Product Reviews

I bought this receiver last month and added a set of sony atmos speakers. The sound is incredible.

I have had this receiver for several months and have had no major issues, sound and picture pass through are fantastic. I found it a little challenging to set up, but between the receiver, booklet and You Tube I got it done. This receiver if heads above my previous 2 receivers.

Upgraded from pioneer and this avr has better sound and features. Zone feature work well to. I’m having issues with some devises failing to use the ARC feature. When connected the AVR keeps going to the home screen and is totally unusable until the device is disconnected. I have now opted to connect the devise straight to the TV instead and all is well. However, Sony must deal with the issue as other users have reported having the same challenge.

Bought this and a 4k blu ray player for my media room, it was chosen as it was an award winner and has the features and inputs I needed. Setup was easy and following the on screen instructions. So overall very pleased with the product

OK for the price. Does not have the capability to tune speakers from a remote location. Big flaw with people such as myself who have the unit in a remote location. Sony needs to address this issue.

I wish I had read more reviews about this AVR before... I have nothing to complain about the video or sound quality, it's just superb, Sony is always doing a great job. But Sony does have a dark past with compatibility, unless you have a Sony TV (which is not my case) you will have problems with ARC and HDMI Anynet+. Just so you know be prepared to deactivate the ARC and HDMI Control for your TV and Receiver if you don't want to have any glitches or lags with the video, apart from that , the AVR is everything you need. I have a PS4 Pro, a Sony UBP-x800 and a Samsung TV connected to the AVR, If It wasn't for the compatibility problems with the TV and the AVR, everything would be 100%, but I just deactivated the HDMI ARC and I am using a Digital Optical Cable to have the sound from the TV going to the Receiver. Apart from that I'm really happy with the product!!

I've had this receiver in my home theater system for over two months now and although I've already written an earlier review on the Best Buy site where I purchased it, I feel compelled to write another follow-up review now that I've had more time using it. Just as I wrote in my first review, I couldn't be more impressed with this receiver! I can't tell you how many times I've found myself bewildered at how good a job this receiver does enveloping me with such realistic and explosive sound during movies. As I mentioned in my previous review, because of a broken remote and some other issues, I reluctantly replaced my Pioneer Elite SC 82 with this Sony "mid-range" unit and was preparing myself to be disappointed, expecting to have to return it to my local Best Buy store. Obviously that never happened. In my humble opinion, not only does this receiver sound more dynamic and offer up much clearer dialogue, I'm also hearing background detail that I never heard through my Pioneer. Same goes for listening to music through this Sony receiver. I find myself streaming Spotify, Amazon music or just plain YouTube stuff as background music as I get stuff done around the house. I never felt compelled to do this through my Pioneer as it never seemed to sound good. Let's be clear, it won't ever replace my several thousand dollar two channel system for music play back but I do find myself listening through the Sony unit more often out of convenience and because it's that good sounding! Btw, I recently purchased a Sony xbr 930e tv and I couldn't be more happy with this Sony product as well. All I can say is FANTASTIC JOB SONY at creating such outstanding products! At such an accessible price point the str1080 is a total over achiever!

Brought this along with a 4K blu ray player in may.. two months later we had a storm in Florida and both devices blew up .. the Blu Ray player just opens and closes the tray repeatedly and the receiver just says "Protection" and powers off. Only happened to the Sony devices. I called for support and was basically told to pound sand... they weren't covered for that. If it was designed right it would have survived.... my other equipment did fine.

