Reddit mentions of Sony STR-DN1080 7.2-ch Surround Sound Home Theater AV Receiver: 4K HDR, Dolby Atmos, Bluetooth, WiFi, Google Chromecast

I am using an older Pioneer VSX D508 model at the moment. It was with my old system and works pretty good. But I’ve got my eyes on the Sony 1080 and Denon S740

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If you can’t send it over ARC, how do people transmit those formats currently? And is it a hardware format or will the LG C8’s HDMI ARC input be able to upgrade via software?

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While I have you, here’s the A/V receiver I was thinking about upgrading to, if you don’t mind giving it a look? It’s a Sony STR-DN 1080, 1155 Watts (165W x 7) that’s capable of Dolby Atmos 3D and DTS:X. It also has something they call “phantom rear surround” that they say replicates/simulates the back surround speakers so a 5.1 setup sounds more like a 7.1 system. For HDMI, it’s 6 in/2 out w/ HDCP 2.2 support.

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I recognize that a speaker is a speaker and that there’s no substitution for them, but don’t have the room or money for more speakers right now anyway — especially after buying this TV and then possibly upgrading to a new receiver after that. So it would be cool if it actually “worked” in any sense of the word.

I have these HUGE Cerwin Vega speakers that are waist high for the L/R, one half the size for the center and slightly smaller rear speakers on stands. I’m not in a position to create a true Dolby Atmos setup as far as ceiling speakers or anything, but may eventually grab some that fire upwards like I mentioned earlier. I bought the Dolby Atmos app for the XBOX One X and that’s where I watch my 4K discs. I know the LG C8 is Dolby Atmos enabled and I don’t know how that could figure in, but it’s decently higher than my center channel now. I used to have my old Vizio play simultaneously with my 5.1 system to enhance the center and this new TV has surprisingly big sound that I’d love to be able to use. Sorry for the wall of text, and thanks!

I have the STRDN1080 and have been please so far
https://www.amazon.com/Sony-STRDN1080-Channel-Theater-Receiver/dp/B06XKRWWSG/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1524859129&sr=1-2&keywords=strdn1080%5C

is the one you're recommending better than this? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XKRWWSG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Sure thing!

The Projector is the Optoma HD25-LV... For what it's worth, I didn't pay that price for mine. Not sure why that's $1800 now. I think I paid less than $700 brand new.

Screen - Elite Screens Spectrum 125-inch motorized

Speakers - Blue Octave... I had never heard of this brand. But I had a set of older sony speakers in there before and they were sounding tinny. So, I gave these a shot. I think I got them for around $100 for the set of 8, and they have been absolutely amazing. They sound great.

Subs - I don't have links to them. But they are both Sony subs. The one I got with a 5.1 set of speakers I bought a few years ago, and the other one is the exact same thing, I picked up at an estate sale for like $12. They're behind my seats.

Receiver - Sony STRDN-850 (current)... However, this arrived today. I bought this for 2 reasons. 1) We just had a pretty big storm roll through our area over the last couple of days. There was no lightning or thunder, but the power did surge a few times while I was trying to work from home in my theater, and at one point, the receiver shut down and wouldn't come back on. Then, after a while when it did, it wouldn't output video or audio. Audio has since randomly returned, but still not outputting video. 2) We recently spent a good bit of coin on our back yard, and have a nice area to entertain, which we plan to do more often. The new receiver will allow for multiple zones, and I'm planning on putting an outdoor theater out on our new patio

Gaming PC - Ryzen 5 1600x CPU, Asus Strix B350-f motherboard,Asus Strix GTX 1070, 16gb RAM built into a Rosewill 4u server chassis. I replaced the front intake fans with these to add some character. Single 250gb NVME SSD for OS, and single 525gb SATA SSD for game storage. 20tb of drives in a Windows Spanned Volume acting as a backup for the media server.

Media Server - Dell R710 with dual xeon E-5630 CPUs, 36gb RAM. Two 128gb SSDs in RAID 1 config for OS, then 6 (soon to be 8) 5TB Seagate drives in RAID 6 for data. 20tb of potential media storage.

The rack - I actually got this for free. I work in IT and a company I was consulting for had their entire IT staff just walk out one day, which is why I was there. Apparently, they had stockpiled the previous 5 years worth of the company's hardware refreshes in this storage room. One of the things we had to oversee was a massive e-cycling job to get rid of all those old PCs and things. They were going to pay this other company we subcontracted by the pound to haul it all away, so I talked to the boss and we both agreed that anything I took was going to ultimately save them money. So, I got like 8 SSDs, about 6 i7 CPUs, some RAM, 5 monitors, and then I took that roll-around rack, and two of my teammates took these brand new Dell 4-post racks.. I didn't have room for those giant things, so I let them take those. This has been great. The only drawback is the door is warped and won't close. So, it's currently taking up space in my basement.

