Sony STR-DH770 (Oceania version)
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Overview
Sony STR-DH770 was introduced in 2016. It is equipped with 7 channel amplifier and is capable of 7.1 maximum channel processing.
We evaluated the Receiver and gave 66 overall score out of 100. Our ranking system is based on the amplifier specifications, audio and video features, connectivity, multizone capabilities, radio and many other details.
Amplifier score is based on power ratings, minimum impedance load, power supply, transformer type, total harmonic distortion, damping factor, signal to noise ratio and other small details. Audio score depends on the number of channels, front wide channel support, maximum channel processing, support of audio formats, DAC specifications, room calibration algorithm... Video score is based on HDR, Dolby Vision and video signal passthrough and upscaling, analog to HDMI upconversion. Connectivity score is defined from all wired and wireless inputs and outputs, internet and bluetooth connections, HEOS, SONOS and others. Multizone score depends on the number of zones with their outputs. Radio score is evaluated form digital radio support and analog tuner with its frequency range, signal to noise ratio, harmonic distortion...
Pros and Cons
In this section we present pros and cons of Sony STR-DH770.
PROS |
|---|
| 👍 Bi-amp Capability |
| 👍 Dolby TrueHD |
| 👍 Dolby Digital Plus |
| 👍 Dolby Pro Logic |
| 👍 Dolby Digital EX |
| 👍 DTS Neo |
| 👍 DTS-HD Master Audio |
| 👍 DTS-HD High Resolution Audio |
| 👍 DTS 96/24 |
| 👍 DTS Express |
| 👍 DTS-ES |
| 👍 DSD via HDMI |
| 👍 Auto Speaker Calibration System with Mic. |
| 👍 HDR10 |
| 👍 BT.2020 color space |
| 👍 3-D Ready |
| 👍 4K or 8K Video Passthrough |
| 👍 Bluetooth |
| 👍 New HDCP Version |
| 👍 USB Input |
| 👍 Composite Video Inputs |
| 👍 Composite Video Outputs |
| 👍 Zones |
| 👍 Analog Tuner |
| 👍 New Bluetooth Version |
CONS |
|---|
| 👎 No Front Wide Channel Support |
| 👎 Not Certified 4 Ω Performance |
| 👎 No Dolby Atmos |
| 👎 No Dolby Atmos Height Virtualization |
| 👎 No Dolby Surround Upmixer |
| 👎 No DTS:X |
| 👎 No DTS Neural:X |
| 👎 No DTS Virtual:X |
| 👎 No IMAX Enhanced |
| 👎 No Auro 3D with Auro-Matic Upmixer |
| 👎 No High Resolution Music Playback via USB and/or Network |
| 👎 No DSD via USB |
| 👎 No DTS Dialog Control |
| 👎 No Sound Optimizer |
| 👎 No High-resolution Music Enhancer |
| 👎 No HDR10+ |
| 👎 No Dolby Vision |
| 👎 No Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG) |
| 👎 No 4K or 8K Video Upscaling |
| 👎 No DLNA 1.5 |
| 👎 No Chromecast Built-In |
| 👎 Does not Work with Amazon Alexa |
| 👎 Does Not Work with SONOS |
| 👎 No Ethernet |
| 👎 No Wi-Fi |
| 👎 No eARC |
| 👎 Few HDMI Inputs |
| 👎 Few HDMI Outputs |
| 👎 No Phono Input |
| 👎 No Component Video Inputs |
| 👎 No Multi-Channel Input |
| 👎 No Analog Pre-Outs |
| 👎 No Pandora |
| 👎 No Spotify |
| 👎 No Tidal |
| 👎 No Deezer |
| 👎 No Napster |
| 👎 No SiriusXM Internet Radio |
Amplifier
Sony STR-DH770 has 7 channel amplifier and delivers 90 W (6 Ω, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 2 channel driven).
Video Features
The Receiver has 4K passthrough up to 60p. It can bypass HDR10.
HDR10
High-dynamic-range (HDR) video has greater dynamic range than standard-dynamic-range (SDR) video with brigter whites and deeper blacks. HDR10 was announced on August 27, 2015, by the Consumer Technology Association and uses the wide-gamut Rec. 2020 color space. It sends static metadata via video stream to the TV which calibrates its screen brightness and color according to that. HDR10 supports up to 1000 nits of brightness and 10-bit color which corresponds to 1024 shades of the primary RGB colors.
