KLH R5100 5.1 Channels Receiver

Pros: Low purchase price, reasonable power and features
Cons: Bottom-feeder drawbacks, only useable for single-room setup, no direct access to Pro-Logic, irritating remote

Bought this a few years back for about $100 @ Best Buy at a time when I didn’t have much money to replace a dead high-end Pioneer receiver. For that amount, it is a good deal, with a reasonable amount of power and features. H-O-W-E-V-E-R ...

Pros: Cheap, sleek, great sound and options, nice-looking, great first receiver.
Cons: ONE HUGE ONE: No "memory function" for bass/treble - must toggle them EVERY use.

I'll just cut right to the chase. I bought this receiver Christmas of 2002 and it didn't take me long to realize that I had to set the sound (literally push one of the bass/treble settings) EVERY TIME I turned the receiver on and off, and/or switched ...

Pros: Cheap, sounds great loud
Cons: Hissing sound, not very great speakers

I bought this receiver in a package with 5 speakers and a sub for $150. It was a floor model, so I was taking a risk I guess, but the guy threw in a free 3 year warranty.The price was amazing. The sound quality wasn't so amazing. At first when I plugged ...

Pros: Great sound when factory default levels are changed, easy remote, decent priced receiver.
Cons: Considering MSRP is $150, I found no reasonable con. What do you expect, THX certification?

I bought this receiver at a pawn shop for $75 and I was not expecting as good of performance as I got. Here are the positives: SHEER POWER FOR YOUR MONEY This is a 100Watt X 5 channel digital receiver @ 8 ohms with less than 1% THD. Note: Do ...

Pros: Many features. Very low cost.
Cons: Possible quality problems regarding digital inputs.

The model has many features going for it and I bought mine at a 5 a.m. after Thanksgiving sale -- it was a huge bargain at $99 with rebates. HOWEVER, I also had a problem with the sound output -- I bought an optical cable to hook up to my KLH brand DVD ...

Pros: High power, decent connectivity, super-easy setup, clean remote layout, 6ch direct input.
Cons: No DTS decoding, noise when using Dolby Digital decoding, only 3 month warranty.

I got my KLH R5100 for Christmas two years ago but couldn't review it because Epinions didn't have the item listed. My parents picked one up at Best Buy for $100 after a price drop and rebate. Overview Physically, this receiver is larger ...

Pros: Still works great after 4+ years.
Cons: People with name brand units brag about how much more they spent.

I bought the KLH 5100 for about 135.00 in January 2003.
I now have had it for 4+ years and it still works like the day I bought it. It rocks with clean sound and works well as an entertainment system. Any comments either way send to grffn_dvd@yahoo.com

Pros: SOUND,POWER PRICE!
Cons: NONE!!

BOUGHT THIS 5100 FROM TARGET.COM FOR 99.99..BUT WHEN I GOT IT IT LOOK LIKE SOMEONE HAD FUN WITH IT BEFORE I DID
SO I CALLED TARGET.COM..THE FIRST LADY GAVE $20.00 OFF I CALLED BACK THOUGHT THAT WASENT ENOUGH, SO SHE TOOK OFF 50%
ON TOP OF THE $20.00 SO I PAID ROUGHLY 39.00 I HAD A SONY
6.1 THIS ONE PUT IT TO SHAME SOUND,POWER,LOOKS,DURABILITY,
AND$$$..HAVE MANY FEATURES 5.1 DOLBY DIGITAL,3 STEREO,STEREO,PHANTOM,CLUB,NIGHT MODE,DISPLAY DIMMER,AND ABOUT SIX MORE MODES..HAD IT 3 MONTHS NOW, READ SOME REVEIWS ON THIS 5100 WASENT ALL THAT GREAT BUT I HAVENT HAD A SINGLE PROB YET..TAKE THE ONE YR EXTENDED WARRANTY IT'S WORTH IT 1 YR...JUST IN CASE..OVER 5 STAR...

Pros: SOUND,POWER,KLH
Cons: NONE THAT I KNOW OF

I BOUGHT THIS R5100 ABOUT A WEEK AGO AFTER TAKING A RT-2390 BACK TO WAL*MART..RCA LIES ABOUGHT THE 500 WATTTS AND POWERED SUB...BUT ANYWAY ORDERD THIS ONE FROM TARGET.COM
GOT IN 3 DAYS, HAS A VERY LOUD AND CLEAR SOUND BEST I HEARD IN A LONG TIME AND FOR 99.99 YOU CAN'T GO WRONGE
HAS 500 REAL WATTS NOT LIKE THE RCA RT-2390..IS 5.1 DOLBY DIGITAL HAS ABOUT 8 SURROUND MODES PLUS NIGHT MODE SO U DON'T DISTURB UR NRIBORS, PLUS 4 S-VIDS AND ONE IN FRONT
HAS DIGITAL OPTICAL/COAXAL..NICE SIZED ABOUT 25.6 LBS..TELLS YOU HAS POWER..I GOT MINE 50 0/0 OFF WHEN I RECEIVED IT FED EX IT HAS A COUPLE SMALL SCUFFS ON IT I CALLED TARGET.COM THEY TOOK OFF HALF..JUST FOR TWO SCUFFS
PLUS PUT 20.00 BACK ON MY GIFT CARD SO I PAID ROUGHLY 31.00
REALLY NICE R/V RECEIVER..

Pros: Great for budget-limited shoppers or for a cheap bedroom system.
Cons: Can't find a universal remote that works with KLH.

I won't spend too long repeating the excellent descriptions of this receiver that have already been written. I purchased this unit about 2 years ago for $100 on sale, and I couldn't be happier. It's not a THX certified 7.1 system, but it doesn't have that kind of tag, either. I also noticed a nasty whine with the digital sound, but I have a potential solution. I'm a medical student, so when I bought the system I was trying to save some money. I bought cheap cables. BIG mistake. Recently, I found some high-end cables at a reasonable price (i.e. less than $10 each). Using these cables eliminated the whine from my surround sound. If there is any interference left, it's quieter than the hum from my television. I use the coax for my DVD and the optical for my video game system. You will spend several hundred more for anything better than this system. When I do upgrade, this system will go into my master bedroom. It's a keeper, not a junker

Pros: Great price. S-video, Adjustable levels for all speakers, night compression setting (for digital audio only).
Cons: No component video or audio line out. Digital circuit is very noisy.

I purchased this receiver about a year ago, while working at Best Buy. I knew from the start that this was a budget receiver...so I wasn't too surprised when I hooked up the digital connection for my xbox console, and immediately noticed the noise from the digital circuit. The noise is audible using either the digital or coax spdif connections, and is very annoying. I haven't even been running it in dolby 5.1 because of this. No more KLH stuff for me. Next receiver will probably be a Sony.