Fantastic sound quality | Harman Kardon AVR 147 Home Theater Receiver with iPod Control and HDMI connectivity

Super easy set-up | Harman Kardon AVR 147 Home Theater Receiver with iPod Control and HDMI connectivity

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	• Harman Kardon AVR 147 Home Theater Receiver with iPod Control and HDMI connectivity Harman Kardon Harman Kardon average customer review:based on 17 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Pretty darn good for the price

With the high current amp the 40 watts per channel sound great at full throttle. Plenty loud for my purpose. The HDMI works very well in this model for video. You can input an HDMI signal and it will output that signal using any source (component in my case) you can also input any signal and output HDMI. Biggest drawback is that the HDMI does not carry audio. Another negative is that the on screen menu is only carried to the TV using s-video or composite. I like the Bridge i-pod adaptor and XM radio ability. I use the Bridge and it works pretty well. What I hate is the remote. I am already looking for a replacement. If on the remote you select to listen to the Bridge, you don't have volume control until to go back to AVR. It's the same with any device you select on the remote; you always have to go back to AVR to control the volume and then back to the device to control it again. For the price it's a good deal.

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Fantastic sound quality

I am amazed by people who compare this unit to Sony & Yamaha receivers... they clearly don't have a musical ear. Nothing wrong with that, if they are happy with the other brands then good for them! But clearly, the tonal qualities of this receiver are far superior to mass-market brands if one has a sophisticated ear.

Furthermore, unlike Sony & Yamaha, HK receivers use high-current amplifiers, which more than makes up for the lower wattage ratings. Audiophile speakers can have nominal impedances from 8 - 2 Ohms, and during very dynamic passages in source material can easily dip below 2 Ohms. These drops can easily choke a high voltage amplifier with limited power storage. For a high-voltage (Low-current) amplifier, this will likely cause problems and trigger its protection, not to mention the less than nice sound it may produce. A high-current amplifier operates with much less effort and typically does not have any problem with these types of speakers.

as for the EZ-Set setup, mine was a breeze. It took a good 5 minutes to complete, I wonder if some of these people weren't waiting long enough? Regardless, the field of depth & surround is amazing. I am running Polk Audio speakers (5.1 configuration) with this receiver.

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Super easy set-up

This a fine H/K product, great value. I'm using this AVR with H/K speakers including a 12",200 watt sub-woofer.
Positives: easy set-up, great directions, great sound. H/K's EzSet/EQ feature is super because one does not have to calibrate and configure manually, which to do correctly, requires an SPL meter. I doubt most consumers have one of these! Try to do it by "ear" an your wasting time. USE THIS FEATURE!
Negatives: Included speaker brackets work fine but are rather difficult to work with because of small size. If you are setting your speakers on shelves you don't have to worry.

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HARMAN KARDON AVR 147

The AVR 147 is a great piece,,,small enough to fit in a living room cabinet...yet carries enough power to run my Bose 15 5.1 surround speaker system...additional optical audio cables are needed when hooking up HDMI sources along with a monitor out lead to view the OSD { on screen display }...another fine receiver from an outstanding company

Harman Kardon's AVR-147 delivers stereo and 5.1 channel surround sound for your home-theater needs. Power is rated at the full human hearing audio spectrum for excellent clarity. With allowance for optional iPod connectivity for play through your component sound system, Harman Kardon AVR-147 delivers top performance for home entertainment. Two digital outputs (One Coaxial and one Optical on rear panel) 4 A/V inputs with S-Video 1 A/V output with S-Video for recording Dimensions - Height 6-5/8 x Width 17-5/16 x Depth 15 inches (168mm x 440mm x 381mm) Weight - 23.8 pounds

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