Harman Kardon 7.1 Channel AV Receivers: AVR 2650 AV Receiver $544, AVR 3650 110-Watt AV Receiver $659, AVR-1650 7.1 Channel $334, AVR 1565 5.1 Channel AV Receiver $273 Shipped

Are they an authorized retailer of Harman-Kardon?

If so I'm buying

edit: Confirmed they are an authorized retailer http://www.harmankardon.com/EN-US...ToBuy.aspx

Added two more receivers

Harman Kardon AVR 1565 5.1 Channel A/V Home Theater Receiver
$253.39 after code GRANDSLAM + $19.99 shipping


Harman Kardon AVR-1650 7.1 Channel A/V Home Theater Receiver
$313.92 after code GRANDSLAM + $19.99 shipping

Bought the AVR2650 for $544. Thanks for posting this man!

p.s. no tax in California!

R these better than the denon 1912/2112?

seems overpriced for what you get even with the discounts

Maximum power consumption on the AVR3650 is 480 watts. No way it can do 110W per channel with all channels driven - it would need to draw ~1300W from the wall to produce real 770W of audio output power.

Then again, all receivers lie about output power. Some receivers lie less, though.. My Onkyo HT-RC360 is specced at 100WPC, and 6.2 amp power draw. 6.2A * 120V = a healthy 744W. Not bad for $250 + tax out the door.

Also, how does Harman Kardon's room correction compare with Audyssey?

Total home theater noob here. I've been wavering about jumping into the home theater realm for a while now. Every time a deal for a receiver or speaker package comes along here on SD, my interest is renewed. However, I'm hesitant to dive in since I don't know much about it, and I live in quite a small apartment so I always have doubts that it's worth the effort and investment.

The HK 1565 sure looks like a sleek unit, though! My first instinct is that I'm just being a sucker for aesthetics, but I know Harman Kardon is a great name in audio. There aren't a lot of reviews on Amazon, though. Can somebody point me to a trusted review resource?

Other receivers I've considered are the entry level Denon AVR-1312 [amazon.com] or the entry level Pioneer units. Like I said, total noob so any advice is appreciated. TIA!

looks like frys has the Harmon AVR 1600 for $179: http://www.frys.com/product/60024...IN_RSLT_PG

and Yamaha A800 for $399

http://www.frys.com/ads/page2

scroll down on left

Quote from CousinIT : seems overpriced for what you get even with the discounts

i can't even relate to how you could say this

unless you're one of those people that just compares spec sheets and actually thinks you're comparing like products

Quote from racebum : i can't even relate to how you could say this unless you're one of those people that just compares spec sheets and actually thinks you're comparing like products

well take the $227 Fry's Denon AVR 1712 with Audyssey MultEQ XT. Probably competes just fine with these higher priced Harmon's

I know there's alot of Harmon fanboi's here that get their butt hurt easily.

debating if i should go with the 1650 and return the denon 1712 i just bought or keep the 1712. I dont plan on using 7.1 but was going to biamp the front 2 speakers with the denon. Anybody have an opinion on the audyssey multieq xt vs the harman ez set eq?

Anyone know if any of these have a phono pre amp? Or should I just get one of these and get a phono pre amp separately?

AVR1650 is actually 5.1, not 7.1 like the website claims