Sony has shocked us with 5 new receivers, together with a substitute to its award-winning STR-DN1080. The brand new receivers are outfitted with options like 4K/120Hz and wi-fi connectivity to Sony’s rear audio system and subwoofers.

Sony’s lineup has lacked receivers for a number of years, and the corporate’s remedied this with the STR-AN1000 ($900), STR-AZ1000ES ($1,100), STR-AZ3000ES ($1,700), STR-AZ5000ES ($2,100) and STR-AZ7000ES ($3,300).

These Dolby Atmos/DTS:X receivers have devoted HDMI 2.1 inputs with 4K/120Hz and 8K compatibility. They’re capable of wirelessly connect with the corporate’s vary of wi-fi rears and subwoofers. 

The STR-AN1000 is a 7.2 Ch receiver with six HDMI inputs, together with two 8K inputs and help for video requirements comparable to Dolby Imaginative and prescient, HDR10 and HLG. The AN1000’s predecessor, the STR-DN1080 receiver, was my CNET Editor’s Selection for a few years, however the product predated options like 4K/120Hz and Sony’s personal 360 Actuality Audio, so it was ultimately discontinued. 

The STR-DN1080 provided the very best connectivity I might ever seen in a receiver on the time, and the AN1000 and the remainder of the vary tops it. The brand new mannequin’s connections embody: Bluetooth, AirPlay, Chromecast Constructed-In, Spotify Join and Roon Examined. Sony additionally joins Onkyo in providing Works with Sonos compatibility — join a Sonos Port through the analog inputs (not digital, sadly) and you may management the receiver through the Sonos app.

The receivers provide a variety of center-speaker applied sciences, together with Heart Speaker Carry As much as middle the dialogue in your display, and Acoustic Heart Sync which makes use of the Bravia TV speaker.

In the meantime, the ES lineup, which is pitched towards the high-end and customized installers, is as follows:

STR-AZ1000ES

• 7.2 channel (100W/Ch) receiver
• HDMI inputs: 6 in, 2 out
• 4 8K/4k-120Hz HDMI inputs
• $1,100

STR-AZ3000ES

• 9.2 channel (120W/Ch) receiver 
• HDMI inputs:  6 in, 2 out
• 4 8K/4k-120Hz HDMI inputs
• 1,700

STR-AZ5000ES

• 11.2 channel (100W/Ch) receiver
• HDMI inputs: 7 in, 2 out
• 4 8K/4k-120Hz HDMI inputs
• $2,100

STR-AZ7000ES

• 13.2 channel (150W/Ch) receiver
• HDMI inputs: 7 in, 2 out
• 4 8K/4k-120Hz HDMI inputs
• $3,300

The receivers can be launched beginning March 2023. I sit up for reviewing the AN1000 to see the way it compares with the present chief within the under-$1,000 class, the Yamaha RX-V6A.