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Summary: Gread Sound - expected more
Review: First of all let me say the soind quality from this reciever blew my mind. I watched Jurasic Park with DTS and it made my cat hide in a cabinet! (she used to never react to the TV) however, the user on screen display user interface is very unfreindly - the remote is terrible, i expected to replace all my remotes once i got my reciever, but it cannot control my Dig. Cable, and it is clunky with my proscan DVD - i.e it won't turn it off and the play button is the FF - so i just have another (4th ) remote in my pile now. lastly - it cannot convert an analog video signal to digital s video - so if you connect the reciever to your TV via an s video cabel - all your devices must go into the revicer over s video - my digital cabel only has a coax output - so i have to make everything else use it's coax output - which is very dissapointing. It actually took me a while to figure this out - and i returned my reciever and got a new one thinking it was broken. i'm willing to live with it - i'm going to see if i can get my a new cable box that has an s video output.
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Summary: Gread Sound - expected more
Review: First of all let me say the soind quality from this reciever blew my mind. I watched Jurasic Park with DTS and it made my cat hide in a cabinet! (she used to never react to the TV) however, the user on screen display user interface is very unfreindly - the remote is terrible, i expected to replace all my remotes once i got my reciever, but it cannot control my Dig. Cable, and it is clunky with my proscan DVD - i.e it won't turn it off and the play button is the FF - so i just have another (4th ) remote in my pile now. lastly - it cannot convert an analog video signal to digital s video - so if you connect the reciever to your TV via an s video cabel - all your devices must go into the revicer over s video - my digital cabel only has a coax output - so i have to make everything else use it's coax output - which is very dissapointing. It actually took me a while to figure this out - and i returned my reciever and got a new one thinking it was broken. i'm willing to live with it - i'm going to see if i can get my a new cable box that has an s video output.
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Summary: An awsome home theatre receiver below a grand.
Review: Harmon Kardon by far is the best in home theatre there quality of receivers is almost as good as the movie theatre
sound itself.If you only have 1000 dollars to spend buy this
baby and when you get it home it has enough power to blow you out of the house , with crystal clear dynamic Dolby Digital &
DTS sound incredible power this is the top of the mountain for
below a grand if you own Gladiator slip it in turn it on DTS
and crank it up and you'll see it dosen't even phase it at all. When I, invite my friends over they think iv'e purchased an
actual movie theatre system.All receivers come with a midnight
setting incase your in an apartment and your bothersome lanlord
complains about the sound it is useful for when people are sleeping.Enough options to keep you busy figuring them out but
one things for sure when you buy this you know exactly how awsome this receiver is when you get it home it's a good deal.
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Summary: Harman Kardon AVR500
Review: I have owned this reciever for 6mo and love the quality of sound it produces. It performes equally well in both stereo and cinema modes. my reciever was one of the early serial numbers so I have had to have the volume control replaced, eratic volume control was a problem on the first AVR500's. This reciever is very flexible with many analog, digital, coax, and s-video plugs. I would have given this reciever a 5 Star rating if I didn't have to have it in the shop for a month!
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Summary: Seriously consider this AVR
Review: I purchased this amp/receiver about a month ago and had it hooked up the night it arrived. The setup is kind of confusing at first but once you figure it out (what the manual is saying) it isn't too much trouble. I am a big believer in amps over watts because you can create high watts with low amps and hence no sound but if you reverse the order; high amps and low watts the neighbors come a knocking. I also like to be able to "feel" my sound ie. the rumble of a tornado in the movie Twister. This receiver does/has all of this and more. The one con I have for this receiver is that it is short of inputs by 2. 1 is phono which I don't listen to alot so it wasn't a big con. The 2nd missing input is one for my satelite which has digital outputs which would have been nice to hook up but this was overcome by entering through the VCR. Oh well can't have everything on a buget. Overall this is one of the best AVR's I have seen for the price. If you like the artificial sound stages of other systems then don't buy this AVR but if you want the sound that came with the DVD, CD or Tape then this one is for you. You won't complain about the price when you get it set up.
