PrestonTom Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 I had always liked Harman Kardon products before. I had been a big fan of their high current amps (I matched one with some Magnepans and Vandersteens that I had with great results) and my girlfriend had some rather demanding speakers and a new HK receiver took care of all the problems. However, tonight I went to pick up a brand new HK CD player(Model FL 8385)since my 20 year old Nakamichi OMS5A was finally shot. When I got home the HK unit was a dud. The thing made a terrible grinding sound when playing CDs. This was not a refurbished unit - it was new, fresh out of the box (and there was no visible damage to the unit or the box). What a disappointment! Maybe this was a fluke, but I do wonder what has happened to quality control. Tom the Frustrated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 Sorry to hear about your issues. I have all harman gear and it's all been rock solid for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenratboy Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 Luck of the draw! I will not say what (not Klipsch), but I witnessed a very hi-end product (hand made in a developed European country) that was dead in more ways than one out of the box (this could not have happened during shipping!) - it happens. Sorry, try another one, will probably last you another 20 years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olorin Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 Yeah, no manufacturer is 100%. I'd be leery of generalizing an entire company based on one sample of one product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djk Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 Gee, a company that sells over $1B made one bad unit? Back in the day: Yamaha 33% Denon 20% NAD 5% Onkyo 100% Sony 200%+ Sony became a four letter word around the shop. First we couldn't get enough to sell, it was a 'buy' rated item in a consumer magazine, then we were thanking our lucky star that we didn't get that many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 HK does make "some"good sounding gear,if I were looking to buy a cd player HK would not be on my list.I've owned several HK products and the current avrs sound pretty good and have good power(I have a avr630 in a 2nd setup).As far as reliability I've had a few lemons and a few keepers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frzninvt Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 If you want another Nak OMS-5AII there is one for sale at superpawn.com for like $120 in good working order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcoker Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 Is not H?K owned by JBL which also makes JVC and Jensen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoriated_Tiger Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 ---------------- On 3/29/2005 8:44:37 AM gcoker wrote: Is not H?K owned by JBL which also makes JVC and Jensen? ---------------- Harman International is the audio Borg, they own JBL, Mark-Levinson, Infinity, and more. At least they let their aquisitions maintain their own look/feel/design/market, instead of making them Just Like Harman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formica Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 ---------------- On 3/29/2005 9:36:49 AM Thoriated_Tiger wrote: ---------------- On 3/29/2005 8:44:37 AM gcoker wrote: Is not H?K owned by JBL which also makes JVC and Jensen? ---------------- Harman International is the audio Borg, they own JBL, Mark-Levinson, Infinity, and more. ---------------- like AKG, Lexicon, Crown, DBX, etc... many of the classic manufacturers. OTOH they have NO relation to Jensen and JVC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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