Specifications

Features

• Be at the heart of the action: Discover Dolby Atmos®. Dolby Atmos® delivers breathtaking realism with 360° surround sound, accurately positioning sound within your environment so that the 7.1.2 speaker channels (including Phantom Surround Back) completely envelop you in sound—even from above.
• DTS:X: Experience lifelike audio. DTS:X decoding delivers multi-dimensional surround sound that adapts to your speaker configuration in real time. Sounds can be positioned precisely around and above you thanks to 9 speaker channels (including Phantom Surround speakers) and object-based audio decoding.
• Your ideal home audio arrangement: The STR-DN1080 has been designed with flexible speaker solutions that work around your environment, so that you get the best audio experience whatever your setup.
• Find your audio sweet spot: Discover flexible speakers. The new flexible speaker solution ‘relocates’ sound to simulate the optimal position and angle for the best audio experience, working around any physical space restrictions.
• Experience full 360° sound: Discover Phantom Surround Back. The Phantom Surround Back speaker setting replicates the immersive sound of physical surround back speakers, enabling you to enjoy a 7 channel surround sound experience with only a 5 channel speaker setup.
• Phantom sound: Virtual surround with S-Force PRO Front Surround. Ideal for smaller rooms, S-Force PRO front surround delivers a virtual surround acoustic field using only 2 speakers. No need to place rear speakers behind you.
• Full home theatre: Experience full cinematic quality. Pioneering sound field technology combines advanced auto calibration with seamless speaker relocation, producing breathtaking cinematic sound unlike anything you’ve experienced at home.
• Seamless auto calibration: Combining auto calibration technology with virtual speaker relocation, D.C.A.C EX automatically optimises speaker frequencies, phases and delays, delivering a sound field perfectly suited to your room.
• See clearly with High Dynamic Range: By supporting High Dynamic Range (HDR) signal pass-through, you can enjoy the incredible jump in image contrast and brightness it brings — and the additional shadow detail and highlights further enhance picture detail and bring colours to life. Latest HDR standards such as HDR10, HLG (Hybrid Log-Gamma) and Dolby Vision™2 are supported.
• 4K detail: Enjoy consistent 4K quality. Maintain 4K quality from source to screen—the 4K pass-through feature allows data to pass through the receiver without compromising image quality, and is HDCP 2.2 compatible.
• Optimal sound reproduction: DSD native playback. DSD (Direct Stream Digital) native playback means DSD content can be fully enjoyed without losing any of its original purity. Also enjoy multi-channel 5.1ch surround (up to DSD 5.6 MHz).
• DSEE HX: DSEE HX upscaling. DSEE HX technology upscales your existing music to near high-resolution sound quality, and makes you feel as if you are really at the recording studio or concert.
• Format support: High-Resolution Audio file formats. The STR-DN1080 supports a wide variety of High-Resolution Audio formats, including both DSD and Linear PCM. What’s more, playback is possible with USB, HDMI and DLNA connectivity, and multi-channel capabilities let you incorporate the high quality sound into an immersive surround system.
• Easily access your music: Enjoy easy access to a wealth of music and more, thanks to Chromecast built-in (previously Google Cast™)3 and Spotify Connect.
• Chromecast built-in: Stream music, online radio and podcasts from your smartphone, tablet or laptop to your audio device. Just tap the Cast button.
• Spotify: Spotify Connect. Play Spotify through your audio device using the Spotify app as a remote.4
• Stream with Chromecast built-in: Stream music, podcasts and radio from 100+ audio apps, including YouTube Music and more.
• Get connected: For a truly dynamic home entertainment setup, there are six HDMI inputs and two outputs, a front USB port, optical digital and analogue AV connections. So you can connect your TV, Blu-ray Disc player, smartphone and more, quickly and easily.
• HDMI: Six HDMI inputs and two outputs. With six HDMI inputs and two HDMI outputs—including one second zone HDMI output—there’s space for your current equipment and scope to expand.
• USB: DSD native playback via DLNA, HDMI or USB. Play DSD through DLNA network connected devices, or connect via a USB with support for up to 24 bit/192 kHz High-Resolution Audio playback.
• LDAC: LDAC™: for the transmission of High-Resolution Audio content. LDAC transmits approximately three times more data (at the maximum transfer rate of 990 kbps) than conventional Bluetooth® Audio, which allows you to enjoy High-Resolution Audio content in exceptional sound quality near to High-Resolution Audio.
• Discover LDAC: Touch, connect, and play. Enjoy simple wireless listening with One-touch NFC. Just touch a compatible smartphone to receiver for Bluetooth® audio.
• NFC BT: AirPlay audio. Enjoy music from AirPlay-enabled devices.
• Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi® connection. Play music from internet services as well as your home network.
• Sound that stays with you: Stream music throughout the house with Sony | Music Center. Listen to the same great song all around the house with multi-room listening, controlled via the Sony | Music Center (previously called SongPal) app. Use Sony | Music Center Link to group compatible Sony sound systems, then stream music in multiple rooms.
• Quality parts for superior sound: Every component in the STR-DN1080 has been designed for optimal sound quality.