Back to Amazon.com
customer reviews
53
3.4 out of 5 stars

Harman Kardon 7.2CH 125W Network A/V Receiver

$499.99
$1,099 55% off Reference Price
Condition: Factory Reconditioned
Sold out Back to product details

Top positive review
7 people found this helpful
AWESOME Receiver. Not sure if reviews are believable.
By M.S. on Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2016
I took a chance on this receiver despite the poor reviews. I replaced a sony STR DG1000 with this mainly because it had several HDMI plug ins, and also because I always dreamed of owning a true HK besides the ancient ones my cousin had that I envied so much. I have been really pleased with it so far, despite so many misgivings about what I had read on amazon here. The sound is superb. I had no idea that having a high end receiver could make my bluray and HDDVD player sound this good--truly amazing. I also have 7 box amplifiers connected to the out jacks on the back of the unit,and that has been amazing as well. I love the band U2 and when I crank up my old HD DVD of Rattle and Hum it is incredible. The options for the 7.2 output are great, you can set it up as a single subwoofer or 2, and as well you can have surround back or surround high speakers. I am not concerned at this point about Atmos as an option, and do not see it being offered by HK as an option for firmware upgrade with this unit. I have it set up to automatically update, however, as its hooked up both to the wifi and also directly just in case the wifi goes out (it happens). Probably the best think I love about the unit is the fact that with my Sony unit, when I connected an HDMI component to it, I had to run an HDMI cable to my BenQ projector, and then run a coaxial cable or fiber optic to the receiver as it would not push the HDMI signal all the way to the projector, which defeated the purpose for what I was using it for (even so, when I had the unit with a HDTV it STILL would not push the signal from my HDDVD player nor my old Bluray player--incredibly weak. Even with a HDMI booster it was a pain to try and use that unit). So, with this unit I have 2 Cerwin Vega subwoofers, and Jensen JP1500 X 4 for front speakers, 2 X Jensen Power Station JPC25 center speakers, 4 X JP500 and 2 X JP 1200 speakers for surround and surround back. (for what its worth, these Jensens were/are great sounding speakers despite some people being naysayers). In all, I have the wattage from the receiver plus about 150 per channel more with the amplifiers. It sounds amazing when its in DTS or Dolby 5.1/7.2. I will update this in 6 months as well if something goes kaput, but certainly have had NO problems so far. Will post photos at some point as well.
Top critical review
128 people found this helpful
If I had a no stars option, I would give it that.
By Rick A Scoggin on Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2015
My company and my late boss's company has sold Harman Kardon for decades, as they were a neutral sounding receiver that offered full bandwidth / full frequency range outputs in even their more affordable units. Many companies would not do this, and therefore had a truncated frequency range. Unfortunately, since the passing of Sidney Harmon, the once decent company is no longer Harman Kardon. I have talked to people in the company that have told me that the marketing department now runs it's products and the days of ultra high bandwidth receivers with decent power supplies is now over. They have replaced their former stout power supplies with digital ones containing toy-like, tiny, laughable Crown transformers. Crown was never a good company, and Harman Internation acquired them apparently as a cheaper way to build their units and make more money at the cost of quality. These cheap, lousy power supplies that cause the unit to be half it's former weight, and are much smaller make the units sound digital, tinny, thin, have a very diminished shallow bottom end, and do not sound like Harman Kardon of days past. You have to really work to get any semblance of the abundant, deep bass that you previously were able to get. Harman Kardon has also poisoned their line of Mark Levinson with these same power supplies and has received lousy reviews on those new pieces as well. Harman Kardon has also taken out their flag ship two channel integrated amplifier (HK 990) and replaced it with this lousy digital power supply garbage. In a nut shell, the marketing executives at Harman Kardon have chosen light weight, in house gosh awful power supplies to increase profits over the legacy of a good sounding audio product and has banked on their customers not knowing the difference. I don't know about you, but I know the smell of dog poop when I smell it. And this is dog poop. Sidney Harman is most likely rolling in his grave after how much work he put into this venerable company all his life. My only hope is that enough people give them bad enough reviews and don't buy their product that they are forced to re-evaluate like they previously had to do with their failed digital receivers over 10 yrs ago and go back to making a decent product. Those were so bad that Fry's couldn't hardly give them away. The AVR 3700 is even more of a disgrace than most of their receivers, as it's supposed to the flagship. This is basically $1000 pile of refuse that is being passed off as the best Harman Kardon has to offer. When you look inside, you will find 2 VERY SMALL crown transformers, which give the body very little shallow bass compared to units of yesteryear and give the unit a digital thin sound that is not like what Harman Kardon used to be. It's a lousy offering by a cynical company that thinks it can pass dog food onto the consumers and they will not know the difference. After being long time customers and proponents of HK, we no longer are and cannot recommend any of their receivers. We hope that we can find a company that values its customers and doesn't abuse them like Harman Kardon now does with poor products and awful customer service. The wait time is ridiculous. And you have to really work to talk to someone who isn't an East Indian and understands nothing. DO NOT BUY THIS UNIT!

Sort by:
Filter by:
By -
Verified Amazon Purchase
Vine Customer Review of Free Product
Sorry, no reviews match your current selections.
Try clearing or changing some filters.Show all reviews
Show more reviews


people found this helpful
By -
Verified Amazon Purchase
Vine Customer Review of Free Product