HK-AVR 235

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srikarkav
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#1 erstellt: 09. Jan 2006, 12:47

Hi Guys,

My mind was set to go for a yammie, but guys here (especially abhi & Edges) have steered me to either a marantz or Harman. I am particularly attracted to Harman since i am given to undestand that they quote the actual output of watts for ther avr's.If they quote 50 watts it seems it equals 100 watts by other brands. Honesty is rare among multinationals nowadays. So I incline to go the Harmon way. Any one own or auditioned their AVR 235 & AVR
335? If so, can u share ur views with me plss?
Thanks.
Shri

abhi.pani
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#2 erstellt: 10. Jan 2006, 08:50

Hi Srikarkav,
Yammy is not bad but they have a very mediocre Stereo performance where as Marantz and HK have awesome stereo performance (when compared to AVRs). You are right about HK in the sense that they are high-current AVRs and their ratings are much more authentic. So even 50 watts would be good enough to drive difficult to drive loudspeakers to a decent volume. I havent extensively auditioned the HK lineups but from whatever little bit of auditions and reviews I gone through, Marantz is better than HK in almost all respect (except might be the current factor). So for the price you pay for an HK AVR-235, you should get a Marantz SR-5500, which would sound awesome both in HT and Stereo mode.

Ultimately you got to listen to both of them and decide which kind of sound appeals you more. HK may sound more punchy and the Marantz more detailed.......which is the one for you that only your ears can decide ONLY AFTER PROPER AUDITION......dont tend to assume anything without auditioning as many a times you might feel that you like more bass but after listening to a the product you reveal that you were much more attracted towards more details then bass and then starts your journey of exploration with yourself.