Sony STR-AN1000 8K Home Theatre Receiver

Sony STR-AN1000 8K Home Theatre ReceiverSony STR AN1000 8K Home Theatre Receiver Dolby Atmos & DTS: X Experience breathtaking 8K video and immersive 3D audio with the Sony STR AN1000 7. 2 channel 8K home theatre receiver. Enjoy space filling sound from your 7. 2 or 5. 2. 2 setup with Dolby Atmos and DTS: X. It's easy to enjoy all your content with Works with Sonos, Chromecast Built in, Apple AirPlay, and Spotify Connect all via Wi Fi or Bluetooth. 360 Spatial Sound That Adapts To Your

Sony STR-AN1000 8K Home Theatre Receiver - Dolby Atmos® & DTS:X®

Experience breathtaking 8K video and immersive 3D audio with the Sony STR-AN1000 7.2-channel 8K home theatre receiver. Enjoy space-filling sound from your 7.2 or 5.2.2 setup with Dolby Atmos® and DTS:X.® It's easy to enjoy all your content with Works with Sonos, Chromecast Built-in, Apple AirPlay®, and Spotify Connect - all via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth®.

360 Spatial Sound That Adapts To Your Environment: D.C.A.C. IX ingeniously measures the height and position of each speaker with a calibration microphone. The AN1000 features 360 Spatial Sound Mapping technology to draw you into your entertainment like never before. Based on the positional information measured by D.C.A.C. IX, and multiple phantom speakers are generated all around you, for an entirely new sound sensation, so you can experience all the drama of Dolby Atmos® and DTS:X® alongside every breath, step and word like you're right inside the film.

High Quality Visuals

See vivid scenes full of real-life colour and depth. All of the original picture quality is preserved when played through the AN1000, so you'll be completely immersed in movies. Gaming is also much more thrilling and realistic, with support for the latest formats, such as Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) and Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM) in HDMI 2.1.

High Quality Sound

Enjoy music the way the artists truly intended with High-Resolution Audio for crystal clear precision. Or discover a new way of listening with 360 Reality Audio for a truly immersive live concert or studio session experience. With the AN1000, your music comes to life like never before. It also supports DSD (Direct Stream Digital) native playback, with no conversion involved so DSD content can be fully enjoyed without losing any of the original quality.

Best with Sony TVs

When connected to a BRAVIA TV with Acoustic Centre Sync, both the audio system and the TV become the centre speaker in your home cinema system. With Acoustic Centre Sync, you'll hear dialogue from the screen. Action and sound are precisely aligned so your viewing becomes much more immersive.

Step Up Your Sound: With 165 watts, the STR-AN1000 delivers cinema-like surround sound and crystal-clear music reproduction with powerful amplification.

8K & 4K/120 HDMI Connectivity: Enjoy the latest HDMI technology with support for 8K and 4K/120 video sources. Equipped with four 8K HDMI inputs and two outputs, the STR-AN1000 is capable of delivering the most stunning picture quality and amazing clarity.

Support For The Most Advanced Object-Based Audio Formats: With support for Dolby Atmos, Dolby Speaker Virtualization, DTS:X, DTS Virtual: X, and DTS: X Pro, the STR-AN1000 delivers a truly elevated object-based surround-sound experience.

360 Spatial Sound Mapping

Experience true immersion. Sony's exclusive 360 Spatial Sound Mapping technology reproduces a physical sound field that can adapt to your environment and create an experience that feels like a large movie theatre or concert hall.

Digital Cinema Auto Calibration IX

A new technology developed by Sony, Digital Cinema Auto Calibration IX precisely corrects the distance, angle, sound pressure, and frequency response of each speaker that's connected to the STR-AN1000 to create the ideal sound field for any home theatre setup.

Supports Dolby Vision, HDR10, & Hybrid Log Gamma, & IMAX Enhanced

Enjoy dynamic, realistic picture quality with support for the leading HDR formats, including Dolby Vision, HDR10, Hybrid Log Gamma, and IMAX Enhanced.

"Works with Sonos": Connect a Sonos Port and, from the Sonos app you will be able to turn on your A/V Receiver, switch to the designated input source for playback, and control the volume of your A/V Receiver.

Easy Listening: Listen to all your favourite tracks. The STR-AN1000 supports audio streaming via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Chromecast built-in, Spotify Connect, and Apple AirPlay.

Voice Assistant Compatibility: Connect to your home's other devices, and use voice control to operate your receiver with Google Assistant.

