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Hows the Kenwood VR-6060 Receiver?

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WarDemon666

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It seems nice, buying it over theVR-605 because of the rear surround amp.... worth it?


ALso, should i pay the extra money for the THX stuff?


Thanks in advance for all responses
 
I've had one for at least a year now and I really like it. Biggest positives: it's versatile and sounds good with music and especially HT, it has all the modes/decoding you need and more, it has discrete amplification and actually puts out close to the rated power according to Sound & Vision magazine, it feels solid and has been durable, and it has a great learning remote with RF capabilities.

Negatives are no on-screen display, no full set of preouts (you get this along with a few other features in the VR-6070), and not enough component video switching bandwidth to handle HD.

Overall I am very happy with it, and I have used many products from the more popular manufacturers (Yamaha, Denon, Onkyo, HK, etc.) in the past. This receiver has stacked up very favorably, especially considering the price.

Edit: of course, your speakers typically have a lot more to do with the overall sound of your system than the receiver does.
 
As far as the THX question, I am assuming you are talking about the VR-6070. It's a more full-featured receiver, with a few more inputs, a full set of preouts, etc.
But the amps/power supply are exactly the same in the 6060 (I confirmed this with Kenwood's CS). So if you don't need those few extra features, you're mostly just paying for the THX certification. Some say it's more than just a badge, but having heard both receivers one right after the other, I wasn't convinced.
 
Any receiver can have THX on it whether or not it passes the certification tests or not. The manufacturer pays one fee to have the equipment run through the certification and another fee to have the label put on. It is not unknown for a manufacturer to pay for just the label.
 
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