Best Price Harman Kardon AVR-2600 Home Theater

I purchased this Harmon Kardon receiver in order to complement my gaming experience with PS3, and it has fulfilled the task.
I'm still mastering the way to configure the PS3 audio outputs (PCM or bitstream, etc.) but this AVR really fills my bedroom (13x20')with crisp sound at all levels of volume (at the higher end it keeps pushing my Harman Kardon 18 speakers with no distortion). By the way volume is not linear, but rather exponential; the first half of the range is quite tame, but the last half (particularly from -15db up) you really feel the power. AS for audio codecs, you have all including 3D (mine came already updated).

ATTENTION PS3 users: this AVR eliminates the annoyance of the signal fadeout from the PS3 that requires to unhook/hook back the HDMI connector.
Music is well passed through the Bridge, but the interface is rather slow.
Overall a great purchase.

SIMPLE COLOR CODE SETUP

Taking the Complexity out of a Cineplex-Quality Home Theater


There's no denying that a typical home-theater system can be challenging to set up and use, but Harman Kardon receivers are far from typical. The AVR 2600 comes with the Quick-Start Guide, which that walks you through the color-coded connections that you'll need for even the most elaborate multichannel systems.

High definition on-screen displays makes setup and use easy.
With four HDMI%u2122* connections for the latest high-definition sources and a host of additional possibilities, connecting the AVR 2600 to nearly any device is easy and straightforward. Once connected, you'll discover a Harman Kardon exclusive: a newly developed, high-definition, full-color on-screen menu system that utilizes both pictures and text to guide you in setting up a home-theater system and verifying that its components are connected and configured properly.


The HD-resolution graphical interface uses alpha blending, a technique that allows the menus to be partially transparent and the video image to remain visible while you use the menus. The menu system also enables you to customize the name of each source as it appears on the AVR 2600's on-screen and front-panel displays. Complementing the interface's unmatched ease of use, the AVR 2600 includes a newly designed, backlit remote control with an intuitive, ergonomic design.

Adding to its appeal,
the AVR 2600 features Harman Kardon's strikingly new, minimalist design. It is elegant and distinctive, with gracefully rounded corners, a gloss-black and dark-graphite lower panel, and soft-white illumination. And if that isn't enough, the back-panel USB input for potential future software upgrades will enable you to enjoy the look and sound of your AVR 2600 for years to come.

Technical Details

* Dolby Volume maintains volume across all your content no matter what the source while also improving surround sound performance
* High-current, ultra-wide-bandwidth amplifier generates 65Watts per channel for uncompromised realism
* EzSet/EQ automates room-equalization and system-calibration for simple system setup and optimal audio quality
* Optional Bridge III iPod dock allows playback of music and movies from your iPod, iTouch or iPhone in rich
* Dolby True HD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding delivers high-resolution sound from today's Blu-ray discs

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Harman Kardon AVR 2600 High Performance, 65W X 7, 7.1 channel iPhone compatible Home Theater Receiver with Dolby Volume and Upscaling to 1080p (Black)