The New HK receivers (AVR 1600, AVR 2600 and AVR 3600, respectively) look to be a marked improvement over their predecessors both in feature set and cosmetics. Though, they still retained the cheesy hollowed out volume knob that just feels cheap and easily breakable. Its great to see Harman Kardon step up to the plate and offer the latest in high definition audio decoding (ie.TrueHD, DTS-HD), while also supporting more multi zone functionality and iPhone, iPod connectivity. If the amps sound as meaty as they look, then we've got some great "audiophile" alternatives to the big brands to recommend to our readers. We will have to acquire a review sample shortly to see if they are competitive both in performance and operation to some of the other large A/V receiver manufacturers.
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