good paper wait

blows up . 3times crackle and buzzzzzzzz 2 times in shop

this is so rediculious that i am done with jvc for good
this is the 6th time the unit is in for repairs that its now the end for me. Anyone want to buy a whole jvc package
. This unit has now developed a crackle that is so loud its louder that the music at 40 volume level
the jvc tech says that the monster cable that im using is causing that and that i should use 18 guage wire .. any one heard of such a stupid excuse...
well the unit is a piece of junk and if it wernt that i could get my money back I would sent it back
unfortonately its a ubid and they not talking to me.
the problems that ive had are so crazzy that i will never buy another jvc product even for free...............
good luck to the other jvc suckers
can you tell im frustrated about jvc

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Do not buy this product if you have ever owned any even sort of audiophile equiptment you'll be disgusted .If you are a newbe to good sound you'll really like this machine.Ihated it so much I took it to my business for the sound system there it wasnt good enough for my home entertainment center. I went out and bought a pioneer 26tx and am really satisfied with it.I highly recomend this pioneer product Got it from sound city for $749 delivered from this authorised dealer .The Jvc was $549 delivered from SC.Its cheaper REALLY CHEAPER CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP.Dont buy the 1028 , buy the pioneer youll be happy you didn't and did

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I bought a sony STR-DE935 from Best Buy last week and I hated it...the main problem area is located at its rear channel output.....I'm using Mirage FRx rears and I noticed a hissing and crackling noise when I cranked the volume up past 1/4....I've been doing a research for other alternatives and I came across the JVC-1028VBK.....so far...it is the best receiver for my budget (according to its specs and price) ....but..I need some recommendations before buying it....
My setups are......Mirage FRx nine (Fronts and Subs), Mirage OM-C2 (Centers),and Mirage FRx rears..
I do appreciate your recommendations....bad or good...
thanks...

I've been to this web site alot, and seeing how everybody is giving this receiver 5 stars is a joke. All reviews below are saying how great the sound quality is. I guess they don't know what they are missing with a 'good' sounding receiver. This unit requires you to turn up the volume to about half way before getting adequate sound from the speakers. I got some good speakers too (Polk audio). The maximum that one can turn up the volume is 90, and I have to turn up the volume to 45 or so to get adequate sound. By the time the volume is that high, there is already a slight hiss coming from the speakers. The Yahama V795, which is about the same price, needs the volume to turn up to about 1/4 it's maximum volume to get more than adequate sound. And there is absoulutely no hiss coming from the speakers at all! The receiver claims 100 x 5 watts, but the 100 comes with alot of noise. The THD coming from this receiver is about .8%!!! The THD drops to 0.2% ONLY IF you don't use the surround sound (Pro Logic, DD). But we bought this receiver for the surround sound. Compare that to .2% of the Yahama speakers with surround sound. Trust me, the Yahama, or any other brand name like Denon or HK, will be a better receiver. JVC is not known for high quality receivers. I got ripped when i bought this receiver. If anyone wants it, I'll sell it to you. What a waste of money.

Dolby Digital/DTS, 100w/each channel, 4 Digital Inputs (1 Coax/3 Optic), Addressable Digital Inputs, Multi-Room Capable

