Harman Kardon AVR 3700 7.2-Channel 125-Watt Network-Connected Audio/Video Receiver
Harman Kardon AVR 3700 7.2-Channel 125-Watt Network-Connected Audio/Video Receiver
- Powerful 7.2 surround sound system with 125 watts per channel
- Integrated Green Edge technology uses ultra lightweight digital amplifiers to create powerful, precise amplification.
- Stream media via Airplay, Bluetooth, Internet Radio or Roku
- WiFi Enabled
- 4K video pass-through and upscaling
Experience the pinnacle of home entertainment. The Harman Kardon AVR 3700 delivers high-definition video and 125 watts per channel of 7.2-channel surround sound so realistically that the experience of sitting down and watching a movie seems anything but passive. Eight HDMI inputs, including one on the front panel, with 3D and Audio Return Channel keep you connected to all your digital components, playing them back in rich, vivid quality. Built-in Wi-Fi networking and Apple AirPlay software give
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If I had a no stars option, I would give it that.,
In a nut shell, the marketing executives at Harman Kardon have chosen light weight, in house gosh awful power supplies to increase profits over the legacy of a good sounding audio product and has banked on their customers not knowing the difference. I don’t know about you, but I know the smell of dog poop when I smell it. And this is dog poop. Sidney Harman is most likely rolling in his grave after how much work he put into this venerable company all his life. My only hope is that enough people give them bad enough reviews and don’t buy their product that they are forced to re-evaluate like they previously had to do with their failed digital receivers over 10 yrs ago and go back to making a decent product. Those were so bad that Fry’s couldn’t hardly give them away.
The AVR 3700 is even more of a disgrace than most of their receivers, as it’s supposed to the flagship. This is basically $1000 pile of refuse that is being passed off as the best Harman Kardon has to offer. When you look inside, you will find 2 VERY SMALL crown transformers, which give the body very little shallow bass compared to units of yesteryear and give the unit a digital thin sound that is not like what Harman Kardon used to be. It’s a lousy offering by a cynical company that thinks it can pass dog food onto the consumers and they will not know the difference. After being long time customers and proponents of HK, we no longer are and cannot recommend any of their receivers. We hope that we can find a company that values its customers and doesn’t abuse them like Harman Kardon now does with poor products and awful customer service. The wait time is ridiculous. And you have to really work to talk to someone who isn’t an East Indian and understands nothing. DO NOT BUY THIS UNIT!
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|Perfect Upgrade but then it failed,
Plenty of HDMI inputs and the output power is amazing on my Boston Acoustic speakers. Menus are very easy to navigate.
Shipping was very fast and packaging was superb. Thanks Amazon, my man cave is back in order!
1/17/14
I am submitting an update to this review. After enjoying the Harman Kardon AVR-3700 for three months, a problem has arose. Everything was working perfectly until one day I powered the unit on and no audio was being produced, only a picture. I checked all of my cable connections and they are fine. I also followed the online FAQ from HK’s website and checked the length of my HDMI cables, no problem there. The only left to do was to reset the AVR-3700. I held down the setup button on the front panel, as directed, and when i powered the unit back up it seemed to be a fix. I had to reprogram all of my settings, which is a pain, but i was back up and running. I then powered the AVR-3700 off and back on to see if I could replicate the problem. Sure enough, no audio. After another reset and reprogram the unit seemed to be working properly. After a week, the unit has once again lost audio.
I decided today to call HK customer support and waited on hold for a time, the music was very pleasing while on hold. The rest of the conversation with a customer rep was hard to understand and not helpful at all. I was directed to send an email to customer support along with proof of purchase, first and last name, shipping address, phone number, model name and description of the problem. If i would of known the gentleman on the phone was going to tell me to email customer support I wouldn’t have called.
So, customer support is ridiculous and I have no fix for my AVR-3700. I have sent the email as directed, I have my doubts there will be a solution. Until then i guess i will have to continue to do resets on the unit. This is not what i have come to expect from HK and there is definitely and issue with their service.
