Video Asylum

Posted by BillC on June 18, 1999 at 19:23:59:

In Reply to: Re: Buying a reciever posted by Dan from Jersey on June 15, 1999 at 06:44:21:

I just bought an HK AVR65. Same features as the '75, I believe, just less power. Now here's the shocker....the thing actually sounds great! No offense to the receiver crowd, but my audio-only system has $15k worth of tube preamp and amps, and I'm not a solid state kinda guy. So this was a very pleasant surprise. I bought it for the video system, where sound quality is not a big priority, although I did want something that was at least inoffensive. I think part of the HK's good sound is due to the use of discrete output components, something lacking in many (if not all) of the Japanese brands. I'll give the 2 big thumbs up to the HK, especially at its' $399 sale price.