Sony STR-DA5300ES

96% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Classy build ; Stunning DCAC EQ system ; Up-front and exciting cinema sound

Balance is a little light ; Needs careful speaker matching ; No generic networking connections

Sony don't fail to impress with this stunning AV receiver, prepare yourself for an intense experience

Excellent GUI, Six HDMI 1.3 inputs, Upconvert sall analog signals to HDMI, Excellent upconversion video quality, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding

Expensive, Some HDMI syncing issues, Main remote can be confusing

With six HDMI inputs, an intuitive graphical user interface and excellent audio and video quality, the Sony STR-DA5300ES raises the bar on what to expect from a high-end AV receiver.

Excellent graphical user interface; six HDMI 1.3 inputs; can upconvert all analog signals to HDMI; user-selectable output resolution; excellent upconversion video quality; XM- and Sirius-ready; automatic speaker calibration; can switch between nine...

Expensive; main remote can be confusing, although simpler remote provided; Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding cannot be used with current crop of high-definition video players.

With six HDMI inputs, an intuitive graphical user interface, and excellent audio and video quality, the Sony STR-DA5300ES raises the bar on what to expect from a high-end AV receiver.

Excellent graphical user interface; six HDMI 1.3 inputs; can upconvert all analog signals to HDMI; user-selectable output resolution; excellent upconversion video quality; XM- and Sirius-ready; automatic speaker calibration; can switch between nine...

Expensive; main remote can be confusing, although simpler remote provided; Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding cannot be used with current crop of high-definition video players.

With six HDMI inputs, an intuitive graphical user interface, and excellent audio and video quality, the Sony STR-DA5300ES raises the bar on what to expect from a high-end AV receiver.

Sound, inputs, reliability, power

cant assign optical to usb, gui could be better

Great for 5 weeks, now a paperweight

Apparently this is a massive problem in the US and UK. Sony have a change over program inplace the issue is that large. Will be interesting to see how I get treated by Harvey Norman and Sony to get either a replacement or to change my purchase

Feature set, sound and vid quality. Although a fairly standard feature, works brilliantly when paired with Sony bluray and Sony 46" Z with one button power on ; Price is a pro for me. As the new model was just released, I got this baby for $1500...

The main remote is somewhat cluttered. Shall be buying a harmony universal me thinks anyway, so meaningless