JVC RX-6030VBK Receiver

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• Shipping Weight: 25 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00008VEKB
• Item model number: RX6030VBK
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #96,645 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 17, 2003

Product Description

From the Manufacturer
The RX-6030VBK provides high performance without the high price point. With 100 watts per channel for all 5 channels, the RX-6030VBK has the power necessary for today’s demanding digital movie soundtracks. This receiver also comes complete with Dolby Pro Logic II and 5.1 inputs to make the feature packed receiver more impressive. This receiver also includes component, composite, and S-video switching, and multi-brand remote control, making it a complete AV receiver for any home theater application.

Features:

• 100 watts x 2 min; RMS, both channels driven into 8 ohms from 40 Hz to 20 kHz with no more than 0.8% THD
• 100 watts x 5 min; RMS, into 8 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.8% THD
• 5.1 channel pre in/DVD multi-channel audio compatible
• Multi-brand A/V remote control for operation of other brands cable set top boxes, VCRs, TVs, DVDs, and satellite dishes
• Dolby Digital and DTS decoders built-in for theater quality surround from digital sources
• Dolby Pro Logic II in full digital processing
• Fully discrete outputs to ensure greater fidelity and longer life
• Digital Acoustics Processor (DAP) with 5 preset sound fields digitally recreates these venues in your own home
• A/V COMPU LINK
• Enhanced, COMPU LINK, control system
• Fluorescent display
• Line level sub out
• 3 composite video inputs, 3 s-video inputs, 2 component inputs
• 2 composite outputs, 2 s-video outputs, 1 component output
• 2 assignable digital inputs (1 optical, 1 coaxial) that you can designate to any digital source
• 2 main speaker terminals
• 15 AM and 30 FM station memory
• 2 year parts and labor warranty
• Weight: 19.0 lbs
• Width: 17 3/16"
• Height: 5 13/16"
• Depth: 16 7/16"

Product Description
The RX-6030VBK provides high performance without the high price point. With 100 watts per channel for all 5 channels, the RX-6030VBK has the power necessary for today's demanding digital movie soundtracks. This receiver also comes complete with Dolby Pro Logic II and 5.1 inputs to make the feature packed receiver more impressive. This receiver also includes Component, Composite and S-Video switching, and Multi-brand remote control making it a complete AV receiver for any home theater application.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Sound for the Price!!!, June 24, 2003

By	"dc_therock" (San Carlos, CA USA) - See all my reviews

Just set my system up and love it! Lots of ways to adjust the sounds on each speaker. Various sound settings make it very configurable. What I love is that I can pipe all of my stuff (DVD, CD, VHS, etc.) through here and it all sounds great.

Are there better systems out there? Sure. However, you'll have to pay a lot more money. If you want an inexpensive Home Theater reciever I would definitely recommend this JVC.

And one of the things I love more than anything is the remote. I can control my receiver, my JVC TV, my Sony VHS, and my Panasonic DVD/CD player ALL WITH THIS REMOTE.

19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars WOW, June 1, 2003

By A Customer

JVC is known for their reputation of providing excellent audio/video equipment with good reliability and affordable prices. This reciever is a great example of that fact.

First, there is the audio. It connects to a five-channel speaker system to provide the best home theatre experience one can create without being a millionaire. There are all kinds of different sound modes and controls you can use so you can fine-tune and customize whatever it is you want to hear. My favorite(and probably most popular) is the DSP mode. It allows you to re-create a sound "situation" such as what might be similar if heard in a live-club or large auditorium. There is also "digital decompression" which you can use at night to add to the surround effect when music is turned down. An optical digital cable should be used to get the best out of whatever your listening to(or watching) and, unfortunately, radio signals can only be reproduced with analog input. But CDs sound great and the Dolby Pro Logic II is a great feature especially when using the "wraparound" adjustment. On the down side, however, the bass boost is a little bit thin and I'm not sure about the reciever's relationship with my subwoofer.

On the DVD/video side of things you can cleary see that this is what the reciever is geared towards. When you look at the back of the unit you'll notice all the various jacks for TV, VCR, and DVD. It's pretty extensive, mostly because of all the different ways you can set up the connections. There are even other ports you can use to enhance the picture that's produced by the VCR or DVD player, but a coaxial digital cable is required.

Another great thing about the unit is the remote. It really simplifies the operation of all the equipment. You just choose which source you want playback from and your there. Even without the Compulink the remote can still control most items on other JVC sources. From the remote you can also do speaker test and adjust speaker settings, flip from digital to analog output, and choose which sound format you want to hear. But the one thing I found the most dissapointing is that the Comulink III jack doesn't work, it's totally not compatible. So I can't get automatic source selection or power-off. But even then I don't really care that much because the remote does so much by itself.

Anyway, this is a great reciever at a great price. For anyone who's serious about building a serious home entertainment system, they definitely should give this thing a look.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A clunky remote, but otherwise solid, August 23, 2003

By	Mike in Texas (Plano, TX USA) - See all my reviews

If you choose the 6030, you are probably drawn by the low price and wealth of audio (and video) input options. It has lots of S-video inputs, a component in, and several audio options. The remote is small and feels fragile with about 14000 buttons. I generally like the unit, but it isn't out of my 30-day period yet and I am considering returning it in part because it generates a low-frequency vibration or hum when turned on. It isn't likely to be noticed by anyone, and doesn't get worse with volume increases. Probably 99.5% of people wouldn't care. It seems to be a good receiver for a low price. I gave it 4 stars because of the flexibility with the inputs - docked a point for the remote and the hum thing. I owned a Sony DE185 briefly before this and had no similar hum with a simpler remote, but not nearly as many I/O options.