JVC SXXSW6000 5.1 Channel Home Theater Speaker System Review

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(More customer reviews)This speaker system offers surround sound on a tight budget, with a powered subwoofer not seen in some budget systems.

UPDATE:First, let's get this up front:you need a receiver/amplifier to use these - you can't use them on a PC.

Also, to be clear about the rating - this is an attractive, compact system including cables, from an audio company, with a warranty, at a low price ($50).If that's what you need, it's above average for that price.It's easy to say these aren't great; if a reviewer wants to show how much they know about audio, suggest a better alternative.Finding something at this size and price isn't a slam dunk.

Now, if someone can spend more on speakers, you should spend more and get a better system.Speakers are the place to spend your money, they really determine how a system sounds.For $100, you can do better.For $200, if you shop carefully and wait for a sale on good speakers, you can get very good sound.Or, if you have time to shop for used speakers, that's another approach. Either way, you might add 2 better speakers to use as front left and right, those are most important.

The satellite speakers are not efficient, in terms of converting power into sound, so these will work better if you have power to spare or don't need them to be too loud.

The well-cushioned box includes:

- Five magnetically-shielded satellite speakers in high impact molded plastic.The back has a molded mounting hook and non-protruding clips for the speaker wires.

- An 6.5" active (powered) subwoofer in a high density particle board cabinet

- A set of cables - 20 gauge wire for the satellites, with 12' wires for the fronts, 8' wire for the center, and 30' wires for the surrounds; plus an RCA cable for the subwoofer.

- Feet/pads for the subwoofer and the center channel

The specifications for the satellite speakers are as follows:

2" x 3.5" shielded driver with coated cone
200-20khz frequency response
110 watts power rating
85db sensitivity
8 ohms nominal impedance
4.2" W x 4.4" H x 4.1" D

The specifications for the subwoofer are:

6.5" woofer with polypropylene cone and rubber surround
20-200 Hz frequency response (200 hz crossover frequency)
100 watts amplifier output power
8" W x 12" H x 12.75" D

Warranty is 2 years on parts and labor; you have to ship the speakers to a service center for warranty service.

UPDATE 2:Sound & Vision magazine reviewed this in June 2008, saying, "There's no question that offering six functional speakers for $50 is an impressive feat. ... if you ask me to cite something better for $50 -- or even $100 -- I draw a blank.

Indeed, it seems snobby to criticize this system; it's as easy a target as a McDonald's hamburger. But just as I wouldn't hesitate to spend $35 for a decent bottle of single-malt rather than $12 for a mass-market blended scotch, I'd rather spend $300 or so for a more competent surround-sound speaker system than $50 for the SXXSW6000."(More at soundandvisionmag.com)

So like I said, if you have the money, spend more.If you don't, it's not bad.

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JVC SXXSW6000 100 WATT SUBWOOFER WITH FI

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