Sony has stunned us with 5 new receivers, together with a substitute to its award-winning STR-DN1080. The brand new receivers are geared up with options like 4K/120Hz and wi-fi connectivity to Sony’s rear audio system and subwoofers.
Sony’s lineup has lacked receivers for a number of years, and the corporate’s remedied this with the STR-AN1000 ($900), STR-AZ1000ES ($1,100), STR-AZ3000ES ($1,700), STR-AZ5000ES ($2,100) and STR-AZ7000ES ($3,300).
These Dolby Atmos and DTS:X receivers have devoted HDMI 2.1 inputs with 4K/120Hz and 8K compatibility. They’re in a position to wirelessly hook up with the corporate’s vary of wi-fi rears and subwoofers.
The STR-AN1000 is a 7.2 Ch receiver with six HDMI inputs, together with two 8K inputs and assist for video requirements resembling Dolby Imaginative and prescient, HDR10 and HLG. The AN1000’s predecessor, the STR-DN1080 receiver, was my CNET Editor’s Alternative for a few years, however the product predated options like 4K/120Hz and Sony’s personal 360 Actuality Audio, so it was ultimately discontinued.
The STR-DN1080 provided the very best connectivity I might ever seen in a receiver on the time, and the AN1000 and the remainder of the vary tops it. The brand new mannequin’s connections embody: Bluetooth, AirPlay, Chromecast Constructed-In, Spotify Join and Roon Examined. Sony additionally joins Onkyo in providing Works with Sonos compatibility — join a Sonos Port and you may management the receiver through the Sonos app.
The receivers provide various center-speaker applied sciences, together with Heart Speaker Raise As much as heart the dialogue in your display, and Acoustic Heart Sync which makes use of the Bravia TV’s speaker.
In the meantime, the ES lineup, which is pitched towards the high-end and customized installers, is as follows:
STR-AZ1000ES
- 7.2 channel (100W/Ch) receiver
- HDMI inputs: 6 in, 2 out
- 4 8K/4k-120Hz HDMI inputs
- $1,100
STR-AZ3000ES
- 9.2 channel (120W/Ch) receiver
- HDMI inputs: 6 in, 2 out
- 4 8K/4k-120Hz HDMI inputs
- 1,700
STR-AZ5000ES
- 11.2 channel (100W/Ch) receiver
- HDMI inputs: 7 in, 2 out
- 4 8K/4k-120Hz HDMI inputs
- $2,100
STR-AZ7000ES
- 13.2 channel (150W/Ch) receiver
- HDMI inputs: 7 in, 2 out
- 4 8K/4k-120Hz HDMI inputs
- $3,300
The receivers will probably be launched beginning March 2023. I look ahead to reviewing the AN1000 to see the way it compares with the present chief within the under-$1,000 class, the Yamaha RX-V6A.
