Harman Multimedia AVR-354 Reviews

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I spent many hours reviewing receivers and went with the Harman Kardon AVR-354 because Harman Kardon's quality is exceptional, and this model had everything I needed. Yes, you can spend less money, but I have had two Harman Kardon receivers over forty years and have been very pleased with the output. from Amazon.com For the price that you can get the AVR354, it offers significantly more bang for the buck than other receivers in the price range. You get support for all of the latest sound formats (except Dolby Pro Logic IIz), Great sound (very high quality and 75W is a very conservative rating), excellent video processing (upsampling to 1080p and overlays/OSDs even on high def outputs, which is rare in this price range), and included iPod dock. from Amazon.com Harman Kardon AVR-354 7x75W 7.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver from Amazon.com I just got the Harman Kardon AVR 354 and so far I love it! I purchased mine thru Ebay from Harman Audio Dealer. from Amazon.com After my Pioneer Elite VSX-74TXVi started having problems with Audio/Video switching after power on (took about 45 mins warmup until it worked), I decided to look for another receiver. I am a little disappointed that my Pioneer Elite only last a little over 3 years for $1500 receiver (going to try to get warranty repair on it). AVR-354 from Amazon.com This may be one of the issues taken care of by the new firmware. The "Bridge II" iPod control is quirky. I have a second generation iPod Touch and the AVR-354 didn't recognize the videos on the iPod, just the music and photos. Again, this might be fixed by new firmware. from Amazon.com The HK AVR 354 has a ton of bugs, the new firmware update helps, but doesn't solve all. First the USB to Serial cable from radio shack ( gigawire) works really well. from Amazon.com I am a huge Harman brand supporter and expected a lot out of this machine, considering that I have owned 2 of its predecessors and absolutely loved them.. I upgraded for HDMI switching, and new HD sound format processing(DolbyTrue HD,DTS-MA,ect) from Amazon.com my first home theater receiver was a pioneer,i wanted to upgrade,a friend suggested a hk.so i did some research,and choose the avr354,before i purchased i read the reviews on here regarding the avr354.most were good some bad.the bad reviews to me seemed like the people just were clueless to what they were doing.so i went ahead and purchased. I love it everything runs flawless.movies look great and sound even better. from Amazon.com The Harman Kardon AVR-354 is our first AVR. We did have a Denon-1000 htib, but it's not in the same league. from Amazon.com

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7.1 Channels, Stereo Power: 75 W, Surround Power: 75 W, Decoders: DTS®, Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby Pro Logic

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Released	1 year ago
Surround Sound	DTS® Dolby Pro Logic II Dolby Pro Logic
Number of Channels	7.1 Channels
Rear Input Connectors	HDMI x 4
Rear Output Connectors	HDMI x 1
Depth	15 in.
Height	6.5 in.
MPN	AVR-354
PC Interface	RS-232
Power Consumption	350 Watt
Preamp Outputs	7.1 Channels
Speaker Impedance	8 Ohm
Special Features	HD Radio Tuner iPod Ready
Stereo Mode Power	75 Watt @ 8 ohm, 20 Hz - 20 kHz
Surround Analog Inputs	7.1 Channels x 1
Surround Mode Power	75 Watt @ 8 ohm, 20 Hz - 20 kHz
Type	Receiver
Weight	31.5 lb.
Width	17.32 in.

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