Sony STR-DH190 Stereo Receiver with Phono Input and Bluetooth Connectivity

Very happy with the sound and ease of set up. Works great.

I bought this a few months ago and I have been impressed. I wanted to play music from Bluetooth and through my Sony turntable and this checked off those boxes. Sony really hit this one out of the park.

for 34 years of owning sony name in my home its family, for the power it has , it kicks the power of pioneer, yamaha, and onkyo. sony is my number 1 brand name, more less easier to repair. thank you sony of canada for making the best home audio video.

I bought this to replace my NAD 3020(bought in 1980) that bit the dust. If you know anything about the NAD 3020. Well, I was not expecting much from this Sony. Honestly, this unit sounds really great when it is turned up. I am a fan.

I did not realize when I bought this receiver that it did not have home theater capabilities. I am unable to connect my stereo speaker system to my home theater system. That sucks.

Great price, awesone receiver, great sound.excelent features

I wanted (needed) a simple stereo receiver. No frills, easy to operate and understandable for someone in their eighties (me) I got exactly that plus a phono input. Just perfect; now I have to get my hearing aids adjusted to hear how good the equipment sounds.

I just got this yesterday tynalo replace a high end stereo I have had for years. THIS Sony is better than expected and has phono input since I still use records along with other sources. THIS has bluetooth and works GREAT. I may buy a second one since I like it that much. Thank you Sony for including phono and the other features in a great sounding simple stereo. GREAT price.

It's working great I think sony make receivers 2nd to none

I bought this as a replacement for another Sony receiver purchased in 2003.

It does everything I expected, very pleased, I am very pleased

But I’m happy with it. At least for the time being.

The unit did not meet my expectations. The FM antenna does not allow for a real FM antenna to be attached. The power output is also substandard and the phono input had too much noise on the channel. Compared to previous Sony products that I have owned, this was not even close to what I have come to expect.

This receiver does a great job of playing my 60-80 records through its Phono channel at volumes close to what I remember back then when I was playing them in a band at the clubs. Clean and accurate.

My only wish for the receiver would be:
1: Not have a proprietary FM antenna
My reception is a little on the week side and I always used an amplified
FM antenna to pull in a lot more stations from Philly, New York and Chicago.
2: Wish it have a PreAmp Out and Amp In connections so I could add my 10 band
graphic equalizer to the system to further tailor the sound output more.

But all and all for the price, this is a good system hub.

I bought this receiver for the Bluetooth connectivity. I am now able to play my iTunes songs from the iTunes cloud through my iPhone and the new Receiver to our inside and / or outside speakers - all from my lounge chair. I am handicapped, so this is of great help to me.

Setup was easy, worked great until one day did not turn on.... After exchanging few emails with Sony support I got answer same what I read in the support page in beginning and what did not solve the problem... support sent also couple contacts of service businesses in area but told me that I have to find out if they do repair this model. My question is what's next if they don't? ... I was happy with product but now I am really disappointed...

Bought this yesterday to replace my 30 year old NAD 7020e which finally died. So far I'm very happy with this Sony, phono, tape and DVD all sound good

Brought new life to old speakers. My Bose 301s have never sounded so good.

I've had a Sony receiver that lasted for 32 years of practically daily use for at least 3 hours each day. It finally died, so the first brand I looked for to replace it was Sony, and they did not disappoint -- the STR-DH190 is a wonderful piece of equipment, great sound reinforcement and it's got the two channels for speakers. I need that because I have my music teaching studio/office and I also have a musical instrument repair space in my basement, so I need to be able to pump sound into both rooms. This does the job perfectly. The sound quality is fantastic, the receiver is easy to operate and the remote control allows easy and quick access to all the functions of the amp. I can even hook up an external mp3 player or other device by way of bluetooth, or using a 1/8" stereo cable, which makes this receiver even more versatile and valuable. And the price is unbelievable -- I paid less for this one than I paid for the unit it has replaced when I bought it 32 years ago!

Terrific product has fantastic sound and ease of use!!!!

