If you are considering the purchase of a modern stereo receiver, here is one you really ought to look at. The Sherwood RX-4109 (or the recently discontinued Best Buy Insignia NS-R2000) stereo receiver is a heck of a deal for the money (less than 0 USD as of this writing). Although its power ratings are bit optimistic, this receiver still manages to put out some pretty good sound. It may be a little soft in the bass department, but the dimmable/blankable display, numerous inputs, decent remote control, dedicated phono input and strong power supply (complete with nice 'n heavy transformer) make this a receiver worthy of a long and hard look if you're in the market for a stereo receiver. I would say it compares very well to even much more expensive offerings. Both of mine came from eBay. One was new in the box.This one was said to be "broken". If there is anything wrong with this design, it would be the stingy heatsink that Sherwood chose to use for cooling the final power transistors. And an RDS decoder would have been nice, to make use of the fully alphanumeric display. (There's a plug in for this card on the main board, as the European versions of the RX-4109 have an RDS decoder.) Sherwood has a tremendous OEM business and a long history. They are making many of Pioneer's current-day stereo receivers, as well as those of others. And, perhaps rather amazingly, I did get service literature for this unit out of them after some bothering and asking. The RX-4105 receiver is ...
An Unexpected Bargain: The Sherwood RX-4109 Stereo Receiver
on Wednesday, October 3, 2012
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If you are considering the purchase of a modern stereo receiver, here is one you really ought to look at. The Sherwood RX-4109 (or the recently discontinued Best Buy Insignia NS-R2000) stereo receiver is a heck of a deal for the money (less than 0 USD as of this writing). Although its power ratings are bit optimistic, this receiver still manages to put out some pretty good sound. It may be a little soft in the bass department, but the dimmable/blankable display, numerous inputs, decent remote control, dedicated phono input and strong power supply (complete with nice 'n heavy transformer) make this a receiver worthy of a long and hard look if you're in the market for a stereo receiver. I would say it compares very well to even much more expensive offerings. Both of mine came from eBay. One was new in the box.This one was said to be "broken". If there is anything wrong with this design, it would be the stingy heatsink that Sherwood chose to use for cooling the final power transistors. And an RDS decoder would have been nice, to make use of the fully alphanumeric display. (There's a plug in for this card on the main board, as the European versions of the RX-4109 have an RDS decoder.) Sherwood has a tremendous OEM business and a long history. They are making many of Pioneer's current-day stereo receivers, as well as those of others. And, perhaps rather amazingly, I did get service literature for this unit out of them after some bothering and asking. The RX-4105 receiver is ...
If you are considering the purchase of a modern stereo receiver, here is one you really ought to look at. The Sherwood RX-4109 (or the recently discontinued Best Buy Insignia NS-R2000) stereo receiver is a heck of a deal for the money (less than 0 USD as of this writing). Although its power ratings are bit optimistic, this receiver still manages to put out some pretty good sound. It may be a little soft in the bass department, but the dimmable/blankable display, numerous inputs, decent remote control, dedicated phono input and strong power supply (complete with nice 'n heavy transformer) make this a receiver worthy of a long and hard look if you're in the market for a stereo receiver. I would say it compares very well to even much more expensive offerings. Both of mine came from eBay. One was new in the box.This one was said to be "broken". If there is anything wrong with this design, it would be the stingy heatsink that Sherwood chose to use for cooling the final power transistors. And an RDS decoder would have been nice, to make use of the fully alphanumeric display. (There's a plug in for this card on the main board, as the European versions of the RX-4109 have an RDS decoder.) Sherwood has a tremendous OEM business and a long history. They are making many of Pioneer's current-day stereo receivers, as well as those of others. And, perhaps rather amazingly, I did get service literature for this unit out of them after some bothering and asking. The RX-4105 receiver is ...
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