Bought this a week ago after trying Onkyo 676 and Dennon3400X. Very easy setup especially using the included microphone. The User Interface is neatly laid out and although after reading several reviews about the latency of the UI, I have not experienced it myself. In-fact the latency on android TVs made by Sony has been longer than this so perhaps I'm used to it or am very patient. Watched multiple movies and really gave it a good test and I'm not disappointed in what I've heard so far and this receiver really outperformed Onkyo and Dennon in terms of quality of sound as well as user interface. 2 small glitches that are very minimal but something that might be helpful because it stumped me when setting this up and using it 1) Make sure to configure your settings for the type of movie/sound you're watching. For example make sure that for Dolby Atmos tracks you setup your configuration to show that you have upfiring/height speakers and set it to 5.1.2 (FD). However if you leave it in that setting than any movie with DTS:X track will not activate your upfring/height speakers and you'll lose out on the experience. Make sure when you're watching a movie with DTS:X track you'll set your configuration to 5.1.2 (FH). So while there are a lot of reviews saying this receiver doesn't support height speakers for DTS:X configuration, that is not true. I wish Sony would do an update and make the receiver automatically realize what track is playing and auto switch to proper setting so that people wouldn't have to make this change manually every time. Now if you have speakers in your ceiling you can leave it at 5.1.2 (TM) and then you won't have to worry about it. 2) Several times after finishing a movie that doesn't have an Atmos track and only has Dolby TrueHD track like Harry Potter or Clear and Present Danger and putting in a movie that has Dolby Atmos track the receiver didn't recognize it and it stated Dolby TrueHD on an Atmos track. It really shocked me and almost thought it was a defective model but a simple power off/power on function solved the problem. Now mind you I was playing around and inserting 6-7 movies back to back to test out the gear, but typically I would watch 1 movie and then turn off my stuff so probably won't matter in a long run, but might be helpful to those just to powercycle your receiver if you find that you chose an Atmos track and it still shows Dolby TrueHD from previous movie. Overall very pleased with this receiver and oh by the way very pleased with the Sony upfiring speakers as well. Even with the ceiling height of 11 feet the speakers did provide a very generous overhead sound on Atmos tracks.

replaced a Sony ES and now all my speakers work as they should. navigation is easy and intuitive with the supplied remote

I have been a Sony man all my life and bought this as an upgrade from my previous STR-DB780 and I am not disappointed. The setting up of the speakers with the microphone supplied was an absolute doddle, and the final result is superb, far better than my previous unit where distances etc. had to be put in manually. The clarity and range of the sound just has to be heard. Bluetooth receive and transmit was another feature that influenced my decision, and the ability to control the unit from my smartphone including playing music stored on my phone is a bonus. However.........I am also old enough to have a large vinyl collection and I was disappointed to find that there is no phono input as on my old unit. This means that I have had to invest in a preamp to enable my turntable to be used. I think this is a retrograde omission particularly as there is now a resurgence of vinyl.

i just got the 1080 and i would like o o if i can setup a poweramp

I bought this a few weeks ago and after connecting some good speakers it works wonderfully.

Having had this receiver for a couple of months now (Aug '18) I can say it has achieved all my requirements. It plays !usic from my NAS, connects my TV box, disc player and TV together seemlessly and plugs into the network without fuss. The sound quality is excellent, as good if not better than higher priced boxes from a few years back. The picture pass through works fine and there are enough connections on the back to satisfy most peoples' needs. Looks good, sounds even better and you should shortlist this receiver at least. Only gripe is that the options on search for the NAS server are slow but by using the pad/phone app instead the problem goes away. No doubt better ones will appear in time but for now, this is the one you are looking for Obi-One.

Had the Sony str dn 1080 about 2 weeks and am still learning what it can do. So far it produces excellent sound which is the main reason for buying it, the other features I’m adding a bit at a time. The Bluetooth is the latest I’ve setup, it seems to me the sound is a bit flat but I’ve yet to try different settings on iPod. I am using it in a 5.1 setup. It is years ahead of what my previous amp could do and look forward to exploring other aspects of it.

I am very happy with the receiver it has great sound and reception.

Very disappointed with this. Firstly the positive is the sound is great but unfortunately the anynet feature does not work. I have a brand new arc compatible tv and a blue ray player and when anynet is set to on I could not see the amp menu on the tv so having researched a couple of blogs I switched anynet off and presto all devices worked fine but this meant I had to use an optical lead for sound. This is not bad as the optical is faster than arc and therefore lip sync is much better. Another disappointment is the amp menus take an age to appear on screen, it is really slow switching devices and I am not able to use the tv feature on the amp remote to switch the device to tv. To be fair to Sony they don’t guarantee this but having paired the remotes I was hoping with the new technology that would work but it doesn’t so you still have to juggle remotes and with the slow amp menu it is a pain. So sound is great but features are poor. I guess if you were using with a Sony tv it may be ok but with other brands you may get the same issues as me so do your homework before you buy and ask the retailer if these features will work with your equipment in advance. Trek.

