| Average Customer Rating: 4.0/5
Total Reviews: 5 |
Rating: 4
Good quality inexpensive receiver
| The HK AVR 125 isn't a world class piece of stereo equipment. What it is is a very competent performer at its price level. It was Harman Kardon's entry level A/V receiver in their line from 2001-2003. I'd originally bought mine as a temporary fix, thinking I'd relegate it to a backroom or a family member after I upgraded. |
Rating: 5
Excellent AV Receiver!
| My first receiver was an Aiwa AV-D55 stereo receiver. It was pretty good but the volume knob stopped responding: If I turned it down at the unit it would go up. The only thing that works on it is a remote. So I bought the Harman Kardon AVR 125. I was immediately impressed with the clarity and while it didn't produce the same bass as my other unit it produced better sound. I could see where adding a subwoofer is a good idea at this point. The Aiwa was much cheaper. Only $$ compared to $$. But I've been very pleased with the features of this model. It does everything I need it to do and has every input/output connection I need. This unit also doesn't have sound fields like rock, jazz, or whatever. It's just a very nice to the point receiver. So far this is the best receiver I've ever owned. The Aiwa sounded muddy by comparison. It had a t-bass tri-level setting which is handy if you don't own a subwoofer. But I've never missed it. And I know that once I add the subwoofer this system is going to be even more amazing. I use JBL speakers and it's very crisp and clear. |
Rating: 1
Be careful what you wish for
| Like so many of us out there who have just bought a new projection HDTV, its time to upgrade the old stereo to an audio visual receiver. I had always heard H/K was good stuff, so I bought this H/K unit because of the controls configuration and the features. I am replacing a 21 year old Onkyo receiver that still works great but doesnt accomodate 5.1 etc. My Onkyo is 45 watts per channel (last of the analog dials made) and the H/K is aprx. the same rating. With tearful unceartantity and that new car smell anxiety I set aside my Onkyo and hooked up my new H/K. The display lit up and it looked better in my house than at the store (you know the feeling). When I turned up the volume I got no sound from the TV or DVD input so I swithed to am/fm and got some "fuzzy music". I only hooked up 2 speakers (JBL 3way 15" woof.) but I tried every mathematically possible wiring configuration that an electrical engineer could conceive and I could not get this unit to get louder than a FIFTH! of what my Onkyo would do ; and the clarity was not as good. So I took back the unit to the store and they hooked it up and what I heard at home was the same thing that we heard at the store. The store people said that the unit is working properly and I should be looking for a 110 amp+ per channel unit to match the performance of my old Onkyo. |
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