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  • 7.2ch 4K AV Receiver STR-DN850 $399(sony.com.au)

    Sold out before I could grab it :(

    • backorder it?

      • Wasn't possible, people who got back order notifications ordered before it sold out. Once sold out there's no buy button :(

        • was still possible when i posted that reply…

        • @CVonC: maybe yours was showing a cached copy or you were looking at one of the other receivers as for me it definitely just said out of stock and instead of a buy button was just a button saying sold out that did nothing when clicked

  • Does anyone have the SSAC3P?
    Do they recommend it?

  • Ordered a HT-XT3, cheers

  • Anyone know (or can tell me how to find out) if the two outputs from the STR-ZA2000ES are mirrored only or can be independent - specifically if one can do a HDMI 1.4 spec while the other does HDMI 2.2 on the same video?

  • Ordered XT3 and DN850 (backordered, unsure if they will honor) - payment page wonky but went through, got confirmation email but order details page empty on mySony website!

  • No Dolby Atmos receivers. What a shame. Thanks anyway!

  • +1

    Thanks! Just bought the HT-XT3 :)

  • Thanks TA! You've made me go a bit gangbusters, picked up the TA-A1ES amp, MAP-S1 player & SS-HW1 bookshelves - wasn't intending on spending $2k on a Tuesday that's for sure!

  • Awesome. This is just the deal I have been waiting for. Awesome highly functioned amp ahoy! CNET reckons the DN850 is pretty solid. Thanks tightarse!

  • thanks got the HT-XT3 !

  • Just a reminder that Cashrewards uses the RRP, not the discounted price so even bigger incentive to remember using it!

    • +3

      Not for me, they revised the RRP to the discounted price after a few days when I bought during the Christmas sale. Still waiting for it to clear too…

      • Actually, I think you're right. My purchase in December got adjusted too, only just checked. Ah well, still a good deal.

  • Tax invoice received for DN850. Looks like my order will be honoured.

    • was your one on backorder? or did u score one before it went on backorder?

      • No, not on back order.

  • Would the STRDN850 be any good hooked up to a PC?
    I know you can get dedicated DAC for desktops but at this price this might be a better alternative.

    Too late now.

    • i was gonna say you better buy it before it runs out…feel sorry if you missed out…guess you could look at the $799 one…

      • I was thinking of that too…I could upgrade my pioneer one which is almost 3-4 years old and use that. The pioneer at the time was one of the top end models and might be overkill and a waste for a desktop.

  • +2

    7.2ch 4K AV Receiver STR-DN850 $399 seems to be back up to "normal" price of $1,099 now…

    • wow that was quick… luckily I scored one at $399, but then it was on backorder so not so sure if I'm in the clear just yet… -_-

      • +1

        Yeah, I was wondering what they would do when stock runs out, so I guess that answers the question - they just put the price back up to RRP.

        I have purchased "backorder" items in the past, and in most cases you might have to wait, but you will eventually get the item :-)
        (In two instances where the items were no longer in existence, they substituted one item with something very similar, and refunded for the other)

        • fingers crossed :)

  • What do people think of the RRPs? They seem exorbitantly high for Sony products. Like that sub woofer or even the Receivers and speakers… I would never pay even 70% of those prices for those products. Even at the discounted price that subwoofer and some of those speakers dont seem worth it.

    • Based on what, just looking at the RRP? The subwoofer is part of a series of speakers that won the Australia speaker of the year 2014 award <$10k. You're basically staring at a future classic.

      • -6

        hahaha, based on what? some magazine giving the award. Please. Go check with anyone who knows about Audio and give them 4000$ to buy a sub woofer. I can name you awesome subwoofers that will kill this out of the water for half that price.

        • +2

          Lol go check with anyone? Like who, you? Every audio show in the world (including in Sydney) I've been to have positive opinions of the series and including the subwoofer. So yeah I'll stick with 'some magazines' opinion over you 'expert' opinion.

        • -2

          @plmko:

          hahaha, yeah magazines that are brainwashing people, magazines that are paid adverts. Back in the day AV magazines actually did proper reviews. That for the most part changed and generally became paid adverts, same for quite a few of the online sites. Did i say me, i said check with anyone but sorry my 20 yrs in the industry as well as overall spending more than hundreds of thousands on acquiring different AV items for upgrades or just testing and comparing, I know of quite a few subs that will totally blow it out of the water even at the discounted price much less the 4000$ price mark. Obviously i can see how you decide what is good and what is not. fanbois anyone. Thats all i see from all your comments so far. And I never said they were a crap product, I was asking about the RRP as that is extremely high for what these products provide. If you dont want to do comparisons, even at a base level the stats are pretty low for a 4000$ price mark. 2x 10" drivers with a 500 watt amp…..The finish seems decent and the ability to switch between a passive radiator and an active driver is pretty cool, but for 4000$?

          I personally prefer to do direct in room comparisons or if not possible some level of comparison or at least go with informed individuals who have made the comparisons and have tested out a lot of the products with a lot of experience in the market who have NO MONETARY INCENTIVE to give a biased point of view unlike a lot of Mags and online sites these days.