I bought this AV a month ago and now having been used for most types of broadcasts, I can say I am very pleased with the Audio quality across the range. In conjunction with my new Sony Oled TV and Sony 4K 800 Blu-ray player, the Dolby Atmos function is superb coming out of my Crystal Acoustic speakers. This AV truly enhances, movie sound tracks and music too.

I bought this SONY wireless receiver to use as my bass for all my systems I am strictly a SONY person After a lot of agriivatiom I was told it would not run my wireless speakers & had to return the SONY speakers

Overall, the receiver is great, however there are some things that need to be improved upon. First and foremost, whenever you turn on a device the 'Home' screen is displayed. There is NO way to disable this without completely disable CEC. Disabling CEC prevents you from using some universal remotes that rely on it such as the LG Magic remote (which I have) and maybe even the Bravia remote (however I do not have this). This is one feature that is an absolute must and I would be much happier with the unit if I could disable the 'Home' screen without disabling CEC. Additionally, I can't seem to find a default on volume option. I would prefer the device turn on to a preset volume so I am not blasted when it turn it on if the volume was previously turned very loud. Outside of this, the unit works as expected. I would honestly return the unit due to these issues, but it was purchased using a gift card and this was the only quality receiver that was sold by the store that I had the gift card to.

I purchased this to replace a 6 year old Sony AV Receiver. It worked perfectly until they day I replaced it and it still going strong at a new home. I am very please with the STR-DN1080. I especially find the airplay, and chromecast support good. Honestly between airplay, chromecast and bluetooth you will be able to connect to this receiver. Sound quality is very good and I was able to set it up, calibrate it without any issues. 4K HDR and Dolby Vision look great via passthru. I going to setup my add on Atmos speakers and I am sure I will be blown away. Seems this receiver has latest of everything. If you stream music you can connect via the internet. The receiver can also be upgraded via the internet which is nice. Highly recommend this model.

The reason I bought this amp is that I seen great reviews and on the plus side it has Dolby vision through an update

Bought this rig yesterday, my second Sony Amp in 20 years. This replaced a Yamaha RX-V681 due to failing audio pickup on the newer audio requirements. Out of the box this beast is shear majestic simplistic beauty. Installing 7.2 is timely but checked all the corresponding speaker configurations as I installed each. Wow! Sounds are so overwhelming. The interface is simple, I like that for guests. Only one drawback when Auto Calibration was finally run, my sub-woofer was at +10 db (way too much bass), and centre was -3.0 db ( a tad too quiet). Returned to 0 db each and combined with the phantom preset B, and sounds I have NEVER heard before came to life. Thank you Sony for showing the world you are still in leagues with the big boyz. There are so many features, its going to take time to get to know her!

Ok my Sony XBR-900e needed a sound upgrade. Went to Bestbuy paid 499+ tax. 1st impressions. Spectacular! User- friendly! Packed with features. Hooked up 2 Klipsch towers & a Klipsch sub. It recognized them thru the provided calibration mic. It even allows you to individually adjust the treble and bass on each speaker. Or it can make multiple adjustments automatically distance,height,etc. Powerful sound & crystal clear. Then I connected my Galaxy S9+ via bluetooth it recognized it immediately. Opened my music streaming app Deezer & my playlist was crystal clear with a rock-solid connection. Then I thru in a 4k disc via my Xbox One S and it passed the signal thru flawlessly with booming sound and excellent separation. Has Google chromecast & all the features you could want. It even popped my popcorn! Lol. This is a keeper guys. I'm a happy camper. My only small quibbles are. 1. The remote center/enter button is to flush with the surrounding circular buttons. It should be raised or lowered so you can hit it by feel instead of having to search for it. And a backlit one would be nice even if sold separately. 2, The provided FM antenna is a super thin piece of wire that's a joke. But both of those minor quibbles don't detract from an otherwise great product.Thanks Sony your 2/2 so far. 1.XBR-900E 2. STR-DN1080 I give 5 stars.

