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Review NaN of
, from Detroit
Price Paid:
$350.00
from Best Buy Summary:
Overall, I have been less than thrilled with this receiver since buying it and a 101-disc Pioneer changer in 1996. The sound is fine at high listening volumes thanks to the power, but clarity and balance of the sound is hard to achieve, even after I added the matching equalizer for a time. I'd suggest that my speakers were to blame, but a friend with a similar setup and better set of Jamo speakers has the same complaints after three years of listening. I guess you get what you pay for, so I can't really complain, but in the same price range today, you can pick up a much better sounding Yamaha receiver.
The volume control is especially difficult. I remember learning how, in the 80's, Japanese car manufacturers would set up the throttle pedal of smaller-engined cars to respond more aggressively at the low end of the gas pedal to give the illusion of more power. It seems like this is the same sort of game going on here where the volume knob is really sensitive at the low end, while the last 50% of the rotation is basically going from blasting loud to "you're going to get a visit from the cops soon". This problem is even worse with the remote and with time as the know wears slightly. Also, it seems like the volume knob affects the highs and lows with minor adjustments, like there are separate controls for each attached to the knob.
Maybe I'm nuts.
If you have a large area to listen in and want a loud receiver at a low price, this isn't a bad receiver- I happen to live in places where this isn't possible though, as do a lot of people who shop in this price range, and have found it hard to appreciate this receiver. Strengths:
Power, remote is pretty cool-looking Weaknesses:
Muddy sound, boominess and tinniness all at one. Volume via the remote is overly sensitive in the low range. Similar Products Used:
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