harman kardon hk

[TheHills44060]

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The problem for me is the price... It sells for 1000 GBP in the UK, approx 1600 USD... While it has just been released in the US for 2400 USD...

Exactly, far too much better competition in the integrated market at $2400 to even consider this unit.

[Ajani]

Exactly, far too much better competition in the integrated market at $2400 to even consider this unit.

At $1600 it would face serious competition from the likes of Naim, Musical Fidelity, Cambridge Audio and NAD, but it would clearly have the best features of the lot... At $2400 it faces genuine high-end integrated amps... So even though it may still have the best features, at that price I think many person would more likely opt for a Krell, Naim, etc...

[E-Stat]

So even though it may still have the best features, at that price I think many person would more likely opt for a Krell, Naim, etc...

Or spend a bit more and get a "lightly used" Pass Labs INT-150.

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[Ajani]

Or spend a bit more and get a "lightly used" Pass Labs INT-150.

rw

Like this one:

http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls....0-Integrated-A

That would be a good buy (though quite a bit more than the HK)...

[frenchmon]

...looking at your gallery, those floor standers look like Cantons Ergos 407. Are they?

[winston]

...looking at your gallery, those floor standers look like Cantons Ergos 407. Are they?

Hi french, have you found the perfect amplifier as yet?....

"No those are the infinity's Beta-50's front, Beta-360 center, and the Beta-20's and 10's for the surr & rear.

but its funny you mentioned cantons Ergos, I was in Orlando last month at www.accesories4less.con they had them all on sale 50% off the (Karat's) was tempting to say the least. but my mission over there was to grab one of the Onkyo TX-NR807... and all I can say about that receiver is "WOW"

Respect man.

[JohnMichael]

There is always the Krell S300i for $2500.

[pixelthis]

Like this one:

http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls....0-Integrated-A

That would be a good buy (though quite a bit more than the HK)...

a "BIT" more? Thats what you call 1500 bucks in your world? HAS this thing got a
gold plate vollume knob or something?

[E-Stat]

HAS this thing got a gold plate vollume knob or something?

No gold plated gain control. Unlike the H-K, however, it is a tier one product both in terms of build quality and sonics. There is no line stage per se. It has a 200 joule power supply and can drive loads that would cause lesser amps to go into protection with its forty matched output devices. Fans unnecessary even running Class A up to 10 watts/channel.

Pass INT-150

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[pixelthis]

No gold plated gain control. Unlike the H-K, however, it is a tier one product both in terms of build quality and sonics. There is no line stage per se. It has a 200 joule power supply and can drive loads that would cause lesser amps to go into protection with its forty matched output devices. Fans unnecessary even running Class A up to 10 watts/channel.

Pass INT-150

rw

Yeah, but then you have to buy speakers the size of GMC Suburbans, CD players
handmade by virgin CD player maker monks from Tibet, and get the RUSSIANS in
line for a reactor to power the entire mess...

[Ajani]

a "BIT" more? Thats what you call 1500 bucks in your world? HAS this thing got a
gold plate vollume knob or something?

LOL... 1500 is about double the cost of my XPA-2 amp...

[Hyfi]

HAS this thing got a gold plate vollume knob or something?

My VAC does, several knobs and a faceplate.