  • Cash back and the voucher you're a bargain hunter genius , Tightarse.

  • Thanks TA, picked up the STR-DN850. Anyone know if I can connect bluetooth headphones to this amp? It can receive Bluetooth signal but does it transmit?

  • If only this portable dac was on sale…
    http://www.sony.com.au/product/pha-1a

  • Potentially an extra $25 off: https://sites.sony.com.au/Gettingtoknowyou1_25thanks.html

    (Final page suggests coupon will be emailed within 7 days..)

  • Thanks tightarse, was looking for a new setup for the new home. HT-XT3 ordered, now for a heavily discounted Sony TV in the next few months. 2.7% PricePal on top.

  • One week for some explaining to my missus when the item arrived grin

    • +4

      Start building above about the great competition you entered. I suspect you have won :)

      • Great idea. Although she can always sniff my bluff. Worth to try lol.

  • +1

    waiting for ps4 with damaged boxes lol

  • Are the speakers worth it? SSHW1 or SSHA1S??

    • -1

      Yes very good speakers, get HW1 if you prefer Jazz, HA1 for bit more bass heavy. Need to make sure your amp is adequate as these are very transparent sounding and are not afraid to be blunt about the amp you are using.

      • If i replaced my fronts with either would they be ok for home cinema too? I just purchased the STRZA2000ES receiver

        • -1

          Best would be if you had time to quickly drop into a store and compare them to other speakers in your price range.

        • Oh you were intending them to be home cinema add-ins, nah wouldn't recommend them. Tuned for music, the dispersion of these are much more narrow for that exact reasons. Also these are 4 ohm rated speakers, make sure you're matching with your existing set or are willing to mix.

          The SS-AC5 is more of what should be looking at.

        • Ah oks…..they are double the price!!! could you use the ssha1s as rear speakers? with the ss-ac5 as fronts? not prepared to pay $1200 for that front they are listing though.

        • @Sammyboy:

          You can use them how you like, I'm just stating my opinion on best scenario. They are nice speakers for the $400-500 price, HA1 is a good chunk of full aluminium that very few brands will match at that budget. But consider that it's a bit wasteful to use as just satellite speakers and you will be mixing 4ohm speakers (HA1) with the 6ohm speakers (AC5), it will work but make sure your amp likes mixing up speakers and doesn't overheat too much.

          If it was me, I'd go for the stereo AC3 towers (for now if that's all you can afford and add satellites later), the tweeter array is the bees knees.

        • Thanks for the advice!

          Does Sony do this sale every year? If so maybe I'll just wait till next year for the speakers. Ill just set up the STRZA2000ES with my existing Dali speakers and then buy the whole lot of speakers next year….

  • +1

    $399 for a HT-XT3 is a very good deal, especially if you don't have the space for a huge setup. Use a $25 off voucher @ $375 + 2.4 - 2.7% cashback It's a steal

    • Yeah they will replace my basic 5.1 and I hope I can still hear sound from left and right not just centre…

  • Gday, if anyone regrets their STRDN850 purchase and are in Melbourne drop me a line :-)

  • Damn bought xt3 but forgot to check how deep is my TV cabinet hopefully over 38 cms

  • I wonder why Sony let their boxes damaged. To sell them to OZB.. :)

    AV receiver for 399.00 a great deal.

  • :)

  • Fighting hard to refrain myself.

  • Can't see the value in going to STRDA2000ES at double the price of STRDN850. The STRDN850 is a great price.

    • Hmm but it's no longer on sale 😕

    • Perhaps. Often more high end things cost more than the proportional value.

      Agree that the STRDN850 was a better value (its original price was more than half the STRDA2000ES, but the discounted price it came down to half). However, good luck getting those high end pieces at lower cost.

  • xt3 out of stock… looks like many pounced on it…

  • 2.1ch All-in-One Sound Base HT-XT3 $399 out of stock :( Had it in my card before dinner so I was able to order it as back-order. Sony will probably cancel my order.

  • Most of ES range out of stock as well, op plz modify post

  • Just purchased the Sony STRZA2000ES 7.2 receiver for $769 using the $30 coupon by changing the last 4 digits as mention in other comments, fantastic deal!

    The Sony STRDN850 7.2 receiver is no longer being sold by Sony and is discontinued,

  • What is the weight limit that the ht xt3 can hold

    • Check the specs page please.

      Up to 65" TV or 50 kgs.

      • Dont know where you read that but thanks . The specs page didnt show me that.

  • Anyone know how the HT-XT3 compares to the Bose Solo 15 Series 2? Bought the Bose last week in the Myer sale for $380 but wondering if the Sony performs better?