No DVD codes on the remote, Slow volume control, No tape Monitor

I have always being a fan of Yamaha, but this JVC is the best I have seen in its price range (I got mine for less than $300 at ubid.com; RUN! maybe you can still get one).
When I first hook it up to my Yamaha CDC-895 CD player (optic connection) and my Klispch speakers (Def Tec Sub) my wife came from the kitchen to tell me how good it sounded. Since my wife is one of those irrational beings that claim not to hear much difference between a $100 boombox and a $10,000 high-end stereo system, I knew that I would be happy with the 1028.
The sound is incredibly precise and clear. Those are the best words to describe it, precise and clear.
The 1028 array of inputs is a blast and everything is gold plated. It includes s-video connections for all except one video source, and it even includes an input for that Jurassic Era component: the turntable. You do not have to worry to what input did you connect your digital components because you can addressed each digital input using the front control, so if you hook your CD to the DVD input you can fix that without having to actually disconnect anything.
As with any receiver I have used, the DSP modes are really lame and of no use at all. They are basically fabrications to make a non-surround-encoded source sound spacious. I prefer to listen to what was recorded, not to my receiver's opinion of spaciousness.
Dolby Digital mode is awesome, DTS is even better. Incredible clarity and channel separation. The 1028 even has discrete 5.1 channel inputs.
A/V link lets you power up everything you nee just by starting a source component. For example: if you want to watch a DVD, just hit play and your receiver and your TV will automatically turn on and switch to the appropriate inputs. When you are finished, just turn the receiver off and everything will power down.
The instruction manual is mediocre. I had to read the whole manual to fix that TV-on receiver-on problem discussed by some earlier post (however, it could be fixed by changing the name of the input from TV Sound to DBS).
The remote control will not control DVD, not even my JVC DVD, and that's a drag.
All speaker connections are done using heavy-duty posts, so that good. It has pre-amp outputs for every channel.
Another extremely useful feature is the ability to memorize all your settings for each source. That way you do not have to keep changing EQ, volume, surround mode, etc., every time you switch from CD to DVD or the like.
I find the display too bright, but as someone already pointed out you can dim it.
The only thing that the 1028 is missing that will make me completely happy is a composite-Svideo converter, but you only find that in very high-end (please read expensive) units.

In one sentence:
JVC's RX-1028VBK is the best receiver that you can get for your money, if you still can!

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: Note: This review is based on an upgrade from an old JVC RX-905VTN Receiver (I believe it to be a 1991 model, purchased in 4/92—no way will I get rid of it!), therefore the answers are in view of a comparison of the two receivers. Also, what may be a strength or weakness in my opinion may not necessarily be to someone else.

1. Dolby Digital and DTS Surround (The main reason for the upgrade.)
2. Three (3) Optical Digital inputs (What a difference this makes when you connect the optical output of a CD player instead of the analog.
3. 100 watts of power to each output in surround mode.
4. All speaker terminals are of the banana plug in type.
5. 130 watts of power to the main speakers in stereo mode, which translates to clearer sounding music at higher volumes.
6. All outputs/inputs are gold plated. (As an Electronic Engineering Tech., this improves the transfer of electrical signals between two different objects. In my opinion though, when you are dealing with micro and milli-volts of improvement, the human senses really can’t detect it.)
7. Front A/V Inputs as well as S-Video
8. A/V Compu link
9. Center Speaker Tone Control

There are other strengths that I have not included above due to the fact that I don’t use them. Some examples are the multi-room/multi-source capability, the illuminated remote that is very easy to use—the older model was more complicated, it has tons of extra features or strengths.

1. The main weakness that was a turn off to me was the fact that it didn’t have any switched AC outlets in the rear. I kept my older unit in an enclosed ET Center with a small fan placed in a self made opening in the rear, plugged in to the switched outlet, this way the exterior fan starts cooling the unit as soon as the receiver is turned on. Now I have to manually plug in the exterior fan every time that I want to use the receiver, I guess the first receiver spoiled me in that area.
2. The three-band equalizer in the RX 1028 is a joke compared to my older model that has the ability to manipulate seven different freq. bands.
3. No CSRP feature. This feature allows you to preset volume, balance, and many other controls, so that you don’t have to do it manually every time that you change sources—great feature in the older model!

Not to negate the fact that others have had problems with their receivers, I am one of those that remain loyal to JVC products due to the fact that I have had the RX-905VTN since 1992 without encountering any problems. I recently decided to use it in my bedroom, since I had bought the RX-1028VBK and it was collecting dust, just to listen to the radio. (No fancy hookups) The sleep feature that is present in both receivers, allows me to fall asleep to a newly acquired taste in country music (totally unheard of for a guy raised in the north-NJ) without having to turn it off myself. I bought the unit from UBID back in August of 2000 and so far, I haven’t had any problems with it. What surprised me is the fact that UBID is located in Memphis TN, so they not only hit me with a shipping charge, but taxes to go on top of that. I still am deeply content with the price though.

After having Pro-Logic Surround and switching to Dolby Digital, there was a world of difference in the sound quality! So far, I have only seen one DVD that has caused the DTS feature to be enabled (the red L-E-D lit up), sorry but I can’t remember which one it was. Again, my ears could not detect any difference between DTS or the 5.1 Digital Surround, if yours can- than count your blessings. I immediately did notice a world of difference again when I connected my JVC XL-M705TN CD Automatic Changer via the optical digital input of the receiver. I didn’t know what I was missing using the analog input of my old receiver.

