Customer Reviews

JVC RX-7040B A/V Home Theater Receiver

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I've had this receiver for a little over five years, and aside from lacking HDMI, couldn't ask for more. I am using this product in a way not intended - to bi-amp the high end of some B&W 805s, as I wasn't as informed that the pre-outs were only for a subwoofer. JVC's digital prowess is the seller for me. The amp might be a little wimpy for low impedance full range speakers, but (as usual with JVC) the high frequency performance is what drew me in. Coupled with handling digital information quickly and accurately, I was sold. Use speakers for normal people, and I'm certain this would perform very well.
The sound is very neutral and spatial creation is spot on, not something easily found at this price point. The hack I did to get full range pre-outs showcases the receiver's ability to render tremendous dynamics nearly perfectly.
I don't use surround sound or any of the "enhancements." Bought a JVC DVD player to go with this; the CompuLink feature has its benefits, but I upgraded to a remote control with macro functions, which made CompuLink redundant.
I never bothered to check to see if it was unique to my situation, but the picture quality from copy protected DVDs was terrible; unprotected DVDs had no problems at all. Whether that's the fault of the DVD player or the receiver, I'll never know; got rid of the DVD player and haven't replaced it. Component level throughput from other sources was perfect.
To the review with only two stars due to lack of upconversion, very few receivers did this in 2004, and none at this price. Aside from the possibility of signal corruption from copy protected sources, I'd recommend this as a bargain A/V component for both audio & videophiles.

I actually don't own this but I have read many reviews of many receivers.jvc receivers are decent receivers although they don't have as much power as some more expensive receivers(harman kardon,marantz)so if you need to play loud in a largeish room you might consider getting a HK,marantz,nad etc.Ignore the review below-if your tv doesn't have an s-vid input you would just use the rca vid input(duh!)or antenna input using a switcher that you could buy at crutchfield,ebay,or avtoolbox-most tv's have an rca vid input and most receivers have rca vid in and outs.As of this moment most receivers don't have upconverting so this is not a reason to give the jvc 2 stars.The jvc does have cc conversion which should make 2ch listening to cd's better--the jvc receivers probably work better in a smaller room,or if you are not going to play to loud-also jvc receivers may work better with smaller speakers or speakers rated 8-16 ohms since the power drops to about 30w(according to reviews)when using all five channels.Once agin if you need more power try hk,marantz,nad etc.

i got this receiver a few weeks ago and hooked it up with no problems. unfortunately, i did not have long enough composite cables to hook up my vcr's. when i got the cables i found out that the receiver will not allow the vcr's video signal to be displayed through the s-video connection to the tv. in fact, all the video in signals have to use the same type of connection for the receiver to send the signal to the tv. this means that if i had a component video capable tv and an s-video only dvd player, i would not be able to view the video from the dvd player. i called JVC and was told that none of their receivers have video conversion. considering that i own a $20 switch that is able to perform this function (plays composite video through s-video connection), it is unacceptable that all of JVC's receivers are unable.

NOTE: i highly commend JVC customer service. i called on a Sunday and got a human in less that 2 minutes of dialing the number. i got straight answers and the agents were polite. too bad about the receiver.