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Dustin_Broke
07-10-2011, 11:46 AM
Since I got a good deal on a new Sherwood receiver model RX-4109 I would like to know if this receiver is capeable of 4 ohms speakers. Eatherway I will be using 8 ohms since the Control ONE is rated that but I was wondering if I had the Control 1 still would that of worked find on this receiver. I just wonder if there are people here that has used this receiver and hooked up a pair of 4 ohms speakers to it.



Thanks

Dustin_Broke
07-10-2011, 11:50 AM
I assume there are people here that have tried this receiver and used a pair of 4 ohms speakers on it so I wanted to know if the receiver worked fine without overheating like the other receivers I had that were used.


Also this is a modern receiver so I thought maybe it will allow 4 ohms speakers unlike the old ones I have.

markw
07-10-2011, 11:58 AM
Read the owners manual. Particularly the part about connecting speakers. It's on page 6 of the 4105 manual, dunno about the 4109 manual though.

You're not gonna like it. You really didn't learn a damn thing over the past two weeks, did you?

Good luck...

Dustin_Broke
07-10-2011, 12:21 PM
I didn't learn about what thing? About knowing how to use 4 ohms speaker on the receivers I had before? I know that the other receivers I had before will work as long as I don't have it too loud right? Since when you have it loud that's when it stresses the amp. But normal or mid volume will work fine. That's what pretty much everyone said about it.

markw
07-10-2011, 12:34 PM
I didn't learn about what thing? About knowing how to use 4 ohms speaker on the receivers I had before? I know that the other receivers I had before will work as long as I don't have it too loud right? Since when you have it loud that's when it stresses the amp. But normal or mid volume will work fine.So, since you knew that already, why did you have to ask it again?

Dustin_Broke
07-10-2011, 12:36 PM
But I beleve that this new receiver should handle and speakers since it's modern and I heard that Sherwood is a good company and been out for 58 years and made good amps and receivers.

At least from the people I talked to said that Sherwood is a good company also.

markw
07-10-2011, 12:45 PM
You've answered your own question, now just drop it before we start making fun of you again and you have another hissy fit. Or do you really like that?

Sir Terrence the Terrible
07-10-2011, 12:55 PM
You've answered your own question, now just drop it before we start making fun of you again and you have another hissy fit. Or do you really like that?

Looks like you have your own version of "Pixelthis". Have fun with it, I certainly do.......LOL

Dustin_Broke
07-10-2011, 12:59 PM
Also is the amp a class a/b type?

What does discrete amplifer stage mean? I just wonder what difference does it make because of it. It doesn't say what that means on the manual.

markw
07-10-2011, 01:01 PM
Looks like you have your own version of "Pixelthis". Have fun with it, I certainly do.......LOLHey, I'm not selfish. Anybody can beat on him. I'm open to sharing.

Dustin_Broke
07-10-2011, 01:02 PM
Also is this receiver really a 105 watt per channel receiver? It says on the box it is but I don't know if it is really 105 watts or 100 watts. Some specs say it's 105 watts and some say it's 100 watts.

Dustin_Broke
07-10-2011, 01:19 PM
Also some say the THD is less than 0.20% but then I see it says the THD is 0.04% from 20hz to 20kHz 100 watts which is alot less than 0.20%. Also some specs say that it's 0.08% THD from 20hz to 20kHz 100 watts. It just says so many things on the manual that sounds confusing.


Basicly I need to know what spec is the true THD and watts per channel. I see some specs like on the box say that it's 105 watts per channel.

Hyfi
07-10-2011, 05:15 PM
OK, I'll play cause I'm bored.

It is true that if you do a search on the specs of this toy receiver, you will get conflicting results. However, the majority of results has the following which by the process of "most people say one thing" I came to the conclusion that the results that more often than not had the same exact specs that I would believe that the majority was right.

