Sony STR-DH590 Review and Specs

Sony STR-DH590 By adding the STR-DH590 to your home theater, you can enjoy a larger and sharper picture. With support for 4K HDR, Dolby Vision technology and customizable surround sound with a 5.2-channel AV receiver, the image seems to come to life. Intrigued with these Sony STR-DH590 specs? Then see all the details in Sony STR-DH590 review.

Sony STR-DH590 review

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Features

This receiver features 5.2 channels, 725W at 6 ohms. It has Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding, as well as onboard DSD decoding.

Design and build

Laconic design, convenient connection for clear sound. The minimalist designed front panel has a Pure Direct button, which allows you to direct the sound directly to the receiver amplifier, while maintaining signal characteristics and sound clarity. The front panel has a simple but elegant design with a brushed black finish, two knobs for input and volume, a headphone output, one long row of black buttons for various tasks (speakers on/off, FM tuning, sound mode selection, Bluetooth, Pure Direct mode, etc.), and a medium-sized LCD located near the top.

Sony STR-DH590

Connectivity

The back panel sports a modest amount of inputs and thus is cleanly laid out. The only video input option is HDMI, and you get four HDMI 2.0a inputs with HDCP 2.2, plus a single HDMI 2.0a output with Audio Return Channel. The DH590 passes through a video signal as is, with no upscaling ability (which is standard in this price range). The back panel also sports one coaxial and one optical digital audio input, plus four stereo audio ins, two subwoofer pre outs, and an FM antenna input.

Setup

The DH590's onscreen setup process could not be easier, mostly because there's just not that much to do. Once you connect your speakers, sources, and display, power on the receiver, and select your language of choice, you're instructed via the onscreen menu to connect the supplied microphone cable to run Sony's DCAC automatic setup. In this entry-level model, DCAC takes less than 30 seconds to run: it measures from just one location and quickly runs through test tones to determine speaker channels, size, distance, and level. That's it. Once it's done, you can go into the Speaker Settings menu from the OSD's home page and check to see how it did.

Pros and Cons

Pros

  • The sound stage is immersive, detailed and very present
  • This unit just works great right out of the box

Cons

  • The lack of advanced functionality, the lack of AUX-IN, at this price point was just super disappointing

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Common features

Product

Sony STR-DH590

Model

STR-DH590

Brand

Sony

Reviews

1374

Amplifier

Channels

5.2

Stereo power (RMS), W/Ohm

145/6

Output impedance, Ohm

6

Frequency response

10Hz-100KHz

THD in stereo, %

0.09

Audio features

Digital to analog converter (DAC)

192 KHz/32-bit

Bi-amping

Pure direct (straight)

Auto speaker calibration

DCAC

Speaker A/B switching

Other audio features

has not

Connectivity

Wi-Fi

USB

1 (USB 2.0)

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

DLNA

MHL

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

has not

Extensive connection

HDMI input/output

4/1

HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel)

HDMI eARC (Enhanced Audio Return Channel)

HDMI CEC

Digital content protection (HDCP)

HDCP 2.2

Subwoofer output (LFE)

2

Headphone output

1 x 6.3

Optical digital input

1

Coaxial digital input

1

Composite input

0

Component input/output

0/0

Phono (MM) input

Front panel connectors

phones, setup mic

Multi channel preamp output

Video features

HDR (High Dynamic Range)

HDR10

4K signal pass-through

4K/60Hz

8K signal pass-through

HDMI signal pass-through

3D signal pass-through

HDMI pass-through in standby mode

Video conversion

Analog to HDMI scaling

HDMI to HDMI scaling

Dolby Vision

Other video features

HLG

Additional features

Voice control

App control

Display

fluorescent

Tuner

AM, FM

Sleep timer

Auto power off

ECO mode

Graphical user interface (GUI)

Setup assistant

Firmware update

USB

Other additional features

has not

Multi-room

Multi-room zones

has not

Zone audio output

has not

Zone HDMI output

has not

Multi-room control

has not

RS-232

0

Remote control input/output (IR)

0/0

DC trigger output (12V)

0

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby TrueHD

Dolby Surround

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital

DTS:X

DTS HD Master

DTS Virtual:X

DTS Neural:X

DTS (other)

DTS 96/24

Auro-3D

IMAX Enhanced

Multichannel stereo

Audio file formats

MP3

WMA

AAC

WAV

FLAC

ALAC

Other audio file formats

has not

Power

Operational power consumption, W

200

Standby consumption, W

0.3

Removable power cord

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size W x H x D, cm/inches

43 x 13.3 x 29.7/ 17 x 5.3 x 11.4

Weight, kg/lbs

7.1/16.4

Other

Release year

2018
Sony STR-DH590
Sony STR-DH590

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