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
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I chose Marantz (Denon was close second, essentially the same) due to my preference of home theater (over music) and the fact Marantz had Audyssey and HK didn't. I LOVED my old HK, sounded amazing...
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
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Hk are really good receivers, awesome design and incredible schematic, however being audiophile will never buy this cheap stuff. Good luck guys for burning your money.
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
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loved loved loved my old HK... however, buying one TODAY (not seven years ago), I chose Marantz (same as Denon) due to audyssey... for home theater, the marantz blows away my HK (which sounded...
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
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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/Products/Pages/WhereToBuy.aspx
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
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looks like frys has the Harmon AVR 1600 for $179: http://www.frys.com/product/6002458?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
and Yamaha A800 for $399
http://www.frys.com/ads/page2
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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
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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...
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
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I have several old HKs and all of them can use digital inputs for both primary & secondary zones. Not sure why you can't ... .. unless HK changed that in newer models.. hope not!
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HK is known to not "lie" on their audio output specs. I have 3 old HK receivers (AVR-320, AVR-630 and DPR-2000) and they have performed better than comparable Ymaha, Denon, Onkio, etc. That is when...
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
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I think I may have mis-read your statement " I chose Marantz (same as Denon) due to audyssey" - Are you saying Denon & Marantz are made by same manufacturer?
I have several HK and loved their...
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Ok, Got it... That makes sense.
Thanks.
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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...
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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
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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?
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AVR1650 is actually 5.1, not 7.1 like the website claims
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It's an AVR354... I am not sure either, but when I scratched my head at it not working and then actually read the manual, it directly said that it could not. It was weird because at the time, I...
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
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Don't waste your time bi-amping your mains. It's a marketing gimmick that Denon even allows it. The only reason you would need to bi-amp mains is if you were putting so much power in them that they...
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
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Would love to grab the ARV 1600, but it's not available for shipping.
Trying to decide on a receiver for my bedroom setup-- the Pioneer VSX 521 would have been perfect, but it was phased out for...
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
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R these better than the denon 1912/2112?
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I bought a hk 7.1 a couple years ago and chose to use its dual zone capability making a 5.1 and a secondary two speaker zone. Very disappointed because the second zone couldn't use digital inputs so...
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Well they aren't really lying since their spec sheet specifically says 110W per channel 2 channels driven 20-20KHz
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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...
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Denon, Marantz, McIntosh, Boston Acoustics, and a few other brands are all part of "Denon and Marantz Holdings": http://www.dm-holdings.com/eng/
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burning your money? audiophile? next time, please make a valid, coherent point.
audyssey any day. not even close.
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Did not know that. Thanks for the info.
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I don't get distortion on any of my HK receivers even at max volume. I think it depends on your speakers too if they are able to handle that much power. I beleive AVR 3xx series is 50W RMS. My 320...
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I guess i need to read up on Audyssey technology (any good link would be appreciated) and listen to these receivers. I have been out of this for a few years. I am looking for something that can do...
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Read my previous post
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How is that AVR-1650 vs the Yamaha RX-671? I'm trying to decide for sure right now...
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Electronics Expo
Harman Kardon AVR 2650 7.1 Channel A/V Home Theater Receiver
$514.20 after code GRANDSLAM + $29.99 shipping
Harman Kardon AVR 3650 7.1-Channel 110-Watt A/V Receiver
$628.81...
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seems overpriced for what you get even with the discounts
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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...
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Bought the AVR2650 for $544. Thanks for posting this man!
p.s. no tax in California!
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The 1912 actually loses the Audyssey Multieq XT, but instead gains networking features from what I've read.
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No Audessy?????
what kind of stuff do you use?
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I would keep the Denon. MultiEQ XT is a very nice feature to have.
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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...
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I wish I knew how these compared to the older Harmans.
The 2005 silver "two tone" models are awesome. Does anyone know how these compare?
0.1% distortion? Really? My HK receivers 145, 325,...
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Well, I bought Denon AVR-1912 on sale at Frys for 349.99 instead.
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Lol, it is the big spenders who waste their money on imaginary sound differences. Anyway if I was going to burn money it would not be on a receiver, it would be on better speakers.