These were the specs that came up in the majority of results from a simple Google search
Sound Output Mode Stereo
Signal-To-Noise Ratio 90 dB
Output Power / Total 210 Watt
Input Sensitivity 200 mV
Amplifier Output Details 105 Watt - 8 Ohm - THD 0.9 % - 2 channel(s) ( Main )

Below are the specs that came up in most results of a simple Google Search which I think are true but maybe I should ask this on multiple message boards just in case that the majority of concurring results from a google search all agreed on the same thing except for one result that said 100Watts and .02%THD which we all know is horse pucky because the majority of results from a simple Google search all said that these specs below were the right ones
Sound Output Mode Stereo
Signal-To-Noise Ratio 90 dB
Output Power / Total 210 Watt
Input Sensitivity 200 mV
Amplifier Output Details 105 Watt - 8 Ohm - THD 0.9 % - 2 channel(s) ( Main )

Now not believing that two identical Google searches could possibly provide me with any conclusion that if only one or two results from a simple Google search said one thing while 3467000000000 other results had the following specs, I did a 3rd Google search for the exact same information. While I did that, I asked the same question on seven other message boards because I did not believe that three identical Google searches giving me the same results every time I tried could possibly be right and I was still confused because most people said that the specs were this
Sound Output Mode Stereo
Signal-To-Noise Ratio 90 dB
Output Power / Total 210 Watt
Input Sensitivity 200 mV
Amplifier Output Details 105 Watt - 8 Ohm - THD 0.9 % - 2 channel(s) ( Main )

While only one other person said the specs were 100WPC and .02%THD I thought I would ask again.

Dusty-Spanky-Hot White Boy, Although I am glad you have finally made the step from a Laptop with 1" speakers, unfortunately your new Sherwood is will produce enough distortion to blow out good speakers let alone you Extreme whatever they are speakers.

You need not worry if the unit is 100 or 105 WPC because they are both a lie and would only put that out for a brief second if it even could. At best, you will be using between 1 and 40 watts at most listening times but at .2%THD it will still sound quite crude and irritating.

When you get a couple hundred more dollars and are able to take advice, we might just be able to put something together for you that will play loud, be able to reproduce bass, and not sound like an AM radio playing inside of a metal trash can.

Meanwhile, my las Google search on the Sherwood Specs is in and while one or two results said 100wpc and .08%THD, the other 3467000000000 results still said
Sound Output Mode Stereo
Signal-To-Noise Ratio 90 dB
Output Power / Total 210 Watt
Input Sensitivity 200 mV
Amplifier Output Details 105 Watt - 8 Ohm - THD 0.9 % - 2 channel(s) ( Main )

But, I'm still not sure so......

Dustin_Broke
07-10-2011, 05:44 PM
Well I did e-mail Sherwood techs and they should reply back to me so I will find out soon which is the right answer but I think that it is 105 watts per channel since most say it is. I also e-mailed and asked if they know how to reset the receiver to default settings.


I read this somewhere on a different forums that I googled but something said that they had the volume almost to 56 for 6 hours and had no problem and didn't sound distorted so I beleve this receiver is very low on the THD. Now of cource higher end receiver might have lower THD but this receiver is way less than 1%. Btw the receivers volume starts from 0-63 and 63 is the max. That guy also said he had it around 56 for 6 hours and it didn't overheat when connecting a pair of 8 ohms speakers. Now that guy did also say that if you connect speakers like 4 ohms it will goto protection mode if you have the volume set higher than 40. So at 40 is the highest you can go with a 4 ohm speakers. Kinda strange since I thought this receiver can handle 4 ohms easily since it's modern.

Dustin_Broke
07-10-2011, 05:47 PM
Oh ya I forgot to tell you guys I did purchase a 2 year service plan from Radio Shack so if something goes wrong within 2 years I would get my money back I paid for the receiver plus tax.

Dustin_Broke
07-10-2011, 06:12 PM
Now some guys might agree with the other guy that said on a different forums or some of you guys won't. But overall it's pretty hard to tell what it the true facts. But all I know is that guy had the volume to 56 for 6 hours and he said it sounded very good and also the amp didn't goto protection mode with his 8 ohms speakers. He had big 3 way speakers so they are powerful ones. Basicly if you had 4 ohms speakers then the highest you can go it 40. Again volume on this receiver is 0-63 and 63 being max. The RX-4105 is the same type of receiver and amp but just has less features. That's what Sherwood said I remember when I asked them while back.


