Connections, remote.

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I upgraded to this receiver after using the STR-635 for 3 months. I was instantly impressed. There are far more connections on this unit than the 635. The remote is very convenient also. I wish that it would control my Dishplayer, but that's ok.
I searched around for it online and found it at Emcdepot.com for $342 (They no longer sell Sony products). Inetshopping.com sells it for $365, so don't pay $500 for it unless you don't like saving money.

Inputs for everything...optical audio outs...and lots!

Remote is useless.

Well this is truly a step up from my 725. DTS is added as well as more optical outs...not just one! You'll be hard pressed to find a receiver with all these bells and whistles at this price. While I've only owned it for a few days, my first impression is positive. Great, clear, crisp sound. I used Saving Private Ryan (DTS) as my first test material. Wow! Great highs...great lows...great separation. More tests to follow and I'll keep you posted.

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STR-DE725

Flexability in sound fields,power

remote confusing to learn,only 2 s-video jacks

Just purchased this past weekend and so far am pleased ,was considering Yamaha and Pioneer recievers,Pioneer seemed cheap and Yamaha did not have sufficiant power,overall have been happy so far,would like more s-video inputs and a remote that does not need a degree in rocket science to understand,have not had rear speaker noise problems so far as others have stated,for the price a good overall reciver for a inexpensive home theater system

Power, number of inputs including optic, remote (I like it!)

Setting up the sound fields.

I've only had it for a few days but it seems pretty good so far. I have connected my DSS receiver and CD player to the optic inputs and it worked flawlessly. My one big gripe so far is the fact that unless I'm watching a true Dolby Digital movie (and there is only one on all of the DSS channels tonight!) I can't get the freakin' rear surround sound speakers to come on??? I've tried everything I can think of to no avail. My music CDs and 99% of the movies only play through the front two speakers or the front two and the center if I select Dolby Pro Logic. On all of the other receivers I have had, it has been easy to get the rear speakers to play... even if it was just a simulated signal going to the rears. Oh well, I'll play some more and try to figure it out! Other than I can't get the rears to play for 99% of the music/movies out there, it seems pretty good :)

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Two way lit screen remote, dot matrix screen on receiver, great power for medium sized speakers, ability to ajust the EQ with the remote, asignable names for all of the radio stations and the ability to read them from the remote

No binding posts for the center and rear channels, the remote can be a little slow, too many usless echo oops I mean soundfields,

I love this receiver! I chose it over other receivers costing hundreds of dollars more that did not offer the same features as this one did. There is a lot of talk about the heat but trust me guys I would take a hot amp over a loud intrussive fan any day. It is the little things that count. like the fact that there is a high quality switch for speaker selection A,B off and what not, as appossed to the cheap push buttons found on other receivers. I use two sub woofers in my system so the duel sub output is perfect for me. There is an output for a small headphone sized wire that is on a lot of receivers these days that allows better control over other Sony products but when I purchaced my Sony DVD player I was surprised to find that the player had no port to hook up this wire! Come on Sony what gives!? Probably the biggest deceiding factor for me with this receiver is the three way EQ verses the so called bass and treble on other receivers. It is ajustable in frequencies from 100hz to 10,000hz your individual settings are rememered by the receiver for EACH imput! All of this is easly controlled by the remote from your listening chair where it should be. I have no major problems with the 935 and I feel that I would only upgrade to another when ither a true discrete digital 6.1 or 7.1 sound is developed or I purchace another piece of equipment besides my digital tv that requiers componet swiching. As is I have my DVD player routed directly to my television. The Sony 935 is a great bargin and I highly recamend this receiver!

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excellent sound reproduction both in music and home theater

no S video input for the sat/dbs

If only sony would of put an S video input in this receiver for the satellite it would of been a 9 out of a possible 10. It is even more confusing since they had the foresight to include optical input for the sat/dbs but for some silly reason left out the s video. The did correct this "oversight" in the str-de 945.

Amount of features, 2-Way Remote, 2nd Room Output, Ability to adjust audio features according to speaker placement/size, Soundfields (I think there are 27!)

The 2-Way remote can be slow sometimes; doesn't have optical digital input for CD player; not enough S-Video hookups.

