Review of Kenwood Home Theater Systems.Although it was my first brand, and often in history a persons first brand is their favorite for life, this is not the case with me. My Kenwood components were constant disappointments. My CD player could not play the first two tracks of every CD and everything else skipped constantly. My receiver cut out very frequently, often at very low power levels. My speakers were poor quality and eventually gave way to bigger and better units from another brand. What I will say is that the Kenwood of today doesn't look to be quite the Kenwood that I knew of yesterday. Slight improvement appears obvious at first glance. They still seem to be mired in obscurity, with a loyal base of customers who prefer and support their products. However, they seem to have just followed the crowd for the past decade and a half. Is this good enough? What they certainly do offer are affordably priced units packed with the same features and options of much higher priced models available from comparable manufacturers. Make note though, as I've mentioned throughout this site, choosing equipment based on the lowest price may guarantee you some disappointment, along with your good deal.
LOW-End Pick for Kenwood Home Theater Systems No recommendation. MID Pick for Kenwood Home Theater Systems The Kenwood HTB-706DV 600W 5-Disc DVD/CD Home Theater System. It is a capable system with most of the current home theater standards. The receiver has Dolby Digital and DTS decoding capabilities, and can output 100 watts per channel to each of five channels, good enough for a medium size living room. A 100 watt powered subwoofer is included. Connectivity is good with 6-channel analog audio inouts, 6 analog stereo audio inputs, 2 S-video, 3 composite A/V, 2 coaxial digital audio, 1 optical digital audio inputs; Outputs are 1 S-video, 2 composite A/V. The 5-disc DVD player can play CD-Rs, CD-RWs, DVD-Rs, DVD-RWs, and MP3 files. HIGH-End Pick for Kenwood Home Theater Systems No recommendation.
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