Any Good (Harman Kardon)

[friar241]

Looking for a new amplifier and while on www.caraudiosecurity.com i noticed this amp http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/product/products_id/10605.html

Only thing is I've never heard of Harman Kardon and wondered if they are any good?

Thanks for any help,
Luke

 

[markblack172]

They must be good mate, BMW use them in their cars

 

[guysy]

Harman/Kardon do great audio equipment, I would put my trust in it.

 

[will.clio!]

They do good stuff, they use Harman kardon in Range Rover's too, and I have some harman kardon speakers and sub for my PC, impressed with the sound quality.

Edit: that amp looks schweet too

 

[ptfuzi]

harman kardon is more for quality of sound,

if you want just to make noise there is other options..

 

[sideways danny]

Infinity is Harmon Kardon's budget brand

Well actually JBL is the budget brand, Infinity is middle of the range

 

[ChrisPearson]

I have HK in my car and the sound is pretty good but it has no bass from the sub

 

[Gally]

Low ride with da top down! Tunes bangin'

 

[ChrisPearson]

Na i just listen to the 3L straight 6 when the tops down

 

[friar241]

Wicked guys thanks for the help with that, didnt know they were linked with jbl and infinity at all so much appreciated.

Luke

 

[Lyons]

That is probably a good amp, no way of knowing without testing it first though. Harman Kardon, Bose etc do make good stuff but most of the time the installs they put in cars as an option (BMW/Audi/RR etc) aren't great because the car manufacturers give them a stupidly small budget so they can make a bigger profit, people still pay for them though because it has a well know audio brands name on it. Win win for the companies, not so good for the customers....better off spending the same cash or less on an install from a good car audio shop.

So just because they're in BMW's doesn't mean the quality is upto that of a home stereo system from the same manufacturer. It's the same old story, you can't buy something because of the brand, you have to test the specific model.

 

[Barron]

What sort of amp are you looking for?

i have a http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/product/products_id/4871.html
for sale if you are interested

Carl

 

[rich_1989]

You shouldnt need a 4 channel amp if your only running one sub? my setup is front and rear door speakers which are alpine and kept dash tweeters, 3000 watt sub and amp and decent 60watt x 4 head unit.

 

[friar241]

I was looking to ampfron components and rear speakers as well as having a decent sounding sub in the boot for that added bass.

i saw the 5 channel route as an easier route to go than have multiple amps really unless anyone could give me a reason not to really.

I've had installs before but only ever amped the sub so i honestly don't know if multiple amps are better than just the single one to do the whole job.


I already have my sub from a previous install which is a 300w RMS HiFonics 12" inch Sub as it kicked nicely in my old car.

Thanks for help guys,
Luke

 

[Lyons]

Personally I would go for a decent 4 channel for the front and rear speakers and a powerful mono for the sub (which is fairly decent by the way). I am not convinced that amp will be much good, but I haven't listened to one, so don't quote me!