My reciever just died!

[Shawn]

It's a Sony STR-DE515. I just tried turning it on and it's stuck in "Protect" mode. I tried turning it on and off several times with no luck. It appears to be dead. Recommend me a cheap one that's 5.1 ready. An old model is fine since I can probably get it used on ebay. It doesn't need to have a built in encoder since I already bought an external for my old one. Just 5.1 imputs....

 

[olds]

LOL
I was just reading about that
it works well until it goes into Protect Mode. I removed the cover and jiggled the wires right behind the A/B Switch on the left. That keeps me going for several weeks.

 

[crab]

LOL...Mine did the exact same thing, and when I complained, you still preached how good Sony equip was and described your setup.

 

[DanJ]

Go to Circuit City and try to find an Onkyo TX-SR600. They might still have some in stock, display model or even a couple closed box's laying around. Should be about $250; and spend the $30 on a 3-yr. No worries then.

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: crab
LOL...Mine did the exact same thing, and when I complained, you still preached how good Sony equip was and described your setup.

Bah, the reciever was 7 years old and I usually leave it on 24/7. It probably overheated or something........

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: DanJ
Go to Circuit City and try to find an Onkyo TX-SR600. They might still have some in stock, display model or even a couple closed box's laying around. Should be about $250; and spend the $30 on a 3-yr. No worries then.

yikes! looks like i'll be with out TV or sound from my computer for a while.

 

[elzmaddy]

My friends receiver died three times (some RCA) before Rat Shack would give him a new one. They tried to exchange it with a display model on top of that -- the bastards. :|

 

[olds]

Wire, cables and batteries are all I would buy there.

 

[DanJ]

Originally posted by: iloveme2

Originally posted by: DanJ
Go to Circuit City and try to find an Onkyo TX-SR600. They might still have some in stock, display model or even a couple closed box's laying around. Should be about $250; and spend the $30 on a 3-yr. No worries then.

yikes! looks like i'll be with out TV or sound from my computer for a while.

Well you could go buy a POS Sherwood for $139 at CC.

 

[Angrymarshmello]

That sucks dood. Sony blows goats in terms of reliability. They have the highest NIB defective rate of any electronics manufacturer, and they're not even the biggest manuf. either. Every Sony product my family has owned is now non-working, or partially working. I will never purchase another Sony product again.

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: Angrymarshmello
That sucks dood. Sony blows goats in terms of reliability. They have the highest NIB defective rate of any electronics manufacturer, and they're not even the biggest manuf. either. Every Sony product my family has owned is now non-working, or partially working. I will never purchase another Sony product again.

I have had just the opposire experience. I ahve never had a Sony product die. I am still using my 900ES for my HT.
Ya, I need to go DD.

 

[Angrymarshmello]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat

Originally posted by: Angrymarshmello
That sucks dood. Sony blows goats in terms of reliability. They have the highest NIB defective rate of any electronics manufacturer, and they're not even the biggest manuf. either. Every Sony product my family has owned is now non-working, or partially working. I will never purchase another Sony product again.

I have had just the opposire experience. I ahve never had a Sony product die. I am still using my 900ES for my HT.
Ya, I need to go DD.

Lucky you. We have a 27" Sony (non-functional) my parents use as a stand for another TV, a 13" Sony tv that we threw away 6 years ago, 2 identical CD/casette boomboxes with broken CD players, and a Sony receiver that functions as a paperweight in the garage somewhere. My parents were huge fans of Sony back in the day but they've learned some expensive lessons since then.

 

[Shawn]

bump for suggestions

 

[Lucky]

ive got one for sale

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: Lucky
ive got one for sale

yeah but it doesn't do 5.1. it actually looks exactly like the one I have w/o the extra 5.1 button. That reminds me though... I got one that has 4 speakers outputs in the closet. It's only Pro Logic but it'll get me by for now. woohoo.....

 

[MrDingleDangle]

not sony...

had one from about 7 years ago...that one overheated and died...the "protect mode" didnt help it

got another one 4 years ago...one of the speakers kept going out unless u hit it...finally hitting it didnt work and i had to go in and sodder all the connections, now it works, but it was a pain