Gauging interest for a H/K 525 receiver
kingtut
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Gauging interest for an H/K AVR525. I am leaning toward selling this receiver, but I want to give fellow Polkies first crack at it. $480 (or best reasonable offer) shipped/double boxed for the lower 48 States.
This receiver was originally purchased from Onecall, an authorized dealer, in December of 2003. The 525 has about 25 hours of usage on it. It is 9 out 10 in Audiogon scale rating. I like the warm, smooth and non-fatiguing sound that the 525 produced, but I don't like the 1-2 second delay during the layer change-over. This has been documented on many receivers like NAD, Marantz, Outlaw and others, so it's not uncommon on many receivers. All Harman Kardon receivers has the 1-2 second delay during the layer change-over; most people do not mind the delay, but it bothers me. I use a cheapie Apex DVD player w/coaxial digital connection to the 525, and there is one to two seconds delay in the layer changeover, which bugs me. This is the reason I am leaning toward selling receiver. My dvd player does not have the optical digital connection, but my guess is there still is one to two second delays for the layer change-over. This receiver comes with two remote controls (one is for the second zone). I still have the original two boxes and packaging materials.
The 525 is a 7-channel amp receiver with multiroom/zone2 capability. MP3 decoding built in. Proprietary Logic7 to up-convert incoming stereo signals up to a FULL 7.1(DPLII maxes out at 5.1), Triple crossover adjustment with bass management for SACD,DVD-A that allows you to set different x-over points for center, mains, and surrounds (40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 140, 200 Hz). EZ Set which automatically calibrate your speakers. Pre-outs for external amps connections.
Specs:
45 amp, 85 high current watts x 2, 70 high current watts x 7, all channel driven. HomeCinemaChoice magazine tested the European version of the H/K 525 (AVR 5550) at 90w x 5, 105w x 2 and gave the 525 a glowing review. This review is under http://www.homecinemachoice.com/
Click on reviews tab on top and go to amplifiers/receivers,
on the next tab, go to harman kardon and select avr 5550, search
24-bit 192kHz DACs, FM-RDS/MW 30 preset tuner; multizone/multisource, audio-only A-Bus keypads can be connected for multiroom operation without external power amps, two internal power amp channels can be assigned to zone 2; bass management for multichannel audio in (crossover settings 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 140, 200Hz adjustable per channel or channel group per input or globally); backlit system remote control with internal code library, learning function and EZSet auto setup support (included microphone); Zone 2 remote control supplied; onscreen menus; colour coded connections; onscreen display
Connections: Inputs for 5 video sources, composite, S-video, 2 audio-only (including 1 on front panel); 6 digital in, 3 digital out, including front connectors
(optical & coaxial) switchable to input or output modes; 2 HDTV compatible component video; all-channel preamp out; 8-channel analogue multichannel in; headphone socket; remote IR in; remote IR out; multiroom IR in; RS232 for external controller
Surround formats supported: Dolby Digital 5.1& EX; DTS 5.1 & ES
Discrete & Matrix; Dolby Pro Logic II; DTS Neo:6; Logic 7 5.1 & 7.1;
5- and 7-channel Stereo, Hall & Theatre modes; VMAx 2-speaker
soundfield mode; MP3; HDCD decode (allows HDCD replay from digital out of non-HDCD player), 44 lbs.
Picture of the 525 can be sent, if interested.
This receiver was originally purchased from Onecall, an authorized dealer, in December of 2003. The 525 has about 25 hours of usage on it. It is 9 out 10 in Audiogon scale rating. I like the warm, smooth and non-fatiguing sound that the 525 produced, but I don't like the 1-2 second delay during the layer change-over. This has been documented on many receivers like NAD, Marantz, Outlaw and others, so it's not uncommon on many receivers. All Harman Kardon receivers has the 1-2 second delay during the layer change-over; most people do not mind the delay, but it bothers me. I use a cheapie Apex DVD player w/coaxial digital connection to the 525, and there is one to two seconds delay in the layer changeover, which bugs me. This is the reason I am leaning toward selling receiver. My dvd player does not have the optical digital connection, but my guess is there still is one to two second delays for the layer change-over. This receiver comes with two remote controls (one is for the second zone). I still have the original two boxes and packaging materials.
The 525 is a 7-channel amp receiver with multiroom/zone2 capability. MP3 decoding built in. Proprietary Logic7 to up-convert incoming stereo signals up to a FULL 7.1(DPLII maxes out at 5.1), Triple crossover adjustment with bass management for SACD,DVD-A that allows you to set different x-over points for center, mains, and surrounds (40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 140, 200 Hz). EZ Set which automatically calibrate your speakers. Pre-outs for external amps connections.
Specs:
45 amp, 85 high current watts x 2, 70 high current watts x 7, all channel driven. HomeCinemaChoice magazine tested the European version of the H/K 525 (AVR 5550) at 90w x 5, 105w x 2 and gave the 525 a glowing review. This review is under http://www.homecinemachoice.com/
Click on reviews tab on top and go to amplifiers/receivers,
on the next tab, go to harman kardon and select avr 5550, search
24-bit 192kHz DACs, FM-RDS/MW 30 preset tuner; multizone/multisource, audio-only A-Bus keypads can be connected for multiroom operation without external power amps, two internal power amp channels can be assigned to zone 2; bass management for multichannel audio in (crossover settings 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 140, 200Hz adjustable per channel or channel group per input or globally); backlit system remote control with internal code library, learning function and EZSet auto setup support (included microphone); Zone 2 remote control supplied; onscreen menus; colour coded connections; onscreen display
Connections: Inputs for 5 video sources, composite, S-video, 2 audio-only (including 1 on front panel); 6 digital in, 3 digital out, including front connectors
(optical & coaxial) switchable to input or output modes; 2 HDTV compatible component video; all-channel preamp out; 8-channel analogue multichannel in; headphone socket; remote IR in; remote IR out; multiroom IR in; RS232 for external controller
Surround formats supported: Dolby Digital 5.1& EX; DTS 5.1 & ES
Discrete & Matrix; Dolby Pro Logic II; DTS Neo:6; Logic 7 5.1 & 7.1;
5- and 7-channel Stereo, Hall & Theatre modes; VMAx 2-speaker
soundfield mode; MP3; HDCD decode (allows HDCD replay from digital out of non-HDCD player), 44 lbs.
Picture of the 525 can be sent, if interested.
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I just purchased another receiver from Emlyn, so this receiver is officially for sale. I am using the Harman Kardon to drive the center and one pair of rear speakers, and the receiver is never driven hard by me. There is no scratch that I'm aware of on the receiver, and the receiver is still under warranty until December of 2005.
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The warranty runs through December of 2005.
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