JVC RX-817VTN (1996)
The JVC RX-817VTN is a late-1990s A/V receiver. It turns up in period equipment directories and the occasional user's nostalgic mention, but its paper trail is thin. HiFI-Stereo (1996, p.91) listed it among current A/V receivers. That same source described "5 discrete amp" channels, which fits the 105W front left/center/right and 25W surround channels cited in a Stereo Review listing (June 1996).
User comments online are brief but positive. One owner said "after repairing just one of them and hooking it up to my system I realized what sound was," and another remembered theirs as "i miss my baby!!!" Repair notes suggest service can be uneconomical, though at least one main board with speaker-inputs was parted out on eBay. A New Old Stock unit has been offered at $249.99. Original retail appears to have been $479.
- Type: A/V receiver
- Power: 105W × 3 front (L/C/R), 25W × 2 surround (both at 8 ohms)
- Original price: $479
- Dimensions: 435 × 156 × 406 mm
- Weight: 13.5 kg
- Accessories: Remote control
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