Agree on that, AVR320 and up

Posted by cfraser (A) on June 13, 2002 at 14:25:35

In Reply to: Harman Kardon AVR series posted by ICI on June 13, 2002 at 12:19:05:

Very versatile setup options, preamp outs for 8 channels (expansion), decent S and component video switching, discrete power amps with an honest power rating, OK tuner that seems quite sensitive in practice. Has inputs for DVD-A too, coax and Toslink for the regular digital inputs. As for looks, well, they're much improved over some previous recent HK models... The AVR520 has HDCD decoding and separate amplifier inputs. The 320 and 520 are the best ones in your price range, both available at very large discounts in the U.S. As usual for these "do everything" receivers the remote pretty much sucks, too many buttons, I use a replacement.

The reason I picked this model is mainly because it was the cheapest reasonable quality receiver that had separate preamp outputs for all channels. So I could use my own amps etc. if/when I wanted, possibly to integrate with the music system gear. I saw an even cheaper model from Kenwood that had the preamp outs, didn't listen to it, wasn't hooked up. So I'm suggesting you consider expansion capability, as these receivers can become outdated really quickly. Many current ones (and separate processors) do not even decode the better sound formats available on many current DVD's (the AVR 320 and up do). Good luck.

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Topic - Have $500, what HT reciever should I get - Scott Cunningham 07:11:39 06/11/02 (13)

Harman Kardon AVR series - ICI 12:19:05 06/13/02 (3)

Agree on that, AVR320 and up - cfraser 14:25:35 06/13/02 (2)

Re: Agree on that, AVR320 and up - wheezer 02:26:07 06/20/02 (1)

Re: Agree on that, AVR320 and up - cfraser 15:29:09 06/20/02 (0)

Re: Have $500, what HT reciever should I get - Agnes 11:14:32 06/12/02 (3)

Re: Have $500, what HT reciever should I get - wheezer 02:31:10 06/20/02 (0)

Re: Have $500, what HT reciever should I get - ICI 12:17:15 06/13/02 (0)

geez - EL Cheapo 11:53:41 06/12/02 (0)

Re: Have $500, what HT reciever should I get - sjorgensen 09:28:09 06/11/02 (4)

Re: Have $500, what HT reciever should I get - Steve Culton 10:26:53 06/11/02 (3)

Replaced Denon with Outlaw (nt) - HD Audio 12:10:25 06/20/02 (0)

other brands worth checking out... - Aroc 06:12:39 06/12/02 (0)

can't beat outlaw. - EL Cheapo 14:37:17 06/11/02 (0)

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Agree on that, AVR320 and up - cfraser 14:25:35 06/13/02 (2)

Re: Agree on that, AVR320 and up - wheezer 02:26:07 06/20/02 (1)

Re: Agree on that, AVR320 and up - cfraser 15:29:09 06/20/02 (0)

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