Sony STRDG510 A/V Receiver

Not bad

Strengths: A lot of different configuration options. Good price to quality.

Weakness: Lack of microphone inputs. Lack of compatibility for different type of DVD players

We bought this as an amplifier for the party. The price is OK compared to other home theater receivers, however, the setup is plainly painful. This product lacks the basic support for older type of DVD players which does not support optical cable output. And the other downside is lacking of microphone inputs. The other features are nice and easy to use though.

By Procter - Dec 10, 2007

Decent receiver

Strengths: Multiple inputs, Sony name

Weakness: Remote and surround is not that intuitive

I am not an audiophile but as a novice to home theater receivers this Sony STR-DG510 fits the bill. It has multiple inputs and was easy to set up. It's perfect for a small room or bedroom. I would buy again for the price I paid (under $100).

By dwyiu - Oct 25, 2007

Sony STR-DG510 Receiver

Strengths: Price, number of connections, sound, brand name.

Weakness: Configuration, front panel button options, remote.

Pretty good receiver for the price, does everything very well, very good sound, and of course its a Sony. The surround sound settings were completely foreign to me, different than any other settings I'd seen on other systems. Not bad, just different. Took time to learn. Seem to need the remote for a lot of operations, front panel doesn't necessarily have access to everything. Remote itself has...
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Pretty good receiver for the price, does everything very well, very good sound, and of course its a Sony.


The surround sound settings were completely foreign to me, different than any other settings I'd seen on other systems. Not bad, just different. Took time to learn.


Seem to need the remote for a lot of operations, front panel doesn't necessarily have access to everything.


Remote itself has too many buttons, in non-intuitive places, with funky abbreviations.


Overall, the receiver does exactly what its supposed to do, with very nice sound output, for a great price. The weaknesses listed have everything to do with functional design, not performance, and are specific to me. You may very well feel otherwise.

By Grubb - Oct 19, 2007

good reciever

Strengths: sony brand name

Weakness: none

STR DG510 Receiver has 5.1 Channels 100 W/Channel and Supports 4 Devices. It has good clear sound. Easy to set up. Universal remote control is included. More component inputs would be useful

By vickhirani - Oct 15, 2007

Excellent value

Strengths: HDMI, Price. Lot of Inputs

Weakness: None

Rock solid Sony receiver. You can see and feel the quality in this unit. Very clean sound. Lots of input options, including optical input. The power output is not enormous, but completely adequate, particularly with quality speakers. I live in a very rural mountainous area with poor FM reception, and I have found radio reception on this unit to be quite good, just using the FM antennae that came...
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Rock solid Sony receiver. You can see and feel the quality in this unit. Very clean sound. Lots of input options, including optical input. The power output is not enormous, but completely adequate, particularly with quality speakers. I live in a very rural mountainous area with poor FM reception, and I have found radio reception on this unit to be quite good, just using the FM antennae that came with the unit. The full-function remote control is great. I use this system with my computer systems for surround sound games, iTunes, and FM reception. I use the remote to control everything. For the price, I can't imagine a better 5.1 receiver.

By etipi - Sep 19, 2007