I'm really happy that I pulled the trigger on this receiver. I took a long time doing my research I chose the STR-DH190 and I'm not disappointed.

I bought this two months ago for a large shop. Sounds good, so far so good.

None of this equalizer stuff. It has phono input. The Bluetooth works great. Amplification is distortion- free to my admittedly not knowing what I am talking about. Great price to value ratio.

I've had my Sony receiver for a month or so and have played quite a number of albums through it, a few cd's and also listened to FM radio. Sounds good, and while it's not full of tons of features, I don't need those, and so for the price it's a great value, and the remote makes using it very easy.

Bought this receiver for the Bluetooth connection as I wanted to make use of my old school Cerwin Vega speakers in my game room. The Bluetooth feature works flawlessly—objective met. Good price, just wish there was a treble/bass adjustment option. Overall satisfied and would recommend as a basic stereo unit.

Terrible FM antenna. Unable to upgrade easily to coaxial cable. Tech support was a nightmare and a total waste of time. For confirmation, check a user forums on the internet. Receiver is only as good as the antenna. Designed for use in cabinet but Sony manual says if reception poor move to a window!

I bought the stereo receiver for the price and Sony name

My sons bought this for my birthday, to use in my shop building. It works great. I like having the ability to Bluetooth my playlist from my phone. That way I can enjoy music without interruption.

Interfaces seamlessly with my all devices. Beautifully designed, with large, clear lit lettering of device/ports connected,

Functional and great value for the price, I needed an inexpensive, stereo-only receiver, and the the STR-DH190 fit the bill. I wish it had an optical-in port and , but it’s really hard to beat the price-for-features ratio of this unit.

Had it for a week and keeping it till I go to heaven

SUMMARY:
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- Great home theatre receiver capable of 4K, HDR/DolbyVision, & object based sound.
- Sound field reproduction is amazing, clean, natural, & room filling both for theatre & music.
- For best home theatre sound results, playback from 4K Blu-Ray discs – it just works!

SETUP: (purchased as upgrade)
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- OLD: Sony STRDA5300ES 7.1 channel 1080p.
- NEW: Sony STRZA5000ES 9.2.2 channel 4K & Sony STRDH190 as secondary Zone2 2-channel bi-amp.
- Polk Signature Series in 7.1.2 configuration.

PROS:
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- Clean simple on-screen menus, browser accessible, easy re-mapping of most* inputs.
- 11.2 channel decoding (2nd amp required to go beyond 9.2 amplified channels).
- 4K HDR DolbyVision & HDR10 ready.
- Plays/decodes anything.
- Can drive 2 subwoofers (but am only using 1 as base is 'cleaner' with 1 sub).
- When Dolby & DTS encoded sound streams are detected**, automatically upscales to drive all channels including height.
- Easy to set/calibrate # of channels, distance, speaker type, & individually assignable cross-over frequency.

CONS:
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- Far fewer analog inputs than OLD receiver. If you are a collector of older analog equipment, like a Sony LaserDisc player, Sony tape deck, Sony VCR, etc., there are not enough inputs on this receiver to connect more than a few devices. Analog inputs on secondary amp were used to connect older equipment instead.
- Fewer sound processing fields (eg: church, jazz, concert) than OLD receiver.
- Zone 2 speaker outputs occupy the height channel connections; meaning driving 7.2.2 channels with powered Zone2 speaker output is NOT possible without a 2nd amp.
- Hard to find DTS-X media; only 2 of 250+ Blu-Ray disks in my collection had this.
- Both STRZA5000ES & STRDH190 answer to same remote control commands; no easy way to separate other than leaving one receiver off.
- Can automatically turn on receiver when Blu-Ray player powers on, but cannot turn on receiver when AppleTV powers on.
- No WiFi or Bluetooth – ethernet only; disappointing for a receiver this advanced.
- *Not all inputs can be remapped; a few analog/digital pairings were not available.
- It is surprisingly difficult to test the full capabilities of this receiver as most upstream equipment doesn’t pass thru encoded sound streams very well, and often required specific setup steps to enable. Despite downloading several specially encoded files from Dolby Labs (eg: ‘Leaf’) and DTS labs (eg: ‘DTS-X object emulator’), achieving correct test results was tricky.
--> AppleTV 4K can pass thru Dolby 5.1 with Atmos as E-AC3 (meaning, the receiver will recognize and display the sound stream as Atmos), however, it cannot pass thru Dolby TrueHD7.1 with Atmos or any form of DTS or DTS-X to the receiver. Anything higher than Dolby5.1 is passed to the receiver as LCPM lossless capped at 7.1 channels with no height channel or object-based sound encoding.
--> **Playing back LCPM content does not automatically trigger Dolby or DTS Neural-X upscaling capabilities of the receiver when auto-frequency-detect mode is used. Dolby or DTS Neural-X need to be manually set when streaming certain titles from AppleTV.
--> Sony 4K Bluray player UBM-X800MS correctly decodes and passes everything played from disc, but also cannot pass thru Dolby TrueHD 7.1 with Atmos unless served up from a m2ts file.

