Sherwood RX 4030-R

I have owned this RX4030-R for about 16 years ( I bought it in 1994 ).

I have given this amp my drunken best and woken up to the smell of burnt laquer !

I have a a pair of " Linear Design " twin 12" 3 way speakers ( not the ones I cooked BTW ) hooked up to it and this old amp after all these years still keeps them rattling the windows in the middle of the night.

I am doing this quick write up because this amp has never let me down and after all these years there is no mains hum in the speakers , which suggests

the Filter capacitors are still holding their own for now and I dont have to replace them yet or any time soon .

I love this cheap old amp and have another sherwood amp ( ax-5010r )just as old that is doing a fine job too !

if ya cant afford a top range amp , Sherwoods at least seem to be reliable .

However , now being the owner of a Blu-Ray player means the old amps will be retired soon for now .

Cheers

Witjuti

the sherwood rx-4030R is a lovely amplifier, rated at 130w rms it can really pack a punch! it has seperate dials for bass, treble and balance, which is really convenient in comparison to similar ones which you have to operate by holding down buttons. The amp also has two speaker systems: System A and System B which you can switch between at the press of a button. The volume knob is motorized so when you change the volume on the remote control, its moves itself and there is a little l.e.d light on the knob which tells you where the volume is at if it is dark. It has a built in FM tuner which is really handy considering the fact that you dont have to go out and buy one seperately. The inputs on the back are as follows: CD, TV, Phono, Tape Monitor. I have found these 4 inputs are enough for what i use it for. I have my turntable on the phono, dvd player on the tv port, and my cd player on the cd input. I have a pair of aural envelope ex300 floorstanding speakers (which i have reviewed on this site) wired onto system A of the amplifier. It really drives the speakers well. The bass is punchy and well controlled plus the treble is smooth and balanced. Overall the sound is amazing and iv'e never turned them up to more than half way volume which becomes absolutely blasting! I only paid 40 pounds for the sherwood rx-4030R second hand from a shop called cash generator. I have owned this amplifier now for around 3 months and have not been disappointed once. If you are on a budget and want a dependable, powerful amplifier then i suggest 100% that you purchase it.