professional polling on harmon kardon receiver

bullwinkle1968

please take a look at this reciever and tell me your opinion on this reciever and tell me what you think about it and also how well you think this reciever will work with and with out an amp with my polk speakers.

http://ww2.onecall.com/PID_18440.htm

fireshoes

I think it's a really nice piece. I would love to try out the new 7300. Got to like some of the deals you can get on discontinued products.

gatemplin

Its big and bad. Check out some reviews and tests. It always scores well and is as heavy as a ****. It has to be the best receiver you can get at that price. For 8 hundred clams it's a steal.

PolkWannabie

Just a thought if you are interested in this particular receiver.

http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?homeproc&1084807491

disneyjoe7

That HK 7200 looks sweet, a great buy for under $800.00 and has the preamp outputs you could use for the future. You may find that HK receiver will drive those 150's better then that Pioneer receiver you have now.

Take care:p

bullwinkle1968

Originally posted by PolkWannabie
Just a thought if you are interested in this particular receiver.

http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?homeproc&1084807491

sounds good but i would rather buy it brand new from one call so that i know it i in good shape and it has a warrenty. harmaon kardon warernty specifiacaly states that the warrenty is only good to to original owner. i saw this add yesterday and i called HK to see if i bought it if they would honor the warrenty and they said no.

thanks for lookin out for me it is greatly appreciated.

thank you
jack

not only that but i am also buying the HK PA 2000 to go with it.

PolkWannabie

PA 2000 ? Why ? Are you gonna use that in 2 channel mode to bi-amp the 150's ?

bullwinkle1968

yepper i am i can get the pa 2000 on one call for 197.00 close out compared to 499.00 so why ot jump on it while i can. remember what every one told me MORE POWER MORE POWER.

lol lol lol lol

man am i going to drive my neighbor nuts this spring and sumer and fall. i bet i will get the loon next to me to move out with in a month. she is a really wak job.

disneyjoe7

I don't think the PA2000 will have enough BALLs for those 150's.
I think you will again like the HK over Pioneer receiver you have now. So save your pennies for a larger AMP down the road if you like.

bullwinkle1968

well i do not know yet but from the understanding i have earned so far

i been talking to polkmaniac and he ha the same amp and he hooked it up bi amping and it works great. so i am still doing more reviews but it seems so far i think i will get it and do some biamping so i can get ome good power. i think the receiver will put out more power tha the amp so i will run the speaker outputs to the bass part of the 150 and use the amp bi wired to run to the mids and tweeters. HK said that the reciever puts out more power than the amp.

Tour2ma

Yeah, I was just reading Pm's posts...

HK is right in that in 2 ch operation the 7200 has slightly higher power rating than the 2000 in 2 ch confiduration (115 vs. 100), but in 7 ch operation the AVR's rating drops to equal the 2000.

Also the High Current Capacity (HCC) rating for the 2000 is 45 amperes (or 22 per ch) while the 7200 is rated at 75 amperes (or ~11 per ch)... Note that I am assuming that HK is posting its HCC specs as total for the unit. You might wish to call HK Customer Service back and verify this, but if I am correct, I would definitely put the 2000 on the 150's woofers...

PolkThug

Onecall.com is great to work with. They actually called me a few days after I got my Onkyo and asked me if I got everything connected to it okay.

Regards,
PolkThug

bullwinkle1968

yeah i know i talked with stephanie and she is hold one reciever andamp for me i am just trying to figure out if i should go withthis amp or a beetter one i am likekt he type of guy that likes to keep all his sperate as much as possible the same manufacturer.

now iknow the pa 2000 will be fine for me but i am woondering since i do not have a setup as great as manyof you that it is wroth the extra money to buy an amp or i should worry about it and just save for a newer beter model or more power. i still havent decieded yet on what i am going to do yet. also i would like ask everyone opinion here about the avr 7200 first whatis the difference between thatand the digigtal signal processor and lat but not least what isevery one opinion on extended warrenty on is it worth it or a waste of money. thewarrenty i costs 59.99 for each unit and it covers me for 5 years

well good night all will tak some more tommorrow.

AsSiMiLaTeD

Originally posted by Tour2ma
Yeah, I was just reading Pm's posts...

HK is right in that in 2 ch operation the 7200 has slightly higher power rating than the 2000 in 2 ch confiduration (115 vs. 100), but in 7 ch operation the AVR's rating drops to equal the 2000.

Also the High Current Capacity (HCC) rating for the 2000 is 45 amperes (or 22 per ch) while the 7200 is rated at 75 amperes (or ~11 per ch)... Note that I am assuming that HK is posting its HCC specs as total for the unit. You might wish to call HK Customer Service back and verify this, but if I am correct, I would definitely put the 2000 on the 150's woofers...

Yep, HK always rates their amperes per UNIT, not channel....

But wow, can you imagine 45 amps per channel!!!that would be awesome...

Once again I agree...I've now tried it both ways, it works better on the lows for me...

Tour2ma

Several hit that and more... My 5 ch Sunfire hits 70+ per ch... B&K's around there, too, and I think Rote is as well...

Cool that you're liking that 2000 and it's making you love your 150's. At $200 I don't think a better solution to quench their thirst for power has been found.

