Good sound. Looks great. Nice remote.

It skips and I bought it two days ago

Unfortunalely, I read the reviews after I purchased this unit to replace my old, singe-CD Sony CDP670. I haven't yet experienced the HK not recognizing CDs. But mine does something worse than that - it skips like crazy on one paerticular CD and I bought the changer two days ago! My old Sony never skipped on any of my CDs. I think I'll take the HK back to Circuit City and replace it with an Onkyo.

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My experience with this player was not the best. I got the player last christmas to replace my 10 year old Kenwood 6 disc player (rca's were going out). I got it at Fry's and by April, I was on my 3rd one the problems were 1; didnt work out of the box 2;within 1 month would only occosionaly recognize discs (5 disc loaded, only recognizes disc 3, but move it another slot and it wouldnt recongnize it) and 3;remote control from the cd remote and the pt2500 remote worked very sparaticly. I returned it completely and got a Kenwood cd-206 which cost a $100 less and in my opinion sounds better. I also liked the more contoured look of the fl8300 better. Maybe i was just unlucky, but in anycase get a warranty from the dealer if you can. Also the platter movement is loud, even compared to my Kenwood.

I have had the FL 8350 for about one month now and I have to say it is a real improvement over the FL8330. The buttons for play/Skip ect. are now on the top for easy acces. The sound of the player is just great. So far so good. It is really a well built player.

Percieved build quality; and reputation. Sound quality

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This is a note for users of 8350s. Apparently H/K has identified the problem of not recognizing CDs and prescribed a fix to its authorized outlets. The problem is mentioned in a FAQ about the 8350 on the Harmon website. I just purchased an 8370 and, after reading reviews here, called H/Ks tech support to find out if this fix has been incorporated into the 8370. It has, for those considering an 8370. For those with 8350s I would take it to your closest dealer and mention the FAQ on H/Ks website. I am certian there is a procedure that is laid out to fix this problem on existing units. Hope this helps somebody out.

FYI, the H/K tech said the fix was incorporated into the 8350. That would explain those who have had no failures. He didn't mention a serial number range, however.

NOTE-this is not meant as a review! This is to help current owners with fixing the disc recognition problem. I will post a review of my 8370 when I have more time with it.

Purchased this product a few months back mainly on name recognition, and going by the old addage "you get what you pay for" (ie- after seeing boatloads of $39 Pioneer and Sony and Technics players..) I laid down the $300.
Not a problem, not a complaint. I've noticed a quality improvement in the sound, as well as the fact that this unit will read and not skip over slightly scratched discs as my old player did. I do wish I didn't have to wait for the tray to do a complete spin before I open it after power-on, but I'm impatient.

If this review jinxs me and my unit dies in the near future, I got the 3-year extended warranty. I suggest you do the same with any questionable equipment.

style, sound

reliability, reliability, reliability, direct song access, remote

First and foremost it stopped recognizing CDs after 3 months and maybe 50 uses. This is a common problem and I am thoroughly disenchanted with HK that they continue to sell an obviously defective design. Good thing they dont make tires -- they'd give Firestone a run for their money.

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