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www.soundandvisionmag.com SOUND & VISION FEBRUARY/MARCH 2004 57The model numbers for HarmanKardon’s latest line of A/V re-ceivers recall those the compa-ny used for receivers it intro-duced some 20 years ago,and I’m betting that’s noaccident. Back then, HK scored a sol-id hit with a compact, simple, afford-able stereo receiver called the 330Cthat was modestly powered but pro-vided consistently good sound. Be-yond being compact, simple, and af-fordable, the new 7.1-channel AVR330 even echoes the ancestral Mod-el 330C’s two-toned black-glassstyling, which makes it look verycool indeed.The AVR 330 is relatively free ofgimmicks or gizmos, but it doesfeature HK’s EzSet automaticchannel-balancing routine. Likemost channel-balancing proce-dures, EzSet sends noise signals se-quentially to each main channel,but it calibrates the relative levelsautomatically using a sound-level sensorthat’s built into the receiver’s remote con-trol. I’ve had mixed luck with this luxuryfeature on previous Harman Kardon re-ceivers, but either my technique has im-proved or the system has been refined, be-cause the AVR 330’s routine worked flaw-lessly. I couldn’t have donemuch better manually.Harman Kardon also en-dowed the AVR 330 with an un-usual degree of setup flexibility.As with most A/V receivers, youcan set each input’s default for adigital or analog signal and yourpreferred surround mode. Butwith the AVR 330, you can alsoindependently assign to each inputrelative channel levels as well aspreferred speaker setup (“small,”“large,” or “none” and subwoofer onor off). And you can even select dif-ferent combinations of speakers foreach surround mode! Unfortunately,the AVR 330 doesn’t copy your initialcalibration settings to each input ormode as a starting point, so you have tomanually enter channel-trim values intoeach new combination the first time youselect it, or else you’ll get the unbalanced,all-channels-zero default.The AVR 330 also has prize-winningbass-management flexibility. You can ei-ther choose a crossover frequency for allthe main channels together — the optionsare 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, and 200 Hz — orelse select among these options individual-ly for the front left/right, center, and sur-round channels. And since your crossoverchoices are part of the Speaker Settingsmenu, you can even save different arrange-ments as part of the presets for individualinputs or surround modes.It’s worth noting that the AVR 330’sfront-panel convenience inputs includeboth optical and coaxial flavors of digitalaudio, and its multiroom facilities includePHOTOS BY TONY CORDOZAHarman KardonAVR 330 Digital Surround ReceiverTEST REPORTDANIEL KUMINRATED POWER 55 watts x 7 or 65 wattsx 2 into 8 ohms with maximum 0.07% THDDIMENSIONS 17 3⁄ 8 inches wide, 6 5⁄8inches high, 15 inches deepWEIGHT 30 5⁄8 poundsPRICE $799MANUFACTURER Harman Kardon,Dept. S&V, 250 Crossways Park Dr.,Woodbury, NY 11797; www.harmankardon.com; 800-422-8027fast facts

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