    • +2

      Got both. The HT-XT3 has more features, but for convenience I prefer the Bose Solo. Both is 1000x better than what the TV will produce. The STRZA2000ES AVR at $799 is acceptable, but I don't think it's a great price when comparing to competitors. For around $1050 ($251 extra), you can pickup the new Denon AVR-X2200W which has all the features of the Sony, but has 150w, not 100w, Atmos, DTS:X, Spotify, Apple Airplay, Bluetooth and Audyssey calibration, which is miles ahead of the Sony. Head over to AV forums and you'll see all the rave about it. I can understand Sony not implementing any of these features because they have their own music service and they don't want to pay licensing fees for Atmos, DTS:X, Apple, Audyssey, etc, but it just lets the unit down imo. Still, if you're just looking to watch movies without the latest sound processing or play high-def music this one does the job. The highlight of this unit is dual HDMI out with HDCP 2.2 support, which the Denon also supports. It is semi-future proof, probably good for another 2-3 years before Atmos become the standard, and if anyone has heard movie encoded with Atmos, it is pretty incredible. If you watched movies like the latest Transformer or Mad Max, these movies had Atmos sound processing.

      • Cheers for the insight. Much appreciated will stick with the Bose for now and keep an eye out for more sales.

      • Had a quick look for the Denon at $1050. Not a common price. Any suggestions?

  • -1

    The STRDN850 page now redirects to an 'Archived' page which indicates the model is discontinued.

    So our 'damaged box' stock may or may not be available for backorder. I wonder if Sony will get around this by offering the model up, the STRDN860, for those on Backorder?

  • +2

    Multi-Source High-Resolution Player http://www.sony.com.au/product/map-s1 RRP $1199 Damaged Box $509

    ^^ Probably already mentioned, TL;DR

    • +1

      I don't think anyone mentioned it. This is actually quite a useful and full featured item!

  • If anyone regrets their HT-XT3 purchase and your in Melbourne let me know

  • Looks like the HT-XT3 is listed as 'Out of Stock' now… Would have loved one of those, congrats to those who snaffled them up!

  • This also includes the SONY HAP-S1 HDD HiRes AUDIO PLAYER reduced from $1,799 to $679???
    The price NOW is $1799!
    Is the sales off now?

    • Still says its $679
      http://www.sony.com.au/product/hap-s1

      It says "currently out of stock" under the availability. Sale ends 28th or while stocks last.
      Appears you can still buy it though for $679, might be able to get one on backorder? Doubt it though to be honest, probably would get refunded.

      Edit - 20 minutes later and its now at R.R.P and unable to be bought even at full R.R.P

  • +1

    DOH!! just got a cancellation email for the STRDN850 :(

    • What time did you place your order? My backorder hasn't been cancelled yet so trying to work out if things are looking good or bad for me…

      • Put my order in 1130 ACDT Adel time and got a backorder but no cancellation email as yet but order history is empty on sony account
        If it it cancels they better hurry so I can replace it with the next model up

        • why not call and ask them so you are not in limbo anymore

          For post sales support, please call 1300 13SONY (7669) between 8am and 6pm (AEST) Mon-Fri. If you require support in relation to the status of your delivery contact 1300 342 246

  • +1

    Just got a refund email for the backorder USB DAC Amplifier UDA-1. :(

  • Hey OP, how did you know about the sale? did you get an email? I've signed up but i never knew about those damaged box sales….thanks mate

    • Let's just say working at CR has its perks :) Actually knew about this sale Monday, but needed to wait to post.

      • ar i see….. do CR need someone to mop the floor or give back rubs?! ;)

    • +2

      this is the story:
      TA went to sony to negotiate cashreward %. while walking on the warehouse he saw lots of damaged boxes. he asked if the items are still fine, the manager said yes, then TA had idea to do damaged box sales for ozb, and at the same time sealed the deal with sony.

      kidding:)

    • I got an email about the damaged box sale on Tuesday morning. Check the "Newsletter Subscription" in My Sony account

      • thanks just done that

    • +7

      hahah i was gonna say funny you're expecting ppl to sell you their new purchases with that kinda offer….guess all that negs have said enough lol

      • I guess the keyword was "regretting" and I am paying the amount they paid :( Nevermind..

    • you should offer $399+((30+19)*2)
      times two for the trouble

    • thats funny… Just get a xt1 before that sells out too…. its not bad either and the price is great…

  • sorry, clueless here with home hifi, but with the HT-XT1 having 3 hdmi,
    does that mean i can plug say blueray, xbox, chromecast etc directly into the soundbar/base (as my tv has run outta hdmi ports) ?

    cheers

    • +1

      if those are hdmi inputs then most likely yes, you can just plug those into the soundbar. Then there should be a HDMI output from the soundbar to the TV (so all the video/audio from those 3 devices can be seen on the TV).

  • My xt3 on its way already!

    Dear Mr i,

    Thank you for shopping at the Sony Store. Please find attached your purchase receipt . Your Sony order has been dispatched and is on its way to you!

    Click here to track the status of your order and click on events tab.
    (This link will be activated within 2 hours from the receipt of this

    • Got my STRDN850 shipped :)

      • Mine was delivered this morning. I will pick it up when I get to work. Order was picked up from Sydney ~4pm yesterday and then delivered to Melbourne this morning ~ 10am.

        It will be interesting to see just how damaged the box is.

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