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Harman Kardon HK 3490 2 x 120W Stereo Receiver | 
| Brand: Harman Kardon
Category: CE
Buy New: Too low to display
New (8) Used (1)
Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 1587
Color: SilverBlack
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 33
Dimensions (in): 15 x 17.4 x 6.4
MPN: HK 3490
Model: HK 3490
UPC: 028292506451
EAN: 0028292506451
ASIN: B00198F89A
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Affordable stereo receiver with Remote A/B switching | | • | Compatible with the Bridge II docking station for iPod playback, control, and charging | | • | Dolby Headphone and Dolby Virtual Speaker surround modes | | • | Dual subwoofer output, with trigger for direct connection to powered subwoofers | | • | XM Tuner Ready |
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Product Description
The HK 3490 was born to make beautiful music and, like all specialists, it's very good at what it does. It features high-current, ultrawide-bandwidth amplification, a signature Harman Kardon technology that delivers all the subtlety of an original musical performance, whether reproduced from vinyl or your MP3 player of choice. But even specialists enjoy a change of pace from time to time. So the HK 3490 also features four high-quality composite video inputs, and convenient front-panel inputs for video games and portable audio players.
At 120 watts per channel, this powerful HK 3490 stereo receiver combines all of an audiophile's must-haves (high performance phono preamp, preouts/main-in jacks, high-current amplification) with an array of multichannel extras (digital-audio inputs, video switching, dual subwoofer outputs and Dolby Virtual Speaker technology). Add the optional Bridge II docking station, and the HK 3490 will connect as elegantly to your newfangled iPod as it does to your time-honored turntable. The HK 3490 isn't a snob about where the music comes from, as long as it sounds great when it reaches its final destination: your ears. Connects to the optional Harman Kardon-engineered The Bridge II docking station for iPod playback, control and charging Stereo preamp outputs allow the use of an external power amplifier Two digital audio inputs (one coaxial and one digital) Convenient front-panel audio/video input for use with video games or portable players One high-quality phono input for connection of record players with an MM cartridge Two analog recording outputs (tape and video) FM stereo/FM/AM tuner with RDS, auto preset, direct-access tuning and 30 presets Two-line dot-matrix display for clear visibility Dimmer reduces the brightness of the information screen, or switches it off completely
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 HK 3490 September 30, 2008
Quick shipping, easy tracking. Package was beat up pretty bad. So of course I was worried some what. Being double boxed and with some luck, receiver is fine and works great as expected. Great band for the buck. Highly recommended for 2 channel system with plenty of power. Im using it with a 120 watt powered sub, a pair of cerwin vegas AT 12, with eminance 12" 200 watt rms woofer replacements for spk A and for spk B a pair of vintage tempest Lab series 3 bookshelf spk. results in rich bass and great clarity totally clean crisp sound.
 Too many frills not enough performance September 22, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Made in China cheap junk,certainly not the quality of the old HK stuff.For the price I guess it is acceptable but if you want something with high power and clean undistorted sound you are going to have to spend much more money.
Exactly what I was looking for September 14, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've had this receiver for a little over a week now, and I am incredibly impressed. I'm a college student working on creating my first high-end stereo system, and this receiver fit the bill precisely. I'm powering a set of Cambridge Soundworks T205 speakers, and they sound unbelievable with this receiver. The towers are bi-wireable, so I wired the high end to the A speaker-set and the low end to the B speaker-set, which allows for terrific separation of the of the high's and low's.
bottom line: for the money, this receiver is a no-brainer. incredible sound (not noticing any color or distortion), its varying inputs are a plus (few stereo receivers in this price-range have digital input, which are great for hooking up computers), and it can really crank up the volume when needed (no distortion at high or low volume).
There are higher-end stereo receivers with more features and the like out there, but this is a no-compromise solution if it has all the features you want.
Excellent Product September 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have had this stereo receiver for several weeks now and I am extremely pleased with its performance. Installation was a snap and provides excellent performance with all of my other components. Definitely worth the money!
 Nice two channel solution with digital options August 30, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I formally owned a Rotel RX-1050 and decided to give the 3490 a try. I really prefer a nice 2 channel amp to drive my B&H 603's and the HK does the job well. What I liked that you won't find in other 2 channel amps is two digital in's, xm ready, ipod integration and 2x sub out. For the price you really can't beat it. The size is about 33% larger than my Rotel. The power about 25% more.
The controls of course are very limited, source+balance+tone. No EQ.
The phono amp provided hum free sound from my Tech. 1200.
I will mention that the Bridge I device has some problems with this new amp. HK told me that the manual has a typo when they said the Bridge I would work with this device and I have to wait until the Bridge II is released in September.
My only other small complaint is the device has composite out for video. Why bother? This would have been a home run with component/DVI or HDMI out. Doesn't seem like it would have added that much to the price to add a HD capable switch to the device.
I'm sure a 3495 will come out in a year and fix this. :-)
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