Good Home Theater Starter!
Written: Jul 07 '01
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Pros: Good interface, solid components, very powerful (!!!).
Cons: No coaxial digital in, no 5 channel stereo mode.
The Bottom Line: Worth it if you're looking for home theater on a budget. It's not audiophile quality, but it's quite a good bang for the buck. Recommended.
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| kinneys's Full Review: JVC RX-778V 5.1 Channels Receiver |
I bought this JVC Rx778vbk off of eBay about two months ago, to go with a bunch of Wharfedale speakers I bought from uBid. I was looking forward to hooking up my computer's sound card to the receiver and being able to watch DVD's, play games, and so on in glorious 3-d sound. Unfortunately, my plans were thwarted as I found that the receiver only had limited inputs.
However, I'm sure if you did have the correct gear (with optical/digital out), you would have quite a home theater setup for not very much $! I have Wharfedale Sapphire 87's on the front, and in stereo mode, I can only make it to 75 (of 90) on the exponential volume control before I begin to seriously endanger my hearing. And these are pretty clean watts, at least in stereo mode. I do wonder about the THD in 5x100watts mode (.8%), but at least in stereo mode, it sounds wonderful, with tight bass, good mids, and fluid highs. Admittedly, I only have experience with low-end Sonys and an older JVC, but they are blown away by the 778.
The 778 does a decent job at 5 channel stereo by setting it to "Dolby Surround". However, even at the lowest setting, it sends a bit too much sound to my center. It is a fairly 'tweakable' receiver, with lots of options for center, surround, and front levels. The remote is big and cumbersome, but has quite a few functions on it (read the manual, there's a lot that isn't apparent at first!).
I've decided to sell it, and get a Denon with 5.1 inputs, coaxial digital input, and 5 channel stereo. However, I would recommend the JVC to anyone who is looking to do home theater on a budget, it provides clean sound at a very reasonable price!
-sk
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): 150
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