The Harmon Kardon HS 500 is a high end product for the discerning listener.
Harmon Kardon has, in the past, impressed us with the quality of their audio, and the HS 500 is no exception. The five satellite speakers (two surround, two front and one centre) along with the subwoofer, managed to create an exceptionally organic sound, which was surprisingly neutral overall. Generally, speakers tend towards being either dark (bass heavy) or bright (emphasis on treble), but the HS 500 is fairly well balanced, with no obvious emphasis either way. This is a refreshing change from the typically dark home theatre systems we normally review
Acoustics-Front speaker power
Magnetic protection for front speakers and
Rear speaker power
Subwoofer power
Subwoofer Magnetic Shielding
Subwoofer speaker design
phase inverter
Interfaces
Inputs
audio optical, audio coaxial
exits
HDMI, Composite, S-Video, Component, SCART, Subwoofer
Interfaces
USB (Type A)
Additional Information
Radio
AM, FM