This Sony receiver has Bluetooth on-board, but no networking or internet access. (Image credit: Sony) the ambient temperature in your room, the less efficient the internal heatsink will be at dissipating heat). pass-through is great and with the X700 BD player upscaling my discs, the whole PQ is superb. Audio also, with separation giving a fantastic sound-field - although I did have to raise the volume a little on my ceiling speakers. Setting up a variety of stereo and multispeaker configurations is fairly straight-forward. Everything from a basic 2.1 system or a 5.1.2 system using the two overhead speakers as additional front channels to a full-blown 7.2-channel surround sound system with Dolby Digital Atmos creating an immersive sound environment is possible. There are four HDMI inputs, all supporting all the good stuff you’d expect. According to the specs (Sony rarely skimps on specifications) they support up to 4K and UHD at up to 60Hz, HDR10, Hybrid Log-Gamma and Dolby Vision, 3D, Deep Colour, the BT.2020 colour space, and the all-important HDCP 2.2 copy protection system. There’s a single HDMI output.

HDCP 2.2 technology ensures compatibility with 4K Ultra HD sources and TVs (all HDMI inputs and monitor out) Out of the box, very easy to set-up, with the only let-down being those cheap speaker terminals. Thankfully, the penny-pinching aspects are restricted to out-of-view areas.

Put yourself at the heart of the action with an immersive 5.1.2 channel surround speaker system, delivering lifelike audio from every angle – even above.

Today, I want to share with you my thoughts on the Sony STR-DH790 AV receiver. If you’re in the market for a reliable and reasonably-priced surround sound solution, this might be the one for you.

What's in the box:

Dolby surround sound is one of the most widely used processing formats today and offers various options to get the most from audio sources. The Sony STR-DH790 features Dolby Digital, Dolby DIgital+, and Dolby TrueHD formats along with Dolby Atmos which further enhances the way movies and music sound. S Force Pro Front Surround and Processing Modes