Kenwood VR-6070 closeout at BB: worth it?

Sergio Z. · 04-06-2003, 01:48 AM

Does anyone own this? Any problems? Mighty tempting at their closeout price.

NicholasL · 04-06-2003, 04:26 AM

wow, THX Select for this? Wouldn't that mean it sounds as good as any other receiver with THX Select? Sounds like a deal.

Guy Usher · 04-06-2003, 07:14 AM

I must be missing something because I do not see a price. I can get on the band wagon however, WOW great buy go for it dude!

Chad A · 04-06-2003, 11:50 AM

I have been considering an upgrade to this reciever myself.
I know one reputable online store has it listed now for $390, so if someone could list Best Buy's price I'd appreiciate it cause their search is turning up nothing on their site.

Kevin Co · 04-06-2003, 01:29 PM

I was there about 2 wks ago. I think it was $368. I'm not positive though. I ended up with the Yamaha HTR-5560 which was also $368. Since I got the last one, it was discounted another 10%. I picked this one because of the higher component video bandwidth (30MHz vs. 10 MHz).

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Sergio Z. · 04-06-2003, 01:51 PM

the price i saw on friday was $387.

Chad A · 04-06-2003, 09:15 PM

I'd like to thank Sergio for the post and Kevin for the price.
I went to my local BB that had it for $386 which was a steal in my eyes but alas..........they were sold out.
A very nice salesman helped me find another store 20 miles away who were the only ones in my area who had it.
Long story short, I got a new 6070 for $329.99 and couldn't be happier.

Kevinkall · 04-06-2003, 10:54 PM

I bought this receiver about a month ago for $399($499-instant $100 gift card) from Best Buy. I couldn't be happier! Great sound and a TON of options. The RF remote is AMAZING and controls everything great! The only drawback I have found is having to listen to the test tones to adjust the speakers. This is a very minor flaw in an overall great receiver. I love having a 6.1 setup.

Kevin. W · 04-06-2003, 11:26 PM

Kevinkall, if you bought the reciever less than a month ago, take you reciept back and get the price difference.

Kevin

Kevinkall · 04-07-2003, 04:06 AM

Heading to Best Buy in the morning, didn't even think about price matching...THANKS!!!

Andy_SB · 04-07-2003, 11:12 AM

I think it's an absolute steal at $329. If you can find one, buy it.

I bought the 6060 a while back (same receiver with a few less features) and I've really enjoyed it. I was a little hesitant to buy a Kenwood (never had any experience with their receivers prior to this) but it sounded good in the store and it sounds even better with my Boston Acoustics setup.

It's got a ton of nice features, including a very good remote. Only drawbacks are the limited bandwidth for component video switching, a horrendous manual, and no on-screen display. However, the combination of sound, features, and price more than make up for these shortcomings IMHO.

- Andy

Kevinkall · 04-08-2003, 01:03 AM

I went to Best Buy today and price matched the kenwood 6070 from the price I bought it for 3 weeks ago...

$499- $100 instant gift card and $104 price match=$295!!!

The best deal I could imagine getting on a new receiver!!!!

THANKS KEVIN W. FOR REMINDING ME!!!!