Sony STR-DA5500ES

100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

64% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Internet radio integration, plenty of HDMI inputs and outputs

Media sharing only works with a small range of formats (and no HD streaming), very expensive

If you've got a large shared music library or love Internet radio, Sony's STR-DA5500ES is an excellent choice for an A/V receiver. It will perform its best when paired with a high quality 7.1 set of home theatre speakers, a good television and a range...

Best receiver for stereo music. Internet radio. Six-in/Two-out HDMI inputs. Excellent video processing.

Surround sound not as strong. DLNA streaming is very limited. Pricey.

The Sony STRDA5500ES is a very good 7.1 receiver featuring internet radio and is best suited to people who have a large collection of vinyl or CDs.

Sehr kräftiger Antritt, Tonal natürlich, Intensiv empfundene Räumlichkeit, Neural THX mit an Bord, Ausgezeichnete Grobdynamik, tadellose Feindynamik, Sehr gute Upconversion analoger Videosignale, Umfangreiche und sinnvolle Netzwerkfunktionen, Gute...

Keine Upconversion digital eingehender Videosignale, Weder PLIIz noch DSX, PLII nur rudimentär integriert, Einmesssystem mit Mängeln im Detail

Der Sony STR-DA5500ES bedeutet für Sony einen weiteren Schritt nach vorn. Klanglich sind die Japaner auf dem besten Wege, sich wieder an der absoluten Spitze der AVR-Hersteller zu etablieren. Tonal neutral, sehr kräftig, räumlich weitläufig darstellend...

Sound quality, feature set, flexibility

Doesn't have 3D- a minor issue or wireless for internet access

Great Sound And Great Picture

NONE

Superb sound quality, this is the best sounding surround sound receiver I have ever heard, especially for music, something they are not normally as good at as stereo amps are.Truly awesome for movies, games and T.V. as well, of course.

It could do with a 'pure audio' mode. It has an analogue direct setting which works really well, but can only be used for analogue signals. A pure audio mode that works with digital as well as analogue inputs doesn't make as big a difference, but works...