I purchased the AVR 45 a week ago, which I loved, but returned it for the AVR65. I have to say I love it. Every kind of music sounds great from Dave Matthews to DMX. I never knew the potential of my Infinity RS6 speakers until I played a CD with the FL8550 and AVR 65. I have had no lines on my TV or hissing in my speakers. The DTS and DD are crystal clear with exceptional seperation. I have listened to similiar Denon, Yahama, and Sony recievers and they don't compare. I could care less about how easy the remote is to use, I buy audio equipment for sound!

I recently bought an AVR-65, and I am not experiencing any of the problems that other people in this group are having. The AVR-65 is the best sounding reciever I have ever owned. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Purchased AVR 65 in Feb. No problems, sounded great, very pleased. 5 weeks later, lost center channel sound, all modes, nothing from left or rights of what was in center. Called HK, advised to take to authorized service center. 4 weeks later, not fixed, figured out needed to order service manual. 4 weeks later, not fixed, still no service manula, nearly 4 weeks, many calls to HK, reciever fixed. set up, no center channel sound, but missing sound is now in left and right. call HK, returned unit and new unit received. Set up all is fine and sounds great, no video. If this continues and HK has fixed problems with avr 65, 4+ stars, if still problems, don't buy. I have had HK products for a long time, but this has been a disappointment. still, great idea and price but

I´ve bought my avr65 3 weeks ago and the problems have just started.I really like this amp but the loud noice from the front/center speakers which start at around -20db are extremely anoying. And when full osd is used the background is green blue and grey at the same time, making it anoying to use.
I called HK in sweden and they said that brumm from the center was a common problem but only from the center not from the other speakers. The guy i talked to said he would contact HK in Denmark and ask them how to fix the problem and then call me back. I told him about this site and that some of you said that the bug was fixed after serialnumber 10000. I have serial 7489. And i bought it 2-3 weeks ago, the produkt must have been in the store were i bought it for a long time. I hope they will send me a new one, but i guess i will have to wait a loooong time before it will be fixed. I strongly suggest that anyone interested in this amplifier should wait till the problems are fixed or buy one with a serial over 10000 if now that source is right. Everything else is excelent i only miss on thing and that is digitalout and more digital inputs.

I went to UBID.com and did a product search for HK and found only one product of HK compared to the thousands Sri Dev was talking about. I know a friend who's had the AVR20 for 4 years running it hard every day no problem. I've had the 65 and have had absolutely no problems. Great sounding reciever.

I researched about the realiabilty of the Harman Kardon products and came across a site www.ubid.com where they sell thousands of refurbished
Harman Kardon products. That tells you something about the Company and
its product.

May be they are the poineers but they have one of the worst realibilty
and service charges in the industry.

When you buy a high end product you expect it to perform and last as well.

For the same reason I would give this product a Single Star and advice
people to consider reliability before picking up a receiver.

This piece is absolutely beautiful. DD is flawless, DTS is clean, no hiss in any playback. I paid $682 at ABC Warehouse in Utica, Michigan.
I bought it in July and paid no attention to the serial number because I bought it from ABC -- a high-volume retailer that would most definitely have the "fixed," higher-serial-numbered units.

Yes, I have read *all* of the negative feedback on this piece and on H/K as a company. All I can say is that I commend H/K on an excellent product and an outstanding value.

Setup:

H/K AVR 65
Sony 510 DVD player
JBL HLS-610 fronts
JBL HLS-Center
JBL CM 52 rears
JBL 12" sub

Overall, a terrific system for around two grand. Without a struggle this setup fills a very large room w/ cathedral ceilings.

-- Joe

After owning this product for 3 weeks, I am very happy with the purchase... I did my research througly and exchanged a few Sony recievers, before finally purchasing this one. I purchased it at Circuit City for $999 and every penny is worth it ... It has a lot of power, and its clean look is great. There's a lot clarity, deep bass, and midrange all around. Overall and excellent reciever, and I have no humming, hissing, or RF interference even though the reciever is a few feet away from my 74" Toshiba TV. Great reciever ...
5 Stars

This reciever is a disgrace to humanity. I purchased it 1 week ago and back it went tothe store. First it wasn't loud at all... my friends Sony DB930 beat it totally. My old Sony
sounded much better then this junk. Second there was a loud hissing, and crackling in
the rear speakers. Third the face plate, and the cover that comes done is really cheap.
It's small, and light no wonder it sounds like crap. I figured I had a defective one since I
heard crackling, and hissing, so I went to Circuit City, and exchanged it... same problem.
I later compared many other recievers side by side with the same speakers.
Yamaha2095, HK AVR65, Sony DB830, Denon 3300, and Onkyo 959. I can honestly say
I'm happy with my purchas of my Sony, it sounds much better then the HK. Maybe the hk
would be a better reciever if there weren't any problems.

This post is to inform you of the previous review(s) made by John Peterson and MacPherson a.k.a Harris from NJ. Notice he posted the same message about the Sony STR-DB930 under the MacPherson name. Please disregard my rating as I have no experience with the HK. (Still trying to decide myself.) Just wanted to warn you of "Harris".