It shares many of the same features, including six HDMI inputs (five on the rear and one on the front). Though sound quality has changed, in other ways the STR-DN1070 is only an incremental update to the STR-DN1060. The remote control is button-packed but reasonably ergonomic, with big, convenient keys. It offers a clean Settings page and a logical, easy-to-read menu system once you drill down further. The receiver's menu system is just as friendly as previous iterations and should be very familiar to users of other Sony gear, including televisions. The fascia also includes an HDMI port and headphone jack. On the right side of the receiver are the control knobs for volume and source selection and across the front are scattered a few other controls, though frustratingly there's no Menu button. The DN line has remained unchanged since 2012, but as receivers go, the 1070 is still relatively modern, with an uncluttered face and pleasing LED display strip through the middle. The poor old receiver: it's difficult to make a big rectangular box 'sexy,' and most designers don't even try. No official availability for the UK has yet been announced.Įditors' note, December 6, 2016: In order to bring the Sony in line with recent competition the Performance score has been amended from 9 to 8 while Value has increased to 9. The receiver is available for $1,399 in Australia, but you can find it priced at $1,000 on the street. At this level there is nothing else that holds a candle to it, and as a result it now earns our enthusiastic CNET Editors' Choice Award. After debuting at $599, the price has vacillated between $449 and $499 since the Black Friday sales.

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