JVC RX-6500V Receiver
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Great reciever for a first system
Pros
Dolby Digital/DTS inputs Pre-amp level Subwoofer Output 100W x 5 in surround mode!
Cons
Very high THD (0.8%) No Onscreen display No Multiple zones
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
Very good reciever if it will be your first. I think though that you will find out very soon that you are ready to upgrade to a Denon or Onkyo.
Muscle:
Plenty of it. Providing 100W RMS multichannel output in surround and stero modes. After hooking it up to a couple of my Yamaha NSA-200XT babies, I have recieved 3 police warnings, 2 office phone reprimands, and 1 ticket.
Flexibility:
1 Phono input, 3 A/V inputs (2 of which are S-video). 1 S-video output. There are no front A/V inputs or component video input/output. This is not a big deal as usually the only device in your home theater system with component video outputs will be your dvd player and you are much better of connecting it directly to your TV, and not lose anything in the rerouting done by reciever. There are 2 optical inputs (which is great cos more and more devices are beginning to offer these as outputs), and a digital coax also. It also provides a single optical output for connection to another device. You can have two sets of front speakers attached to the reciever and a toggle switch in the front let's you pick which you would like to use. It doesnot have Multi-channel inputs (5.1), but if you will be using the optical or digial coax then this wont be an issue. One of the issues, I have (which I have yet to find a reciever to solve) is that I would like to use just the S-video out to my tv for all video signals routed (whether they come from the VCR-analog, DVD-svideo, etc). Problem is that if you are connecting via RCA from the VCR, that signal wont be routed to the TV using the S-Video out. You would have to use the RCA out. This require me to switch modes on my TV to Video1, Video2, etc. Other than that, this reciever is fairly adequate in being the center piece for all your audio and video devices.
Brains:
The JVC XVM565BK does a above average job of accurate processing and routing of incoming signals. It detects the incoming audio signal as being either Analog, Dolby Digital or DTS. It also has a mode for Linear/PCM signals (which are digital signals but without surround sound data, just stereo). I have noticed it having problems in switching from AM/FM mode to Digital(DVD, DBS) modes. I have to power off the unit and back on for it to detect the incoming digital signal. This is not an issue if all your connection are analog. It also features a proprietary AV Compu-Link system for connection to other JVC devices (not a big deal). Also on the back, there are input/outputs for the VCR to allow dubbing tapes. It has sound fields for Theater, Pavilion, Club, etc. Pavilion sounds cool if your watching the Gladiator fight scene. To change these is a pain on from the remote as you have to hold down the "sound" button and then press effects.
Design and ease-of-use:
Since you will using the reciever as the center piece of your home theater system, elegant design and ease of use become a very important issue. The front panel allows, adjusting of speaker sizes, bass and treble settings, assigning devices to the digital inputs (DVD, CD, MD). This allows you to specify whethere the DVD player is connected to digital input 1 and the CD player to digital input 2. The bass and treble settings are easy to use, you have to push the "setting" button untill you see BASS on the LCD and then press the direction arrows to increase or decrease. This turns out to be your equalizer. It only lets you adjust the very low freq (45Hz below) and highs. It doesnot allow you individually modify each range. Buying a seperate equalizer wouldnt hurt if you are very picky about tweaking your music so it sounds just the way you want it. The front panel also has buttons corresponding to each of the sources (DVD, CD, Phono, VCR).
Remote:
The remote is pretty standard. Not big and bulky. It allows changing sources, changing presets only on FM/AM that you set throught the front panel. It allows you to control your TV, VCR, DVD, and Cable box. Very limited selection on these though. There is a mute button on the remote, as well as power buttons for TV, VCR, Reciever ofcourse.
Bottom Line:
Very good starter reciever if it will be your first. I think thought that you will find out very soon that you are ready to upgrade to a Denon or Onkyo reciever. Look out for good deals on uBid.com for this reciever. I bought it new for $145.
Plenty of it. Providing 100W RMS multichannel output in surround and stero modes. After hooking it up to a couple of my Yamaha NSA-200XT babies, I have recieved 3 police warnings, 2 office phone reprimands, and 1 ticket.
Flexibility:
1 Phono input, 3 A/V inputs (2 of which are S-video). 1 S-video output. There are no front A/V inputs or component video input/output. This is not a big deal as usually the only device in your home theater system with component video outputs will be your dvd player and you are much better of connecting it directly to your TV, and not lose anything in the rerouting done by reciever. There are 2 optical inputs (which is great cos more and more devices are beginning to offer these as outputs), and a digital coax also. It also provides a single optical output for connection to another device. You can have two sets of front speakers attached to the reciever and a toggle switch in the front let's you pick which you would like to use. It doesnot have Multi-channel inputs (5.1), but if you will be using the optical or digial coax then this wont be an issue. One of the issues, I have (which I have yet to find a reciever to solve) is that I would like to use just the S-video out to my tv for all video signals routed (whether they come from the VCR-analog, DVD-svideo, etc). Problem is that if you are connecting via RCA from the VCR, that signal wont be routed to the TV using the S-Video out. You would have to use the RCA out. This require me to switch modes on my TV to Video1, Video2, etc. Other than that, this reciever is fairly adequate in being the center piece for all your audio and video devices.
Brains:
The JVC XVM565BK does a above average job of accurate processing and routing of incoming signals. It detects the incoming audio signal as being either Analog, Dolby Digital or DTS. It also has a mode for Linear/PCM signals (which are digital signals but without surround sound data, just stereo). I have noticed it having problems in switching from AM/FM mode to Digital(DVD, DBS) modes. I have to power off the unit and back on for it to detect the incoming digital signal. This is not an issue if all your connection are analog. It also features a proprietary AV Compu-Link system for connection to other JVC devices (not a big deal). Also on the back, there are input/outputs for the VCR to allow dubbing tapes. It has sound fields for Theater, Pavilion, Club, etc. Pavilion sounds cool if your watching the Gladiator fight scene. To change these is a pain on from the remote as you have to hold down the "sound" button and then press effects.
Design and ease-of-use:
Since you will using the reciever as the center piece of your home theater system, elegant design and ease of use become a very important issue. The front panel allows, adjusting of speaker sizes, bass and treble settings, assigning devices to the digital inputs (DVD, CD, MD). This allows you to specify whethere the DVD player is connected to digital input 1 and the CD player to digital input 2. The bass and treble settings are easy to use, you have to push the "setting" button untill you see BASS on the LCD and then press the direction arrows to increase or decrease. This turns out to be your equalizer. It only lets you adjust the very low freq (45Hz below) and highs. It doesnot allow you individually modify each range. Buying a seperate equalizer wouldnt hurt if you are very picky about tweaking your music so it sounds just the way you want it. The front panel also has buttons corresponding to each of the sources (DVD, CD, Phono, VCR).
Remote:
The remote is pretty standard. Not big and bulky. It allows changing sources, changing presets only on FM/AM that you set throught the front panel. It allows you to control your TV, VCR, DVD, and Cable box. Very limited selection on these though. There is a mute button on the remote, as well as power buttons for TV, VCR, Reciever ofcourse.
Bottom Line:
Very good starter reciever if it will be your first. I think thought that you will find out very soon that you are ready to upgrade to a Denon or Onkyo reciever. Look out for good deals on uBid.com for this reciever. I bought it new for $145.
