Harman Kardon HK 3490 Stereo Receiver

The HK 3490 was born to make beautiful Music and, like all specialists, it’s very good at what it does. It features high-current, ultrawide-bandwidth amplification, a signature Harman Kardon technology that delivers all the subtlety of an original musical performance, whether reproduced from vinyl or your MP3 player of choice. But even specialists enjoy a change of pace from time to time. So the HK 3490 also features four high-quality composite Video inputs, and convenient front-panel inputs for video games and portable Audio players.

At 120 Watts per channel, this powerful HK 3490 Stereo Receiver combines all of an audiophile’s must-haves (high performance phono preamp, preouts/main-in jacks, high-current amplification) with an array of multichannel extras (digital-audio inputs, video switching, dual Subwoofer outputs and Dolby Virtual Speaker technology). Add the Optional Bridge II docking station, and the HK 3490 will connect as elegantly to your newfangled iPod as it does to your time-honored turntable. The HK 3490 isn’t a snob about where the music comes from, as long as it sounds great when it reaches its final destination: your ears.

Continuous Average Power (FTC), (stereo mode): 120 watts per channel into 8 Ohms @ 20 Hz - 20,000Hz, <0.07% THD, both Channels driven; High Instantaneous Current capability (HCC): ±45 amps

Bandwidth @ 1W (-3dB): 10Hz - 110kHz

Dual subwoofer outputs with trigger for direct connection to powered subwoofers

Four A/V inputs with composite video, plus three audio-only inputs

One composite video Monitor output

Connects to the optional Harman Kardon-engineered The Bridge II docking station for iPod playback, control and charging

Stereo preamp outputs allow the use of an external power amplifier

Two digital audio inputs (one coaxial and one digital)

Convenient front-panel audio/video input for use with video games or portable players

One high-quality phono input for connection of Record players with an MM cartridge

Two Analog Recording outputs (tape and video)

FM stereo/FM/AM Tuner with RDS, auto preset, direct-access Tuning and 30 presets

Two-line dot-matrix display for clear visibility

Dimmer reduces the brightness of the information screen, or switches it off completely