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Title: Remember the Sony STR-DAxxxxES receivers ?
Post by: Nick's Picks on July 27, 2014, 08:39:05 AM

these things are going dirt cheap these days on ebay.
I remember mine sounding pretty damn nice.


anyone still run these?

Title: Re: Remember the Sony STR-DAxxxxES receivers ?
Post by: larrysellers on July 27, 2014, 08:49:14 AM

I still have 2 of them: 3000es in my den and 3500ES in the living room. I really liked the 3000 but needed the 3500 for the hdmi inputs. Very happy with both of them.

Title: Re: Remember the Sony STR-DAxxxxES receivers ?
Post by: nickgregory on July 28, 2014, 11:21:02 AM

I have the 3000ES and still use it in my family room.  considering I bought it new back in early 2000s and it still holds up sounding great, is pretty phenomenal.
 
It doesnt sound nearly as good as my primary system that has tube/SS separates, as it shouldn't, but it still sounds great.

Title: Re: Remember the Sony STR-DAxxxxES receivers ?
Post by: Brian Skalinder on July 31, 2014, 10:21:11 AM

I still have a 3000ES driving my VR-2s for both music and TV / movies.  Now that we have the space, I'll eventually get it set up to run 5.1.  Doesn't sound as good as my previous separates system, but still sounds mighty fine -- at a lot lower cost, with much higher WAF.

Title: Re: Remember the Sony STR-DAxxxxES receivers ?
Post by: perks on July 31, 2014, 02:07:51 PM

Rocking a 3000-ES in my living room driving a pair of Usher S520's. Pretty damn good sound from a system that cost me under $600 total.

Title: Re: Remember the Sony STR-DAxxxxES receivers ?
Post by: nickgregory on July 31, 2014, 02:25:02 PM

Quote from: Brian Skalinder on July 31, 2014, 10:21:11 AM

with much higher WAF.

I got rid of the wife which allowed me to consider separates for my other system :D