But I hope to get a reply for the Watts per channel and the THD and also how to reset the amp.

Hyfi
07-10-2011, 06:15 PM
Well I did e-mail Sherwood techs and they should reply back to me so I will find out soon which is the right answer but I think that it is 105 watts per channel since most say it is. I also e-mailed and asked if they know how to reset the receiver to default settings.


I read this somewhere on a different forums that I googled but something said that they had the volume almost to 56 for 6 hours and had no problem and didn't sound distorted so I beleve this receiver is very low on the THD. Now of cource higher end receiver might have lower THD but this receiver is way less than 1%. Btw the receivers volume starts from 0-63 and 63 is the max. That guy also said he had it around 56 for 6 hours and it didn't overheat when connecting a pair of 8 ohms speakers. Now that guy did also say that if you connect speakers like 4 ohms it will goto protection mode if you have the volume set higher than 40. So at 40 is the highest you can go with a 4 ohm speakers. Kinda strange since I thought this receiver can handle 4 ohms easily since it's modern.

In case you missed math class, .9% is NOT way less than 1%, it is .1% different. Better equipment specs have a zero or two in there somewhere like .007%, which IS way less than 1%.

Secondly, Modern has nothing to do with whether or not a receiver or amp can drive 4ohm speakers. That is a manufacturer decision and design preference in order to drive certain speakers that may or may not be a better match. My Stratos amp can drive a 2ohm load and barely get hot enough to melt an ice cube, but it was designed that way. My Counterpoint and Hafler amps can also drive a 4ohm load. My Integra HT unit is driving 4ohm rears without a problem....BUT, your Sherwood is not designed to drive a 4ohm load regardless of what year it was made. At $79 dollars on Amazon, it is just a toy radio and most of the specs are just plain bullcr@p.

Now, in this post you say you bought a NEW unit but in your latest post you say it is a Floor Model or Demo unit, which makes it NOT NEW but USED with a warranty.

Here is how you can tell.

NEW = in a sealed box and never been opened, plugged in, played background music in a store, or floor model

USED=been opened, plugged in, played background music in a store, or floor model

Do you understand that? If not, there is not much we can do for you here.

Dustin_Broke
07-10-2011, 06:34 PM
Well on my owners manual it says that 8 ohms 20hz to 20kHz 100 watt per channel 0.04% THD and that is alot less than 1%. Also it said that the same thing but 105 watts per channel at 0.08% THD. But if this is right then that means it is alot less than 1% THD so that's good.


About the receiver should I return it and get a brand new boxed one and pay $15 more? Or is this receiver I had is fine? I do remember the people at the Radio Shack store said that this receiver was never turn up loud so it's never been stressed and it's better than buying from Goodwill since at least you know this has been well taken cared of.

But if I should exchange with a new one and that would be better than I can do that easily. But I thought that this receiver is like new since no one took it home and it was just played very low background music.

markw
07-10-2011, 11:30 PM
Oh ya I forgot to tell you guys I did purchase a 2 year service plan from Radio Shack so if something goes wrong within 2 years I would get my money back I paid for the receiver plus tax.Sherwood receivers come standard with a 2 year manufacturers warranty as part of the original purchase price. No, you didn't extend it for another two years and it doesn't cover abuse. If it breaks, I believe they will only repair or replace it, not refund money.

But, let's be serious, shall we? You'll get rid of this before the season changes anyway. In ths past month you'v egone throufh a Sony AVR and a Kenwood. What makes you think this will be any different?

Hyfi
07-11-2011, 06:40 AM
But, let's be serious, shall we? You'll get rid of this before the season changes anyway. In ths past month you'v egone throufh a Sony AVR and a Kenwood. What makes you think this will be any different?


LOL, you beat me to this one. I thought about it but by morning you already nailed it.

