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Harman Kardon FL 8350
Harman Kardon FL 8350
MSRP: $ 329.00

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Rating
Reviewed by:
Oceanblue
(Audio Enthusiast)

Review Date
November 27, 2003

Overall Rating
 1 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

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5.00 of 5, 2.00 votes

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Review 1 of 54

Price Paid:  $31.00 from Ebay Germany

Summary:
I bought this player, altough of the many reviews about the problem with spinning cd´s and so one. And yes, i have these problems too :-) And i Thought, that i realy find a good cd changer, but i have no luck with this. Has anyone fixed this problem????? Any solutions???? Thanks for any help!

Strengths:
good style and sturdy mechanics, great sound

Weaknesses:
It plays no one of my cds, except a few tracks :-) Without this problem, it would be a great player.

Similar Products Used:
Denon DCM 560


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Rating
Reviewed by:
Oceanblue
(Audio Enthusiast)

Review Date
November 27, 2003

Overall Rating
 1 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 1.00 votes

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Review 2 of 54

Price Paid:  $31.00 from Ebay Germany

Summary:
I bought this player, altough of the many reviews about the problem with spinning cd´s and so one. And yes, i have these problems too :-) And i Thought, that i realy find a good cd changer, but i have no luck with this. Has anyone fixed this problem????? Any solutions???? Thanks for any help!

Strengths:
good style and sturdy mechanics, great sound

Weaknesses:
It plays no one of my cds, except a few tracks :-) Without this problem, it would be a great player.

Similar Products Used:
Denon DCM 560


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Rating
Reviewed by:
Oceanblue
(Audio Enthusiast)

Review Date
November 27, 2003

Overall Rating
 1 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

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Review 3 of 54

Price Paid:  $31.00 from Ebay Germany

Summary:
I bought this player, altough of the many reviews about the problem with spinning cd´s and so one. And yes, i have these problems too :-) And i Thought, that i realy find a good cd changer, but i have no luck with this. Has anyone fixed this problem????? Any solutions???? Thanks for any help!

Strengths:
good style and sturdy mechanics, great sound

Weaknesses:
It plays no one of my cds, except a few tracks :-) Without this problem, it would be a great player.

Similar Products Used:
Denon DCM 560


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Reviewed by:
Darren
(Audio Enthusiast)

Review Date
September 11, 2002

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

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Review 4 of 54

Price Paid:  $200.00 from Barret's Home Theate

Summary:
I have never been a big fan of multi-disc CD changes, since I would rather buy a higher quality single disc model for roughly the same amount of money. However, eventually I got fed up with always changing discs and purchased the FL 8350 in the Fall of 2000. The player was the last one in stock and was on special. I had the opportunity to preview it in the store and was impressed with the quality of the sound that it produced and its overall build quality. In the nearly two years that I have had this CD Changer, I have not any of the functional problems that other reviewers have experienced with their units. The unit still works very well, sounds great, and has survived a couple of moves without a hiccup. Overall sound quality is very natural and transparent using the digital output. I have no idea how the analog outputs sound since I have never used them. On the downside, the drawer mechanism is very slow, which other reviewers have mentioned. However, this is the worst thing that I can say about the player and mine has never broken. Other little annoyances include the lack of a power button on the remote and the lack of direct track access buttons on the front panel. In conclusion, I would be willing to recommend this player, though I do so with reservation due to their less than stellar history with other users. I have long experience with Harman Kardon products (my first exposure occurred in 1982 when my parents bought an HK330i receiver). Therefore, I am surprised that many users of FL 8XXX series changes have had poor luck with the products.

Strengths:
Solid construction and nice appearance. Sound quality. Straightforward controls.

Weaknesses:
Slow drawer mechanism requires patience. Market perception based on other users' experiences. No power button on remote. No direct track access on front panel.

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Reviewed by:
WJTISON
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Review Date
April 2, 2002

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

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Review 5 of 54

Price Paid:  $289.00 from Circuit City

Summary:
I purchased the HK 8350 BLK in mid 1999 to go with my HK AVR40. After one year or so, the carousel started a merry-go-round routine after warm up. Lots of fun. Tray in or out, you have to turn it off to stop it. I called HK; they referred me to a local authorized repair center. The repair center charged me $270 and made the problem worse. Fortunately the insisted I pay by check. With all the research I''ve done in the last week, it seems there is an inherent problem with the 8350. So, I called HK and talked to a service rep that said there was nothing he could do and, more surprisingly, that HK had no knowledge of any problems with the 8350. He only offered to send me to another repair center in Houston, two of which no longer work on HK. I have had good luck with my AVR40 and I''m not interested in replacing my whole system. The 8350 matches the AVR40 and, with my audio case being glass, aesthetics are important. If anyone has an idea on how to fix this problem, please e-mail me.

Strengths:
Nice sound and looks great.

Weaknesses:
Reliability, Serviceability, and noisy when changing disks.

Similar Products Used:
Technics,Pioneer and Kenwood.


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