Review ID: 39481

Review Text: Not a bad choice. I bought this to replace a remote controlled Sony receiver that finally died after 35 years. I chose this model because it included a phono input, which works very well. Setting up the tuner on this one is more difficult because it lacks a numeric keypad on the remote, so you just have to cycle up and down the frequencies and save the ones you want as presets. You can save up to 30 of them, I think, but only 3 can be directly accessed via buttons on the remote; the rest have to be reached by moving up and down your saved presets. It's a bit of a nuisance, but I pretty much focus on only 3 stations anyway, so I don't really mind. The unit comes with a rudimentary FM wire antenna but lacks a coax antenna input, and there is no AM tuner at all. It has a reasonable number of device inputs, including Bluetooth, but only 1 line output, and as far as I can tell, no Bluetooth output (but I could be wrong about that). It doesn't handle video at all, so you have to choose a different model if you want something to control a home theater system, but that's not what I wanted and this unit meets my needs fairly well overall. I used to rely on the AM tuner of my old unit to switch among radio stations for traffic reports before my morning commute, but fortunately I'm now retired and can mostly do without AM, though I wish it was still included. Sound quality seems okay to my not-very-critical ears. All in all I'd recommend this receiver despite its limitations.

Gold Attribute: {'Brand': 'sony', 'Antenna Input': 'fm', 'Color': 'black'}

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  1. Product Title: Sony - 2.0-Ch. Stereo Receiver with Bluetooth - Black

    1. "Watts Per Channel RMS" : "100 watts",
    2. "Number Of Audio Zones" : "1",
    3. "Bluetooth Enabled" : "Yes",
    4. "Input(s)" : "3.5mm audio, RCA",
    5. "Product Name" : "2.0-Ch. Stereo Receiver with Bluetooth",
    6. "Brand" : "Sony",
    7. "Model Number" : "STRDH190",
    8. "Series" : "STRDH/STRDN",
    9. "Color" : "Black",
    10. "Color Category" : "Black",
    11. "Number of Channels" : "2.0",
    12. "Surround Sound Supported" : "Not Applicable",
    13. "Total Harmonic Distortion" : "1 percent",
    14. "Minimum Impedance" : "8 ohms",
    15. "Speaker A/B Switching" : "Yes",
    16. "Receiver Type" : "Audio",
    17. "High Resolution Audio" : "Yes",
    18. "HD Radio Tuner" : "No",
    19. "Number Of FM Presets" : "30",
    20. "Speaker Connection Type" : "RCA",
    21. "Headphone Jack" : "Yes",
    22. "Phono Input" : "Yes",
    23. "Number of HDMI Inputs (Total)" : "0",
    24. "Number of HDMI 2.0 Inputs" : "0",
    25. "Number of HDMI 2.1 Inputs" : "0",
    26. "Number Of USB Inputs" : "0",
    27. "Number of Optical Digital Audio Inputs" : "0",
    28. "Number of Coaxial Digital Audio Inputs" : "0",
    29. "Antenna Input" : "FM",
    30. "Front Facing Inputs" : "Analog audio",
    31. "Number Of Auxiliary Inputs" : "2",
    32. "Number of Analog Audio Inputs" : "5",
    33. "Output(s)" : "Analog audio, Speaker",
    34. "Number of HDMI Outputs (Total)" : "0",
    35. "Product Height" : "5.2 inches",
    36. "Product Width" : "16.9 inches",
    37. "Product Depth" : "11.2 inches",
    38. "Product Weight" : "14.8 pounds",
    39. "Remote Control Included" : "No",
    40. "Manufacturer's Warranty - Parts" : "2 years",
    41. "Manufacturer's Warranty - Labor" : "2 years",
    42. "UPC" : "027242908383",