Unlike the budget stereo receivers now flooding the entry-level price points at dealers across the country, the Sherwood RX-4109 is designed and built in-house with the same quality and attention to detail the company has been bringing to its audio gear for the last 50 years.With 105 Watts RMS per channel, phono section, binding posts, a versatile remote control and switching for two pairs of loudspeakers, the only thing that bespeaks the word “budget” about the RX-4109 is its modest cost.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Wonderful
I bought this stereo receiver to replace a 30 year old Pioneer SA-530 Stereo amplifier. This amplifier had mixed reviews but I was in a bind and needed a stereo receiver and this is what I could quickly buy. I was worried it was going to be money down the drain, but so far it is wonderful. The first thing you notice when you get it out of the packaging is the fact that it looks very nice, and all the buttons are quite easy to use. Also an added bonus is that it has a speaker selector for a pair of A and B. This feature use to be standard but many modern receivers lack it. The FM receiver seemed fine but I don’t use it I only tried it for a few mins, and the AM receiver I didn’t even bother with but I am willing to bet it works fine though I don’t care. I am also very happy that it has a Phono in many new receivers don’t have this either. I live in a dorm however and don’t have a record player here so I can not say how well it works. Now to the stuff I use and mostly LOVE. The CD input works great its plugged into a high end Pioneer CD player from the early 80’s. The sound coming from the two is nothing short of mind blowing I am amazed at this price. I also have its hooked up to my xbox which sounds fine for movies and games. The thing I use most however is my external Hi-Fi audio card into the Sherwood’s AUX input. Once again the sound is amazing. It’s very crisp. This amp has all the power you could ask for it can deliver clear sound on its highest volume with full bass on. It is putting out peaks of well over 150 Watts without problem. To give this unit a worthy comparison, I have a Carver Cube at home hooked up to a Cambridge Audio pre-amp, and while the sound of this unit is not as good as that stereo, it does come close. Unless you need the best of the best this Amp will give you everything you need. Well worth the meager $100 price tag. This unit is sturdy and delivers high quality audio even at excessive volumes.
PS the remote works wonderfully and is very easy to use
Thank You and I hope this helps
5 Stars Good stereo amp.
Got this item a few days ago. Have it hooked up to my t.v. and Zune dock. This is my first componet system. Owned alot of mini systems that looked fancy but didnt perform great. Have this hooked up to some Sony 3way bookshelf speakers I got from Amazon for like 100 buks. The sound is great for movies which is mostly what I use it for. Ii do most of my music lisning at work on headphones. Great starter amp. Only complaint is that it dosent have a sub output. Planning on getting a pair of 15” 3way speakers for my system because I can tell this is a good amp.
4 Stars Nice equipmet!
I purchased this item in June. For the price I have been very happy with the unit. It handles my 2 Dvd players, HD stero TV, and VCR nicely. I bought this unit as a secondary unit for my kitchen and I find myself more than pleased with the sound quality, using it for music cd’s more than I though I ever would. The tuner also works quite well, and we are in a bad area for AM&FM reception, even on some of my much more expensive equipment. If you need a decent receiver at an inexpensive price its a good product.
5 Stars More bang for the buck!
I have had my RX 4109 for two days now and I have to say that I am very very impressed with everything Sherwood makes! I grew up with one as a kid in the late 60’s to late 70’s and ours was a stellar performer. Now I have an 8600 from 1966 and a new RX 4109. I had to get a new receiver because my vintage Marantz kept going on the fritz and since i have never had a single problem with any other Sherwood receivers I have owned I started some research. I read all the reviews I could and for what I do this is the ticket! it is simple but powerful enough to drive My Acoustic Research bookshelf speakers. The sound is very clean and uncolored. At first I thought well the Marantz has a warmer sound but then I realized that is what tone controls are for. you can get this just as warm but you can also have it flat as can be. Right on Sherwood!
2 Stars poorly designed and made, but pumps out pretty good sound
I bought the Sherwood RX-4109 back in Dec 2007 to replace a 25 year old receiver. The Sherwood died some 22 days later (would not power up). The replacement failed yesterday (no sound). I have given up on Sherwood.
To its credit, I thought the receiver generated fairly good sound. But its overall design and user interface were clunky, and the FM tuner abysmal.
Bottom line: with two failed units within 18 months I cannot recommend the Sherwood despite its very attractive price.