The set up of the speaker wires was so much easier due to the fact that it has banana plug type terminals for all of the speaker outputs. I removed the old pin type connectors from my monster cables and I inserted the banana type, which makes it a snap. The remote is a breeze to use due to the fact that it is not only Infrared but also RF--that eliminates having to point it directly at the receiver. So far there hasn’t been any interference with other RF devices. This was a concern to me because I didn’t want the unit to turn on unintentionally because of the possibility of the unit overheating due to its location and the external fan not being turned on. (See weaknesses)

This unit is loaded with features, even if you don’t have all JVC components--something that I strongly recommend to take advantage of the compu link feature, you can benefit from many of its other features. The compu link feature will turn on the JVC TV, adjust it to the correct input, it will also turn on the JVC Receiver, adjust it to the correct device being used, by just inserting a DVD in the JVC DVD player or a video tape in the JVC VCR or a CD in the JVC CD player. I believe in simplifying things, not making them harder, who wants to have to turn on and adjust many components just to sit on your rear end to enjoy a good movie or to listen to music, “time is money.”

For the price of under $400.00, you can’t go wrong. If you can still get your hands on one, even if it’s refurbished, jump on it! I don’t see much improvement in the future, I see a decline in many areas, this will be a unit to be remembered!

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I purchased this December 26 at CG electronics. However the company didnt have it in stock at the time. I finally received it early Februay.

This unit could not varry a video signal, the on screen display stopped working after 2 days, and the remote stopped working after 5 days.

For these reasons I sent it back to the company which I bought it from. I shipped it back via USPS and it took a month to get there!

I eventually got another one and this one was faulty as well. In any surround mode that used the center channel speaker, the center sounded harsh, distorted and raspy, the level of sound was also lower than the rest of the channels. The receiver has a function that it turns on automatically when your TV turns on. Sometimes, when my TV was off the receiver turned on.

So I sent the unit back for a refund.

Despite these problems the receiver is good. The remote takes time to get used to. The manual is confusing. I had to turn up the volume up a little less than half in my small room. But if you can get your hands on one of these that works get it! The amplifiers are excellent and provide clean undistorted sound.

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dont have it. that's weak

the repair center has had the unit for 3 or 4 months now. I dont even know when Im gonna get it back,
the last time I spoke to the technician at the repair center he said that someone had screwed up the insides and it could not be fixed and needed to be replaced.
the joke is that JVC factory worked on it last..................................................................?


Now waiting of JVC....... Funny after checking the reviews below I think its russian roulet that we play....

Lots of AVR capabilities. Digital, S Video, etc. Multi room functions that include speaker level out.

Could use more power. A little hard to get use to the remote however, the remote is RF and IR.

When I started shopping around for a DTS/DD AVR receiver I read a million reviews here for starters. My requitements were multiroom and 100 watts minimum. I could have got my 5600 upgraded to DTS for 600 bucks, but no thanks. There were several bad reviews so I was a little concerned about the 1028. I got it anyway from http://www.imall.com/stores/soundcity/inc/They have a no questions asked 30 day return policy, so I went for it. I payed under 600 including shipping. There are cheaper places but I know for a fact that some of them either don't include shipping or even worse are not authorized by the manufacturer.
I highly recommend this receiver. The slight quality difference and power I gave up with the Denon is more than made up for with this feature rich AVR receiver. I had none of the mentioned hiss or hum problems. Just do a proper install with good quality cables, etc...I suppose you could get the new Denon 5700 for over 2000 but, I decided to save the money to pay for my Sony CDP CX-350 Mega CD changer and slave CDP CX-300. I can now select from over 600 CD's in the palm of my hand.

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I bought this unit from Computability.com for $549. No hiss or hum experienced so far on my unit so maybe I just lucked out. Compulink features are useful since I have other JVC products but I wish there was a way to turn off just the audio components and leave the TV on instead of turning everything off and then turning the tv back on separately. Disconnecting the TV from compulink may be the best solution.
Anyway, the unit is packed with features and has plenty of inputs, both optical and coaxial. The remote is a bit cumbersome but becomes flexible as you become better accustomed to it. As with other JVC products, the manual is weak....one of the few times I had to really read the whole thing to get all of the components set up right.
Overall, Still very pleased but time will tell.