JVC THC6

JVC THC6 Home Theater System Review

Simplify your entertainment center while taking your audio and video enjoyment with the JVC THC6 home theater system. The system's specially designed surround speakers use version 2.0 of JVC's custom omnidirectional design, making any room an optimal space for enjoying movies and music in ultra-realistic surround sound. The JVC THC6 system produces first-rate progressive-scan video and world-class sound from high-resolution DVD-Audio discs, which feature your favorite albums specially mixed to take advantage of discrete, multichannel surround sound.

With a total power output of 1,002 watts--that's 167 watts x 6 (front left/center/right, rear left/right, and a subwoofer)--the system has the ability to convey the power and impact of the most action-packed Hollywood adventures. The JVC TH-C6 supports most popular optical disc formats, including DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, DVD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RAM, CD, CD-R, CD-RW, SVCD, VCD, MP3 CD, JPEG image CD, and WMA CD. DVD-Audio offers super high-fidelity (192 kHz/24-bit) sound, providing both multichannel and stereo sound, incredible storage capacity, and unique bonus materials not available on regular audio CDs.

The JVC THC6 system features new, 2-way, floorstanding, detachable wall-mount speakers for the front set, plus omnidirectional floorstanding surround channels. JVC's omnidirectional surround speakers feature a driver design that directs midrange and treble frequencies upward and outward in all horizontal directions, covering a wider area than conventional, forward-firing speakers. Key to this design is a diffuser that disperses sound, which then reflects back from walls and ceilings, similar to what you'd experience in a surround-equipped movie theater. For this JVC THC6 model, the speakers were updated to provide an even wider soundfield by raising and tilting forward the top-firing driver.

Use the slim, sleekly-styled stands to hold the speakers or hang the speakers on the wall--an attractive solution for the front speakers when using a wall-mounted flat panel television. When used with the stands, the stand and speaker are integrated in such a way that they appear to be a single unit.

Another JVC technology, Smart Surround Setup (also version 2.0), makes it easy to set the speaker levels and delay times for your primary listening position. You simply make a sound, such as a hand clap, from your desired listening position, and a built-in microcomputer automatically sets the system sound levels and delay times for optimum multichannel performance.

The JVC THC6 system's low-profile DVD receiver and 5-disc changer offers the latest image-enhancing benefits, including a 10-bit/54 MHz video digital-to-analog converter (DAC) for detailed images. If, now or later, you're using a high-definition or HD_ready TV or monitor, you'll appreciate the system's Digital Direct Progressive Scan output, which produces a seamless, flicker-free image closer to what you see in theaters than standard interlaced sources can produce.

For audiophiles, onboard 192 kHz/24-bit audio DACs maximize the capabilities of DVD-Audio discs as well as more common PCM stereo and Dolby Digital/DTS audio tracks. Dolby Pro Logic II generates 5.1-channel sound from any stereo source, including your MP3 files.

With a redesigned drive mechanism and new algorithms for media identification and parameter optimization, Express Start will deliver the first scene of a movie onscreen in just under 4 seconds (with single-layer discs).

Other features include analog audio inputs to accommodate a VCR, plus a digital-audio input for a digital satellite receiver. Three video outputs--component-video, S-video, and composite-video--guarantee compatibility with any currently available television or monitor. You also get a radio tuner with 15 AM and 30 FM station presets, a headphone output for private listening, a choice of 3 onscreen languages, and a multi-brand TV/VCR remote control.

What's in the Box?

JVC THC6 DVD/receiver unit, 4 satellite speakers with stands and base plates, 1 center speaker, 1 subwoofer, a remote control, remote batteries, FM/AM antennas, a power cord, a system cord, a composite-video cable, requisite speaker cables, bottom covers for 4 satellite speakers, and mounting screws for satellite speakers.

What Features Does the JVC THC6 Have?

� Model: THC6

� Number of amplified channels: 6 (including subwoofer)

� System power: 1,002 watts (total system power)

� Front-channel power: 167 watts x 2 minimum RMS, into 3 ohms at 1 kHz

� Center/surround power: 167 watts x 3 minimum RMS, into 3 ohms at 1 kHz

� Subwoofer power: 167 watts x 1 minimum RMS, into 3 ohms at 100 Hz

� Total harmonic distortion: 10 percent at rated power

� Number of discs: 5

� Playable formats: DVD-Audio, DVD-Video (NTSC), DVD-RW (video format), DVD-R, DVD-RAM, CD, CD-R, CD-RW, SVCD, VCD, MP3 (CD-R/-RW), JPEG (CD-R/-RW), WMA (CD-R/-RW)

� Progressive scan: Yes (Digital Direct Progressive Scan)

� Horizontal resolution: 500 lines

� Express start: Yes

� Playback features: Variable search (forward/reverse), variable slow (forward/reverse), resume (bookmark) function

� Zoom: Yes (6-step, zoom up, JPEG 2-step)

� Rolling pickup: No

� Digital processing: Ultra-high performance 1-chip AV decoder

� Video D/A converter: 12-bit/108 MHz

� Audio D/A converter: 192 kHz/24-bit

� Built-in decoders: Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Pro Logic II

� Smart Surround setup: Yes (version 2.0)

� All-channel-stereo mode: Yes

� Picture enhancements: VFP (Video Fine Processor)

� Tuner: 15 AM and 30 FM presets

� Audio inputs: 1 stereo analog left/right RCA (as for VCR), 1 digital-audio (as for DBS)

� Video inputs: S-video, composite-video

� Video outputs: Component-video, S-video, composite-video

� Headphone output: Yes

� Onscreen languages: English, French, Spanish

� Remote control: Multi-brand AV remote control for operation of other brands, cable boxes, TVs, VCRs, DVD players, and satellite receivers

� DVD/receiver dimensions: 15.75 x 3.375 x 15.75 inches (W x H x D)

� Satellites: 2 x 2.19-inch cone and 1 x .625-inch balanced dome tweeter (each), ported/bass-reflex

� Satellite dimensions: 9.875 x 43.5 x 9.875 inches (W x H x D)

� Surround speakers: Omnidirectional-type surrounds (version 2.0), each with a 2.19-inch cone, ported/bass-reflex

� Satellite frequency response: 90 to 20,000 Hz

� Subwoofer: Active, 6.31-inch driver in a ported (bass-reflex) enclosure; magnetically shielded

� Subwoofer frequency response: 30 to 200 Hz

� Subwoofer dimensions: 6.69 x 16.19 x 17.81 inches (W x H x D)

� Power consumption: 16 watts (standby: 1.3 watts)

� Warranty: 90 days parts and 1 year labor

JVC THC6

Conclusion

Are you an action junkie. Or into romantic comedies. Drama. Whatever your preference, your DVDs will look and sound Mary Lous better with this digital theater system. You get 4 slim floor standing tower speakers, a center channel satellite, and an active subwoofer that deliver an encasing wall of crystal sounds. Plug in a quintet of your favorites in the 5-disc player for nonstop action, from back-to-back TV shows or all volumes of that classic DVD collection. Now that�s JVC THC6 entertainment.

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