Sherwood VR-670 Broschüre
cable is included with the VR-670.
The system doesn’t come with
audio interconnect cables of any
kind, which is understandable since
they would primarily be needed
for input from other components.
The bare-wire-terminated speaker
cables required the most finesse.
One touch of the I/P button on the
clean, rectangular remote upgraded
the component video output from
factory-set interlaced to progressive
scan. PAL is also supported. Ample
on-unit controls, all in a straight
line, do just about anything without
the remote. And then it was back to
oohing and ahhing, this time at the
accent light beneath the receiver,
which coordinates with the sub-
woofer’s lights: amber when off or
on standby, blue when powered up.
The system doesn’t come with
audio interconnect cables of any
kind, which is understandable since
they would primarily be needed
for input from other components.
The bare-wire-terminated speaker
cables required the most finesse.
One touch of the I/P button on the
clean, rectangular remote upgraded
the component video output from
factory-set interlaced to progressive
scan. PAL is also supported. Ample
on-unit controls, all in a straight
line, do just about anything without
the remote. And then it was back to
oohing and ahhing, this time at the
accent light beneath the receiver,
which coordinates with the sub-
woofer’s lights: amber when off or
on standby, blue when powered up.
You might be inclined to spend
some time fiddling with speaker
placement, but, in keeping with
placement, but, in keeping with
the theme of simplicity, I will tell
you, at no additional charge, that
I experienced the best results
when I merely aligned the left and
right satellites with the two edges
of the TV screen and placed the
subwoofer off to one side, in the
corner. When I cycled through
the various Listening options—
Stereo, Ref, and Wide being the
Dolby Virtual Speaker settings—I
noticed a definite improvement in
movie watching while using the
DVS modes, although Ref was the
most natural. The VR-670 has a
surprising ability to fill a room with
sound with only 150 total watts at
its disposal, including a convincing
illusion of voices and other surround
effects from the rear wall. Only
slightly compromised are the more
subtle 360-degree effects, such as
the above-deck footsteps in the DTS
track of Master and Commander.
you, at no additional charge, that
I experienced the best results
when I merely aligned the left and
right satellites with the two edges
of the TV screen and placed the
subwoofer off to one side, in the
corner. When I cycled through
the various Listening options—
Stereo, Ref, and Wide being the
Dolby Virtual Speaker settings—I
noticed a definite improvement in
movie watching while using the
DVS modes, although Ref was the
most natural. The VR-670 has a
surprising ability to fill a room with
sound with only 150 total watts at
its disposal, including a convincing
illusion of voices and other surround
effects from the rear wall. Only
slightly compromised are the more
subtle 360-degree effects, such as
the above-deck footsteps in the DTS
track of Master and Commander.
Turned way up, there was some
clipping, and the sub and sats have a
hollow quality when cranked high;
not distorted, per se, just a sign
that one might be asking too
much of them. The sub offers phase
control and a variable crossover
from 50 to 150 hertz. The satellites
offer a frequency range of 140 Hz
to 20 kilohertz, and the entire
system operates without a lot of
mechanical noise. Component video
delivery of color was adequate,
never eye-popping, while image
rendering suffered from visible com-
pression artifacting in scenes where
it didn’t need to appear. It’s not
the worst I’ve seen, but it’s not the
best, either.
clipping, and the sub and sats have a
hollow quality when cranked high;
not distorted, per se, just a sign
that one might be asking too
much of them. The sub offers phase
control and a variable crossover
from 50 to 150 hertz. The satellites
offer a frequency range of 140 Hz
to 20 kilohertz, and the entire
system operates without a lot of
mechanical noise. Component video
delivery of color was adequate,
never eye-popping, while image
rendering suffered from visible com-
pression artifacting in scenes where
it didn’t need to appear. It’s not
the worst I’ve seen, but it’s not the
best, either.
Hollywood at Home is ulti-
mately about convenience and
style, and it delivers heaping help-
ings of both. It will certainly class
up the bedroom or den.
style, and it delivers heaping help-
ings of both. It will certainly class
up the bedroom or den.
Posted with permission from the July 2005 issue of
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