TheHills44060
07-11-2011, 07:06 AM
Looks like you have your own version of "Pixelthis". Have fun with it, I certainly do.......LOL
Exactly...hopefully he's like Pixelthis (who can take a joke) and not like Ajani who cries to the mods relentlessly and sucks the fun out of everything.

markw
07-11-2011, 07:18 AM
LOL, you beat me to this one. I thought about it but by morning you already nailed it.Actually, that would be a mistake.

For what it is, it's a decent receiver for a non-sophisticated user who wants simplicity and decent sound. I've got three friends using these (well, the 4105, same thing less phono stage), one for more years than I can remember driving a pair of Advent Jade Towers. Another uses little Polk bookshelves and their ratty PSW-10 sub. Got that Sherwood/Polk system for $280, including tax. The third is using old Fisher boxes from an 80's rack system. Considering the speakers and their intended uses, the music doesn't drive us screaming from the house, even at decent levels, particularly those Advents.

All in all, a decent performer, particularly considering the going price is under $90, NIB, with a two year manufacturers warranty.

If Spanky has any brains at all (debatable), he'll save his money, get decent speakers, and lie low for a while. He could be in a good place if he uses his head here.

Dustin_Broke
07-11-2011, 07:26 AM
Well I talked to one of the employs at Radio Shack and they said that within 2 years if something goes wrong they will give you a gift card for the amount you paid plus tax you paid and then you can buy anything with that gift card so you can buy the receiver again if you want to.


Also the reason why I wanted to buy this receiver is since it's current and new compaird to used ones I get at Goodwill. Also when you buy something at Goodwill most of the time the remote is missing and manual, cables, antennas, etc. I wanted something that have everything and nothin missing.


But I need to know that is it best that I get a unopened receiver or is the one I have will last a long time like new ones? Since at least you know it's not defective since it's been used as a background music for a year and half. But if it's still better to buy new then maybe I should exchange with a new one.

Hyfi
07-11-2011, 07:33 AM
Well I talked to one of the employs at Radio Shack and they said that within 2 years if something goes wrong they will give you a gift card for the amount you paid plus tax you paid and then you can buy anything with that gift card so you can buy the receiver again if you want to.


Also the reason why I wanted to buy this receiver is since it's current and new compaird to used ones I get at Goodwill. Also when you buy something at Goodwill most of the time the remote is missing and manual, cables, antennas, etc. I wanted something that have everything and nothin missing.


But I need to know that is it best that I get a unopened receiver or is the one I have will last a long time like new ones? Since at least you know it's not defective since it's been used as a background music for a year and half. But if it's still better to buy new then maybe I should exchange with a new one.

You can buy this item NEW for $87. Not sure what you paid at RS with your $15 discount.

Gift Certificates are not much good if you don't need anything from that store and if purchased new, you would have at least the Repair for 2 years but it will cost you 1/3 of the cost just to ship it to a repair center if none are in your area.

For once, YOU will have to decide if it is worth the extra $15 to have a new unit with full MFG Warranty. Nobody here can make that decision for YOU no matter how many times or ways you ask the same question.

markw
07-11-2011, 07:57 AM
Here's (http://www.sherwoodusa.com/site/service/service.html) a Sherwood Service Center Locator. There's four right in Omaha.

Just save your receipt.

So, I wonder what this whole transaction cost the poor boy?

Maybe someday he'll learn to ask first instead of later.

SlumpBuster
07-11-2011, 08:45 AM
I think Spanky should return it and get a brand new one, that way it is all reset and has never been used and it will sound best right out of the box and it will have the remote and wires and antennas and cables plus the manuals and the warranty and then he will have new one and new ones are better than old ones and it will be more modern but doesn't costed much more plus tax and the bass will be lower with clearer highs and midrange and I was talking to some guys on another forum and they said that demos and opens boxes are not as good as new and that they would never buy used because the caps can be dried out and the johnson rod in the tuner will most likely be bent because they left it on for background music and if you leave it on the same station too long it will bend the johnson rod and this one has a discreet amplifier stage so the johnson rod is very important because it is a modern receiver with a discreet amplifier stage even though the one he got from good will was ten times better when new it is now old and doesn't have the antenna so this one will be better since it is new and modern and will sound best right out of the box.

