Harmon Kardon Stereo Receiver Avr 254 Manual

Harmon Kardon is the best speaker system I have ever heard! The bass and clarity is amazing!

This unit replaces a 15 year old top of the line Harmon Kardon receiver which decided to die. Even my old dance mix tapes from the 1980s sound incredible. I believe the S-301 delivers better sound quality overall than my old Harmon... the highs are crisp, the lows deep and rich. It performs as well as the S-801 in my media room. Thank you Yamaha, all my components will be Yamaha going forward.

I'm a basshead and these tws jbl ear buds impressed me just as every other jbl product I own!! Thank you Harmon Kardon for continuing to put out fantastic products!! I choose you guys over anything and everything!! Biggest JBL fanatic ever!!

I purchased the unit to feed a Harmon Kardon HKTS 15 speaker system. Fabulous sound. Great flexibility. The calibration mike is an impressive feature. Furniture movement for the Holidays, etc.

Perfect home theater replacement for my aged out Harmon Kardon unit. Sounds great and the Bluetooth is a nice upgrade.

The best stereo receiver I’ve ever owned! If you want the best, this is it!

This stereo receiver was one of my better online purchases!

I purchased the AVR-A1H in August of 2023 as part of a home theater project, and I was pleasantly surprised that it has made audio the focus of the room. At a basic level, this receiver allows a user to be up and running in minutes, with an intelligent setup guide that provides impressive results on its own, but also allows for more in depth configuration via Dirac Live, or manual adjustment. Where I would normally be tweaking speaker placement for hours, I was good to go after about an hour with a 9.4.4 setup where I could close my eyes and locate the "source" of a sound in 3D space easily. By default, I did feel that the system wanted the subwoofer levels a bit quieter than I prefer, but that was the most I had to play with. In terms of inputs, my only regret is the lack of component video inputs...but this is a receiver for today, not one from 20 years ago, so it makes sense. I haven't had any issues with video sources over HDMI, and the picture quality and image latency are both amazing. One thing to note is that this receiver is heavy, so take care where you place it. Also, as can be expected from a unit pumping so many watts, it can get a bit toasty, so keeping it in a well-ventilated area is a must. Suffice to say, I love it. It's a premium product...with a price to match, but there is nothing that comes close.

I use it to connect my tape deck to the stereo receiver.

Use it as a dedicated stereo amp for 16bit Flac music, opened up my sound stage vs AVR only