Customer Reviews

Harman Kardon HKTS 7 6-Piece Loudspeaker System

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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.

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..