Harman Kardon Citation Amp Black

Product information

Key specs

Built-in WiFi

Bluetooth

Multi-room audio

Power supply type

Power grid

Plays from network

Built-in WiFi
Bluetooth
Multi-room audio
Power supply type	Power grid
Plays from network
AirPlay
Spotify Connect
MusicCast

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Pros and cons

According to our audio streamer expert

• With this audio steamer, you can stream wirelessly to all your Citation products in HD.
• The Digital Loop Amplifier technology provides a power of 200W per channel.
• This audio streamer doesn't include an HDMI cable.

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Description

With the Harman Kardon Citation Amp, you can bring all your Citation products together. The audio streamer ensures everything is connected to a single device. Think of HiFi bookshelf speakers, WiFi speakers, column speakers, or soundbar. The Digital Loop Amplifier technology from Harman Kardon provides 200W power per channel. If you prefer to listen to music, you can stream wirelessly via Chromecast Built-in or AirPlay.

With the Harman Kardon Citation Amp, you can bring all your Citation products together. The audio streamer ensures everything is connected to a single device. Think of HiFi bookshelf speakers, WiFi speakers, column speakers, or soundbar. The Digital Loop Amplifier technology from Harman Kardon provides 200W power per channel. If you prefer to listen to music, you can stream wirelessly via Chromecast Built-in or AirPlay.

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Tips for using this product

Tips for using this product

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Included by default

• Manual (6.48 MB)
• Remote
• IR extender
• Power cable

Included by default

• Manual (6.48 MB)
• Remote
• IR extender
• Power cable

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Key specs

Built-in WiFi

Bluetooth

Multi-room audio

Power supply type

Power grid

Plays from network

Built-in WiFi
Bluetooth
Multi-room audio
Power supply type	Power grid
Plays from network
AirPlay
Spotify Connect
MusicCast

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Reviews

5 reviews

7,1/10 (5 reviews)

Rating

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Rating per section

Sound quality

8,0

File Support

4,0

Installation & user friendliness

4,0

Design

8,0

Most helpful reviews

9,0/10

Top class amplifier in a small box.

• Enough power
• Neutral Amplifier
• No display

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• Peter oo
• 24 May 2021
• Automatically translated from Dutch

6,0/10

Misleidende informatie

• Bediening via Google home eenvoudig
• Niet te koppelen aan citation one of andere, schijnbaar alleen met de surround

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• Peter
• 4 February 2024

7,0/10

Nice sound, but bugs are not fixed

• Lots of power
• Compact
• Automatic source selection unreliable

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• Peter
• 27 February 2023
• Automatically translated from Dutch

5,0/10

Does not work wirelessly with all Citation speakers

• Service
• Only works Citation Surround Speakers, not the others

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• Peter
• 6 February 2024
• Automatically translated from Dutch

8,5/10

Good modern alternative to the big old amps

• Service
• Sound
• Gives HDMI priority over optical connection

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• Vince
• 12 February 2023
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,0/10

Top class amplifier in a small box.

• Enough power
• Neutral Amplifier
• Airplay and chromecast
• No display

I was looking for a compact amplifier to replace my beast of an Onkyo tx sr606 without having to compromise on quality. The Citation Amp had no trouble at all with my JM Lab Cobalt 810 floorstanding speakers. Masses of power! Also in terms of quality, it is not inferior to the Onkyo or my Denon PMA1500R. I don't think amps should sound.
No fancy apps: just chromecast and Airplay. ARC or optical for TV, but that has the annoying effect that the amplifier always switches to TV when you turn it on. Why can't that work?

Volume setting in Spotify was very rough at first, but if you set a maximum volume to 10% via the web interface, you still have fine sound on half a bar and you can still vibrate the neighbors from the couch if you want. This should have been in the manual.

Fantastic technique under the cover of the Dutch Axign. So much pure power from a class D amplifier for so little money. Cheers!

• Peter oo
• 24 May 2021
• Automatically translated from Dutch

6,0/10

Misleidende informatie

• Bediening via Google home eenvoudig
• Niet te koppelen aan citation one of andere, schijnbaar alleen met de surround

Harman Kardon brengt een product familie uit "Citation" en stelt op de website dat de Amp te combineren met andere Citation producten. Dat is niet waar! Een Citation One is bijv. niet te koppelen. Hoe kun je als bedrijf een serie producten onder 1 naam uitbrengen die niet met elkaar kunnen samenwerken. Echt een misser!!

• Peter
• 4 February 2024

7,0/10

Nice sound, but bugs are not fixed

• Lots of power
• Compact
• Spotify connect and Chromecast
• Automatic source selection unreliable

Nice compact amplifier with a lot of power. Two speakers on it and you don't need more. Unfortunately, Harman Kardon has not provided fixes for the various bugs in the firmware for 2 years. Forgetting settings, cracking sound on Airplay are confirmed by customer service, but still not fixed 2 years after reporting.

• Peter
• 27 February 2023
• Automatically translated from Dutch

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Specifications

Product

Product number

867364

Manufacturer code

HKCITATIONAMPBLKEU

Brand

Harman Kardon

Warranty

2 years

Processing of your defect

Via Coolblue

Old product returned for free

General

Year introduced

2020

Alarm function

Network and streaming

Bluetooth

Bluetooth profiles

High-quality audio (aptX)

Built-in WiFi

Multi-room audio

AirPlay

Physical properties

Height

7,5 cm

Depth

23 cm

Width

21,5 cm

Color

Black

Material

Plastic

Weight

2,4 kg

Power supply type

Power grid

Playback options

Radio

Multi-room audio

Plays from network

Plays from USB memory

DLNA

SonosNet

Google Cast

Spotify Connect

UPnP AV support

AirPlay

Internet radio

Streaming services support

Fireconnect

MusicCast

Ports

Number of stereo RCA line inputs

1

RCA connector

USB port

Headphone jack