Sony 7.2CH 4K A/V Receiver with Bluetooth

I decided to upgrade my receiver from an older one that did not have any HDMI ports on it. I chose this one due to it having 4k pass through and Bluetooth which were the most standout features to me. Most receivers have Dolby Digital, and DTS, so that wasn't such a big deal. So I will start with these distinguishing features. 4k pass through- This options lets you send 4k video through HDMI from a signal source, through the receiver, and on to the display. This particular receiver does not upconver/upscale content from lower quality sources (1080p) to 4k. However, after doing some research, I have discovered that 4k TV's that are currently being manufactured already upscale or enhance the image to 4k. So a 4k pass through signal is all you really need. In the end, I wanted this feature for a bit of future-proofing for when I get my new TV. When I do I will update with my experience of the pass through feature. Bluetooth- The Bluetooth spec is 3.0. The receiver has a paring button located on the front row of buttons right above the input selector knob. I was able to press this and connect to my Nexus 5 with no trouble at all. I then set the input to Bluetooth, and voila, streaming music from my phone. I used Spotify with no trouble, and since it acts essentially as a Bluetooth connected speaker, it should play any music source that you want from your phone (or other Bluetooth streaming source) such as Pandora, iTunes, Google Play Music, or maybe that fancy new Amazon Prime Music service haha. Other features- The "SongPal" App- I used it on Android. It is essentially a free app that lets you control your receiver with your phone. It will adjust volume, equalizer presets, change sources, and pretty much anything else that you could do with the remote. The app will launch other apps from a menu (such as Spotify) if you set it up. It kinda works like a shortcut if you are already in the app and don't want to leave it and open something else. I doubt I will use the app personally, it is nifty in a pinch, but the app runs constantly and needs to be force closed to turn it off, which is dumb. The app is NOT necessary to make the Bluetooth features function, or necessary for anything for that matter. Easy Set Up mic- This was a good feature for those that don't want to spent hours setting up their speaker volumes individually. It is a mic that you place at ear level where you plan on sitting the most, you then run the easy set up from the menu's, it plays a few sounds from each speaker, and it adjust the speakers automatically. It worked great for my uses. On screen display- This was a new feature to me, it places a menu on your connected TV. The menu's themselves are nothing special to look at. They are similar to working on a DOS display. The image is 480p (or something equivalent) and is kinda grainy looking. Do not get me wrong though, they serve their purpose, they are only menu's after all and are MUCH better than trying to set up your system using the dot matrix display on the receiver itself. The manual is absolutely terrible, it is basically a safety book that also has some information about specs. It doesn't tell you what any of the features do or how to access them. There is a serious learning curve waiting for you if you have never used or set up a stereo receiver before. There IS an online manual available through Sony's support site, that is much more helpful, but you have to keep a computer near by to access it, it is a large file and I wouldn't recommend printing it. Here's a link to it, hopefully Sony doesn't change web addresses often. [...] Remote control- If you don't use the app mentioned earlier, you will need the remote. The remote itself is VERY basic and utilitarian. Source selection, menu button with navigation arrows, fast forward, rewind, play, power on/off and volume. Not much to it really. At least it came with some AAA batteries out of the box. If anyone has any questions let me know! I'm pretty happy with the purchase. I would give it 4.5 stars simply because it still uses an old dot matrix display (to be fair most all do). I won't comment on the sound quality as I feel that as long as you get something that powers your speakers with enough energy, any receiver will do. The speakers are where sound really counts. The Klipsch Quintet set that I use are the best I have ever used...but they are pricey :) Pros- Bluetooth 4k future proofing 4 HDMI inputs Easy Setup Mic Nice physical design Cons- No networking WiFi/Ethernet Difficult setup for the inexperienced No manual shipped with product (available online) No built in power outlet for the subwoofer (I'm looking for something to gripe here, not a big deal at all) My setup- Klipsch Quintet Speaker system (4 satellites, 1 center) Polk PSW 10 Subwoofer Toshiba Regza 1080p TV (This is 2007 model I believe, and it has worked well with everything, no problems with compatibility) Xbox One Xbox 360 (Both worked fine as expected) Nexus 5 (Bluetooth streaming source) 14 gauge speaker wire-copper (could probably do fine with 16 gauge or maybe even 18, 14 is just what I had laying around)