I upgraded my Sony Str-dn 1040, which I fully enjoyed. I expected similar quality, sound and up to date features, I wasn't disappointed! This is an amazing value. It offers great theater sound and is excellent for listening to music. Easy, intuitive set up. Really like the on screen menu. The automated set up does a really good job and it's nice to have the options to tweak the settings to your own preferences. I'm living this system as much as I did the previous system. I will likely stick with Sony for my home theater system in the many years to come. I am picky about these things and always read reviews. Both my prior system and this one recieved glowing reviews. It's clear to me that Sony knows what they are doing and will continue producing solid AV home theater systems.

Got my DN1080 on the 14th of this month and I couldnt be happier. Easy and simple setup and the sound of Dolby Atmos and DTSX blew me away! The DN1080 is paired up with my Sony XBR 55inch X900E and my Sony 4K Blu ray player the x800 and it's a match made in heaven to my eyes and ears. Anyone looking for an top notch AVR from Sony then look no further because the STR-DN1080 is it.

This AV receiver gives me the versatility of combining UHD Blu-ray and Sky with my UHD TV. Works flawlessly. Picture and Sound are superb.

Perfect unit for D-Atmos with Sky-Q and works and absolute treat. Love it.

Bought in Feb 2018. Broken down 4 times since purchase and hav ego do repeated factory resets. Greta sound when it works

Found system a dream to set up. Auto-calibration identified a loose wire and saved me a lot of time. Sounds fantastic, a world of difference from my old Sony system.

All you would expect from a class AV Reciever with a nice trick up it’s sleeve. Also add a second sub for more texture to your thump.

Just ordered this, and found out it's Android compatible.. I hope it works seamlessly with IOS, I'm an Apple man!

Was very excited about hooking up this receiver with my 5.1 Def Tech Bookshelves and SVS sub-woofer. Coming from a very respectable Yamaha receiver, i had high expectations and most of them all came through when i ran my calibration. The features are great and the sound quality is top tier. The user interface is very clean and looks professional & intuitive. My favorite feature besides being able to play DOLBY ATMOS and DTS X is the Phantom Rear speakers option!! It is quite amazing and really does work well in any set up you have. My biggest flaw with this receiver is when connected to the PS4 no matter what options i try, certain playback or audio only goes through as 2.1 Channel (Spotify etc). I never ran into this on my Yamaha Receiver, but i do want to mention that with the S Force Pro and Phantom Speakers, at first i was fooled thinking they were on and playing until i stood by my surround rears. Overall definitely recommend if you want an easy great full sounding receiver that can make you say WOW! if you have the right set up.

I was a "first adopter" of this Sony receiver last year, at the same time I purchased a new 75" Sony HDR television. I have a rather high-end system with 7.2 speakers (Revel) in a nice media room. This receiver drives the Revel speakers to even unreasonable levels without problem. I like the integration between this receiver and the Sony TV, although disappointed that Sony clings to the very flawed Android system. The receiver has one serious issue that I've reported several times to Sony, as have many others judging by comments elsewhere. The receiver doesn't stay in the audio format selected - if you select "Dolby Surround", it will jump to "all speakers" or 2 channel stereo for no particular reason. You have to find the remote and switch it back. It should stay locked to the format the user selects, irregardless of the audio input. Several firmware upgrades have failed to fix this problem.

Bought this just to update from my DN1060 to the latest features that the DN1080 offer's, so I can best utilize my Klipsch Atmos ss system !

i enjoyed using my Sony 1080. it is awesome. i have a 7.2 Dolby atmos configuration at home with height speakers. the sound was amazing, kind of like being at the Harkins theatre. i am loving every bit. Thank you for such a Sony Atmos Receiver product.