GMichael
07-11-2011, 08:50 AM
I think Spanky should return it and get a brand new one, that way it is all reset and has never been used and it will sound best right out of the box and it will have the remote and wires and antennas and cables plus the manuals and the warranty and then he will have new one and new ones are better than old ones and it will be more modern but doesn't costed much more plus tax and the bass will be lower with clearer highs and midrange and I was talking to some guys on another forum and they said that demos and opens boxes are not as good as new and that they would never buy used because the caps can be dried out and the johnson rod in the tuner will most likely be bent because they left it on for background music and if you leave it on the same station too long it will bend the johnson rod and this one has a discreet amplifier stage so the johnson rod is very important because it is a modern receiver with a discreet amplifier stage even though the one he got from good will was ten times better when new it is now old and doesn't have the antenna so this one will be better since it is new and modern and will sound best right out of the box.

Oh great! Now we're all in for a dozen more questions.:sad:

SlumpBuster
07-11-2011, 08:56 AM
He's vowed to ignore me though.

Hyfi
07-11-2011, 09:02 AM
I think Spanky should return it and get a brand new one, that way it is all reset and has never been used and it will sound best right out of the box and it will have the remote and wires and antennas and cables plus the manuals and the warranty and then he will have new one and new ones are better than old ones and it will be more modern but doesn't costed much more plus tax and the bass will be lower with clearer highs and midrange and I was talking to some guys on another forum and they said that demos and opens boxes are not as good as new and that they would never buy used because the caps can be dried out and the johnson rod in the tuner will most likely be bent because they left it on for background music and if you leave it on the same station too long it will bend the johnson rod and this one has a discreet amplifier stage so the johnson rod is very important because it is a modern receiver with a discreet amplifier stage even though the one he got from good will was ten times better when new it is now old and doesn't have the antenna so this one will be better since it is new and modern and will sound best right out of the box.

I have a bent Johnson Rod but when people jerk me around enough it straightens out. Do they costed more when they are bent or only if I am discrete?

SlumpBuster
07-11-2011, 09:05 AM
My amp is 25 years old but that was a really high end amp though and costed like a thousand dollars new in 1985 so thats like $8000 in todays dollars but it sounded better in 1985 thats what the guy who sold it to me told me but he only used it for background music so it had a bent johnson rod an it is 2 ohm stable class A but it doesn't get hot enough to cook my sandwich on which i'm pretty hungry and want to eat the sandwich but I have to play the music really loud to cook the sandwich and my mom yells at me but it is new and not used because it has a 2 year warranty but I called the guys at customer service and they said the warranty was good from the time that I bought it from the guy on ebay because the warranty was transferable and since he still had the box and manual and he sent those me it was still good but is is not modern because it is old and some guys on another forum said I should return it and he tried to give me a gift card but I didn't need $300 worth of latex gloves because thats all he was selling now and was not selling anymore amps because too many people refused delivery on his amps so it costed him to much to stay in business.

Hyfi
07-11-2011, 09:38 AM
Didn't Robin Hood use Sherwood products?

Some guy on other site said he did but I wanted to asked it here anyways in case some guys here think that he used Archer products and not Sherwood stuffs because the Sherwood stuffs costed way more than the Archer stuffs but had better distortion when it was turned up real loud to play background music for 3 years behind the counter in the forest.

markw
07-11-2011, 09:55 AM
I have a bent Johnson Rod but when people jerk me around enough it straightens out. Do they costed more when they are bent or only if I am discrete?Be careful when it straightens out. You're might get into trouble if it starts leaking while it's inserteted between the sandwich buns...

Dustin_Broke
07-11-2011, 09:55 AM
Well I can just get a refund on the 2 year coverage from Radio Shack then I will save more money. But it seems like you guys are saying to do this.

