JVC RX-778V 5.1 Channels Receiver
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- Surround Sound: Dolby Digital® Dolby Pro Logic
- THX Certification: No
- Number of Channels: 5.1 Channels
- Type: Receiver
- Surround Mode Power: 100 Watt @ 8 ohm, 1 kHz, THD: 0.8%
- Stereo Mode Power: 110 Watt @ 8 ohm, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, THD: 0.06%
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Good Value
Pros
Superior features with good design and good specs
Cons
no sixth channel
Recommended it?
Yes
I've been building myself a serious component stereo system for the past year and this is the receiver I decided to get. Right now, I have just two floor-standing speakers, but I still got this receiver which has dolby digital home theater capabilities for up to five speakers. (There really aren't any decently-priced, well-made stereo receivers on the market right now- I got a nice used harmon/kardon, but it broke).
You can program in your arrangement of speakers, so it's just fine that I only have two large front speakers right now. Once I gave it my speakers' setup, it automatically customized my sound options according to that setup. Naturally, the more speakers, the more options you have.
This is a solid unit. I've only had it for eight months, so I can't say if it'll last ten years, but the controls are really solid-- definitely a cut above most other receivers in this price range. It has a built in eq adjust (it's a digital readout, not cheap plastic) which most other units don't. It has a phono input as well as AM/FM antenae which get decent reception, Tape/MD input, CD, VCR, TV, and DVD inputs. It even has a feature which memorizes certain settings (like speaker levels and volume) for each component, so that you can switch between components with the turn of a nob, and it'll remember the volume level of each component.
The only qualms I have about this receiver is that the remote is pretty ugly, but it works. Also, there is noticeable background buzz from my analog components (phono, tape, radio) at high volume settings. However, this could probably be corrected with better cables. As with any component system, no matter how great the components are individually, you have to test them together to determine if you're getting the sound quality that you're looking for.
Another nice thing about the JVC RX 778 is that you can hook up a subwoofer for that extra bottom-end, room-filling oomph. I used to think that a center or side channel speaker had to be removed in order to add the subwoofer, but in fact, as long as you get a subwoofer with its own amp, "simply connect the "subwoofer out" (on the back of the 778) to your subwoofer's LFE input, or if it doesn't have LFE then use a splitter and plug both into the sub line level inputs. Get a good sub cable e.g. Monster which comes with the splitter if you need it." --A big thanks to Norm, who read my original review of this product and made this helpful correction.
JVC also makes excellent tape decks. There's a special compu-link that comes with JVC components that goes back into the receiver so that you can control all the JVC components with the single remote (even though it's kind of ugly).
This component's job, of course, is to deliver POWER, and it does this very well. The Wattage isn't divided amongst the speakers like some other units, you get the full hundred watts per channel. It's a good buy for $300.
You can program in your arrangement of speakers, so it's just fine that I only have two large front speakers right now. Once I gave it my speakers' setup, it automatically customized my sound options according to that setup. Naturally, the more speakers, the more options you have.
This is a solid unit. I've only had it for eight months, so I can't say if it'll last ten years, but the controls are really solid-- definitely a cut above most other receivers in this price range. It has a built in eq adjust (it's a digital readout, not cheap plastic) which most other units don't. It has a phono input as well as AM/FM antenae which get decent reception, Tape/MD input, CD, VCR, TV, and DVD inputs. It even has a feature which memorizes certain settings (like speaker levels and volume) for each component, so that you can switch between components with the turn of a nob, and it'll remember the volume level of each component.
The only qualms I have about this receiver is that the remote is pretty ugly, but it works. Also, there is noticeable background buzz from my analog components (phono, tape, radio) at high volume settings. However, this could probably be corrected with better cables. As with any component system, no matter how great the components are individually, you have to test them together to determine if you're getting the sound quality that you're looking for.
Another nice thing about the JVC RX 778 is that you can hook up a subwoofer for that extra bottom-end, room-filling oomph. I used to think that a center or side channel speaker had to be removed in order to add the subwoofer, but in fact, as long as you get a subwoofer with its own amp, "simply connect the "subwoofer out" (on the back of the 778) to your subwoofer's LFE input, or if it doesn't have LFE then use a splitter and plug both into the sub line level inputs. Get a good sub cable e.g. Monster which comes with the splitter if you need it." --A big thanks to Norm, who read my original review of this product and made this helpful correction.
JVC also makes excellent tape decks. There's a special compu-link that comes with JVC components that goes back into the receiver so that you can control all the JVC components with the single remote (even though it's kind of ugly).
This component's job, of course, is to deliver POWER, and it does this very well. The Wattage isn't divided amongst the speakers like some other units, you get the full hundred watts per channel. It's a good buy for $300.
