Reddit mentions of Sony STR-DH740 7.2 Channel 4K AV Receiver (Black)

Prepare for an incredibly long post!!

First off, your receiver, though undoubtedly very nice, is incredibly overpriced. I'd check out the Sony STR-DH740. It supports 3D/4K and cost roughly 1/3 the price. For what you've described this fits the bill much better.

The speakers are fine.

Now for the PC build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Type|Item|Price

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CPU | AMD FX-8150 3.6GHz 8-Core Processor | $159.98 @ SuperBiiz
CPU Cooler | Cooler Master GeminII M4 58.4 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler | $34.98 @ OutletPC
Motherboard | Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard | $64.99 @ Microcenter
Memory | Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory | $69.99 @ Newegg
Storage | Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk | $89.99 @ Amazon
Storage | Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $84.62 @ Amazon
Case | Silverstone ML03B HTPC Case | $59.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply | Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply | $49.96 @ Amazon
Optical Drive | LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer | $59.99 @ Microcenter
Operating System | Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) | $89.98 @ OutletPC
Other| Galaxy GeForce GTX 750 Ti (Low Profile)| $159.99
| | Total
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $924.46
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-11 17:04 EDT-0400 |

This represents a computer that will be able to effectively act as both a home server and a great HTPC/living room gaming machine.

CPU: 8-Core AMD CPU, great for multi-threaded tasks and multitasking. Excellent if you plan on using this to encode movies on the fly with something like Plex.

CPU Cooler: The case in this build is not very tall, this fan is super low profile, and will effectively cool your beast of a CPU, even under heavy load.

Motherboard: Inexpensive mobo with enough HDD ports to serve the purpose of a server easily. Also has an optical output for audio if you arent satisfied with the HDMI audio on the video card.

Memory: 8GB of memory with the possibility of upgrading to 16 later on.

Storage: SSD + large HDD for serving up large files!

Case: Small case made to fit in a TV cabinet. Looks pretty spiffy too, especially for the price!!

PSU: Nice PSU with plenty of power for your CPU/GPU. Modular so you only have to install the cables that you need, great in a smaller case!

Optical Drive: Blu-Ray Writer! WOOHOO

OS: Windows 8.1, future versions of DirectX11 wont be made for Windows 7, so might as well go for 8(.1)!

Video Card: GTX 750 Ti is an awesome card for medium/high graphics gaming settings at 1080p. Plenty for 3D content, steam big picture, and even 4k (video watching, not gaming) later on. Note that this will also be outputting your surround sound audio via the HDMI output as well, I've not had any issues with nvidia's audio via HDMI before, it should work without issue! Will handle any emulation needs (up to PS2) easily.


Again, that setup is meant for a combined HTPC/Server, it could be smarter to divide up your HTPC and Server needs into two machines, however. A strictly streaming device doesn't need to cost much or be very powerful, a large-storage home server similarly doesn't need to be too powerful or expensive. It'd probably end up costing roughly the same as combining however, as we have in this build.


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You mentioned before that you'd like a solution for torrent automated and content management, so I'll share with you my setup! Here it goes.

1) Torrenting System: Deluge, awesome system that you can use as a private seedbox of sorts. I have a system where my server has the "deluge daemon" installed, my computer has the deluge client installed, and when I wish to torrent something, I simply click "download" and the client sends the necessary information to the server, which then downloads and stores the torrents. I can also queue up a torrent from my phone using Transdroid on my Android Phone. When downloading a torrent, I give it a label within deluge "TV, Movies, Music" which instructs deluge to store it in a specific folder.

2) Content Management: I have Plex set up to automatically crawl my torrent folders (TV, Movies, Music) for content, it automatically finds the tags needed based upon the file names and makes it all look awesome, renames them properly, etc. Check out my TV library for instance. Needless to say, it's badass and free, I can stream the results to any device in my house, the PS3 in the "game room", the blu-ray player in the living room, any computer in the house, and my phone/tablet. If you don't take any of my other advice, take this, Plex is fucking awesome.

