| Average Customer Rating: 4.5/5
Total Reviews: 2 |
Rating: 4
It talks the talk...
| ...but it doesn't entirely walk the walk. |
Rating: 5
Much better than the STR-DE1075
| I actually purchased the STR-DE1075 first but returned it. The STR-DE985 is the new year model and they have made a couple of really significant changes. The STR-DE1075 advertises the multi-room capability... a big seller for me. But when I got it home it wasn't as easy to set up as advertised. It also didn't have any output for a 2nd set of speakers. The STR-DE985 corrected this issue. Sony has added another set of terminals coupled with the A/B speaker selection. The 2nd room feature still uses RCA plugs ... I'm still not sure how to set that up ... I was hoping I could just use existing speakers. There are more digital/optical inputs as well as more S Video inputs than the STR-DE1075. The STR-DE985 looks almost identical to the STR-DE1075 which was a great value ... but just not thought out too well. The STR-DE985 is everything the STR-DE1075 was and more ... The remote is smaller and a lot more comfortable in the hand ... Recommended for all ... |
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