Harman Kardon HK3480 2 CH Receiver

99 reviews

Nov, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 99 reviews of Harman Kardon HK3480 2 CH Receiver. The average rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews.

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 75 user reviews of Harman Kardon HK3480 2 CH Receiver from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com.

85% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Expert review by : Steve Guttenberg (cnet.com)

Performance

Harman/Kardon HK 3480

Sweet-sounding stereo receiver; 120 watts per channel; effective virtual-surround processing; subwoofer outputs; turntable input; composite-video switching; A/B speaker switching.

Remote feels a little cheap; no multiroom capability.

Harman's virtual-surround processing trumps the stereo-receiver competition on the home-theater front.

Apr, 2005

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Expert review by : Steve Guttenberg (cnet.com.au)

Harman Kardon HK 3480

Great stereo sound and impressive virtual-surround processing put this stereo receiver ahead of the pack.

Sweet-sounding stereo receiver ; 120 watts per channel ; Effective virtual-surround processing ; Subwoofer outputs ; Turntable input ; Composite-video switching ; A/B speaker switching

Remote feels a little cheap ; No multiroom capability

May, 2005

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Consumer review (cnet.com.au)

Harman Kardon HK 3480

Harman Kardon HK 3480 brings great quality of digital sound with extra bass. Smashes your soul behavior with 120 watts. Enjoy its incredible sound with extra sub woofer. I have kenwood's speaker. kenwood means double bass. Double bass means triple enjoy.

Great digital sound ; 120 watts ; Surround the sound in surroundings very well

Nothing in cons

May, 2008

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Consumer review (cnet.com.au)

"Best receiver I've owned apart from Yamaha CA-2010 (amp 1978) and Sugden A21 (amp 1973)!"

Yamaha CA-2010 sounds better on class-A switch. This amp is a legend.

Best value for money receiver on the market, if you only need 2 Channels. Sub Woofer out too! Phono and FM stages great as well. Enough clean power for home use. Can use 2 sets of speakers

Remote could be made to look and feel a bit less plastic

Sep, 2006

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Consumer review (cnet.com.au)

Harman Kardon HK 3480

Best value for money receiver on the market, if you only need 2 Channels. Sub Woofer out too! Phono and FM stages great as well. Enough clean power for home use. Can use 2 sets of speakers.

Remote could be made to look and feel a bit less plastic.

Aug, 2005

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Consumer review (cnet.com.au)

"Clean and powerful..."

Not fancy, but clean and easy to work with. If you want two-channel audio only and want it cheap (I got it for 268 from anauthorized online reseller) this is the one. Sounds warmer than the Yamaha's and as good, or better, than the Denon DRA-685. Enjoy...

Aug, 2005

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