So far this receiver works great and has all the connections that i need.

I received this as a Christmas gift - works beautifully. It's my first receiver with Bluetooth - a fun feature. Be sure to make it your default Bluetooth receptor or other electronics will not let it connect. I use Bose speakers with Speaker Cable and for the TV the TV Optical Audio - with An Adapter to standard audio plugs. I like that this receiver has 4 audio inputs plus 4 direct wire inputs.

works great***************************************

I bought this over a month ago. Easy to set up and use. Great features, sounds great, great buy for the money. Remote is easy to use.

Sounds great and set up was easy. Love the dedicated Phono Input.

This model is not selling in Taiwan so I bought overseas and paid extra $100 for shipping and duties. I bought the first unit new from eBay for my reading room and paired with Audio Note AX-One bookshelf speakers. It sounds natural and relaxed, I used BT, line in, radio and all sound great. I bought the second unit from BH and the price increased by 50%, anyhow it's still a good bargain.

Very good unit. Nice minimal look, great feature set. It would be nice if it didn't switch bluetooth connection when it's currently playing, but it's a small point.

I read the great reviews and was excited to see the $149.00 price. I had been looking for a Sony Receiver that had a dedicated phono input but my Sony PS-LX300USB turntable sounds terrible through it, distorted and weak. I'm using Polk bookshelf speakers which sound great for radio and music off my phone via Bluetooth. Any help or advice would be great!!

Wanted a simple, straight forward 2ch amp with Bluetooth to listen to music. Sony amp fit the bill nicely. Like the phono input as I have whole stock of old vinyl records. Very easy to operate and listen to even though I wish there was more bass. Overall its a decent amp for the price.

I like the product design and features. There is good reception for several stations, however I live away from the city and would like to add an external antenna to get my favorite station, but this is not possible.

Just got unit and hooked it up. Simple set up and simple operation. Has all the features I need, plus some.

I got this around Christmas for the office system. I had no idea it would be such a well built and great sounding unit. Great for headphones too.

You could pay more for other high end receivers, but why would you?

Great receiver for garage or man cave Bluetooth setup

If you’re interested in still hearing your collection vinyl LP’s, CD’s, Tape Cassettes, and still able to be able to connect to Bluetooth. Are you able to read this is a great Sony Stereo Receiver with 4 input to connect your devices. You’re able to connect your Phono Player, and Bluetooth. You able to connect A and B Speakers. A for your entertainment center B for other room. It’s so easy to connect your speaker wires. I have build my entertainment center within a budget plan. No male assistance required. This is an awesome, excellent accomplishment.

I just bought this stereo receiver yesterday, 1/19/21, hooked it up effortly to my TEAC TN-300 turntable and Bose speakers.

This was the best gift i have received in a long time. exceptional.

We have a professional level CD player and Sony speakers. We had an Onyko amp that died, and we replaced it with this one. We only use it as a CD amp, so I have not exercised all the features, but I am very pleased with the clean, clear sound it produces.