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Summary: Still GREAT After 1 Year!
Review: It runs on 45 amps. Simply put this is the number you should be looking at. Other receivers at higher price points run less amps compensating with more watts. I auditioned an Onkyo (36 amps I think & 105 watts/channel) with the HK AVR500 (45 amps & 80 watts/channel). At the same volume level, the HK blows away the competition with rich, full sound. The pros outweigh any of the cons with this unit. As with all HK products, this particular unit is very sleek and elegant looking. The surround modes are easy to setup using on-screen menus which also allow for plenty of customization. As for the remote, I've seen better but this one does allow for macros permitting you to turn-on your entire system with the touch of one button. And again, this unit sounds GREAT with all inputs including cassette, CD, DVD, VHS, and cable producing very vivid and accurate sound. Now for the cons... ...this model lacks many of the surround modes (theater, cinema, auditorium, arena etc) that other systems have. My personal feeling is that this is not necessarily a con. I don't need all of these other "processed" modes but it may be something you like. I have just replaced a Dolby ProLogic receiver that had all of these extra modes which, after playing with them at first, I forgot about and never utilized for many years. It does have Pro Logic, Dolby Digital and DTS which are all essential. Please let the following con pay tribute to the outstanding output of this unit. The AVR500 does not have an input for phono. I love my vinyl and have hundreds of albums. Because of this I almost decided to purchase the Onkyo which included a line-level input for phono. The HK's sound was SO convincing that I opted to retire my turntable to the closet (I have since hooked it up to a separate amp). There you have it, my thoughts on the AVR500. I hope my review has helped and I wish you the best on your search for a receiver.
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Summary: Still GREAT After 1 Year!
Review: It runs on 45 amps. Simply put this is the number you should be looking at. Other receivers at higher price points run less amps compensating with more watts. I auditioned an Onkyo (36 amps I think & 105 watts/channel) with the HK AVR500 (45 amps & 80 watts/channel). At the same volume level, the HK blows away the competition with rich, full sound. The pros outweigh any of the cons with this unit. As with all HK products, this particular unit is very sleek and elegant looking. The surround modes are easy to setup using on-screen menus which also allow for plenty of customization. As for the remote, I've seen better but this one does allow for macros permitting you to turn-on your entire system with the touch of one button. And again, this unit sounds GREAT with all inputs including cassette, CD, DVD, VHS, and cable producing very vivid and accurate sound. Now for the cons... ...this model lacks many of the surround modes (theater, cinema, auditorium, arena etc) that other systems have. My personal feeling is that this is not necessarily a con. I don't need all of these other "processed" modes but it may be something you like. I have just replaced a Dolby ProLogic receiver that had all of these extra modes which, after playing with them at first, I forgot about and never utilized for many years. It does have Pro Logic, Dolby Digital and DTS which are all essential. Please let the following con pay tribute to the outstanding output of this unit. The AVR500 does not have an input for phono. I love my vinyl and have hundreds of albums. Because of this I almost decided to purchase the Onkyo which included a line-level input for phono. The HK's sound was SO convincing that I opted to retire my turntable to the closet (I have since hooked it up to a separate amp). There you have it, my thoughts on the AVR500. I hope my review has helped and I wish you the best on your search for a receiver.