3) Get a solid router: I personally use the ASUS RT-AC66U it's been awesome! A great router goes a long way, especially when streaming from multiple devices at once on the local network in uncompressed 1080p.

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Now my hands hurt (easily my longest comment), if you have any questions, then please feel free to ask on here or on our IRC webchat(ask for vidplace7).

Sony makes a pretty basic 7.2.

That said, I don't think anything exists that satisfies all your criteria.

Thank you for your advice,

I think they had it in the cupboard to clear some space, but since the speakers go there, it is probably easier for me to attempt to recreate the previous owner's set up.

There are 5 speakers (3 front 2 back) excluding the larger one. I remember them telling us that they were taking the subwoofer with them however. If that is the case, would a new one be necessary or just improve quality of sound?

If the 3.5mm are for the IR, then I suppose it's to send the signal into the cupboard so that I can change my channels through the TV, right? At quick search it appears as though most HDMI baluns kit come with IR functionality, would this be for the purpose of the remote control? in which case, would I still need IR receiver or emitters?

Would this Surround Sound Receiver along side this HDMI Baluns do the job? (The HDMI Baluns are the same brand as they had, and so I suspect that I would be able to use the same IR repeater. Is there anything else I would need?

And again, thank you for the help, I appreciate it.

My husband is decluttering and selling some things. If you don't have facebook you can PM me and I can give you his cell number to text if interested!

Complete 7.1 Surround Sound System for $325 OBO.

Description: For sale is a complete 7.1 surround sound system that we don’t have space for anymore. Everything works fine and served us well in our previous home. The items that are included are listed below with links to the Amazon products page for each.


Sony STR-DH740 7.2 Channel 4K AV Receiver (Currently $299 on Amazon)

Onkyo SKS-HT870 Home Theater Speaker System (Currently $270 on Amazon)

Sanus Adjustable Height Speaker Stand (Currently $39.99 on Amazon)

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Good enough for me, especially for the price. Plenty loud enough for the bedroom, even the media room. Sounds good with music and movies/tv. Mounting brackets on the back of the satellites make it easy to hang on a screw on the wall if that's something you would do.

In my media room I have these bookshelfs for left/right/rear left/rear right, and then the center, and the two satellites for surround left/right. All hooked up to this guy with two of these thrown in because fuck the neighbors lol. I live in the country so no worries.

I thought about upgrading the center (since it does a good bit of the work), but when I mention it to my gf or friends they look at me like I'm full retard. So I guess it's plenty loud enough lol. My media room is definitely louder or as loud as any theater I've ever been to. I know it's far, far from the best sound but I personally am very happy with my setups.

My budget would be ~$250.

I saw that Yamaha 377, actually it was one of the 3 I saved on my Amazon wish list.

I also saved, Sony STRDH550 and Sony STR-DH740. I havent had much time to research and also not in a hurry to get one now, but if you know of any of these receivers, I would like some input so I can decide what I would like to buy.

Since you suggested that Yamaha 377, I am now leaning more towards it :) Thanks!

I have been considering this sony receiver http://www.amazon.com/Sony-STR-DH740-Channel-Receiver-Black/dp/B00BHC7ZTE/ref=sr_1_4?s=aht&ie=UTF8&qid=1398430889&sr=1-4&keywords=5.1-Channel

Can you ELI5 the difference between the Denon x4000 and these 2 receivers, which are highly rated but much, much less expensive? THanks

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-STR-DH740-Channel-Receiver-Black/dp/B00BHC7ZTE

http://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-RX-V675-Channel-Network-Receiver/dp/B00B981F1U/ref=sr_1_1?s=tv&ie=UTF8&qid=undefined&sr=1-1&keywords=receivers

I was looking at these. http://www.amazon.com/Sony-STR-DH740-Channel-Receiver-Black/dp/B00BHC7ZTE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411326949&sr=8-1&keywords=sony+home+theater+receiver

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-BRAVIA-DAV-DZ170-Theater-System/dp/B003B8VBJ2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411327387&sr=8-1&keywords=sony+home+theater

Any good?