I had a pioneer AV receiver previously, that was 15 years old and showing signs of age.I had a Sony many years ago and it served me very well, so thought id try Sony again.The Sony TA-AN1000.I’ve only had a this amplifier a few days. But noticed vast improvements and upgrades.The sound is so much better. The set up was easy once I updated the amp and connected the WIFI.I wanted to future proof in purchasing this amp. I am only using 5.1 at the moment. But im looking to advance to 7.1 soon. It has many audio settings. Which is a refreshing change. Its early days, but I highly recommend this amp to anyone who appreciates good sound and knows how to set up a system.Highly recommended.

This Sony is a rare beast: a stereo receiver of the sort that most people once owned, but are now vanishingly rare. Even better, it looks the part, making it a perfect match for retro audio equipment as well, which is why I’m using it. It avoids the complexity of modern equipment: there are lots of inputs (strictly analogue), a big volume knob, another knob for input selection and, er, that’s about it. Excellent. The remote control provides additional features, such as bass and treble, input selection and radio presets, and is a custom design rather than a generic handset pressed into service.There are many nice touches. For instance, all the inputs can be named onscreen, so instead of having Input 1, Input 2 etc you can have ‘Cassette’, ‘Minidisc’ and so on. There are built-in inputs for Bluetooth (basic but functional), a mobile device (connected with a 3.5mm lead) and Phono. With the latter, you can adjust the gain by up to 6db, which is a great help as the output from most magnetic cartridges is very low. There is no direct provision for connecting a sub-woofer but there are a couple of workarounds i.e. connect it to the Line Out but keep an eye on the volume control of the sub-woofer, or connect it to the second set of loudspeaker outputs if your sub-woofer can handle that level of signal.Overall, sound quality and performance is good, especially for the price. It would be nice if Sony produced an updated version, with a DAB radio in place of FM and a proper sub-woofer output, but Sony know what they are doing. Or do they? Here’s the main problem with this unit – it buzzes. Noticeably. It’s a combination of the power supply’s relatively cheap transformer and resonance from the top of the case. The workaround is to have something sitting on top of the unit, such as a CD player or MiniDisc deck, to help dampen it. That works, although it’s not great practice as the receiver needs to disseminate heat. But as long as the unit in top has feet to provide clearance and you use the receiver at normal listening levels then it seems to suffice. Rather ironically, the Sony features a ‘direct sound’ mode to switch off extraneous noise from the electronics and give a ‘pure’ sound. Great sense of humour, guys.Overall, this is a nice unit but note the above points about buzzing.

I’ve been a onkyo user of years but when I found the sony ta-an1000 I was very impressed with the whole thing, it is compatible with all my devices and easy to set-up with so many functions and sound features which is easily understood and controlled by a perfect remote control, with a nice feeling volume control button and it looks good, I can’t believe how lucky I was to get it at such a great price

Gerät schaltet nach 10 Minuten aus
Schickes Gerät. Aber leider ist nach 10 Minuten bei erhöhter Lautstärke Schluss und das Gerät schaltet sich aus. Zudem hat es einen britischen Stecker – man benötigt also zusätzlich einen Adapter. Der Rückversand funktionierte nicht reibungslos, statt der Erstattung bekam ich das Gerät erneut zugesandt.Think Assemble hat wieder mit Service und Kundenfreundlichkeit geholfen. Danke an Think Assemble. Pearl-Versandhaus kommt für mich als Händler nicht mehr in Frage. Zuviel Ärger bei bereits 2 Bestellungen. Nein danke.

Tutto ok
L’amplificatore funziona perfettamente. Non aspettatevi un hi fi di gran pregio. Fa il suo dovere. Per chi vuole ascoltare musica senza spendere eccessivamente. Molto comoda la possibilità di collegarmi con il bluetooth dal cellulare.