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5 x 30W 5.1-channel A/V receiver

Driven by a passion for music and cinema, Harman Kardon engineers are fanatical about maintaining a balance between pure technology and their quest for artistic truth. The Harman Kardon AVR 154 features three HDMI™ inputs, two wide-bandwidth HDTV-ready component video inputs, four S-video inputs, a front-panel input for video games, an auxiliary input for portable media players, and a portfolio of advanced surround processing technologies, including Dolby Digital, DTS, and Logic 7® processing. But the AVR 154 is also about ease of use, and it features a high-current, ultrawide-bandwidth design for maximum fidelity.

Features galore

Versatile and multifeatured, Harman Kardon's AVR154 5.1-Channel A/V Receiver incorporates a wide range of listening options to match your every need. In addition to Dolby Digital and DTS Neo 6 decoding for digital sources, a broad choice of analog surround modes are available for use with sources such as CD, VCR, TV broadcasts, and the AVR154's own FM/AM tuner. The AVR154 aslso offers Harman International's exclusive Logic 7 process to create a wider, more enveloping sound environment with more defined fly-overs and pans, where the surround sound transitions from the speakers on one side to the speakers on the other side.

Rev your audio engines!

Watts-per-channel is not the only measure of amplifier power; in terms of dynamic range and impact. Current counts too. As an overall development approach, High-Current Capability encompasses everything from transformer design and capacitor size to discrete output circuitry, with minimal use of negative feedback. The AVR154's high current (+/-25 amp) amplifier is the electronic equivalent of a high-revving, high-horsepower racing engine that gives real benefits you can hear — tighter bass, superb transient response, and enhanced presence at any volume level. Put power behind your sound. Choose Harman Kardon.

Only two speakers — no problem

Even though current marketing focuses increasingly on multichannel surround sound, there are still many situations where it's only possible to have two speakers in a room, sacrificing the benefits of 360-degree sonic presentation. Harman Kardon has solved that problem with its exclusive VMAx technology in both multichannel receivers and stereo receivers. Today's music and soundtracks are all recorded by multichannel and multimicrophone methods. Digital processing can create the illusion of multichannel sound from only two speakers. Using a series of complex calculations based on intensive research into the way we hear and process sounds, VMAx creates a three-dimensional sound field using only conventional left and right front speakers. With VMAx, you get sound that fills your room and puts you in the first row, center.

Making the most of analog matrix soundtracks

When Harman Kardon engineers set out to enhance the playback of multichannel sound, they made significant improvements by building on recent advancements in digital technology. Logic 7 takes those advancements to the next level. Originally developed for high-end processors and currently featured in luxury automobiles, Logic 7 processing is now part of every Harman Kardon receiver. Proprietary digital algorithms are used to create a more cohesive and enveloping sound field from the tens of thousands of currently available analog matrix soundtracks. Not only is Logic 7 capable of resolving either five or seven channels from a two-channel source; but it also increases the accuracy with which sounds are directed to the center and surround channels, for more precise reproduction of the original soundtrack.

Future-proof your world

For the ultimate in flexibility, the AVR154 sports three HDMI 1.3a version inputs and one dedicated TV-bound HDMI output. It also features two component video and four S-Video inputs for connecting video devices. There are three additional audio inputs; and with a total of seven video inputs, the AVR154 is capable of handling all the latest A/V sources. Coax inputs/outputs are also available for direct connection to digital recorders. This bounty of connections, plus direct audio inputs, makes the AVR154 virtually future-proof, with everything needed to accommodate tomorrow's new formats right on board. But because proven technologies are sometimes the best technologies, the AVR154's powerful amplifier uses the traditional Harman Kardon high-current (+/-25 amps), ultrawide bandwidth design.

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