This component is fabulous! Other than my complaining about the S-Video and optical digital output shortages, I think this reciever rocks.

The remote works with my Sony MegaChanger CD Player to display the titles of the discs RIGHT ON THE REMOTE! You can scroll through and choose what you want without looking far away at the CD player. It's awesome!

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high power, the remote (yes the remote), crisp sound great dts sound,plenty of goodies

ive had it for a year and its perfect

well im pretty much an expert at this stuff but dont hav alot of expierence since im still in middle school.Before this reciever i had another sony reciever that was good but i needed somthing better. when i saw this one in crutchfield well it was for $600, but i knew crutchfield was a rip of on everything so i knew a friend that works for sony and i got it for 350. it is packed with everything u can need. Now so many people put down the remote cuz its "to hard to understand". that to me sound pathetic cuz im alot yuonger than these guys and i got it in a day. the power of this baby is amazing 110x5. dd and dts is great with movies for dvd and hi fi vcr. Now i figured that if i played it loud it would get distorted but it held strong through very high levels. it has great bass. this is the equiptment i got :
1.2 khl 5001 series 12" woofer and passive fronts
2. 1 bose center
3. 4 sony satalitte rears
4. 2 jbl psw1000 10" subs
5. dvp560 sony dvd player
6. top of the line sony vcr( dont feel like gettin up to look at the #)
7. sony 5 disc cd changer
8. sony 25" tv
As u can see for a 12 yr. old i got my self i nice get up andd i pay for it all myself. i was thinking of gettin the sony 777 es but i might just stick with this cuz i like it more and i recomend the 935 to ne one who wants a good reciever.
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sony ht somtin or watever

EVERY THING

NOTHING

SONY has out done it in there DE line. The STR-DE935 is the best reciver out there in it's class it is even better than some of ther ES reciver's, and a lot of the higher priced recivers.
With the heart of the reciver being not 1 but 5 discret 110watt amps to pump out a total of 550watts of digital sound. While connected to a 52" plasma flat screen and JBL speakers with a 250watt 15"JBL SUB.
I can say that this reviver belive it or not sounds a lot better that a local moive theat reciver with DTS.
I have looked at higer priced recivers other than sony, and i was shocked at what i found. Sony had the highest powered amp than the higher priced recivers.
With all the features include full DOLBY DIGITAL, and DTS decoding, And all the sound modes, it was a bargin at $499.
When watching a dvd from a sony dvp-s300 dvd player the sound was very crisp, and the pictuer suberb.
More of the features i liked about the 935 is the ability when listening to the radio or a cd it can display the name of the station or the song, the reciver even downloads all the radion staion names and song names from cd's to the 2-way LCD remote.
IF YOU ARE IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW DGITAL RECIVER GO WITH THE SONY STR-935...

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AIWA

3 optical inputs, 1 optical output/ digi-coax in; 5.1 decoder

Not the most user-friendly interface/remote; slow reaction-time

Made the move from Dolby Pro Logic to Digital 5.1. Good choice. I wouldn't make the move to DVD w/out getting yourself a subwoofer and a good Dolby 5.1 capable receiver like this one. I paid about $400 for this model. Really like the optical out to my CD burner. I'm running my Onkyo DV-S525 DVD player via digital coax to the receiver (as opposed to an optical cable, based on Sony's suggestion for HT) and it sounds awesome. Sound fields are fun and there are many ways to manipulate the sound (both in movies and with music sources). The remote is a challenge, but with a little focus and common sense (the manual is mostly useless), you can do almost anything with it. In fact, it controls my remote-less Sony CD player AND tape deck (though it doesn't control on/off to either). The receiver is fairly slow - takes a good 5-10 seconds to fully power up- and a few seconds to change inputs; even slower when you factor the remote. Problems aside, this thing has plenty of power and all the inputs I'm looking for. Paired with my Kef C40's and 15" Cerwin-Vega sub, the stereo sound quality is very clean. The surround, via Infinity SM-105's,is significantly less clean (CHECK THE SPECS!), but I've detected no hiss or noise, other than in the soundfields. A smart, very functional machine; perfect for a full-scale entry level home theater.

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