SlumpBuster
07-11-2011, 10:00 AM
Be careful when it straightens out. You're might get into trouble if it starts leaking while it's inserteted between the sandwich buns...

Do you mean the sandwich that I'm cooking on my amp? I'm hungry. Do you guys think I'm really hungry? Do you think by sandwich will taste good or do you think another sandwich will taste better. I'm returning this sandwich.

SlumpBuster
07-11-2011, 10:00 AM
Well I can just get a refund on the 2 year coverage from Radio Shack then I will save more money. But it seems like you guys are saying to do this.

yes... get a better sandwich.

Hyfi
07-11-2011, 10:02 AM
But it seems like you guys are saying to do this.

No, us guys are saying that YOU have to make the decision as to whether saving $15 bucks on a used item is worth it for YOU.

Hyfi
07-11-2011, 10:03 AM
Do you mean the sandwich that I'm cooking on my amp? I'm hungry. Do you guys think I'm really hungry? Do you think by sandwich will taste good or do you think another sandwich will taste better. I'm returning this sandwich.

I would have refused delivery of the sandwich so that the guy who shipped it would just have to eat it.

SlumpBuster
07-11-2011, 10:08 AM
No, us guys are saying that YOU have to make the decision as to whether saving $15 bucks on a used item is worth it for YOU.

No, I'm telling him to do it just because I want to make life more difficult for the guy at Radio Shack. Since he works there you know he deserves it. Who works at Radio Shack anymore? Is that even a thing anymore?

Dustin_Broke
07-11-2011, 10:11 AM
No, us guys are saying that YOU have to make the decision as to whether saving $15 bucks on a used item is worth it for YOU.

Well I was asking if I should just cancel the extended replacement plan or not. Since there is 2 years of warranty from Sherwood.

markw
07-11-2011, 10:15 AM
I've worked for Radio Shack many times over my lifetime, starting in '68, while going to schools and for a time going through a divorce just to keep busy*. They have enough problems without this guy.

It was actually fun in the 70's and early 80's. Sucked moose in the 90's, though

* it was a nifty way to meet women.

SlumpBuster
07-11-2011, 10:26 AM
I don't deny that Radio Shack used to be cool. Even fairly recently. In the 90's they were one of the only reliable places where you could still get decent AT record needles when there were no other sources. And you could get a pretty decent DJ mixer for $100. They kept my college system cobbled together. But I figure everyone there now has been assigned a form of purgatory.

Hyfi
07-11-2011, 10:29 AM
Well I was asking if I should just cancel the extended replacement plan or not. Since there is 2 years of warranty from Sherwood.

What do you think you should do based on the many responses you got and the fact that the unit already has a 2 year warranty?

I am only asking this because ONLY YOU can make the decision. Maybe you should ask your parents what they think since they have more experience answering the same questions over and over.

Look dude, you claim to be 26 years old. Don't you think it's time to start acting like an adult and make 1 (ONE) decision all by yourself?

If you are comfortable with your purchase and the extended plan, who gives a rats @ss what we think? It's your money, your life, and your receiver. Just make a friggin decision and live with it.

On the other hand, since you will most likely sell, trade or fry this new unit about the same time you change your undies next, you probably wasted your money since you won't even own it in 2 years.

But then again if you fry it this week because you connect 4ohm speakers and play it at 65 because the guy on the other board said he did that without burning his sandwich, go for it because you will probably need it.

But then again maybe you won't need it but maybe you will or maybe not but just maybe you should keep the unit but sell the extended plan to the next guy on the other site where he said he could play it loud without burning the sandwich.

markw
07-11-2011, 10:29 AM
But I figure everyone there now has been assigned a form of purgatory.True. I was editing my post when you made this one. Now, they have to push phone plans more than anything else and their knowledge of electronic gadgets is abysmal. Still, they don't deserve this guy. Nobody does. Well, maybe osama...

SlumpBuster
07-11-2011, 10:30 AM
Do not burn my sandwich. I'm returning it.

markw
07-11-2011, 10:32 AM
All this sammich talk is making me hungry. I'm going to White Castle where they steam my buns...

