Couch Amp home screen: brushed-metal faceplate with dot-matrix display, input tiles, and volume control for a Sony STR-AZ1000ES — **The faceplate**Display, inputs, volume — live.

Couch Amp sound page: sound field selection, Pure Direct and DSD effects, DCAC calibration, and per-speaker level trims — **Sound fields & speakers**Effects, calibration, trims.

Couch Amp EQ page: bass and treble sliders for each speaker group — **Custom EQ**Bass & treble per speaker group.

Couch Amp extras page: zone power, FM tuner presets and seek, Bluetooth codecs, network standby, and sleep timer — **Zones, tuner & more**Zone power, FM presets, Bluetooth.

Couch Amp settings page: receiver status, find and switch receiver, and firmware update controls — **Receiver & firmware**Status, switching, updates.

Couch Amp input editor: rename inputs, choose icons, show or hide tiles, and set per-input sound field presets on the receiver itself — **The input editor**Long-press a tile to edit it.

Couch Amp rename receiver form: write a new name to the receiver over the network — **Rename receiver**Long-press the nameplate.

Couch Amp connected to a classic Sony STR-DA4600ES over External Control: full input grid with power, volume, and zones — **Classic receivers**STR-DA / STR-ZA, discovered too.

WHY COUCH AMP

A real faceplate. Dot-matrix display, dimmer, HDMI out indicator, embossed nameplate — it mirrors the front panel live, including what's playing and the active sound field.
The whole API. Sound fields, Pure Direct, DSD Native, 360 Spatial Sound Mapping, DCAC calibration types, per-speaker level trims, custom EQ, zone power, network standby, sleep timer, and firmware updates.
Edit inputs on the receiver. Rename inputs, pick icons, show/hide tiles, and set per-input sound-field presets — written to the receiver, not just the app.
FM done right. The tuner your receiver's remote forgot: seek the dial, recall presets by frequency, and save the station you just found — no on-screen GUI, no front-panel memory-button gymnastics.
Classic ES support. STR-DA and STR-ZA receivers from the RS-232 era work over their External Control protocol — power, volume, inputs, and zones, discovered automatically on your network.
iPhone and Android. One native app, both platforms, no cloud, no account — it talks to your receiver over your own network.
Hey Siri, mute Couch Amp. Siri phrases and Shortcuts actions on iPhone, launcher shortcuts on Android, and a couchamp:// URL scheme for any automation — power, volume, mute, inputs, and sound fields by voice or one tap.
Try it before you buy it. Free to download: connect, switch power and inputs, and prove it works with your receiver. One $24.99 purchase unlocks everything, forever — no subscription, no account, no ads.

WORKS WITH

Modern ES receivers (STR-AZ1000ES, AZ3000ES, AZ5000ES, AZ7000ES, STR-AN1000, TA-AN1000, STR-DN1080) over the Sony Audio Control API — and classic STR-DA / STR-ZA ES receivers over External Control.

SEE THE RECEIVER SUPPORT MATRIX

NEW: MEDIA PLAYER CONTROL

Couch Amp now drives Sony's media players too — the UBP-X 4K UHD line, network-controllable BDP-S Blu-ray players, BDV home theater systems, and SMP network media players over Sony's IP control API, plus classic ES models like the 400-disc BDP-CX7000ES changer over the same protocol family as classic ES receivers.

SEE THE MEDIA PLAYER SUPPORT MATRIX

COMING SOON: BRAVIA TV CONTROL

An upcoming release adds Sony Bravia TV support — power, volume, and inputs with no setup, plus a full remote key pad that reaches through the TV's HDMI-CEC to control your Apple TV, Fire TV, or game console, just like the bundled Sony remote does.

SEE THE TV SUPPORT MATRIX

JOIN THE COMMUNITY

Questions about a receiver, a feature request, or a bug? The Couch Amp forum has two boards — Receivers & Setup and App Talk.

OPEN THE FORUM