As for what I like... It's hard for me to pick. The projector has an amazing picture once you get it dialed in. It has several options to adjust the image, whether it be keystoning, or image shifting of some kind. So, it's not hard to get it lined up. My only complaint is that it tends to move. This room is one of our basement rooms and is right underneath our kitchen and family room on the main floor. The projector is mounted right onto the joist in that floor/theater room cieling, so when people walk through the kitchen, it tends to bounce. I find myself having to readjust it about 2-3 times per month. An annoyance at most, and not at all a negative of the projector. What I love about the projector is what a stark difference it has made. Version 0.1 of this home theater, was a white sheet hung up with thumbtacks and about a 10-year old 720p projector I won at a company auction back in 2007-2008. So, that one was on it's last legs anyway. I'm pretty sure the bulb was dying. Add that to the brand new bright bulb in the Optoma, combined with the increase in resolution... Massive improvement.

I don't have a link to the chairs, we bought them from a dealer here in town. But if I HAD to pick a favorite item in that room, it's going to be the chairs. I spent a LOT more on them than I intended to furnish that room, and they're so big, I had to take the door to the room off and cut 2 studs out of the wall to get them in there (it was a narrow door). But, they have electric reclining, which is a pretty cool feature, and they lay waaaaaay back, almost completely horizontal. The headrests are also motorized to INCLINE. So when you ARE completely reclined, you don't have to manually hold your head up to see the screen... They're soft, and warm... They'll be in my house for a long time regardless if I have a home theater or not.

The subs add an element of immersion. I've had surround sound systems for years, but never have I had the space, time, money, and patience to 'architect' it from top to bottom like this before. So, the first time I felt the bass kick really good during a movie or game, I was pretty much hooked. Speaking of immersion, I added the dynamic backlighting behind the screen last summer. It's 2 Phillips' Hue LED strips. One running the length behind the top of the screen, the other behind the bottom. I use this free software called ScreenBloom to control the color of the backlight in real time. Since everything I do is via the gaming PC anyway, I just have it run there. The creator says it will work on all movies (which it does) and most games (though I haven't found a game it didn't work on yet). It basically takes a snapshot of your screen every X miliseconds and then generalizes the color and sets the hue to the closest matching color in it's range. You can set the refresh rate for it to fit your preference, and you can also set zones. So, if you have multiple Hue lights, you can assign that light to a specific section of the screen. It's a really cool piece of software. This adds a whole new level of immersion believe it or not.

While I love my lapdesk setup, it is not anywhere NEAR where I want it to be yet. I have searched high and low for a decent 'living room' lapdesk setup for gaming and while there ARE more and more options coming, the demand just isn't high enough for companies to dedicate resources to developing for it. So, over the last 18 months, I've bought and returned about 8 or 9 different lapdesks, and finally settled on this one from iSkelter. My criteria was, it had to have room for a keyboard, mouse, and a gamepad (all seen in the pics), and it had to fit across the arms of the chair. This lapdesk by itself was sufficient, but my gripe with it was having to completely get up out of the chair to put it down when I was watching a movie, and one of the dogs wanted to get up in my lap. I wanted something to swivel into place and out of the way depending on whether or not I needed it, and I didn't want to have to get up to put it 'away'. So, after some real hard thinking and strategic google-fu for pretty much a solid month, I stumbled across this company. They make electronic attachment brackets for police and military vehicles. I looked over their components catalog and liked what I saw. So, I emailed their sales and explained what I was trying to do. Within minutes, they responded, and asked for measurements of my chair, lapdesk, etc; then within 24 hours they got back to me with a parts list. The whole mount cost about $200. But, it has worked brilliantly. Like I said, this solution isn't QUITE done yet. The mount screws into the wood lapdesk right in the center, and it's wobbly. It will suffice for now, but I'm going to keep poking at that until I get it right.

I know I didn't quite answer what I liked or what my favorite part is. But, as I said earlier, it's hard for me to pic a favorite. The whole thing has been challenging to solve a host of problems one by one, but now that it's where it is, it's all so satisfying.

Feel free to ask if y'all have anymore questions.

I'm looking at a receiver for my new TV. I am planning on using it mostly for music with my B&W 602's. After a bit of looking around, I really like the look of the Marantz NR1509. I like all the options it has, and it provides enough power to fill my apartment without being too loud. That being said, does anyone have any experience with it? Did you like it or not?

My other thought is the Sony STR-DN1080. It's also got a lot of features, although 7.2 channel is way more than I need. It also was reviewed really well on What HiFi. Which do you think would be better? Do you have any other suggestions?

First of all, thanks for the reply!

1. I am willing to have a higher overall budget. I thought my speaker system is a good starting point and then upgrade the single parts time after time. I dont have a concrete number in my head right now though.
   
2. Main usage is Movies and sometimes games. It's a dedicated room and quite big. I also use a projector. The area for my setup is 3.5m by 5.4m or 11.5ft by 17.7ft
   
3. I'm planning for a 5.1, but if I replace the front two satellites, maybe I can add them somewhere else for 5.1.2 or 7.1? Not exactly sure how that would work right now either.
   
4. My receiver I think is pretty solid, so I would like to keep it. It's this one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XKRWWSG/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_NyXyCbREMZ8VA
   
   So I guess maybe I should look more into bookshelf speakers if I want to keep my current subwoofer and center speaker for now?

Please replace the affiliate link in your op with this regular amazon link.

In regards to your question itself well you should probably detail what the rest of your setup is. I wouldn't go for that receiver myself.