Hyfi
07-11-2011, 10:34 AM
All this sammich talk is making me hungry. I'm going to White Castle where they steam my buns...

Will you get an order of Johnson Rods on the side or in the bun?

markw
07-11-2011, 10:37 AM
Will you get an order of Johnson Rods on the side or in the bun?No, and no tartar sauce on the fish sammiches either.

Hyfi
07-11-2011, 10:45 AM
No, and no tartar sauce on the fish sammiches either.

But the guy on the other site with the latex gloves says tarter sauce is good. Do you think it is good cause the other guy does and I wanted to know if you thought it was good.

SlumpBuster
07-11-2011, 11:59 AM
If I could give Mark a greenie for his second thoughts, I would. The better part of valor, my friend.

markw
07-11-2011, 12:43 PM
If I could give Mark a greenie for his second thoughts, I would. The better part of valor, my friend.What can I say? Sometimes I get carried away ...in a straight jacket!

GMichael
07-11-2011, 12:47 PM
Will you get an order of Johnson Rods on the side or in the bun?

Johnson's rod in you buns?:skep:

Not that there's anything wrong with that. Just supprized me.

Hyfi
07-11-2011, 01:38 PM
I got it from a reliable source that Robin Hood got his Archer gear at Renegade Shack when it started out in Sherwood Forest. Later after Radios were invented, they changed the name to Radio Shack, moved to USA and started selling Radios under the brand name Sherwood from where they came.

Dustin_Broke
07-11-2011, 02:02 PM
Well I did take off the extended warranty so basicly I only paid $85 for the receiver plus tax. The people at Radio Shack did say that manufactur warranty doesn't cover normal wear and tear but is that true? Also if it over heats and melts something they won't cover eather. But I choose to take it off since everyone here was saying pretty much that manufacture warranty is enough since it covers for 2 years.

Dustin_Broke
07-11-2011, 02:03 PM
And you guys are getting off topic again but I wonder what does this whole thing relate to the receiver??? Since I see you guys are not really talking about it anymore and if you are going to talk about something else you should talk about it on the off topic forums or whatever is realted to what you are talking about.


If this topic gets way out of hand then I will have to close it again.


But eatherway I did return the plan so now I should be good to go.

markw
07-11-2011, 02:55 PM
Sherwood is a reputable company. Unless you do something stupid to the receiver or intentionally break it, they will cover it. Just watch your volume until you get 8 ohm speakers.

Remember, I've got three friends using these who have had them for a total of probably over ten years total and nothng has ever gone wrong with any of them.

And, keep in mind, you have no say over which direction any thread goes. We do. You can't "close" anything. If we wanna talk about sandwiches or Robin Hood, that's our choice, not yours.

Dustin_Broke
07-12-2011, 02:44 PM
Ok I did talk to Sherwood techs and now everything makes sence about the different specs.


Basicly the 20hz to 20kHz THD 0.08% was for stereo mode meaning for both channels.

The 20hz to 20kHz THD 0.04% was for just one channel so that's why it's lower.


Also for the watts it's 100 watts from 20hz to 20kHz

105 watts for 40hz to 20kHz

Also this receiver will play 4 ohms but have to have it at med volume.

If I wanted two pairs of 8 ohms speakers then it will work but have to have it at med volume since it's like one pair of 4 ohms speakers but I think you guys know this already.



The spec on most websites saying that the THD is 0.9% is totaly wrong information and missleading I found out. They need to fix there website and put the right information.

Dustin_Broke
07-12-2011, 02:50 PM
Also the tech guy said they will pretty much fix any problem within 2 years of warranty so that's good. Also if I blow a transister because I had 4 ohms speakers they will fix it once but they won't fix it again if it's the exact same transister the blew. But everything else they cover so it was a good idea that I cancel the 2 year extended warranty plan from Radio Shack. I saved $21.99 plus tax. :)

markw
07-12-2011, 03:58 PM
Your participation has been requested in another thread.

Until you show us the common courtesy to respond there, why should anybody that knows you answer you.