Sherwood RD-7308R AV-receiver

Sherwood receivers are recognizable by the characteristic facade overlay; both the tuner controls and the two-color luminescent display window are located in its upper part. Thanks to such a decision the Sherwood RD-7308R's front panel doesn't seem to be overloaded with buttons, though there are plenty of them. Initial setup is possible from the panel and from the remote control. The installation algorithm is non-standard and it is hard to understand it without the manual. Some grumbling is caused by the way the delay is set: it is necessary to set the difference between the distance from the listener to the front and central (or rear) speakers. When playing records in Dolby Virtual mode, depending on the distance to the front speakers you also select the sound panning option (Narrow or Wide). At the same time the number of settings in Sherwood RD-7308R is not frightening; among the original ones we should mention the ability to change the level in the LFE channel separately for Dolby Digital and DTS recordings, as well as mixing audio and video signals from different inputs. The remote is system, designed to control a branded cassette deck and CD player (not DVD!), which are connected to the receiver via Digilink III bus. The remote control of the Sherwood RD-7308R receiver is of a considerable size, so the buttons are spacious and their logical location leads to the fact that the most needed controls are "at hand". The receiver as a whole can be characterized as a universal one, but with a musical bias: the 6.1 input excels over the built-in decoders in terms of separation quality. We recommend the RD-7308R for fans of two- or multi-channel music recordings, including exclusive formats.

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