Harman Kardon HKTS 7 6-Piece Loudspeaker System

by Harman Kardon

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 55 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0000D8HSA
• Item model number: HKTS 7
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #149,441 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The HKTS 7 is a six-piece home theater speaker system that includes a 10-inch, 100-watt, bass-reflex powered subwoofer; four identical, 2-way satellite speakers for use in the left and right front and rear speaker positions; a voice-matched, dedicated, dual-driver center speaker; shelf stands and wall-mount brackets for the four satellites; and all of the speaker cables you need to connect your speakers to your receiver or preamp/processor and amplifier. The speaker cables and speakers all use a color-coding system to conform to the CEA standard. The color-coding system minimizes confusion, especially when the HKTS 7 system is used with a Harman Kardon receiver.

The HKTS 7 subwoofer is easy to connect to your system, since itÕs equipped with a special subwoofer input for use with equipment that has a dedicated subwoofer connection that carries a low-frequency output. It also includes stereo speaker-level inputs and outputs for connection to older receivers and processors that do not have a line-level subwoofer output. Other conveniences include a level control, high-cut (low-pass) filter switch and phase switch for fine-tuning bass response to suit your listening environment and taste, and an efficient switching system that senses the presence of an audio signal and automatically switches the unit from Standby mode to Active mode.

Shelf stands and wall-mount brackets are included for the satellite speakers, and optional HTFS 2 floor stands are available separately from your Harman Kardon dealer. With state-of-the-art features and time-honored circuit designs, the HKTS 7 is a perfect complement to a Harman Kardon receiver or any home theater system.

The Harman Kardon HKTS 7 package contains:

• 1 center channel speaker
• 1 powered subwoofer
• 4 satellites for left, right and surrounds, with color-key stickers (shown with included shelf stands attached)
• 4 wall-mount brackets
• 2 40-foot speaker cables for connection from receiver to rear satellites (gray and blue)
• 1 15-foot RCA cable for connection to subwoofer (purple)
• 3 20-foot speaker cables for connection to front satellites (red and white) and to center speaker (green)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best budget speakers...ever?, December 25, 2007

By 

Kyle Kerley (Oak, Creek, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Harman Kardon HKTS 7 6-Piece Loudspeaker System (Electronics)

Heh, no probably not...but they're still AMAZING speakers. I just got these last night from my parents for Christmas. They're an upgrade to the speakers that came with my $200 Sony HT-DDW600 home theater package that I bought for my college apartment almost 3 years ago.

Sadly, I still only have the receiver that came with said home theater package so these speakers aren't doing everything they could be. However, even with that third-rate receiver, the sound from the HKTS-7 speakers is breathtaking. These are a monumental upgrade to the old speakers...especially that massive sub (it's 19" tall).

My apartment was shaking last night while watching the NIN - Beside You in Time HD DVD. And the sub is only turned up about 2/3 of the way (it's got it's own individual level control)! But, unlike the sub that came with the HT-DDW600, this is a self-powered sub and has MUCH cleaner sound. When turning the "bass" up on the receiver past about 4 (out of 10) the woofer would thump/thud and just sound completely overworked and about to explode. The HKTS-7 sub gave deep rich bass with the receiver turned up to 6. I'm absolutely confident that with a proper receiver these speakers will truly show their power.

I'm thinking of matching them with a Harmon Kardon AVR-347. It has HDMI-in/out and, as long as you have a player that can decode them, it will handle Dolby Digital+, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD audio. Adding these speakers with a receiver that handles the high definition audio formats coming from an HD DVD player will provide the ultimate home theater experience for those that either can't afford speakers that cost $2000 each or live in a place that would likely kick them out for pushing that kind of sound around.

The HKTS-7 provides amazing sound for an unbelievable price. I could not be more pleased with these speakers. My only complaints are:
** The ends of the wires are coated in what I would assume is nickel. It's nice, but one of the wires' ends snapped off incredibly easily and then I had to try to not cut off my fingers as I stripped the wires back a bit with a knife.

** The wall brackets require #8 screws in order to be attached to the wall. These are not included. So unless you have some laying around the house somewhere, you'll be needing to make a trip to the hardware store.

Otherwise, I very much look forward to getting a new receiver and watching the Bourne trilogy HD DVDs on my Samsung HLT-6187s 61" 1080p LED DLP HDTV while thoroughly enjoying high definition sound with these speakers.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Sound - brackets could be better, November 5, 2004

By 

Syzygy "syz" (Philadelphia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Harman Kardon HKTS 7 6-Piece Loudspeaker System (Electronics)

Very Impressive sound from this system....

However, dont expect to use your own or any other brackets to hang the sats... You wont find threaded holes on the back of the sats or any other way to hang them. You must use the proprietary brackets that come with the system..