Hk Avr 745

dale 442
dale 442 Posts: 98
edited June 2007 in Electronics
Anyone out there tried this one yet??
Or read any complete reviews? I have a friend looking at buying this beast for mostly HT.
I guess I should have mentioned it would be used with 4 rti6's and a csi 5.

TIA,
Dale

Polk SDA 2B's
Carver TFM-45
Sony X33ES CD-direct to Carver
Samsung 4051D 40" LCD
Samsung DVD
Paradigm PS-1000
Denon 1507 A/V receiver, video only
Rti4's Front and Rear, video only
CSI3 center, video only :rolleyes:
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  • Bill Ayotte
    Bill Ayotte Posts: 1,860
    edited June 2007
    Let's let the other thread die...Here is what i could dig up; this is not a professional review, but he seems somewhat knowledgeable....

    It came from Amazon, of all places.

    http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000BQPH7Y/musicso0b2494-20

    Has potential if Component Video out problem is fixed., June 22, 2006
    By H. Holland (Clarkston, Georgia USA) - See all my reviews
    (REAL NAME)
    Howdy
    Negatives
    1 Don't like the remotes at all. An MX700 or such would have been way better in IMHO than these two. Neither of which cuts the mustard on it's own or together. What were they thinking.
    2. Ergonomically challenged after setup. Can't change volume on any channel on the fly. Did I mention the remotes?
    3. There is a problem when using Component video out with Faroudja processing engaged. The video image is shifted way left and the size of the picture is affected. The picture looks great but has the above mentioned problem. I experienced this using 3 seperate devices. A Dwin CRT and Sony HS51 projectors and a rear projection HDTV. The only other person who has this receiver,that I'm aware of, has the same problem when using a Panasonic Plasma. This should be correctable by Harman but we'll see how long it takes.
    4. Oh yeah, did I mention the Remotes.

    Positives
    1. Picture looks GREAT when using HDMI out with Faroudja processing.
    2. Sounds GREAT after running the Auto EQ setup and it was easy to do. I'm using seperate amps for the front speakers.
    3. Love Logic7 with music.

    Bottom line as I see it.

    If you don't need component video out and like to set and forget, this might just be for you. Once and if Component video out is fixed and you get adequate remote [of course that will add to the cost unless you already have one] you and I might be willing to suffer the ergonomic shortcomings.

    I don't think anyone who's up on remote control technology will think HK's choice is an intelligent one. I mean AFAIK, they had Harmony design a remote just for this unit and it's cute and has a cool feature in that it lights up when you touch it but it's seriously ergonomically challenged.

    Rating would be a 4.5 considering Picture and Sound Quality if the Component out problem didn't exist.

    I have not tried the internal amps on my front 3 Quad ESL63 speakers.

    This is the only other thing I could find on Google....No review, just a first look:
    http://www.guidetohometheater.com/firstlookavreceivers/506harmanavr745/
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