AVR 7550HD 7 x 110W 7.2-Channel A/V Receiver

The AVR 7550HD 7 x 110W 7.2-channel A/V receiver with HDMI™ V1.3a repeater, audio/video processing and upscaling to 1080p was among the first receivers to offer Dolby® Volume technology, which automatically adjusts volume levels when switching between sources and channels. In addition, the AVR 7550HD delivers 110 watts of power to each of its seven channels and two subwoofer outputs. It accepts a universe of inputs, including HDMI, component video, S-video, USB and broadband Internet, as well as The Bridge II docking station (included) for iPod A/V playback, control and charging. Every Dolby and DTS® technology is here, as is Faroudja DCDi Cinema™ and our exclusive Logic 7® processing. Zone II remote, Zone II OSD and A-BUS® technologies work together to greatly simplify multiroom A/V applications. And the EzSet/EQ II™ system fine-tunes performance to the acoustic needs of your space in just a few easy steps. If there’s something the AVR 7550HD can’t do, it probably shouldn’t be done.

Make Your Movie Library Look and Sound Its Best

Harman Kardon receivers have earned worldwide accolades for their uncompromising sound quality, and the AVR 7550HD builds upon this renowned heritage. The AVR 7550HD is Harman Kardon’s most powerful receiver, incorporating the brand’s acclaimed, high-current, ultrawide-bandwidth amplifier sections. The AVR 7550HD generates 110 watts for each of the receiver’s seven channels while producing 60 amps of instantaneous current for the ultimate in sound performance. Whether it’s the exciting sound of explosions from the latest movie or the detailed nuances of your favorite musical artist, the AVR 7550HD’s amplifier delivers sound with uncompromised realism, dynamics and subtlety.

And what the AVR 7550HD does for audio, it also does for video. You know that the latest Blu-ray Disc™ movie or high-definition broadcast is going to look great on your high-definition display, but what about everything else? The Harman Kardon AVR 7550HD improves the look of standard-definition video with advanced Faroudja® Torino processing, automatically upscaling lower-resolution sources to the 1080p HD standard. You can also independently configure your display settings and specify the optimal picture quality and aspect ratio for sources such as game consoles or your DVD collection.

When it comes to surround-sound decoding, the AVR 7550HD has you covered. In addition to decoding the latest Blu-ray Disc™ and surround formats such as Dolby® TrueHD and DTS®-HD™ Master Audio, the AVR 7550HD also includes proprietary Logic 7® processing, which is capable of generating discrete 5.1-channel or 7.1-channel sound from traditional two-channel sources.

Set It and Forget It

Tired of constantly having to adjust the volume on your current A/V setup? Do loud commercials send you running for the remote control? Are you experiencing dramatic differences in system performance at lower volume levels? Harman Kardon and Dolby Laboratories have the solution. The Harman Kardon AVR 7550HD is equipped with Dolby Volume, Dolby Laboratories’ latest sound-processing technology. Set your preferred listening volume once, and the AVR 7550HD will use Dolby Volume to maintain that same volume level across all of your content, no matter what source produces it. In addition, Dolby Volume on the AVR 7550HD improves surround-sound performance at low listening levels. The AVR 7550HD even allows you to customize the performance of Dolby Volume to match your listening preference.

Fine-Tune Your System Like a Pro

There’s an important difference between your home audio system and the systems that you hear in movie theaters and concert halls. Professional systems are precisely calibrated by audio technicians to deliver the best possible surround-sound experience. Harman Kardon’s powerful EzSet/EQ™ system gives you all the tools you need to achieve professional sound calibration at home. This proprietary, automated room-equalization and system-calibration feature simplifies system setup and achieves optimal audio quality in any listening room. It automatically measures the frequency-response dips and peaks in the listening room with an advanced, omni-directional microphone and applies a precise, compensating equalization curve to achieve extraordinary sonic accuracy. Speaker-output levels and delay times are calibrated as well. As Harman Kardon’s flagship receiver, the AVR 7550HD takes EzSet/EQ™ one step further by employing the most advanced version of this system that Harman Kardon has every had. Using EzSet/EQ II™, the AVR 7550HD delivers more precise equalization by allowing near-field calibrations and as a 7.2 receiver, EzSet/EQ II™ calibrates for the use of dual subwoofers. The system sounds complicated, but using it couldn’t be easier. Just connect the included microphone to your Harman Kardon AVR 7550HD receiver and follow the on-screen instructions. With a few simple steps, the AVR 7550HD will automatically adjust the sound to suit your exact room parameters.

