptionally hot. long story short my second receiver preformed the same as the first.

I am so happy that I bought this and it is so easy to use.

Kit when it arrived in very good packaging. Set the unit up using my smart TV which is needed for this kit. instructions could be better. Sound can be processed in a few ways. I found just using my ears give me the sound I wanted.

Superb amp in every way purchased to replace older Sony str-dn1030 Just one complaint the lack of proper fm aerial socket

I love this sounds so good easy to use and better than our onkyo!!!! we had 4 onkyo receivers and this one beats them by far!!!

Bought to upgrade my previous Sony receiver. More features and more power. I love how it improved the sound of my klipsch speakers with the extra power. The 4K pass through is definitely a plus.

I bought this unit several weeks ago and use it with my Sony TV. I am amazed at the sound quality and ease of use when combined with my TV and the ease of use with the Bravia sync.

Wish I did not wait so long to buy a new receiver and believe I bought the right one. With the ARC on TVs and all the Bluetooth devices of today’s era this receiver is easy to make all things look and sound great. You can notice a better picture runnings HDMI cables through the receiver and Bluetooth and all the features to make all things sound great was easy. Hooked up some old Bose speakers and a stand alone base and wow sounds great. I’ll bet if I invest in some nice speakers I could even take it up another level. I think the system is simple to set up and to calibrate with Sony’s technology and pretty awesome. The only thing I wished was I could have 1 remote for receiver and cable tv. Glad I spent the money wellwithin my budget.

I have a 1060 that I really like, but wanted the new audio features (Atmos, etc.), so I bought the 1080. It's working well with my 7.1 setup and my 4K HDR TV. The "but.." comes from two issues. I live in a small city on the north coast of Washington. I listen a lot to an FM station that is many miles away via a rooftop antenna. For whatever reason, Sony changed from the coax connector to a single wire connector which may be okay for a big city, but is lousy for here. I've built a coax connector from a TV adapter and a JST plug that works, but what a pain. The other "but.." is the change to the remote for choosing "presets". The old remote has 1, 2, and 3 while the new remote only has 1. Fortunately, the old remote works with the 1080. Other than those issues (antenna being the real pain), I love it.

I've never heard my Bose surround sound speakers sound so good

I bought the receiver a week ago, & it has performed flawlessly...!

Purchased this unit last month after multiple online recommendations. We were also lucky to score a PS5 for my son but when we tried connecting via the DN1080 we were only able to get audio only (no video). I was surprised as both of these units are Sony products. After researching the issue online it seems to be a well known issue and the only fix is to wait for a software patch from Sony. Last week we were unable to get any video to display from this unit and ended up having to do a total reboot to get the video back which requires me to go back and redo my speaker setup and renaming all my source inputs again. I hope this does not continue otherwise I will be returning the unit.

We brought the new Receiver last November, six weeks ago, and the sound is fantastic. The built in FM antenna provides very good reception. We have established six pre-set channels, which works very well.

We brought this produce as it was suggested as being a compatible product for Sony’s Master range KD-65AG9 Bravia TV. It’s produces a fantastic range of sound with a full deep rich spectrum. This was also a replacement for an earlier STR-DB925 which gave years of service without a glitch and is still fully functional. I love the ease of the set up process. However if you can’t get a picture there’s no way to access the setup meme. The only way I could change basic settings after a software glitch which Sony still have not corrected was to use a none Sony product which supported HDMI ( eARC / ARC ) It’s a great product if Sony would only get their finger out and sort its software issues.

Bought this to replace a Sony STRDN1030 that had served me well for a number of years. This is a definite step up with better sound, 4K capability, HDR capability and Dolby Atmos. Very pleased with my purchase.

Very easy to set up and the sound fills the room...Plenty of power to drive 7 speakers and sub...I have set up at 5.1.2 with over head atmos...

The plus points are that this box has brought my home cinema system to life. My old Pioneer was very outdated and wouldn’t work with HDMI ARC or the latest Dolby sound sound releases. Only disappointment is that I haven’t been able to get it to work with Alexa to channel music through the surround sound speakers. But I can do this bluetooth from my iPhone. Highly recommend this system.

Please for the love of god!!! Add VRR PASSTHROUGH . I have a ps5 and would like to use vrr

Took about 2 hours to set-up. Thought the receiver had a problem as the speakers on the lanai we're not working. Turns out the volume control on the lanai had died. Replaced it, receiver worked fine. Like the Spotify button. Nice feature.

It's great has all the bells and whistles. My only issue is when using the hdmi port with my computer, I try to play a file it will screech super loud and you have to restart the file. Oh 31 clicks to set the sleep timer? Seriously sony, 31?

We used/enjoyed our last Sony Amp Model STR-K9900P for 15 years and it performed well. We were over due for an upgrade so we stayed with Sony. We are very happy thus far. Many inputs, HDMI, and we don't own a 4K TV yet so we are covered there too.

I currently have three Sony receivers at home and I really like them. I've never found the power and features for comparable prices from anyone else.

The FM jack to plug in the antenna is an unconventional design, and is NOT compatible to connect to a industry standard outdoor FM antenna. The single wire, OEM antenna included with the purchase provides extremely poor reception. For as many decades as FM radio has existed, this is an unacceptable and an embarrassing product for SONY to even consider putting on the market. When contacting SONY technical support, they tell you to try relocating the unit in the room, which is only an excuse, not a solution

The receiver has features that on any other receiver would cost much more. It has plenty of inputs and supports all the major sound formats. It makes movies sound amazing. You won't regret buying this receiver.