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|Very pleasing sound but you may do just as well with the AVR 2700,
I have posted here a very enthusiastic review of the AVR 2700. A friend of mine was so floored by listening a few tracks of classical music to offer me to buy it on the spot for the same price I paid. I gladly accept that offer and upgraded to the AVR 3700 in light of the higher specified wattage, while I did not care of WiFi and the Zone 2 separate remote (maybe you do?).
Now, from the power capability unique standpoint I am disappointed of the upgrade. I literally did not notice any difference from the AVR 2700: just none! I almost wonder if tearing those two apart the amplifiers and digital power supply are just the same and the difference of 25W per channel is just fiction from the marketing department (not so rare these days when products are moved more by marketing campaigns rather than intrinsic quality….).
I have meanwhile checked the measurements of a German specialized magazine and its 5-channel actual power turns out to be measured as a meager 44W x channel on 6 Ohm (so it will be even lower for 8 ohm speakers) and the 2700 delivers 41W in the same conditions. So my impressions were correct. For a top-of-the line model I think HK should have done better, hence the 4 stars instead of 5 of my overall rating.
However, do not be turned off by these values because I do not feel I am missing much, if anything. Music at 60-65% of the volume is plenty loud (about the same as 50-55% on an Onkyo 818) and un-distorted, movies too. Even at 75% of the volume, which is hard to bear, I did not notice any distortion.
Let alone this element of obvious disappointment, all the qualities I remarked with the AVR 2700 remain unaltered. Sound quality for music is, in my humble opinion, second to none. Even more in 2-channel stereo, this is the only receiver I have found to be able to deliver a sound reminiscent of older amplifiers. If you think that today’s receiver just cannot deliver a decent stereo performance, I suggest you give this one (or the 2700) a try. It is a sort of “old-fashioned” sound in a good way: not as cold or clinical as the Pioneer D class receiver I briefly tried sounded to my ears. A very pleasant midrange, powerful and well laid out bass (actually excessive with my setup with Logic 7 enabled), sophisticated highs which I happen to boos a bit with the tone control basic settings (Bass/Treble only, and not per each channel).
I suspect the DAC choice of HK is the one that makes their AVR sounding so “distinctive”. I repeat, you may want to give it a try if you are missing the sound of older amplifiers.
Movies soundtracks are rendered very well too, especially in Blu ray uncompressed HD audio. For normal 5.1 Dolby or DTS soundtracks I have no complaints but my impression is that receivers equipped with Audyssey MultiEQ XT 32 and also the new Pioneer Class-D receiver might render a more exciting, “lively” presentation. Movies listening is perhaps 10% of my average usage of a receiver, hence I certainly would not give this up just for this.
Also this unit appears defects/bugs free like the 2700 I owned before. I realize it is early to say, but I do find refreshing to have an AVR without known issues waiting to be taken care with a firmware upgrade.
Network performance is really good. Android/Apple apps are really basic and way behind the rest of the competition; again, no deal breaker for me but it is worth mentioning.
As others mentioned, EZSet provides doubtful results and I tend to leave it off. Unlike Audyssey-equipped receivers, which sound lifeless if Audyssey is left off, disabling EZset equalization has no pitfalls in my experience.
Logic 7 is highly praised by many and was also my favorite choice when I owned the HK AVR-347 quite a few years ago. Here, instead, I noticed a clear deterioration in sound: bass boosted to the excess, highs rolled off enormously, overall a “muddy” sound which I avoid like the pest. Too bad. This is something that could be rectified in a later firmware upgrade, but I am afraid that is configured this way by design, so it may never be changed.
I would be curious to hear from previous HK AVR generation x650 owners if they experienced my same results with Logic7 (please comment here below).
Tested with Energy RC-70 front, RC-10 surround, Veritas 5.2 center and Polk PSW110 subwoofer.
PROS:
1. Sound quality for music performance
2. Fully functional, no bugs (at least my unit)
3. Aesthetics: from the device itself to the user interface
4. Remote design: maybe a little too large, but very well-thought
5. Dolby volume is very effective, better than Audyssey digital volume and much better than MCACC sound leveling systems
6. Easier than most to setup
CONS:
1. Not the most powerful top-of-the-line receiver around
2. Logic 7 muddy sound
3. Not the most sophisticated speaker calibration
4. Very marginal…
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