I had a Harman Kardon AVR247 and then got the Denon 2113ci. Like lots of things about the Denon, but I miss the tonal qualities that only Harman Kardon has. So a few days ago I took the Denon down and pulled the Harman Kardon AVR247 out of the closet and got everything connected.
There it is!! That sweet Harman Kardon sound! But it is an older model that only does 1080i/p passthrough, so I decided to do some research. I looked at HK's latest and saw that they have changed a lot. A lot lighter that previous models and their power ratings are now the same tricky ones the other mfgs are doing. I wanted one with the older power specs and the heftier power supply. Depending on where you read, it weighs in at either 30 or 40lbs, so it certainly is no lightweight.
Ran across a Harman Kardon AVR3600 factory refurbished with full factory warranty for what I considered a reasonable price. Power out specs are 85w/channel, 20-20Khz, all 7 channels driven. Now some may not find that to be all that powerful, but here's what I noticed years ago. While the model is a few years old, it has all the bells and whistles that I actually use. Decodes the high def sound codecs and also has 7.1 channel analog in/out ports so if I decide to use it in a pre-pro setup, it is ready. Few modern midline AVRs have that any more, reserving it for top of line if they offer it at all.
My HK AVR274 is rated at 50w/Channel, 20-20Khz, all channels driven @0.07% THD and will blow the doors off. Much more powerful sound than the Denon 2113ci which claims 95w/channel.
There it is!! That sweet Harman Kardon sound! But it is an older model that only does 1080i/p passthrough, so I decided to do some research. I looked at HK's latest and saw that they have changed a lot. A lot lighter that previous models and their power ratings are now the same tricky ones the other mfgs are doing. I wanted one with the older power specs and the heftier power supply. Depending on where you read, it weighs in at either 30 or 40lbs, so it certainly is no lightweight.
Ran across a Harman Kardon AVR3600 factory refurbished with full factory warranty for what I considered a reasonable price. Power out specs are 85w/channel, 20-20Khz, all 7 channels driven. Now some may not find that to be all that powerful, but here's what I noticed years ago. While the model is a few years old, it has all the bells and whistles that I actually use. Decodes the high def sound codecs and also has 7.1 channel analog in/out ports so if I decide to use it in a pre-pro setup, it is ready. Few modern midline AVRs have that any more, reserving it for top of line if they offer it at all.
My HK AVR274 is rated at 50w/Channel, 20-20Khz, all channels driven @0.07% THD and will blow the doors off. Much more powerful sound than the Denon 2113ci which claims 95w/channel.