Are either the 2000 or the AVR getting hot now when driven?

bullwinkle1968

I have not goten them yet. i am still researching that is why i started a poll and asking questions. if everything goes as planed i will have these units by the first of april.

i amjust asking around before i go out and spend 1200 dollars cause i asked one call.com and becasue they are selling these a great discounts the only way for return and getting your money back is if the box is unopened so i do not want to go out and buy and find out that it is not a good unit or mediokor unit that will burn up in a year or two and that is why i was asking questions about extended warrenty. i really do not know a whole lot about HK. so it just comes down to what i here from here and also what i have read and HK tech support has told me. one of the guys at one call did tell me that the reciever dos get hot he said he put a thermastat on hte back of the unit where all the heat comes out and disapates gets as hot as 130 degrees and as long as it is well ventilated it does just fine. and the same goes for the amp it doen't get that hot but it does need plent of ventilation to work correctly. so like i said it basically depends on what i hear from all you experts here and then when i have money in hand thatis when i will make my final determination.

thanks

AsSiMiLaTeD

Originally posted by Tour2ma
Several hit that and more... My 5 ch Sunfire hits 70+ per ch... B&K's around there, too, and I think Rote is as well...

Cool that you're liking that 2000 and it's making you love your 150's. At $200 I don't think a better solution to quench their thirst for power has been found.

Are either the 2000 or the AVR getting hot now when driven?

The 2000 gets a little warm...

DanielCSCS

Sir, take it from one satisfied customer. A customer who priced and auditioned numerous receivers within + or - $1000. I purchased the 7200 at around $1000 and thought it to be a steal at that price 6 month ago. You will hear that this receiver is lacking in certain options and it is without question not going to satisfy if your into a plethora of DSP options.

This is one massive, heavy, aethetically pleasing machine to behold. Capable of sufficient clear power. Base managment is no where as detailed as the Pioneer Elites, though it doesn't need to be. I can't think of anything a single competitor can offer that would satisfy you more, especially considering your COST!

Godbless, bro

Danny

bullwinkle1968

Originally posted by DanielCSCS
Sir, take it from one satisfied customer. A customer who priced and auditioned numerous receivers within + or - $1000. I purchased the 7200 at around $1000 and thought it to be a steal at that price 6 month ago. You will hear that this receiver is lacking in certain options and it is without question not going to satisfy if your into a plethora of DSP options.

This is one massive, heavy, aethetically pleasing machine to behold. Capable of sufficient clear power. Base managment is no where as detailed as the Pioneer Elites, though it doesn't need to be. I can't think of anything a single competitor can offer that would satisfy you more, especially considering your COST!

Godbless, bro

Danny

can some one here please explain what this guy is talking about.
this is one confusing reply that i do not understand.

thank you

disneyjoe7

In short he feels the 7200 for >$1000 is a SUPER buy.

dorokusai

He is saying, buy it.

It is a very nice AVR, and a very nice price, stop BS'n

Tour - Don't forget about Parasound big daddy. I am pushing 125+ amps per channel, when it's hooked up

bullwinkle1968

Originally posted by dorokusai
He is saying, buy it.

It is a very nice AVR, and a very nice price, stop BS'n

Tour - Don't forget about Parasound big daddy. I am pushing 125+ amps per channel, when it's hooked up

I AM NOT BS'N I am waiting for some checks to clear before i can buy it.

as for the so called BS'N i am not i am just making sure i am buying th right thing and when you talk to several and i ean several people telling me one thing and others tell me another that is why i am being carefull.

so in othr words lets not start this YELLING match all over again if you can't talk nice do not talk at all.

thank you

sorry to all that have help me earlier but t seems like their are trouble makers on hee that just want to piss me off. if you have nothing nice to say to me do not talk to me.

thank you sincerly:eek:

AsSiMiLaTeD

Originally posted by bullwinkle1968


so in othr words lets not start this YELLING match all over again if you can't talk nice do not talk at all.

Hey, don't think Doro was yelling at you...just a little teasing, hence the smiley after his statement...he's just confirming that it's a great unit, and telling you to grab one if you can...

DanielCSCS

You got a **** name Bullwinkle, but your going to have a great receiver. So all is well with the world.

bullwinkle1968

ok my apologies.

and as fr my **** name i was named that by one of my exgirlfirends becasue i am so big down there.

she always said i am as big as a bull and it winks

so that is where bullwinkle came from.:D :cool:

DanielCSCS

Ohh Goodness see how far we have strayed. Still dude, I can't believe you went there on us. By virtue of that comment we all know........ Uhh, whatever you say, peewee. Enjoy that monster receiver.



Danny

bullwinkle1968

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wlrandall

Originally posted by Tour2ma
Also the High Current Capacity (HCC) rating for the 2000 is 45 amperes (or 22 per ch) while the 7200 is rated at 75 amperes (or ~11 per ch)... Note that I am assuming that HK is posting its HCC specs as total for the unit. You might wish to call HK Customer Service back and verify this, but if I am correct, I would definitely put the 2000 on the 150's woofers...

That's what I initially thought as well...but I changed my mind after trying it both ways. I biamped my front mains solely for 2 ch listening. Therefore, in stereo mode, the rcvr uses that +/- 75A for only two channels. With the 2000 you're stuck with +/- 45 in any mode since it is external to the receiver. Driving the lows with the 2000 did yield some clipping, reversed it and it hasn't been a problem.

For multi channel I think the point is moot except you will have extra headroom if you need it. After calibrating all channels are equalized anyhow. At least, this is how I see it.

Wally

dorokusai

Yea, it was in jest.

Tour2ma

Or are you BS'in now???

wally,
Interesting observation. I can see your point. With 5.1 ch's moving air, the amins definitely don't need to be working as hard as they do all on their lonesome in 2 ch...