Harman Kardon Receivers (WARNING)
Well, I've had the HK AVR320 unit for just a few weeks over 3 years and guess what? The dang thing started acting up right after the warranty expired. I tried the reset thing, the unplug thing, everything in the manual and the HK support told me to do but nothing fixed the problem The problem is that the 5CH, 7CH, and Surr. OFF lights flicker rapidly. This is indicitative of a processor failure. I've been told that the whole unit will go into shut down within a matter of months. I am really disappointed because I have owned many units over the years and all have lasted well over a decade except this one. I have a 30+ year old Pioneer that still runs for crying out loud. So I would say that HK still has Quality Control Issues and would not recommend buying any products from this company. What do they think? That we throw these things away like disposable BIC butane lighters? If I wanted a disposable AVR I would have bought a $200 Sony not a $600+ HK. As you can tell from my post I am a little upset but I feel better letting everyone know what my experience has been.
Well, that makes me feel a little better I guess...
I'm really frustrated with the AVR thing. I really liked the DTS concerts on DVD and watching movies in 5.1 but if all AVRs have this many problems then I don't care to invest in the HT anymore. Stereo has served me well in the years past. If I go HT then I will probably go separates. Which are proven brands that make preprocessors for the HT market? I have plenty of stereo receivers that I can use the main-in jack for the amps portion. I'm not rich so say around $1000 give or take a few dollars. I'm old school so I want something that lasts at least a decade. Thanks, Paul.