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a comparison of the AZ5000ES against other 2nd top of the range Japanese makes that are about the same in performance and price range. https://www.zkelectronics.com/vsreceiver/sony-str-az5000es-vs-marantz-cinema-50-vs-onkyo-tx-rz50-vs-pioneer-vsx-lx505-vs-denon-avr-x3800h-vs-yamaha-rx-a6a/ both...

if we're to look from a distance... it seems that Sony is taking the same 2 line route as others, if STR-AN is targeted towards Denon AVR-S, Onkyo TX-NR, and YAMAHA RX-V. so... if we're to put aside the price tag number to determine it's value, it would be a fairer comparison if we're to look...

my HT life started with a SHERWOOD RV6030 DPL receiver, then with PHILIPS FR755 with 5.1 inputs, and ended with PHILIPS FR996 with internal digital surround processing. yeah... back when the two WOODs were around, KENWOOD and SHERWOOD were taking beatings from other makes in the market, back...

ever notice that Sony's pricing is about the same as YAMAHA pricing when it comes to limited features? you're unknowingly comparing apples to apples of different species. Royal Gala vs FUJI apple... where the latter can be produced in China, not Japan. no i'm not comparing between the country...

the key here is... out with the old, in with the new. anything new would often starts with high price tagging, if you compare to others in their product year. a fair game would be year to year product comparison... where the "old" will often be on the slashing board to clear off gradually such...