Sherwood Newcastle R-972

deronb1
deronb1 Posts: 5,021
edited January 2013 in Electronics
A4L has a good price on this unit. Anyone have any opinions on this AVR?

http://www.accessories4less.com/index.php?page=item&id=SHERR972&extra=a%3A2%3A%7Bi%3A0%3Bs%3A40%3A%2203823345592a403b2f4a37a59384e7ab28f02be1%22%3Bi%3A1%3BN%3B%7D
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  • deronb1
    deronb1 Posts: 5,021
    edited November 2012
    Bump...Really? No one?
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  • nwohlford
    nwohlford Posts: 700
    edited November 2012
    I thought about getting one a few months back for the Trinnov room correction, but ended up getting a Marantz sr7005. It seems like the update firmware has fixed most of the issues on the Sherwood, but a few issues seem to remain including a few second sound lag when switching sources (or just channels). I wish I had given the Sherwood a chance, but my previous processor was a little buggy. I just wanted a nice AVR that worked without any major bugs. I have not been too impressed with Audyssey so far at least compared to ARC(I do like Audyssey better than MCACC and a few others I have tried). I would have liked to try Trinnov to compare it to ARC.
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  • Devlon
    Devlon Posts: 355
    edited January 2013
    Mark Fleischmann, a reviewer for Home Theater Magazine had this to say about the Sherwood Newcastle R-972 while watching a movie he was reviewing "The gorgeous, undulating, metallic textures were unlike anything I’ve ever heard in a surround system.". As I unravel this receiver I am finding I agree with him. At 599.00 this machine had got to be one of those deals of the century. You can find his complete review here:

    http://www.hometheater.com/content/sherwood-newcastle-r-972-av-receiver
    Living Room: HK AVR 354 as pre/pro, 2 x Polk Audio Micropro 4000, Adcom GFA-7500, 2 x Mirage OMD-15
    2 x Mirage OMD-5, 1 x Mirage OMD-C1, APC H15, Sony S790, Philips 52" LCD, Beogram 3000, FAT (Firestone Audio Tobby DAC), Harmony One

    Den: Sherwood R-972,as pre/pro, 2 x Velodyne SPL-1000R, 3 x Crown Drivecore XLS1500, 2 x Polk Audio Lsi9
    1 x Polk Audio Lsic, 2 x Polk Audio Lsifx, Sony S790, APC H15, Dspeaker Dual Core 2.0, W4S DAC 2, Keces DA-151
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  • B Run
    B Run Posts: 1,888
    edited January 2013
    I've been eyeing it for my living room system, not going to pull the trigger right now but I did a lot of reading on it and think it's an interesting avr and would like to hear it.
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  • deronb1
    deronb1 Posts: 5,021
    edited January 2013
    I have been looking harder too. I got my Pio at a good price and will be losing a little power with the change, but my speaks are not large and are pretty efficient. Sometimes you gotta shake things up!
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  • Devlon
    Devlon Posts: 355
    edited January 2013
    I have found that Mr. Fleischmann's review is pretty much accurate except where he says that he wished it had HD radio. It does have XM. Isn't that HD radio?
    Living Room: HK AVR 354 as pre/pro, 2 x Polk Audio Micropro 4000, Adcom GFA-7500, 2 x Mirage OMD-15
    2 x Mirage OMD-5, 1 x Mirage OMD-C1, APC H15, Sony S790, Philips 52" LCD, Beogram 3000, FAT (Firestone Audio Tobby DAC), Harmony One

    Den: Sherwood R-972,as pre/pro, 2 x Velodyne SPL-1000R, 3 x Crown Drivecore XLS1500, 2 x Polk Audio Lsi9
    1 x Polk Audio Lsic, 2 x Polk Audio Lsifx, Sony S790, APC H15, Dspeaker Dual Core 2.0, W4S DAC 2, Keces DA-151
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,647
    edited January 2013
    Devlon wrote: »
    I have found that Mr. Fleischmann's review is pretty much accurate except where he says that he wished it had HD radio. It does have XM. Isn't that HD radio?

    Nope. XM Radio has one HD station currently. "Sirius XM Pops" classical is the only XM station broadcast in HD. The rest are standard def 2 channel stations.

    Most commonly, the HD radio format is in FM stations and Mr. Fleischmann is correct in that the Sherwood does not have an HD FM tuner.
    "Some people find it easier to be conceited rather than correct."

    "Unwad those panties and have a good time man. We're all here to help each other, no matter how it might appear." DSkip
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  • timalan
    timalan Posts: 106
    edited January 2013
    These were available recently for $299 refurbed. I was really tempted... has anyone here used one?

    It appears they are getting rid of these various places, so I'd expect to see other cheap options in the near future.
    5.1 theater - Pioneer SC-07, Mirage OMD-CC center, 4 x Mirage Omnisats, Boston Acoustics VPS-210 sub
    2.1 living room - NAD 7400 integrated, 2 x Platinum Audio Duos, MIT Terminator4 cables
    2.1 bedroom- Arcam Solo, 2 x Mirage OMD-5's
    FOR SALE - Genesis Servo-10 sub, Genesis Servo-12 amp; Martin Logan Dynamo sub; Mirage MM-6 sub; Harman Kardon DPR-1001 7.1 receiver
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