Sherwood Newcastle R-865 Reviews & Tests

Expert review by : Scott Bartley (goodgearguide.com.au)

Sherwood Newcastle R-865

This aesthetically stunning unit shows off a clean, visually striking design and a metallic grey finish with a gorgeous blue tinge. Smart-looking fron...

Excellent design aesthetic, wide selection of sound format support, excellent sound both in large and finer detail

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An excellent low-end receiver. Doesn't pump out too much power to each speaker, but sound quality doesn't suffer at all.

Nov, 2004

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Expert review by : Mark Fleischmann (soundandvision.com)

Sherwood Newcastle R-865 Receiver

The most reliable guide to power ratings isn't the specs provided by the manufacturers but the measurements made by our technical editor. He follows the mandates of the Federal Trade Commission in measuring power output and distortion with all channels...

Aug, 2004

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Expert review by : Mark Fleischmann (hometheater.com)

Sherwood Newcastle R-865 Receiver

By that standard, the R-865 is the heavyweight in our foursome. At 49.4 pounds, it weighs a good 8.4 pounds more than the runner-up, a margin large enough to be significant. The others fall into a fairly uniform range between 37.5 and 41 pounds. In...

Aug, 2004

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