Harman Kardon AVR 75

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Brand and Model:Harman Kardon AVR 75
Price ($USD):1499
Features:
checked Tunerchecked Ampchecked Dolby Prologic
checked Dolby Digitalun-checked DTSun-checked THX Certified
un-checked 7.1 Channels
Audio Inputs:
6ch:1Phono:0
Digital Coax:0Digital Optical:0
Video Inputs:
Composite:5S-Video:3
Component:
Audio Outputs:
Speaker:?Preamp/6ch.:6
Video Outputs:
Composite:0S-Video:0
Component:
Amplifier
Power (Main Speakers):65 Watts
Power (Surround Speakers):65 Watts
THD:%
Weight (lbs):32.6 lbs.
Dimensions (w/h/d):17.4 x 6.3 x 15 in. (width/heigh
Description:Has AC-3 RF Input


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Harman Kardon AVR 75
I love this receiver

Overall Rating: 10
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Harman Kardon AVR 75
Excellent audio quality. Very quiet between songs. High current design is good match for AC-3 encoded DVD. Model close-out made this an extremely good value. Would have rated a 10 except for the awkward remote control.

Overall Rating: 9
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Harman Kardon AVR 75
I've read quite a few reviews of this product and there are two things that seem to come up time and again: the ugly-ass remote and the gay-as-hell manual. While it is very true that these two accesories suck, does it really matter? Do people really care about the remote over power ratings? Or the manual over sound quality? I hope not, because where the AVR 75 lacks in these departments, it more than makes up for in sound. I've never heard such a warm reciever. It drives my power hungry 20-year old Infinity RS II's, which are very old-school 4-ohms, as if it's taking a nap on a rainy day, with much power to spare. The first cd to test it was Dave Mathews Band "Before These Crowded Streets". Let me explain something- Track 8, "Crush" is truly a reference to test an audio component. The H/K brought out every subtle nuance that could have been recorded on a 44.1 disc. Dave was in the room that night, and he was brilliant. I cranked it up during the middle of the song, and boy did this thing sing. I heard no deviation from the music. Yes, I do have a home theater, and yes it performs well in that arena too. But I'm a music man at heart. The only thing that keeps me from giving it a ten is the fact that I don't believe anything is perfect. Wanna hear the best part? I bought it for $450.

Overall Rating: 9
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Harman Kardon AVR 75
I have had this unit for a couple months now. First impressions are this, remote layout is pretty lame, but the ability to program other remotes is a nice feature. The front panel on the AVR-75 is ghastly. I do not like the fact that you can not read what the buttons are without turning the unti on, then the buttons light up on the LED display, not very user friendly. I don't have a powered sub, and was quite unimpressed with the bass resonse until I found in the poorly layed out manual that you can change the frequency response of all five outputs. The factory sets the front channels to "small", which means they will only play 100hz and up, I changed this to "large" which plays full range and found my missing bass. Playing audio this unit really sounds raspy, not too bad, but doesn't sound 'real'. Home theater is where this baby rocks, playing DVD's with Dolby Digital will wake you up real quick, it sounds extraordinary, light years ahead of Dolby Pro Logic. One other compaint is this, for a unit that originally retailed for $1500, the amp has a lot of static 'hiss'. I tried moving power wires and checking for ground loop problems, but none of it solved the hiss. Put your unit on a source that isn't running and crank the amp and you'll quickly see what I mean, not very clean. I checked some other untis at a local pro shop and found that even a rotel amp and preamp did this, the only unit I found that was totally clean was the Denon AVR-5700, it beat out the the higher priced amp/pre amp combinations.

All things considered, I have found an outstanding price on a Denon AVR-3600DTS and will be selling my HK AVR-75. I have heard the 3600DTS and think it's a bit cleaner than the HK, but the two are probably pretty comparible in sound quality, I'll know better when I get it and hook it up. Another complaint on the HK, you can not turn the receiver off with it's power button and expect to turn it back on with the remote, you must use the remote to turn it off if you want to use the remote to turn it back on, this has become quite a nuisance. The Denon units are much better laid out. Anyone interested in the HK I would suggest compare it closely at the Denon's and Yamahas. One other consideration I took was the companies other components. HK's CD carousels aren't the greatest, you can only change one disk at a time! Denon's carousels are much better, allowing you to change 5 disks while one is playing! A word of warning though, don't get anything under the DCM-460 because they are loud and clunky and very slow when changing disks, the 460 and 560 are quiet and quick.

Because of the lack of niceties and features I've mentioned here, I give the HK a rating of 7. Sound quality is closer to 8, but the poor layout of the unti bring it down to 7. I will be writing a review of the Denon 3600DTS soon, so look there in a few weeks.

Overall Rating: 7
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Harman Kardon AVR 75
I recently shopped around and after comparing the Yamaha RXV992 and the Denon AVR 3200, I settled on the H/K AVR75. The feature set for all three amplifiers seemed to be quite comparable, but the H/K wins on overall sound quality. Also, the high current design of the H/K allowed was a little less restrictive in terms of speaker selection. The only thing that keeps me from giving this amp a 10 is the fact that the remote sucks, compared to the great remote shipping with the Yamaha.

Overall Rating: 9
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Harman Kardon AVR 75
A very good receiver. Soon to be replaced by the AVR 65 (with dts). onecall.com has these on clearance priced under $600. The only shortcomings, which did not concern me, are the lack of digital outputs for a dts decoder(is anyone really expecting dts dvds?) and only one coaxial digital input.

The sound is incredible. And that is what counts.

Overall Rating: 9
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Harman Kardon AVR 75
works great. sound is clean. and there is plenty of power. no distortion whatsoever. I've had this unit only 3 weeks and I like it so far.

Overall Rating: 10
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