Sony STRDH520 AV Receiver 7.1 Channel Prologic II & DTS HD

The Sony STR-DH520 delivers high-impact excitement and realistic, wraparound sound for movies, TV shows, music, and video games at an economical price. It will drive up to seven home theater speakers for engaging surround sound with every entertainment source in your system. Four 1080p-compatible HDMI inputs let you hook up your best high-def components — even a 3D Blu-ray player — to enjoy easy switching along with crystal-clear digital picture and sound. Plus you'll get cutting edge audio decoding while you watch your Blu-ray movies.

Handy HDMI extras
The 'DH520's Audio Return Channel feature allows signals to be sent from your compatible HDTV's tuner back to the receiver via HDMI, eliminating the need for extra cables. Don't want to hear the weather report through all of your speakers? This receiver passes HDMI signals even when it's turned off, so you can just use your TV speakers for the small stuff.

Power and Processing:

• 7-channel amplifier
• 90 watts per channel into 8 ohms (20-20,000 Hz) at 0.09% THD, with 2 channels driven
• Dolby® TrueHD, Pro logic IIz, dts® HD, and HD Digital Cinema Sound™

Connections:

• 1080p-compatible HDMI digital video switching (4 in, 1 out)
• HDMI version 1.4a with support for 3D video, Audio Return Channel, Deep Color, x.v.Color, auto lip-sync, and HDMI-CEC
• BRAVIA™ Sync for simplified operation with compatible Sony components (HDMI-CEC)
• component video switching (2 in, 1 out)
• digital audio inputs: 2 optical, 1 coaxial
• 2 audio/video inputs with composite video
• 2 audio-only inputs
• no phono input — to connect a turntable you'll need to add a phono preamp
• 1 set of main speaker outputs
• preamp output for a powered subwoofer

General Features:

• HDMI standby pass-through allows access to all HDMI connected devices without having to power on the receiver
• A/V remote
• 60 AM/FM presets
• 17"W x 6-1/4"H x 12-15/16"D
• weight: 16.2 lbs.