The Sony STR is really amazing and has a good sound quality.

When I first bought this in 1996! I never would have imagined that I would be writing a review in 2021. The unit is still in perfect condition, nothing has ever gone wrong with it and it still outplays everything else I have thrown at it. Some years ago I gave it away as a thanks for helping me move. I missed it badly, so I recently contacted my buddy and asked if I could have it back. :P The downside today is that it has no HDMI, but also for that reason it now has a place in my HiFi setup, not the usual TV room. And here it shines! If Sony (or anyone else) could produce a product of this quality (under €3000) they would have a giant hit! The looks are still modern and fresh this many years later (I have in black, I believe they also came in champagne) Champagne is what this totally awesome amplifier compares to. State of the art! I love my Sony! <3

Was just surfing the web to look for a possible replacement for my 12 year old STR DB930 and came across this site.

I just bought new speakers (B&W M1 surround setup + Rel sub) and am thinking of replacing my receiver by a Denon, but reading all the reviews I start to doubt as it still works very well and I have no signs yet that it will let me down within short.

My reason for replacing it is the lack of a HDMI connection but I think I will keep on going with spaghetti towards my TV as I am to attached to my silver friend.

If you are able to get this receiver second hand do not doubt but buy it and it will surprise you with its sound (both stereo as surround)

Greetz from Holland

I just bought a,YAMAHA ADVANTAGE RX-800 new for 2011,I do not like it! Its going back.My old sony D B 930 ive had for 10 years still sounds better,mainly in music. Movie's do sound a little better with the yamaha,not by much though.I wanted a new system with HDMI and new features its not worth it.Ill keep my 930 until it go`s good luck hope this helps

I read about this receiver in a sound magazine over 10 years ago. As soon as I saw that it had won the award from the same magazine for receiver of the year I purchased it. It has been over 10 years now and this sounds as good today as the day I bought it. The remote is still probably worth 2 or 300 dollars. The sound fields are great and the functions that come with it are alos great. This thing can be tweaked to opearate optimally in any emvironment. Any speaker you throw at this it will make nice with. Any genre of music is reproduced with outstanding clarity. Playing a movie track with this thing is awaesome. When you select Cinema B to watch a movie, turn your sub down!!!! Overall a great receiver and still worth as much today as it was 10 years ago!!!

Like many of the owners on here, I recently found my original purchace reciept dated 2000! I couldn't believe I have had it so long.

Still a greal bit of kit. Has proved to be supprisingly well future proofed - the 5.1 and many optical inputs helping hugely.

Still looks good, sounds great - rock solid piece of kit.

Upgrading to something new is very hard to justify as this Sony does everything so well.

I agree with most..this Sony STR reciever is just phenomenal including a two way remote which in its self is a cool piece of kit with and lcd screen which displays the radio station etc. With the reciever i use 2 pairs of scott 500W floor standing speakers..and you would have to be brave to turn it up past 3! The power of this thing is immense. I used to think both my Kenwood Krf and Pioneer recievers were good, but compared to this there not. Has more than enough connections including optical,paired with a good amount of functions which you can rename, i.e TV,PS3,Blu Ray etc, so many different Sound field modes too to enhance vitual surround etc, and the bass boost! i dont even use it! Also can switch to A speakers for Stereo music then Switch to A + B for surround as well, simply if you can get hold of one from ebay or somewhere get one, you will not be dissapointed, anyone who says there not very good owns a faulty one! Because music is my life its perfect,i am amazed with the quality of this piece of hardware!

Adam

Shropshire

Have owned this from new for over 10 years has never let me down
the power and performance are outstanding.
The remote takes some getting used to but thats a minor thing

Excellent piece of kit! A must have! I have had this system for over 10 years and nothing has gone wrong so far (Touch wood)! It has been the best, the decoding is brillant for DD and DTS. I think it is even better than the decoders out there now! I think it is brillant for watching movies and listening to music. I have never had any problems and I am a very happy customer. I love the look and I would just like to say Well done to sonys best ever creation. A must have!

After 10 years of faultless service, the volume control broke... A small aluminium casting - £61 for replacement! But this receiver is fantastic. Even after 10 years of service I will hopefully keep using it for another 10 years!
The sound quality is second to none, the menus are easy to navigate and the remote control is sooooo user friendly.
A smart piece of kit. 'Spesh after 10 years! And yes, I will replace the volume control!

I had this since when it came out in 1996 its still going strong very good sound.

The Sony STR-DB930 is superb. Had it for 10 years now and have not managed to find anything comparable for the same money. Remote is easy to use just read the manual and it's easy tok 20 minutes to set up. Plenty of inputs of all flavours

I bought this Sony STR-DB930 receiver when it first came out, and I can honestly say that it has the best sound of any unit I had used to date. The remote, in common with many Sony products, takes some getting used to, in that it is not intuitive to operate, but can be mastered in due course. I used this unit as part of a demo setup at my A\V store, and it blew prospective customers away. Before buying, I read the full test in a British A\V magazine, and I can only confirm their results in every category. As in everything else ,I read everything I can get on a particular unit, and so far have not been dissapointed.