Connect to Your Favorite Content No Matter Where it May Be

Today we have so many options when it comes to finding and connecting to our favorite musical artist, favorite movie or favorite show. Many of us are using our computers and the internet to bring much of what we listen to and watch into our homes. As Harman Kardon’s flagship receiver, the AVR 7550HD is on the cutting edge of allowing you to access and interface with these new sources of content. By plugging in an Ethernet cable to the included network jack, the AVR 7550HD is capable of playing music and photos from your networked PC or Mac. Through this connection, the AVR 7550HD has the ability to connect to the internet and stream any available Internet Radio station across the globe. If you find yourself using a USB flash drive to share music and photos, the AVR 7550HD even has a front panel USB input for full playback of all your favorite music and latest photos. And with the AVR 7550HD’s unique user interface, accessing all this content couldn’t be more simple and straightforward.

Listen to What You Want, Where You Want

As any family will tell you, a two-zone entertainment system can be a real crowd pleaser. While the kids watch their favorite movie on the theater system in the den, for example, you can be out listening to your favorite CD on the deck or in the back yard. As Harman Kardon’s flagship receiver, the AVR 7550HD can even distribute video to second zone via composite for a complete two-zone entertainment system. The AVR 7550HD makes setting up a basic multi-room system easy. First, build a high-performance, 5.1-channel home theater around your video display. Then assign the two remaining channels to a second zone, wire an extra pair of speakers to a nearby room or outdoors, and you’re done.

If you’re planning a state-of-the-art, 7.1-channel home theater, you can still take advantage of the AVR 7550HD’s multi-zone capabilities. Either integrate a dedicated multi-zone amplifier for a high-powered second zone, or integrate the latest A-BUS® distributed audio system for more flexibility and control, and you can still enjoy sound in another part of the house. Of course, with the AVR 7550HD, people in each zone can choose to listen to what they want to. And with the included second-zone remote or an A-BUS keypad, local control is only a button press away.

Spend More Quality Time With Your iPod

The iPod isn’t just a great way to take your favorite music and videos anywhere, it's also a great way to simplify the entertainment experience at home. The Harman Kardon AVR 7550HD makes it easy with the Bridge II docking station for iPod. A universal dock that connects with a single cable, the Bridge II lets you navigate your music and video libraries with high-resolution on-screen menus using the AVR 7550HD remote. Browse your iPod the way you usually do, whether by artist, album or genre. Audio is played back in rich, room-filling detail that only a Harman Kardon audio system can deliver. Videos are automatically upscaled to the HD standard, even including 1080p, and the Bridge II keeps your iPod fully changed even when the receiver is powered off.

Taking the Complexity out of a Cineplex-Quality Home Theater

There’s no denying that a typical home-theater system can be challenging to set up and use, but Harman Kardon receivers are far from typical. The AVR 7550HD comes with the Quick-Start Guide, which walks you through the color-coded connections that you’ll need for even the most elaborate multichannel systems.

With four HDMI™ connections for the latest high-definition sources and a host of additional possibilities, connecting the AVR 7550HD to nearly any device is easy and straightforward. Once connected, you’ll discover a Harman Kardon exclusive: a newly developed, high-definition, full-color on-screen menu system that utilizes both pictures and text to guide you in setting up a home-theater system and verifying that its components are connected and configured properly. The HD-resolution graphical interface uses alpha blending, a technique that allows the menus to be partially transparent and the video image to remain visible while you use the menus. The menu system also enables you to customize the name of each source as it appears on the AVR 7550HD’s on-screen and front-panel displays. Complementing the interface’s unmatched ease of use, the AVR 7550HD includes a newly designed, backlit remote control with an intuitive, ergonomic design.

Adding to its appeal, the AVR 7550HD features Harman Kardon’s strikingly new, minimalist design. It is elegant and distinctive, with gracefully rounded corners, a gloss-black and dark-graphite lower panel, and soft-white illumination.

And if that isn’t enough, the front-panel USB input for potential future software upgrades will enable you to enjoy the look and sound of your AVR 7550HD for years to come.

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