Took delivery today
Ordered last Thursday. I guess they were temporarily on backorder. Received tracking number on Tuesday and it shipped from MI on Wednesday. I was caught off guard when I first tracked the unit as the UPS site stated that a signature was required. I verified the requirement of a signature with Audioholics via E-mail. There was nothing they could do to undo the signature requirement. When I found out the estimated deliivery date was 2/13 I was relieved as I was scheduled to work from home.
It arrived @ 4:30pm in MA, packaged in the APC box. Joe at Audioholics customer service stated that sometimes if an item is shipped in the manufacturer's box it may require a signature. If it was packaged within another box it wouldn't require a signature.
The sucker is heavy and the power cord is a "MONSTER". After taking it out of the box I shook it and there were no rattles. Pluged it in and my voltage was 124v. I have a dedicated 15A power line just for my home theater. I installed it in my Standout Designs Horizon n702 TV stand and plugged all my current components (JVC CRT TV, CM-7000 DTV converter box, Panasonic RV32 DVD & Channel Master Rotor control box). I verified all RF In/Out functioned properly. With all units powered on the current draw was @ 1.2A.
So everything was uneventful and I am very happy. I really wanted a black unit but 149.99 delivered was a deal and I could not rationalize speding $200+ more for a black unit.
Soon I should be replacing my RX-V3800 that I already sold with a RX-Z7 and I will be getting a LN52A650 flat screen. I can't wait to hear it all plugged in and working with my Definitive Technology...BP2006TL mains, C/L/R 2300 center and BP2X surrounds. I'm Psyched.
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