Early birthday present!

HTguru1982
HTguru1982 Posts: 1,066
edited September 2011 in Electronics
I saw an ad on CL today for a Harman Kardon amplifier. The model number wasn't listed and the only specs the seller mentioned was that it was rated at 85 watts x 4. His asking price was only $40 and he was less than 20 minutes away.

I picked it up earlier this evening and it turned out to be the highly regarded PA-5800. It's a 5 channel amp, 85 watts x 5, 115 watts @ 4 ohms. Stereophile apparently rated this amp a bit higher - 90 watts @ 8 ohms and something like 155 watts @ 4 ohms. http://www.audioreview.com/cat/amplification/amplifiers/harman-kardon/pa-5800/prd_115822_1583crx.aspx

I have it hooked up to my center and surround channels and it seems to work perfectly. I'll hook it up to my fronts tomorrow and see it how it compares with my Adcom.

For $40, I think I did pretty well.
Display: Sony 42" LCD
Sources: Harman Kardon DVD-27,
Panasonic DMP-BDT110 blu ray player
AVR: Sony STR-DA2400ES
Amps: Sonance Sonamp 260(fronts),
Kenwood KM-894(surrounds)
Fronts: NHT 2.5
Center: NHT VS-1.2A
Surrounds: NHT Super One
Subwoofer: SVS PB10-ISD
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited September 2011
    Sweet deal..........Congrats!
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • stuwee
    stuwee Posts: 1,508
    edited September 2011
    Happy B'Day !!!

    And yes you got a sweet deal :smile:
    Thorens TD125MKII, SME3009,Shure V15/ Teac V-8000S, Denon DN-790R cass, Teac 3340 RtR decks, Onix CD2...Sumo Electra Plus pre>SAE A1001 amp>Martin Logan Summit's
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