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My receiver arrived yesterday and had it installed and running in approx 45 mins. Very impressed with the sound quality. Further, it has a 4 speaker stereo mode, which I have not had the luxury of having on any of my previous receivers (Harmon Kardon , Pioneer, Onkyo). This receiver replaces a Pioneer 906s and I must say, it is truly an upgrade. The only thing that I am unhappy with is the remote because it is not backlit.

I am not an audiophile. I happened to come into this receiver at a very reasonable price. I have some tech background, but very little. This system is both very complicated and yet somewhat intuitive. As another reviewer said, the manual is a bunch of technical jargon that is dificult to follow. I have yet to get a surround sound system. so I am only listening to this on 2 speakers, but I can still appreciate the great sound. I have a VCR and DVD player hooked up to it, and they work great. Very noticeable difference from my previous receiver.

RX-9000VBK features premium performance and multi-room, multi source convenience. Enjoy music anywhere in your home from a single main system. It's multi-room, multi-source capability allows two people to enjoy two different audio sources in two different rooms both at the same time. An RF/IR remote control can be used anywhere in the house to control either the sound in the "main" room, or the sound in the "sub" room. The RX-9000VBK also features upgrades in it's surround sound performance. Dolby Digital and DTS decoding are both provided, along with an advanced digital acoustics processor. 120 watts x 2 min. RMS, both channels driven into 8 ohms from 20Hz to 20kHz with no more than 0.02% THD, 120 Watts x 2 min. RMS, driven into 4ohms, with no more than 0.08% THD. 4 ohm Rated (FTC)...100 watts x 5 min. (2 Front, 1 Center, 2 Rear speakers) RMS, into 8 ohms, 1kHz, 0.8% THD...DVD Multichannel Audio Compatible (5.1 channel analog input and 5 separate amps) for connection to existing and future multichannel sources such as DVD Audio...RF/IR Multi-Brand A/V Remote Control (VCR/TV/CATV/DBS) for operation from anywhere in your home...Dynamic Super-A (All Channels) for smooth sound reproduction virtually free of switching and crossover distortion...K2 Interface (all channels) provides better resolution ,enhanced ambience, and greater depth by eliminating distortion known as "jitter" and "ripple"...1-bit P.E.M. D.D. Converter (all channels) greatly enhances signal to noise ratio and dynamic range...Dolby Digital and DTS decoders built-in for theater quality surround from digital sources..Fully Discrete Outputs to ensure greater fidelity and longer life...Digital Acoustics Processor (DAP) with 6 preset sound fields (Large Theater/Small Theater/Live Club/Dance Club/Concert Hall/Concert Arena) digitally recreates these venues in your own home...3D-PHONIC Virtual Surround Sound (3D Action/3D Digital/3D Theater) creates dramatic home theater sound with just two front speakers...Multi-room/Multi-source capability allows you to play two different sources in two different rooms at the same time (for example, play a CD in the bedroom while someone listens to a cassette tape in the kitchen)...Text COMPU LINK will transmit text data carried by media like CD-Text and MD to display on your receiver and a television...AV COMPU LINK provides simple one touch operation between your JVC audio and video components. For example, pop a pre-recorded VHS tape into the VCR and it will automatically power up your receiver and your television and then turn them each to the proper inputs...Enhanced COMPU LINK Control System...Multi-Color On Screen Display simplifies control by allowing you to choose options from your television screen to operate your receiver...Dot Matrix Fluorescent Display with Sound Pattern...Line level Sub Out...3-band electronic S.E.A. equalization with 5 presets and 1 manual setting for each source to give you flexible tone control and minimize sound degradation...Bass Boost, One-Touch Operation...Front A/V Input with S-Video (Gold Plated) for the convenience of hooking up any A/V source quickly and easily such as a camcorder or video game...Sub Room Pre-Amp Outputs allows you to enjoy 5.1 surround in the main room and 2 channel stereo in the sub room with the addition of an outboard amp...1 Assignable Coaxial Digtial Input that you can designate to any digital source ...3 Assignable Optical Digital Inputs that you can designate to any digital source, 1 Optical Digital Output for use with digital recording devices...4 S-Video inputs...2 S-Video outputs...1 Composite Video output...2 Main Speaker Terminals...15 AM and 30 FM station memory...2 Year parts and labor warranty ...Weight: 26.3 lbs...Width: 17 3/16"...Height: 5 3/4"...Depth: 16 1/4"...Banana Plugs for easy speaker connections (Main1/Main2[sub room]/Center/Surround)...High-Rigidity Z-Chassis...Dolby Pro Logic in Full Digital Processing...Center Tone Control, Rear Tone Control...

this receiver really has some power and really clear sound the quality is supreme i highly recomend this receiver from JVC