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Strengths: Lots of features, good sound quality, component video upconversion, Dolby Digital Pro Logic IIx, price.
Weaknesses: Volume has to be turned up very high for normal output. Not very user friendly.
Summary: This is a great receiver for the money. Why spend twice as much or more for the same features and an imperceptible improvement in sound quality? It would be wiser to put the money you save into better speakers. The STR-DE997 is loaded with features. The different sound modes and processing allow you to find the perfect match to the source of your choice. It separates stereo sources nicely into the surround speakers.
The receiver is not very user friendly. Common tasks, like selecting an input, are relegated to turning knobs. They could be more easily accomplished with buttons. Instead you have to go through more interaction to get the same response. I assume this was done for aesthetics, one knob looks better and takes up less space then nine buttons. Another thing I found odd is that the volume on the receiver must be turned up relatively high, 50 out of 75 for DVDs for example, to get a normal volume out of the speakers. I have been told that this is due to it being a digital receiver instead of the analog ones I have used in the past. The sound does remain clear and distortion free, so this is more of an oddity to me then an actual problem. Aside from these, I have complaints.
The receiver has many inputs including component video, digital optical, coax and multi-channel audio along with the standard connections. The remote was able to control my other components. It can learn the functions for more components if it does not have the codes.
I would recommend the Sony STR-DE997 receiver it for its features, quality and price.
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