Kenwood HTB 503DV Home Theater

The recent growth of home-theater market has led to the proliferation of new products such as digital multichannel receivers, DVD players and surround speakers. Many manufacturers have responded to this by offering packages that combine the receiver with the necessary players for home theater.

Some have even incorporated the DVD player in the same unit as the receiver, while others package it together with the receiver and speakers. These packages are collectively known as “home theater in a box” or “Integrated Home Theater”, and almost all manufacturers, including Kenwood, which the system is the subject of this review, have at least one of their lines products. Kenwood is a name that many associate with May of audio products for self or budget-priced home audio gear. However, it should be noted that Kenwood was one of the first manufacturers to offer a reasonable price THX Certified Home Theater components as well as one of the first to include Dolby Digital in the treatment of their modest price A / V receivers . And they continue to offer much higher value, such as receivers cheap both Dolby Digital and DTS processing and the production of high-end receivers and DVD players.