The STR-DE595 offers true home theater power and precision, plus incredible ease-of-use, all at an unbeatable price! Its advanced 32-bit processor handles decoding for 5.1-channel Dolby® Digital and DTS® sources and also provides Pro Logic® II processing, which can transform stereo music and older surround sources into convincing 5.1 audio. Sony's exclusive Digital Cinema Sound™ (DCS) modes, exclusive soundfields based on acoustic measurements made at actual Sony movie production stages, let you add even more cinematic ambience.

Convenient front-panel buttons give you easy access to every playback option this receiver offers. Want to watch a movie? Just press the "Surround" button — the receiver automatically detects the surround format of the incoming source, and plays back multichannel sound through your home theater speakers. When you want to listen to stereo sources exactly as recorded, press the "2-channel" button.

90 watts x 5 keeps your multichannel sound clean and dynamic. The 'DE595 also offers plenty of digital and analog inputs to build a great A/V system. It's even got component video switching for two sources, with 80MHz bandwidth for immaculate transfer of HDTV signals. The A/V remote gives you easy control of this receiver and other Sony components. Two sets of main speaker outputs let you power stereo speakers in two rooms simultaneously.

Specifications:

• 90 watts x 2 into 8 ohms (40-20k Hz) at 0.09% THD (stereo) — or 90 watts x 5 (surround)
• Dolby Digital, DTS and Pro Logic II decoding
• Digital Cinema Sound modes
• 32-bit processor
• component video switching: 2 in, 1 out (80MHz bandwidth)
• digital inputs: 2 optical, 1 coaxial
• 2 audio, 3 A/V inputs
• 5.1-channel input for SACD or DVD-Audio
• no phono input
• A/V remote
• 2 sets of main speaker outputs
• 30 AM/FM presets
• 16-7/8"W x 5-3/4"H x 12-3/4"D