Keeps dropping video audio drops more often and zone 2 operation is an engineering disaster. Returning it.

I have had this receiver 11 months. I have Q Acoustic 3050 floor standing speakers and 3010 centre speaker. After auto calibration, please do a manual calibration and enter the values exactly with the calibration type set to "flat" The bass is deep and solid with clear vocals and high tones. You don't need a subwoofer has this receiver drives bass easy. High praise.

My picture Quality improved on my television! Sound Quality is Awsome!

The setting up was smooth sailing and had the unit up and working within an hour... including wiring the speakers in! The sound is well balanced and fabulous both for classical and rock/pop.

I haven't been able to use it too much yet, but I was able to set it up and run it through some tests with music and Dolby Atmos videos. It sounds great and was very easy to set up.

Research told me this set was the best bang for the buck and they weren’t kidding. Right now I have a set of Atmos set up the AVR handles them expertly only thing I hate was I had to sacrifice my back surround speakers but you can phase the front surround to make up the difference. Also the Upscale is very good as well if you have 4 K. I definitely made the right choice I could have spent muck more and got much less.

Just got it set up, at 65 years old - it has great sound so far - will let you know after I get to watch a concert or good movie.

Everything works fine except the video. My television repeatedly turns on and off with this unit only. NO CUSTOMER SUPPORT!!!!!!! I either need to buy another brand home theater unit or replace a perfectly fine TV.

I believe Sony is the best brand, I’ve owned other brands like Harmon kardon and onkio and pioneer and Ken wood, but Sony has always been the best quality, and has always lasted the longest. I own the str dn 850, but used to have a DN 1030, till lightning struck it, but no repair shops really exist, however I wish that Sony would make affordable 8 ohm units rather than making them 6 ohms. I have to turn my unit up more than halfway to get good volum, other than that my product is amazing and would t trade it for the world. Hopefully Sony has plans to fix their balancing and calibrations on newer models to come. If my DN 850 were an 8 ohm receiver I would have no complaints ! I will always stand with Sony when it comes to home audio. I also love that you stick with the slick design for most models. However I’m in love with the design of the DN 1030 because you could use a knob to tune the unit rather than pushing buttons, I think Sony should add hdmi inputs to the front And stick with a design similar to the DN850, and combine it with the DN1030!!! Hopefully Sony will read my request and they’ll make a design that is like both those models!! Sony I believe definitely out lasts most other brands!!!

I would have like to buy an amplifier, that has builtnin chromecast and also has good sound quality in stereo listenning. (We use 80% in stereo mode and 20% in cinema mode). However there is no built in internet radio and Deezer, but not needed, because there can be useable within chromecast and bluetooth as well from mobile phone. The competitor amplifiers have these apps with joking usability, so I do not miss them at all. The sound optimizer is feelable to vol.12 and it is enough to listen the silent music with well enjoyable sound quality without disturbing the neighbours. If you buy good cables and/or source it is remarkable on the sound quality.

I just spent the morning marking and sizing all the speaker cables, video cables, etc. Connected everything based on the Manual. Watched a couple good You Tube videos on how to program this unit. Spent about an hour programming. And everything sounded and looked great the first time I tested a Dolby Surround Movie! Next I’m purchasing the Sony 4K 65’ model 950H Smart TV w/ HDMI eARC!

I bought this receiver 6 months ago and it has provided me with satisfaction in its performance and versatility.

The surround sound for a movie is good, but the power for music is very low. The 165 watts per channel seams like 50 watts per channel. The power efficiency out ways the sound quality.

Hi normally I don’t have time to write reviews but this one is an exception. I’m an avid fan of Sony all my products for entertainment is from Sony. Brought this Amp to upgrade my old Sony Amp and I’m very impressed with the fuller sound that you get. I’m using 7 speakers and 2 Subs tried the conventional setup 7.1 for a few months and it don’t disappoint. Whole reason for this amp is the Atoms and DTS X now my setup is just that. No need to crank the volume up no more than 25 is just too loud smiles all the way for night time 15 on the master volume is enough to feel the cinematic soundtrack. Got all my devices plugged in and room for more still. The only 2 issues I have had is that when you turn the amp on and you select a input it doesn’t register the input signal so at times I have to rest the device (not the amp) then the signal is detected. Lastly when I turn the amp on for the 1st time any day I experience a popping noise from the speakers front left and right. All my cables are new including speakers can’t seem to fix but it’s a minor. Would definitely recommend.

I bought this two weeks ago after a lightening strike fried the other receiver. Glad we did we now have true HDR and 4K Television on our Sony TV

WANTED ATMOS EXPERIENCE, NEW A/V, NEW BLU RAY, NEW SPEAKERS. $1600.00 WORTH OF PAPERWEIGHTS

I Bought this about a month ago and I'm glad I did!! The Auto Cal is a amazing feature and it didn't disappoint. The Dolby Atmos is amazing. Everything is easy to navigate. Recommend for sure if your looking to move from Soundbar to your first Receiver.

Sound quality is superb. Options are great although I did expect a lot more options for music there only flaw is three chromecast cuts out every now and then but I use bluetooth for music anyway

very happy with sound / easy setup have always liked quality