Pros & Cons
Pros
The str-az7000es has range and power for days. Was looking to upgrade an avr for a system and this sony more than for the bill. The only downside is that it's short of usb ports. Hdmi 2 rac works fantastic.
Cons
The receiver is very heavy. It should only be shipped in the factory box.
Highlights
Quality
Great receiver, sounds good, great 4k video.
Sound is amazing, this is my 1st sony es receiver and i highly recommend it for any home theater.
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Would not have been able to figure this out without both manufactures support.
Price
With that out of the way, this thing is worth every penny.
Competitiveness
Sony has a rich sound, better i think, than some of the other asian brands.
Both sony and samsung were really great.
I'd give it a better rating except for the fact there's no model app to allow you to control the receiver from your mobile device.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
As a longstanding sony es customer ill start off with the things i do not like about the straz7000es1
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I have owned a number of es and nones avrs over the past several decades and nothing sounds as good as this thing
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The straz7000es has range and power for days
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If you have fewer speakers 360ssm can help fill in the missing channels
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
As for movies stop the press
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Bought a pioneer receiver but couldn’t get it to pair with my new samsung oled
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Bought the sony an1000 and it worked great but felt i needed more power
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I had everything connected correctly but was having a problem with the tv recognizing the receiver