Harman Kardon AVR 1700 A/V Receiver

Harman Kardon AVR 1700 A/V Receiver
alaScore 91

35 reviews

May, 2013

We have collected and analyzed 2 expert reviews and 33 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 50/100 and users rate it 84/100. The average review date is Dec 15, 2012. We have compared these reviews to 81841 reviews from other Receivers & Amplifiers. The alaScore™ for this product is 91/100 = Excellent. Last update: May 25, 2013.

Review analysis

(Based on 35 reviews)

Expert Reviews  

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Harman Kardon AVR 1700 A/V Receiver

 

If you don't enjoy paradox, life is no more fun than a sack of dirt. Here's a long-running paradox in the home theater sphere: Some folks are turned off by audio/video receivers because they are so complex and loaded with features. So how do the people...

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Expert review by:

Harman Kardon AVR 1700 A/V Receiver

 

If you don't enjoy paradox, life is no more fun than a sack of dirt. Here's a long-running paradox in the home theater sphere: Some folks are turned off by audio/video receivers because they are so complex and loaded with features. So how do the people...

Consumer review by:

Defective

 

It is cheap and the sound quality is great. However, I do expect an unit that works most of the time and doesn't die so often. The one I got often went to a status with the display "BCO upgrading, please wait" and never came back by itself. At that...

Sound quality

Dies frequently and can't play iPhone properly

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Consumer review by:

Awesome receiver/speakers

 

Easy to set up, great connections so that all of your components are hooked into one system.This product has... Plenty of power for all my needs, Interfaces well with TV, Easy to use controls, Good multi-zone capabilityAbout me... practical, Tech savvy

Sound is amazing

none

Consumer review by:

Price and brand

 

Love it the product for the price and features it work for me.This product has... Plenty of power for all my needs, Easy to use controls, Good multi-zone capabilityAbout me... Tech savvy

easily to use light weight

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It has many options!

 

It was easy to understand the instructions and to install the receiver!This product has... Plenty of power for all my needs, Interfaces well with TV, Easy to use controlsAbout me... practical, Tech savvy

Great Sound

Nothing

Consumer review by:

Great sound and features for the price

 

I purchased this after reading the reviews on it and have to say it has lived up to my expectations. I have it paired with an older Polk Audio speaker set and am now getting much more out of it than what I got with our previous Onkyo receiver, despite...

Plenty of power, great, clean sound, easy set-up, easy to use network features

Old style remote, no internal WiFi or adapter

Consumer review by:

Excellent receiver for beginners to audiophiles

 

Excellent sounding reciever,plenty of adjustments on the GUI interface,6 hdmi,audio return channel,BIG PLUS IS CROSSOVERS FOR ALL SPEAKERS and the ABILITY TO SPECIFY SIZE OF SUBWOOFER DRIVER.Surround modes are incredible as you can hear every fine...

6 HDMI,Adjustable crossovers for all speakers,sound quality,easy GUI interface,5 discrete amps that don't get hot

receiver has plenty of power but I don't believe it is doing 100 WPC,no audio bypass when receiver is off

Consumer review by:

Insane Deal

 

I love this receiver. As long as you are okay with 5.1 instead of 7.1 or 7.2, this receiver is an insane deal! I bought mine about 2 weeks back to fix the audio problems on a Coby 3D tv, and it was an instant fix. This receiver has great options, it's...

Value

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Average Receiver

 

This is a good receiver that sounds great. Had this going after about 10 minutes out of the box. Hooked up all components using new high speed HDMI cables. Unfortunately experiences 3-5 second audio lag between commercails and tv programs when watching...

Good Sound

Audio Delay output

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