Room Correction
Sony STR-DH770 comes with D.C.A.C. room correction system and includes the calibration microphone.
Connectivity
Sony STR-DH770 can also connect to bluetooth devices via built-in bluetooth adapter. It has 4 HDMI inputs and HDCP 2.2 (4 in / 1 out) copy protection.
Front panel has USB input.
Specifications
Here we list all the available features and specifications of Sony STR-DH770.
| BASICS | |
|---|---|
| Brand | Sony |
| Model | STR-DH770 |
| Type | A/V Receiver |
| Country | Oceania |
| Release Year | 2016 |
| AMPLIFIER | |
|---|---|
| Channels | 7.2 |
| Front Wide Channel Support | |
| THX™ Certification | |
| Continuous 6 Ω Rated | |
| Certified 4 Ω Performance | |
| Bi-amp Capability | |
| AUDIO | |
|---|---|
| Maximum Channel Processing | 7.1 |
| Air Studios Monitor Certification | |
| Dolby Atmos | |
| Dolby Atmos Height Virtualization | |
| Dolby TrueHD | |
| Dolby Digital Plus | |
| Dolby Surround Upmixer | |
| Dolby Pro Logic | PLIIx |
| Dolby Digital EX | |
| Surround EX | |
| DTS:X | |
| DTS Neural:X | |
| DTS Virtual:X | |
| DTS Neo | Neo:6 |
| DTS-HD Master Audio | |
| DTS-HD High Resolution Audio | |
| DTS 96/24 | |
| DTS Express | |
| DTS-ES | Discrete 6.1, Matrix 6.1 |
| IMAX Enhanced | |
| Auro 3D with Auro-Matic Upmixer | |
| PCM | 2-ch/Multi-ch Input |
| Music Playback via USB | MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV |
| High Resolution Music Playback via USB and/or Network | |
| Multi-Channel Music File Playback via USB | |
| DSD via HDMI | 2-ch/Multi-ch Input |
| DSD via USB | |
| DSD to PCM Converter | |
| USB DAC | |
| DTS Dialog Control | |
| Dialogue Lift | |
| Digital Legato Linear | |
| In-Ceiling Speaker Mode | |
| OP Processing | |
| Sound Optimizer | |
| Tone Control | All Channels |
| High-resolution Music Enhancer | |
| Audyssey Dynamic EQ | |
| Audyssey Dynamic Volume | |
| Audyssey LFC | |
| Audyssey Sub EQ HT | |
| Audyssey DSX | |
| Direct Mode | |
| Pure Direct Mode | |
| CALIBRATION | |
|---|---|
| Auto Speaker Calibration System with Mic. | D.C.A.C. |
| Calibration Microphone | Mono |
| Speaker Relocation | |
| Automatic Phase Matching | |
| VIDEO | |
|---|---|
| HDR10 | |
| HDR10+ | |
| BT.2020 color space | |
| Dolby Vision | |
| HLG (Hybrid Log Gamma) | |
| QMS (Quick Media Switching) | |
| ALLM (Auto Low Latency Mode) | |
| VRR (Variable Refresh Rate) | |
| QFT (Quick Frame transport) | |
| 3-D Ready | |
| Video Signal Passthrough | up to 4K/60p (YCbCr4:4:4) |
| Video Signal Upscaling | |
| Analog To HDMI Upconversion | |
| isf Certified Calibration Control | |
| CONNECTIVITY | |
|---|---|
| MHL Input | |
| DLNA 1.5 | |
| FireConnect | |
| FlareConnect | |
| Music Connect | |
| Remote Monitoring with ihiji | |
| Chromecast Built-In | |
| DTS Play-Fi | |
| Works with Amazon Alexa | |
| Works with SONOS | |
| AirPlay | |
| Apple Product Connection | iPod, iPhone |
| InstaPrevue Input Source Prevue | |
| Ethernet | |
| Ethernet Switch | |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Bluetooth | SBC, AAC |
| HDBaseT Compatible | |
| Enhanced ARC | |
| HDCP Version | 2.2 (4 in / 1 out) |
| HDMI Input | 4 |
| HDMI Output | 1 |
| USB Input | 1 (Front) |
| USB DC Out Port | |