I am very pleased with his reciever in many ways. It has a good sound, a clean look, and it has all the features I wanted. Set up was easy and the auto calibration did a nice job. Not regretting the purchase and hoping to have it for a while. On he down side, this is a replacement unit. The first one arrived with a bad front right channel and I had to exchange it. Factory QA should have caught that, and I wonder if Sony performs preshipping QA checks. But at least this unit is working well, for now. Also, he remote is a bit cheap and the menu while better than other models, is slow and clumsy. I expect a cleaner interface from Sony. But my biggest gripe is energy efficiency. It is 2018 and amps are still wasting as much heat as they did forty years ago. Sony is supposed to be an industry leader. Why no decent sounding, well priced, energy efficient A.V. recievers no one would even buy a tv that heated up like home amps do. of course it isn’t just Sony, but some one has to move us out of the 1970s. Is Sony not up to that task? Issues aside, I am happy with the purchase and it’s sound.

Have complete Sony system, TV, Reciever, DVD. All play 4g and they work well together for an excellent viewing and hearing experience.

This is my first ever AV receiver so can't compare to others, Thr build quality is second to none and setting it up was very easy all the speakers were calibrated automatically to give the best sound possible for your sitting position Everything was connected to the AV and worked great sync it with my Sony 4k tv and everything was done automatically

I bought this a couple of weeks ago and found it to be extremely easy to set up. I wanted something that was current with technology and this unit has it all. I previously owned a Denon and a replacement unit didn't compare to features, sound and value for the dollar. Excellant deal! Would highly recommend it.

I needed an upgrade once I had bought my first UHD tv, I had chosen one from the new Sony FX range and so I didn't want to pair it with a poor AV Receiver. The 1080 hasn't disappointed, great sound easy setup. Very happy.

Purchased this a month ago and so far no complaints. Was easy to install and we have noticed a great improvement over our previous system. Sound is amazing and love the updated features.

Easy to use. Enjoying my dolby atmos surround sound.

Amazing features, great build quality, easy to set up, lives up to the Sony brand.

Purchased a few weeks ago and now got attached components workig more satisfactory than previous receivers. Now able to stream wireless from laptop

Great sound, really happy with it, especially being able to listen to a large quantity of FLAC music files. Wish the built in Chromecast played videos and the USB music player showed album art. DAB would also have been nice. Not biggies or being negative.

I cannot get an ARC-connection established. And I can't get the ARC the CEC connection to my Sony KDL60NX720 to work. That is:..... Last night it worked fabulously, including for the attached Amazon Fire Stick - but today it won't do any of the above. I still like the idea, so I am hopeful that I will get some support on this. If yes, I will definitely let everyone know out there...

Bought because I have numerous Sony products that I wanted to tie together, so far worked OK, although haven't put it fully to test (no 4k TV connected as yet) the near future will probably see that sorted.

Great addition to my Sony XBR-65X900E, 4K content looks and sounds incredible. Couldn’t be happier.

Very good product especialy at the price paid, bought to replace another Sony AV reciever I have had for several years. I was a little apprehensive about buying at first as my old reciever cost treble the price and was very good, I need not have worried the 1080 did not let me down it's an excellent product and is a definite improvement can't fault it at all.

We've had this for several weeks and are quite pleased with the sound, the features and the overall appearance of the Receiver. We enjoy good sound while listening to music and watching movies. This Receiver definitely delivers! The Bluetooth and Home Network features are particularly handy for us.

Excellent receiver let down by poor front end software which is slow. Why you have to select Listen or Watch instead of the input. The home page takes ages to boot up and having directly selected the source the amp suddenly reverts to the Home page.

Had for over 1 month and dammm it sounds awsome . Everything i was looking to run my home cinema

i had purchased a Sony smart TV and found my 9 year old Yamaha receiver could not utilize all the modern features of the new TV. Did a lot of research on HDMI smart receivers and decided on the Sony STR-DN1080. It is even better than i'd hoped it would be. Love it.

Worked great for ~2 months, then I went to play DVD and found out that HDMI

Bought amp in January and found it easy to set up and worked well with Virgin TiVo v3 box for cable tv. However Virgin are currently upgrading their TiVo boxes here in the uk to v6 version for free at the moment and I have just spent 5 days establishing that this upgrade is incompatible with the amp and have had to go back to the previous version. Surprised that sony equipment is not working with uk's biggest cable tv suppliers gear! Regards Brian

Great connectivity, superb sound, many excellent features. Easy to use and configure. Ideal!