Harman Kardon CDR 20 CD Player/Recorder
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(4 out of 5)High-Quality CD Recorder - Second Thoughts...
I've had this unit for about six weeks now and have been on a binge of copying, dubbing, editing CD-Rs from LPs, CDs & CD-Rs in my collection and on loan from friends: compilations & copies for myself and gifts for friends. I figure I've burned about a hundred CDs at this point & this unit has performed well. I've used most of the features this component offers & I find it works reliably. I'm very impressed with the sound and overall efficiency. Compared with the Harman Kardon 5-CD changer (model FL8380, I believe - I bought one of those at the same time & it died on me after a month & had to be replaced by the dealer I bought it from) - it lives up to the Harman Kardon reputation. I don't know if this unit will wear out a year or two down the line, but right now I'd recommend it to anyone...
Well, I had the unit about a year before one of the decks started glitching out - So I replaced it with a great Sony combo 5-disc changer / dual deck recorder RCD W-500C - The Sony outperforms the HK in features, functioning, and just about every area except looks - Harman Kardon makes great receivers, but you can forget about their CD players & recorders...
(5 out of 5)Im happy...
This is a really nice CD recorder! I'd reccomend it to anyone!
(1 out of 5)TOTAL WASTE OF MONEY
Do not buy this product. I have had mine for just over a year and not only is it noisy when I turn it on, but the cds are not burning properly. Last night I tried to burn a cd on 2x the speed and when I played it back on my Sony ES 5 disc changer it wouldn't play. In addition, I thought I would be able to burn lps from this machine, but I've never been able to figure out how to even get it hooked up. From what people tell me, its just not possible. I just purchased a CDRW drive for my laptop, and this is what I should have done in the beginning.
I have a business associate that has this machine and he also had major troubles with it after one year of use.
I do not recommend this machine.
(1 out of 5)DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY
This machine is worthless. It worked on two CDs and completely stopped working. The copies I make now don't play on most of my other machines, and when they do, they have skips and distortion. The manual is completely unhelpful. Harmon Kardon technical support is nonexistent. I wasted $500 on a system that does not work. Please don't make the same mistake. Either try a different brand, or wait a year until they get the technology right.
(3 out of 5)bad copies
The Harman kardon CDR 20 is a great burner, except the fact that when you dub cd's, various tracks have a distortion and a static error on them.