Roon Tested: Enjoy seamless integration with your Roon system for full access to all your music—including your digital files and streaming services—all in one place.

Compatible With Sony Music Center App: Control the STR-AN1000 from your mobile device for operations like source selection, zone control, sound field control, volume control, media playback, and voice assistant setup.

Centre Speaker Lift Up And Acoustic Centre Sync: Enhance your sound multiple ways: Centre Speaker Lift Up raises the sound from the centre speaker to match what's on the TV, Acoustic Centre Sync matches the audio to your compatible BRAVIA TV.

Easy Setup & Operation: The easy-to-use graphical interface makes it super simple to start enjoying your STR-AN1000.

Zone 2 & Zone 3: Flexible multi-zone distribution capability.

Go Wireless: Sony's SA-RS3S and SA-RS5 wireless rear speakers and SA-SW3 and SA-SW5 wireless subwoofers are compatible with the STR-AN1000. Two subwoofers of the same model may be connected simultaneously to the receiver.

DSEE Ultimate: Using AI-based technology, DSEE Ultimate accurately upscales audio to near-high-resolution sound quality.

HDMI 2.1: While enabling higher quality video output and reduced latency from input devices like game consoles, HDMI 2.1 also provides support for Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM), Variable Refresh Rate (VRR).

6 HDMI Inputs/2 Outputs: The STR-AN1000 has six HDMI inputs with two inputs supporting full 8K and 4K/120 video sources, and two HDMI outputs that also support full 8K and 4K/120 video sources.

Chassis & Sub-Chassis: With the addition of a sub-chassis structure on the rear of the front panel, the rigidity of the receiver is increased. This results in a further reduction of vibration and improved sound quality overall.

Power Supply Capacitors: The newly designed power supply capacitors, developed by Sony, improve stability and achieve superior sound quality.

New Large Capacity Power Transformer: The redesigned power transformer also features a new core material and bobbin to lower distortion and improve sound quality.

Redeveloped Digital Section: The digital section enables all signal processing to be performed on a single chip while also providing lower impedance, increased capacitance, and better stability.

New DAC Enables 32-Bit Operations: Digital PCM signal input is processed at 32-bit and converted to analogue by the DAC, while DSD signal input during direct mode is natively input to the DAC and converted to an analogue signal.

Improved Analogue Power For DAC: The DAC analogue power supply uses a low-noise power supply IC to ensure that hi-fidelity performance is achieved.

Buffer Amp For DAC: A new DAC analogue output filter circuit was designed utilizing a JFET and op-amp improvement in noise floor. The phase rotation was shifted to a higher frequency, expanding the bandwidth and improving sound clarity for wide-bandwidth sources like high-resolution audio.

Sony Exclusive Pre-Amp Integrated Circuit: A Sony-exclusive integrated circuit was developed to improve all amplification functions of the STR-AN1000. The pre-amp is independently connected to each individual amplifier channel, improving channel separation and reducing internal interference over more traditional cascading designs.

Hi-Res Audio & 360 Reality Audio: Enjoy music the way the artists truly intended with High-Resolution Audio for crystal clear precision or discover a new way of listening with 360 Reality Audio for a truly immersive live concert or studio session experience. With the STR-AN1000, your music comes to life like never before.

Why Choose The Sony STR-AN1000 Receiver?

As with any home theatre receiver there's a lot going on. A lot of what the Sony STR-AN1000 has to offer is similar to other high quality receivers we sell but Sony has added its own unique features to the STR-AN1000. The area we think most people will get excited about is the wireless functionality. First up, it has 2-way Bluetooth which means you can not only stream audio to it from a smart device but also receive audio to Bluetooth headphones for the ultimate in private listening. And, it has the provision to add wireless subwoofers and surround speakers. Yes, you read that correctly! Sony has a choice of two wireless rear surrounds, the SA-RS3S & SA-RS5 which means you can put them anywhere you want around the room and not have to run wires to them. Then there are the subwoofers. Again Sony has two wireless subwoofers, the SA-SW3 and SA-SW5 and you can hook up two of them together if desired for more even and dynamic bass. This sort of flexibility is completely unique and will have a lot of people very interested in this model. Naturally, being a Sony, the attention to sound quality has been intense and we believe this receiver to be an audio star in its price range. Talking of price, feature for feature, we think the Sony STR-AN1000 is a bargain and we just hope we can get enough of them to meet demand.