Sherwood Rx4103 Remote-Controlled Stereo Receiver

Purchased the Sherwood RX-4103 receiver from J & R Music in New York City on-line here at Amazon.com and I must say I am quite pleased. I even received an e-mail with the UPS tracking number and website allowing me to track the package as it was being shipped to me. J & R Music promised the receiver via UPS today and they delivered. The stereo is everything I thought it would be and more. The sound quality is crisp and clean, with no noticeable distortion, and each pair of speaker outlets even has it's own amplifier. 105 watts per channel X 2 channels, but there are outlets (and amplifiers) for 4 speakers. The AM/FM tuner comes with a pair of antennea (one for each band) and the signal reception is quite good considering my location. The remote control will allow you to program and listen to 30 different radio stations which can then be scanned and listened to for 5 seconds each at the touch of a button; and then another touch halts the scan on the station playing the song you like. You can also adjust the treble and bass with the remote control, not to mention adjust the volume (there's even a mute button), the balance, and, believe it or not, activate a sleep timer for 10,20,30,40,50,60, or 90 minutes. There are also PLENTY of RCA jacks in the back of this black monster to hook up a cd/dvd player, cassette deck, VCR, and/or TV. You could even connect an i-pod or your computer's sound to the back of the amp, if you have the proper cables for your external devices. All in all, a lot of receiver for not a lot of money. I would highly recommend the Sherwood RX-4103 stereo receiver and J & R Music in New York City, purchased over the web, right here at Amazon.com.

I needed a receiver to drive 2 pairs of speakers. I have 1 pair in the house and 1 pair on my deck. The receiver is in the house. The deck side I installed an IF receiver to control the receiver with the supplied remote. The ability to switch speakers on the remote was exaly what I was looking for. Thanks.

everything looks great and all works fine

I would have given 5 stars, except the remote control was NOT shipped with it. If there's any way I can get the remote, that would be super. Thanks. Chris Cook

Product arrived on time. Sound quality surpasses the $39 I paid. Has no problem pushing my cerwin vega LS-12s. My questions to the seller were promptly answered. All in all a good experience. Now, to find a good universal remote...

Input selector did not work.

This is a basic model which served me well for a couples years of very moderate use and no abuse. Today, when I turned it on, however, it automatically goes to standby (which is essentially "off") after a few seconds. I can hear a click after a few seconds just as it goes to standby. I looked inside and there are no short circuits and the problem persists even when all other components are disconnected (indicating they are not the problem). I googled the problem and found that it is commonly reported for the Sherwood 4000 and 5000 series receivers. Into the trash it goes because an hour of my time is all I have to waste on this $100 unit.

Works great but had to improvise on the remote.