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Summary: "Elegant, Understated, Smooth" a "True Musical Instrument"
Review: The "Harman Kardon AVR-500" Surround Sound Receiver,
is, without a doubt, The finest receiver I've ever had the privilege to experience "Over the Top!! Being a classical Violinist, I listen to various aspects in music mostly from the perspective of a "live performance". The dynamic and transient responces of the AVR-500, offer the listener who is unfamiliar with accurate "True to the Source" Sound Re-Creation, a most shocking and delectable surprise!! What I look for in home music listening, are the subtle nuances of a whisper and the thunderous rage of an immensely powerful organ, tearing up the Earth. Without these characteristics, it quickly becomes tedious to listen to. H/K's High-Current design, is meant to express these delicate and votile surges without fatigue, all the while preserving the intimate details underlying the music's "hidden harmonics". The H/K AVR-500, handles this effortlessly and with aplomb. +)*(+ If this sounds like a description of a fine musical instrument, it is. The H/K AVR-500 is easy to set up, and the remote is straight-forward, you will not find divergent discrepancies prompting constant visitations to the unit proper. After initial set-up, you can relax, everything else is handled via remote, which also has an attractive "Blue-Green" backlit illumination. H/K is known to be ultra-conservative in their Power Ratings, as well as THD (total harmonic distortion). With the AVR-500 at no more than .07% THD, that's driven "Wide Open"! A very Very Clean Machine Indeed!! I could say much more, but its better to let H/K's AVR-500 tell you!! Harman Kardon AVR-500. Elegant, Understated, Smooth Highly Recomended ***** Stan Slonski +)*(+
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Summary: Harmon Kardon's AVR-500
Review: The AVR 500 Is The First Popularly Priced Receiver To Feature Harman Kardon's Exclusive Logic 7 And VMAx Surround-Sound Modes Along With Dolby Digital And DTS. With S-Video Switching, On Screen Graphics And A Powerful Harman Kardon Amplifier, This Is The Perfect Receiver For The Discerning Music Lover's Home Cinema... Specifications...Amplifier Section...Stereo Mode Continuous Average Power (FTC) per channel: 80 watts per channel @ <0.07% THD, 20Hz - 20kHz, both channels driven into 8 ohms...Surround Modes Continuous Average Power (FTC) per channel 70 watts per channel @ <0.07% THD, 20Hz - 20kHz, all channels driven into 8 ohms...High Instantaneous Current Capability (HCC): ± 45 amps...Input Sensitivity/Impedance Linear (High Level): 200mV/47k ohms...Signal-to-Noise Ratio (IHF-A): 95dB...Surround System Adjacent Channel Separation - Pro Logic Decoding: 40dB ...Dolby Digital (AC-3): 55dB...DTS Mode: 55dB...Frequency Response at 1W (+0dB, -3dB): 10Hz - 100kHz...Transient Intermodulation Distortion (TIM): Not Measurable ...Rise Time: 16µsecSlew Rate: 40V/µsec...FM Tuner Section...Frequency Range: 87.5 - 108MHz...Usable Sensitivity: IHF 1.3µV/13.2dB ...Signal-to-Noise Ratio, Mono (measured at 1mV RF Input Level): 70dB...Signal-to-Noise Ratio, Stereo (measured at 1mV RF Input Level): 68dB...Distortion Mono/Stereo: 0.3%/0.3%...Stereo Separation: 40dB @ 1kHz ...Selectivity: ± 400kHz, 65dB...Image Rejection: 80dB...IF Rejection: 90dB...Tuner Output Level: 1kHz, +/-75kHz Dev 500mV...AM Tuner Section...Frequency Range: 520 - 1710kHz...Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 45dB...Usable Sensitivity: Loop 500µV...Distortion:1kHz, 50% Mod 0.8%...Selectivity:± 10kHz,30dB...Video Section...Television Format: NTSC Input ...Level/Impedance: 1Vp-p/75ohms...Output Level/Impedance: 1Vp-p/75ohms...Video Frequency Response: 10Hz to 8MHz... General...Power Requirement: 120V AC/60Hz ...Power Consumption (2 channels driven): 78W idle, 694W maximum...Dimensions....Width 17-5/16"...Height 6-1/2"...Depth 17-1/8"...Weight 34 lbs...Depth Measurement Includes Knobs, Buttons And Terminal Connections... Height Measurement Includes Feet And Chassis... This Is One Fine Receiver, However Some Might Venture To Find Other Comprable Models With More Power...
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