DESCRIPTION

Boasting internal design and digital circuitry that are based on Sony's high-end STR-DA777ES receiver and 9000ES separates, but priced for hundreds less, the STR-V555ES is here to rock you. It provides a home theater sound that stays distortion-free at bone-shaking volumes, and pristine reproduction of today's high-resolution music sources, whether you're employing Sony's renowned digital processing, or whether you're bypassing DSP entirely via "analog direct." This receiver is ES through and through. Anti-resonant frame-and-beam construction, aluminum front panel, dual cast aluminum heat sinks, oversized filter capacitors and output transistors, highly isolated preamp, amp, and power supply sections - these "guts" are the foundation for take-no-prisoners performance. It's also a pleasure to operate thanks to a 2-way, learning, touchscreen LCD remote. As for back-panel connectivity, the 'V555ES is a multichannel audio/video paradise that even includes component video switching. You and a housemate can en...