Sony STR-DH520 3D HD AV Receiver

Dare to embark upon a new adventure in home entertainment. The STR-DH520 7.1-channel (100W x7 @ 8 ohms 1kHz 1% THD) 3D surround sound A/V receiver will send you on your way. Offering a whopping six HD inputs—including four HDMI inputs with 3D pass-through—you can easily connect your compatible 3D Blu-ray Disc player, PS3 system and other devices, then immerse yourself in 3D movies, games and TV shows1. And with HD Digital Cinema Sound mode, you'll be amazed by an incredibly multi-layered, cinematic sound quality. So climb on board, then get ready to be floored.

Well Connected

A total of six HD inputs guarantee utmost connectivity and versatility. Four HDMI inputs with 3D pass-through allow you to connect a 3D Blu-ray Disc player, PS3 system, cable box or other device to enjoy 3D movies, video games and TV shows. But wait, there's more: two component HD inputs ensure all your compatible devices can get in on the action.
3D Pass-through

Enter a new dimension in home entertainment. Featuring four HDMI inputs with 3D pass-through, you can connect your compatible 3D Blu-ray Disc player, PS3 system, cable box or satellite receiver to enjoy a spectrum of 3D entertainment1. Don't yet have a 3D-compatible device? No problem; all HD inputs are also compatible with standard 2D devices.

Full HD in 3D
Cinematic Sound

Get blown away by the sounds of your favorite movies—and hear them the way they were meant to be heard. Engineered around Sony's intimate knowledge of movie sound production, HD Digital Cinema Sound mode recreates the precise acoustics of the theater—and delivers an immersive cinematic experience right to your own home.

Pure Audio Experience

Revel in extraordinary surround sound. This receiver supports internal decoding and bitstream output of enhanced audio codecs—including LPCM, Dolby® trueHD, ProLogic IIz and dts®-HD master audio2— which deliver lossless surround sound of discrete audio that's bit-for-bit identical to the master studio recording, and sounds just as Hollywood intended.

dts in HD
Easy On-screen Interface

Forget about peering into the tiny receiver display to switch up sound modes or alter audio sources and settings. With the intuitive BRAVIA® Widget on-screen interface, you can now connect to select BRAVIA TVs to easily view and control the receiver and component settings directly on the TV screen—no squinting required.

Cut Down on Cables

Extra cables equal extra clutter. Featuring Audio Return Channel technology, audio and video can now be conveyed to and from your TV and receiver via a single HDMI cable6. And with Standby HDMI Pass-through, you can enjoy movies, games and other content originating from HDMI sources on your TV even when the receiver is powered down.

The STR-DH520's intelligent design was made to be a bustling epicenter capable of handling all your 3D A/V needs with 7.1 channels of sound. Connect to any of the 6 HD inputs or decode uncompressed audio and be blown away by the sound quality.

The STR-DH520 7.1-channel (100W x7 @ 8 ohms 1kHz 1% THD) 3D surround sound A/V receiver will send you on your way. 7.1-channel, 100 watts per channel, network connectivity, 3D pass-through, 6 HD inputs, Dolby TrueHD and dts HD audio codecs, HD Digital Cinema Sound, BRAVIA widget unified TV on-screen interface

7.1ch Surround Sound
Dolby True HD / Dolby Digital Plus / DTS-HD
Supports 1080/24p, Deep Colour, x.v.Colour, Audio Return Channel, HDMI and 3D over HDMI
Digital Cinema Auto Calibration (Bronze)
HD Digital Cinema Sound
Night Mode
Receiver
Amp. Channel     7ch
Type     Analog
Digital Signal Processing (DSP)     Falcon 1.1
Night Mode     Yes
Speaker Selector     A
Speaker Terminal     Front(Screw)/Others(Push)
8Ohms 20-20kHz     90W + 90W
(8Ohms 20-20kHz) THD     0.09%
4 Ohm/8 Ohm Switching     No (8 Ohm only)
Analog Direct     Yes
Headphone Out     Yes (Gold)
Connectivity
A/V In/Out (S-Video In/Out): Including Front A/V     2/1 (0/0)
Audio In / Out / TV CEC     2/Yes
Component Video In/Out (HD Pass through)     2/1
HDMI In/Out     4/1
Optical In/Out: Including Front In     2/Yes
Coaxial In/Out     1/0
Digital Input Assign     Yes
Pre Out     SW x1
Sound Decoding Format / Sound Field
LPCM (2CH/5.1CH/7.1CH) thru HDMI for BD     Yes / Yes / Yes
DTS HD MA / DTS HD HR     Yes
Dolby True HD / Dolby Digital Plus / DTS-HD     Yes / Yes / Yes
DTS-ES MATRIX 6.1 / DTS-ES DISCRETE 6.1     Yes / Yes
DTS / DTS 96/24 / DTS NEO:6     Yes / Yes / Yes
Dolby Digital / Dolby Digital EX     Yes / Yes
Dolby Prologic / II / IIx / IIz     Yes / Yes / Yes
Portable Audio Enhancer     Yes
Dolby Dual Mono     Yes
96k/24Bit PCM     Yes
Digital Concert Hall     Yes
HD-D.C.S.     Yes
HDMI Quality & Video Details
3D     Yes
HDMI CEC     BRAVIA Sync
HDMI Video Handling     1080p
1080/24p     Yes (1080p)/Yes (1080/24p)
Deep Colour     Yes
x.v.Colour     Yes
Theatre Mode Selector     Yes
HDMI Pass Through     Yes
3D Pass Through     Yes
3D over HDMI     Yes
Audio Return Channel     Yes
Audio Widget     Yes
Tuner
RDS     Yes
Preset Channel (FM/AM)     TTL60 (30/30)
Station Name     Yes
Auto Tuning     Yes
Direct Tuning     Yes(RM)
Other Feature
Auto Room Tuning     DCAC (BRONZE)
Auto Room Tuning Mic (Stereo/Mono)     MONO
Subwoofer Cross over     17 points (40-200Hz)
A/V SYNC     Yes (fixed)
Sleep Timer     Yes