Sony STR-DA5800ES

alaTest has collected and analyzed 26 user reviews of Sony STR-DA5800ES from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.8/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Reviews about the design and price are on the whole positive, but some have doubts about the size.

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Is there a lot to love about the Sony STR-DA5800ES AV receiver? Does it look to the future or is merely status quo? Andrew Robinson puts it to the test to answer these questions.

The STR-DA5800ES is an AV receiver unlike any other. With it Sony has avoided the obvious – there's no AirPlay or Bluetooth streaming – but pushed the envelope when it comes to leading-edge signal processing and usability. It's remarkably forgiving of...

It took us some time to achieve the top performance of which this well-equipped Sony receiver is capable. But it was worth it.

The STR DA 5800 ES was ordered online, delivered, and set up in less than a week. Surprisingly better sound than expected, and much easier to connect than the STR DA 5600 ES, which it replaced. I was able to add a second subwoofer, and the high...