Harman Kardon CD Player Reviews

"The HK CDR 2 does everything I expect a good player to do: Focussed...I had high hopes for this machine, having come out a bad relationship with a Phillips Magnavox 765 CD burner, I expected my world to be turned by this unit which was about...Price of blanks is hihg, but give good results..." read more »

"have a pre-recorded track that the recorder looks for...It says on it Compact Disk Recordable on it...Ok, so then I hit play on the tape deck and get nothing..." read more »

"HK promptly replaced the unit with a CDR-26 which has worked very reliably (3-4 hours a day for 1 year...I have been VERY happy with the HK CDR 26 until just recently..." read more »

"I originally purchased the CDR 30 on a complete impulse, but I am glad that the desire hit me when it did...Anyhow, if you can get one for a good price, I would suggest buying it as you can't go wrong with this unit..." read more »

"The sound quality of this player is remarkable...I do not use cd players to program tracks, index or title, i just put the cd in and listen...Also consider that this employs the same construction, casing, power supply and every other component except the burr-brown converter and hdcd processor found in the fl8550, which i should mention got 5 stars..." read more »

"I'm afraid I'm forced to echo some of the negative reviews that appear here...If good mechanical response is a requirement, do not choose this changer...Amazon is great, but I don't think I will ever buy another product from Harmon Kardon..." read more »

"I was looking for a good brand name cd-player when I came across the Harman Kardon FL8380, it had all the characteristics I was looking for 5 disc, remote, digital output, good brand name...Harman Kardon name, very good looks, good sound,price, Warning this is not the most smoothe operating unit in the world by far! I reacently picked one of these at a good will for $29.99...For this price it is a very good unit..." read more »

"Harman Kardon FL8385 CD Player and Changer features HDCD decoding for superior reproduction of all CDs, whether HDCD-encoded or not...The FL8385 offers a number of advanced programming features, including options to create playlists of selected tracks, play discs in random order, or scan tracks to find your favorite selections...The FL8385 plays CD, CD-R, and CD-RW discs, any of which can be switched out while another disc is playing..." read more »

"Before you can reply to a message...I am seeking some advise on this matter...I had no problem learning the Harman Kardon Signature 2.0 commands into the remote but the Harman Kardon 8550 HDCD player commands don't want to control my CD player..." read more »

"Played musically for a brief period...Though the sound was sweet and detailed--if a little raspier than the HD-710, the build quality was toy-like, with an unsettlingly flimsy CD tray...Not only was that hard to believe--a rep can say anything once a unit is discarded--but I had no confidence in any ability to resurrect something designed so poorly..." read more »