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Harman\/Kardon HK3480 Stereo Receiver<\/strong><\/p>\n Building a system for music? \u00a0 This top performing stereo \u00a0receiver has been on Stereophile Magazine’s \u00a0coveted recommended components list for years at its regular price of $399. \u00a0 At $188 refurbished with warranty, for \u00a0the same price as \u00a0mass-market junk you can own a serious, high-performance receiver that you will be proud to own and which will provide years of high fidelity listening enjoyment. \u00a0 It has 120 watts clean, strong watts per channel and a phono input for playing vinyl LPs, making it the perfect hub to an audiophile quality sound system. \u00a0 It can even drive two pairs of speakers, so you can use it to play music in more than one room.<\/p>\n This \u00a0receiver opens up a lot of possibilities for \u00a0music lovers \u00a0on a budget. \u00a0 It is a great match for speakers such as 4 ohm \u00a0Magnepan MMGs<\/a> and Polk LSi9s<\/a>, as well as \u00a0any of the \u00a0Ohm Walsh<\/a> models, all of which \u00a0need amps with guts but provide killer sound when driven properly. \u00a0 With a pair of $550 MMGs an inexpensive DVD player, for under $1,000 you would have a unique and spectacular sounding music system, or add a turntable like the Pro-ject Debut III<\/a> for a modern retro vinyl system. \u00a0<\/p>\n Please note that the receiver is listed as the KH3480-Z on the website. \u00a0 The Z notes a refubished unit. \u00a0 It is sold from the manufacturer’s online outlet- see it at http:\/\/www.harmanaudio.com\/search_browse\/product_detail.asp?urlMaterialNumber=HK%203480-Z&status=<\/a>=<\/p>\n