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Dunno whether or not it's a refurb, but it says free ground shipping.
Dunno whether or not it's a refurb, but it says free ground shipping.
Originally posted by: ConnCarl
A couple of thoughts on this receiver;
I'm not sure why anyone would be concerned about the lack of component input switching. If you've got more than one component-out device...perhaps you've got three DVD players, or a component-out satellite receiver or PVR...just use the S-Video inputs for the others. If, say, Donald Trump comes over, make sure you're watching the component device. Otherwise, I wouldn't lose any sleep over it. I wouldn't sweat the "cheap clamp-style speaker connectors" either. Remember, people, this is a $140 receiver, not a $700 unit.
YMMV! Carl
If you check Kenwood's Website you'll note that they carefully avoid saying "100 watts per channel, all channels driven, into 8 ohms, from 40hz to 20Khz, with no more than .7% THD", which would be true 100w RMS times 6. Instead, they list power output for each set of channels separately. That distortion figure is pretty high for this day and age, too (during the "power wars" of the late 70s, manufacturers routinely got total harmonic distortion ratings down to .005% or something ridiculous like that. At the time [and I haven't really kept up, so I don't know what the latest thinking is], general rule of thumb was that anything under .5% was inaudible).Originally posted by: ConnCarl
A couple of thoughts on this receiver;
It is rated 100 watts per channel RMS. RMS, the old-fashioned, manly-man "Route Mean Square" rating, was created to cut through the B.S. hype born of the marketing-driven standards of the late 60's and very early 70's. It is a challenging, meaningful rating. You may not get SMW's idea of "a true 100 watts/channel", whatever that may be, but there is no reason to believe that it will put out any less than any other receiver with a similar power output rating. Certainly it is likely to out-perform a receiver rated "100 watts @ 1 khz" or 100 watts peak power".
Originally posted by: smw
If you check Kenwood's Website you'll note that they carefully avoid saying "100 watts per channel, all channels driven, into 8 ohms, from 40hz to 20Khz, with no more than .7% THD", which would be true 100w RMS times 6. Instead, they list power output for each set of channels separately.
Just for the sake of accuracy, Steve, Crutchfield gives the frequency response of this unit as 40-20k hertz, and subsequently defines "frequency response" as:
The frequency range within which the receiver produces its stereo RMS power rating (optimal is 20 - 20,000 Hz, the range of human hearing).
I stand by my original statement;
"there is no reason to believe that it will put out any less than any other receiver with a similar power output rating. Certainly it is likely to out-perform a receiver rated "100 watts @ 1 khz" or 100 watts peak power".
Originally posted by: ConnCarl
A couple of thoughts on this receiver;
It is rated 100 watts per channel RMS. RMS, the old-fashioned, manly-man "Route Mean Square" rating,
KEY FEATURES
- Active EQ by DSP
- Audio DSP Listening Modes: 5
- Dolby Digital, DTS and Dolby Pro Logic II Surround Sound
- KAM-1? High Efficiency Power Amplifier Circuitry
- Kenwood System Remote
- Surround Power: 100 Watts x 5
GENERAL FEATURES
- AC Accessory Outlets: 2 Switched
- Audio Muting
- Auto Function One-Touch Operation
- Display Dimmer
- Dot Matrix Display with Volume Indication: 8-Character
- Dynamic Rotary Encoder Volume Control
- Finish: Midnight Black
- System Control Connections for Kenwood Components: 2 SL16 Format
POWER RATINGS
- Stereo Power: 100 Watts per Channel (FTC, Left/Right, 40Hz - 20kHz, 0.7% THD, 8 ohms)
- Surround Power (Center): 100 Watts (40Hz - 20kHz, 0.7% THD, 8 ohms)
- Surround Power (Left/Right): 100 Watts + 100 Watts (40Hz - 20kHz, 0.7% THD, 8 ohms)
- Surround Power (LSurround/RSurround): 100 Watts + 100 Watts (40Hz - 20kHz, 0.7% THD, 8 ohms)
AUDIO FEATURES
- Active EQ by DSP
- Adjustable Analog Input Sensitivity: with Individual Source Memory
- Analog-to-Digital Converter: 24-Bit Resolution, up to 96kHz Sampling Rate
- Audio DSP Listening Modes: 5 (Arena, Theater, Jazz Club, Stadium, Disco)
- Automatic Analog and Digital Signal Format Detection & Selection
- Bass Management: Full Digital
- Digital to Analog Converter: 24-Bit Resolution, up to 96kHz Sampling Rate
- Dolby Digital
- Dolby Pro Logic II: 5.1-Channel Movie and Music Modes
- DSP Processor: 24-Bit Crystal Semiconductor
- DTS Digital Surround
- Loudness Control: using Remote
- Midnight Theater Mode
- Tone Controls: Bass, Treble
- Bass Boost
VIDEO CONNECTIONS
- Video Inputs: 3 Composite (Total)
- Video Monitor Outputs: 1 Composite
- Video Record Outputs: 1 Composite
AUDIO CONNECTIONS
- Digital Audio Inputs: 2 Coaxial, 1 Optical
- Headphone Jack
- Preouts: Subwoofer
- Stereo Analog Audio Inputs: 6 (Total)
AMPLIFIER FEATURES
- KAM-1 Power Amplifier Circuitry
- Speaker Connectors: One-Touch
TUNER FEATURES
- Automatic and Manual Tuning
- Direct Preset Call: with Remote
- Quartz PLL Synthesized Digital Tuning
- Station Presets: 40 (FM/AM)
REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES
- Direct Input Source Selection
- Kenwood System Remote
You posted it on RR, didn't you?Originally posted by: elgorey
Run away. run far far away.
Back 6 mos. ago I bought a "refurb" Kenwood reciever from ecost. They sent me a lower, inferior model, then refused to take it back.
To top it off, the reciever stopped working in less than a month, and now wont even turn on!!! :| :| :|
dont get screwed by those ecost bastards!
This isn't a refurb.Originally posted by: elgorey
Run away. run far far away.
Back 6 mos. ago I bought a "refurb" Kenwood reciever from ecost. They sent me a lower, inferior model, then refused to take it back.
To top it off, the reciever stopped working in less than a month, and now wont even turn on!!! :| :| :|
dont get screwed by those ecost bastards!