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  1. Jeff:L

    Does HK stink?

    I am sending it in for another one. Third time is the charm right? We'll see what happens. By the say, Harman Kardon has one of the most courteous, prompt, and plesant customer service that I have ever dealt with. Lets see what happens. Whish me luck!
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    help me decide which receiver!

    I am thinking about returning my HK AVR-430, but I dont know what else to get in the price range of a refurb HK AVR-430. $500. What would you guys pick: Harman Kardon AVR 430 - refurb that I have had bad experience with. Denon AVR-1804 - no experience with Denon Marantz 5400 - no...
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    Does HK stink?

    Well I got 2 bad ones which really leaves a bad taste in my mouth. The HK rep says instead of sending a refund, he would like to send another refurb to try. Thing is that my 30 day refund period os almost over! what should I do? I have read quite a few horror stories about HK on these forums...
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    Does HK stink?

    I bought a refurbished Harman kardon AVR-430 direct from harman kardon. I have had to have it replace once already & the second one I have is not working correctly either. It will turn itself off. I have the connections right & it is in the open, so it should not have heat problems. Is HK...
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    I need a cooling fan.. how do I make one?

    I went & got a Vantec Stealth fan, and it is much quieter, although you can still hear it when there is no music. But that is when the adapter is set to 12V. Can anyone tell me, If I want to hook up two 12V fans to one AC/DC universal adapter, is 1200 ma big enough? Also, will hooking up two...
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    I need a cooling fan.. how do I make one?

    ok guys I just woired up this radio shack fan & boy is it loud! it has a loud whirling noise! I have not plugged it into my receiver yet, but I know that it will be quite loud. Is there anything that you guys can suggest? Is there a quieter fan that I can buy? I was thinking about using the DC...
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    I need a cooling fan.. how do I make one?

    Thanks for the reply Drew. Actually looking at the box, it says that it is a 115 VAC.. can I plug this into the receiver switched outlet too even though its now 120 VAC? Probably sounds like a dumb question... sorry.
  8. Jeff:L

    I want to build some Tower Speakers! help plz!

    I have built a sub box for my car, but home speakers seem much more complicated! I want to build 2 tower speakers with 1 tweeter & 3 mids in each tower. Do I need bracing? I would not think so since there isnt really any strain on the box right? there is no sub on the box, just 3 6" mids and...
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    I need a cooling fan.. how do I make one?

    Thanks for the replies guys! I got a 120 VAC fan from radio shack & a AC plug to connect it to an AC outlet. Question is, can I plug this 120 VAC fan into the switched outlet on my Harman Kardon?
  10. Jeff:L

    building speakers, i need help with ohms..

    I would like to build some bookshelf speakers or maybe floorstanding speakers. I know that my receiver puts out 85 watts at 8ohms. Well one midrange is 8 ohms, and one tweeter is 8 ohms. So I can wire them to get either 4 ohms or 16 ohms right? So how can I get my bookshelf speakers to have the...
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    I need a cooling fan.. how do I make one?

    If I buy a AC fan & lamp cord, does it matter which wire goes to which? I notice that AC plugs do not seem to have a positive & negative wire? Sorry, but what is a universal adapter?
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    I need a cooling fan.. how do I make one?

    Hello, I need a cooling fan for my cabinet to keep my receiver cooler. I went to radio shack, but they dont sell AC fans that have the plug on it already. I dont know how to connect a plug, can anyone help? Would it be easier to connect a computer fan? The problem with that is that those are...
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