powerfull enough for a casual home theater
great remote responce
exalent sound quallity
stays cool running ALL day
best for price

bass drops after 50
Auto callibration sets suround volume below my prefrence. easy fix

I started years ago with a $25 2.1 system from wallmart. my millionare aunt
was upgrading her home theater to a 7.1 and gave me her 6.1. i loved the upgrade and bought anouther. soon my friend built "the ulltimate home theater"
wich was 7.1. I of course could not give him all the braging rights!!!!
so i began searching and settled on the DG800. Best buy i have ever made!

sure it lacks power, but i can hear it far outside the house, with crap speakers!
I have never wached a movie above 50 out of 75 on the volume. i have however
got it u to sixty. the jump from 50 to 60 is a miracle! the only down side is that the bass from the sub dooesnt increase after 50 making the bass die.
hopefully its my sub.

I lost braging rights as far as sound goes, however considering price i beat my friend!!!!!!!!!!

saddly his system can easily go over 120 decibles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lowder then a jet!!!!!!!.

my system, only 90ish

If you dont like this this system, there is a cheaper pioneer to consider , wich i
have heard is better.

Similar Products Used:

Sony Str DE 695
yamaha
kenwood
onkyo
pioneer
cheaper brands

HDMI Switching, Digital Auto Calibration,eas of setup and use.

The Auto Calibration made a few mistake, but were easily remedied.

Well all, I have written many user reviews on here you can prolly find alot of them in the Definitive speakers sections for the Pro Monitor 200s and Studio Monitor 450s.

I have the follwoing system aside the STR-DG800

Viewsonic N3260w LCD-TV
Sony DVP-CX995V
HTPC
Definitive BP7006
Pro Monitor 200s (3 for surrounds)
DIY Center Channel
DIY Sub

This is my 2nd Sony in a decade that I've owner and time and time agian I am impressed. I took some time way to try Yamaha (RX-V1300) which died on my a week ago.

Sony's STR-DG800 seemed like a good candidate to replace it with. Thus far I am happy and love the new quality og Pro Logic IIx and other enhancements in bass management.

So far I give this unit

Build 3.5/5
Quality 4/5
Reliability 4/5

~Bobby

Similar Products Used:

Sony STR-DA1ES (in my fathers system)
Sony STR-DE845 (brothers and had one at one point myself)
Yamaha RX-V1300