JVC RX-DP10V 7.1 Channels Receiver
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- Surround Sound: Dolby Digital® DTS ES® THX EX® Dolby Pro Logic II
- THX Certification: Ultra
- Number of Channels: 7.1 Channels
- Type: Receiver
- Surround Mode Power: 120 Watt @ 8 ohm, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, THD: 0.02%
- Stereo Mode Power: 120 Watt @ 8 ohm, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, THD: 0.02%
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JVC DP10 receiver
Pros
Handsome, uncluttered appearance, and an incredible range of features and adjustments.
Cons
Distorted audio from the surround channels, regardless of surround mode.
Recommended it?
No
The Bottom Line:
Do not buy a DP10 without first hearing one in full-surround mode. And be sure you have a money-back guarantee.
Caveats
1 - I am not a professional reviewer - I buy audio equipment about once in a decade, so this review is brief and non-technical. (However, I have built several audio systems over the years, so I have some idea what I am doing)
2 - I have used only one DP10 receiver, so it is possible that the problems below may relate solely to my unit. I sincerely hope this is the case. I would welcome a positive review of this product.
I bought this receiver as a refurbished unit from Harmony Computers in early Dec 2004, to replace my 1990-vintage JVC RX803. I had been so happy with the RX803 that I decided to upgrade to one of JVC's latest models, to get all the surround-sound bells and whistles. Harmony's price was right, and the unit arrived promptly (albeit not too well packed, as the unit had suffered some minor UPS bumps along the left-hand side). The DP10's list of features is long, and since it may be found at numerous websites I will not elaborate on them, except to summarize that it has 7 110watt RMS channels, and supports most of the current surround-sound protocols, including THX. It is a neat and handsome-looking unit, in the JVC manner.
For input, I connected my Sony DVD player and Comcast HDTV receiver to the DP10, using the digital inputs. I also attached a full set of Cerwin Vega speakers, except for the sub-woofer. Frankly, from the outset the DP10 did not sound right. The front left and right channels were clean enough, however all the others (front center, side surround, and rear surround) were seriously distorted. Thinking I had chosen a bad DVD, I tried various other movie DVD's with Dolby 5.1 sound. I also tried various HDTV broadcasts via the Comcast set-top box. Regardless of the audio source, I could not find a surround-mode that sounded good. Enabling and disabling THX had no effect on the distortion. Basically, the quality of sound from all the surround speakers was so bad that I disabled them – this reduced the DP10 to a two-channel system. So, I decided why bother with the DP10, when my old RX803 still does four-channels quite well.
I did some web research, but could not find any customer reviews of the DP10, however I did find some reviews of the later DP20. Guess what? Two of the DP20 reviews reported problems which sounded similar to mine. So, it seems possible that there may be a design issue with this range of receivers. I would be happy to be proven wrong in this, as I have always liked JVC stuff.
To their credit, Harmony Computers has agreed to refund my money in full if I return the receiver.
Bob Bennett, Maple Vly, WA
1 - I am not a professional reviewer - I buy audio equipment about once in a decade, so this review is brief and non-technical. (However, I have built several audio systems over the years, so I have some idea what I am doing)
2 - I have used only one DP10 receiver, so it is possible that the problems below may relate solely to my unit. I sincerely hope this is the case. I would welcome a positive review of this product.
I bought this receiver as a refurbished unit from Harmony Computers in early Dec 2004, to replace my 1990-vintage JVC RX803. I had been so happy with the RX803 that I decided to upgrade to one of JVC's latest models, to get all the surround-sound bells and whistles. Harmony's price was right, and the unit arrived promptly (albeit not too well packed, as the unit had suffered some minor UPS bumps along the left-hand side). The DP10's list of features is long, and since it may be found at numerous websites I will not elaborate on them, except to summarize that it has 7 110watt RMS channels, and supports most of the current surround-sound protocols, including THX. It is a neat and handsome-looking unit, in the JVC manner.
For input, I connected my Sony DVD player and Comcast HDTV receiver to the DP10, using the digital inputs. I also attached a full set of Cerwin Vega speakers, except for the sub-woofer. Frankly, from the outset the DP10 did not sound right. The front left and right channels were clean enough, however all the others (front center, side surround, and rear surround) were seriously distorted. Thinking I had chosen a bad DVD, I tried various other movie DVD's with Dolby 5.1 sound. I also tried various HDTV broadcasts via the Comcast set-top box. Regardless of the audio source, I could not find a surround-mode that sounded good. Enabling and disabling THX had no effect on the distortion. Basically, the quality of sound from all the surround speakers was so bad that I disabled them – this reduced the DP10 to a two-channel system. So, I decided why bother with the DP10, when my old RX803 still does four-channels quite well.
I did some web research, but could not find any customer reviews of the DP10, however I did find some reviews of the later DP20. Guess what? Two of the DP20 reviews reported problems which sounded similar to mine. So, it seems possible that there may be a design issue with this range of receivers. I would be happy to be proven wrong in this, as I have always liked JVC stuff.
To their credit, Harmony Computers has agreed to refund my money in full if I return the receiver.
Bob Bennett, Maple Vly, WA