| Analog Audio Line Input | 4 |
| Analog Audio Line Output | |
| Phono Input | |
| Optical In | 1 |
| Optical Out | |
| Coaxial In/Out | 1 / |
| Composite Video Input | 2 |
| Composite Video Output | 1 |
| S-Video Input | |
| S-Video Output | |
| Component Video Input | |
| Component Video Output | |
| PC In | |
| Multi-Channel Input | |
| Analog Pre-Outs | 0.2 |
| XLR Inputs | |
| XLR Pre-outs | |
| Front A/V Inputs | USB |
| Speaker A/B | |
| Headphone Out | 6.3 mm |
| ZONES | |
|---|---|
| Zones | 1 |
| RS-232 | |
| +12V Trigger Output | 0 |
| Remote (IR) Input/Output | 0 / 0 |
| MISC | |
|---|---|
| On-Screen Display | Graphical User Interface (Only through HDMI) |
| GUI Languages | 4 |
| Detachable Power Cord | |
| RADIO | |
|---|---|
| Analog Tuner | FM only with RDS |
| Presets | 30 (30/-) |
| Digital Radio | |
| Pandora | |
| Spotify | |
| Tidal | |
| Deezer | |
| Napster | |
| SiriusXM Internet Radio | |
| CONSTRUCTION | |
|---|---|
| Speaker Terminals | 7 |
| Large Speaker Terminals | 7 |
| Color-Coded Speaker Terminals | |
| Gold plated RCA terminals | |
| POWER | |
|---|---|
| Power Supply | AC 230 V, 50 Hz |
| Power Consumption | 240 W |
| Standby Power | 0.3 W |
| GENERAL | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | 430 mm x 156 mm x 329.4 mm 17" x 6-1/4" x 13" |
| Weight | 7.8 kg (17 lbs. 4 oz.) |
| Warranty | 2 Years |
| SPECS | |
|---|---|
| Power Output (6 Ω, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 2 | 90 W (0.09% THD) |
| Power Output (6 Ω, 1 kHz, 2 | 105 W (1% THD) |
| Power Output (6 Ω, 1 kHz, 1 channel driven, FTC) | 145 W (0.9% THD) |
| Input Sensitivity and Impedance (Line) | 500 mV/50 kΩ |
| Rated Preout Level and Impedance | 2 V/1 kΩ (Subwoofer) |
| S/N Ratio (Line, IHF-A) | 105 dB (500 mV) |
| S/N Ratio (digital) | 100 dB (20 kHz LPF) |
| Frequency Response (Analog In) | 10 Hz - 100 kHz/+0.5 dB, -2 dB |
| DSD Sampling Rates via HDMI | 2.8 MHz |
| Video Input Sensitivity/Output Level and Impedance | 1 Vp-p/75 Ω (Composite) |
| Bluetooth Version | 4.2 |
| Bluetooth Frequency | 2.4 GHz |
| USB Terminal | Type A, Ver. 2.0, 5 V, 1 A |
| FM Frequency | 87.5 MHz - 108.0 MHz |
* - 480i/576i and 480p/576p only
** - 480i/576i only
*** - no 1080p/24 upconversion
**** - 1080p signal is not converted
Successor
In 2018 Sony STR-DH770 was replaced by STR-DH790. Let us now have a look at some important changes that the successor brought.
| UPGRADES | Sony STR-DH790 | vs | Sony STR-DH770 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolby Atmos | up to 5.1.2 or 7.1 | vs | |
| Dolby Surround Upmixer | vs | ||
| DTS:X | up to 5.1.2 or 7.1 | vs | |
| DTS Neural:X | vs | ||
| More Advanced Auto Speaker Calibration System | Advanced D.C.A.C. | vs | D.C.A.C. |
| Dolby Vision | vs | ||
| HLG | vs | ||
| Enhanced Audio Return Channel (eARC) | vs |
| DOWNGRADES | Sony STR-DH790 | vs | Sony STR-DH770 |
|---|---|---|---|
| USB Input | 1 Rear for Firmware Update and power Supply | vs | 1 (Front) |
| Less Composite Video Inputs | vs | 2 | |
| Less Composite Video Outputs | vs | 1 | |
| Analog Tuner | FM only | vs | FM only with RDS |
For more detailed comparison between the models please visit Sony STR-DH790 vs Sony STR-DH770.
