Harman/kardon AVR 340 7.1 channel Receiver

The good:
It sounds amazing. Plenty of inputs for optical and coax. I was afraid the 55 watts would not be enough, but it plays really loud. I need to turn it up pretty loud -15 to really get to play loud, but once I pass that threshold it seems to get REALLY loud, really fast. The sound is very clear.
Auto setup was pretty good. I am no engineer, but I checked my speaker manuals and the auto setup did a good job of getting the correct settings.
I replaced an old Kenwood VR-407 receiver that was 100w/channel and the AVR 340 seems just as loud, but also cleaner.
Receiver looks amazing. My wife loves the glowing blue volume knob.

The bad:
No HDMI. That doesn't bother me too much now, but it is the reason I rate this as a 4 instead of a 5.

The ugly: I had a problem with inputing a 480p source to the receiver. The TV would constantly drop the signal. 480i, 720p and 1080i all worked fine. I contacted HK and they said they were aware of the problem and it was supposed to be fixed on all refurbished models. They are sending me another one as a replacement.