Harman Kardon Onyx Studio 8 (Renewed), Black

Aside from the fact that the speaker took more than a week for delivery, it is in excellent condition and working fine. It is good as new, and the sound is on point.

I love it. This is the best speaker!!! Worth it!!! The best sound!!

The bass is a little boomier than the Onyx 2 which after a long number of years finally gave it up.I like the integrated power supply it takes 120vac right into the unit and has a charging light. Sound quality of nice but the old onyx 2 to me sounds smoother and more balanced. The bass seems to me too Bose like. But its sound will please nearly anyone

I purchased my renewed harman kardon onyx 8 for $149. I thought this was a steal since the original price was around $400 but after some late research, I found you can pick up a new one for around $180 - $200.Despite the price drop on brand new, I still saved about $50 and as far as I can tell, this thing is barely used. It appears from the box and all contents inside, someone bought it, tried it out, and either had buyers remorse, or thought it should be better for what they paid.The package arrived in a harman kardon box sealed but you could tell that it had once been opened. Product inside was wrapped in a cover to protect it during shipping, and the cardboard holders that keep the speaker stable, contained instruction book, warranty registration info, and the power cord, all like it was freshly packaged and unused. Had this not said renewed when I bought it, I wouldn't have picked up on any of these slight hints of it being used (instruction book had miniscule bend, black shipping box had white creases suggesting it had once been opened.)For about $150 this speaker is awesome! It blows my Bose sound link from 6 years ago out of the water. Although it is much much bigger, this is the system I've been missing since the days of mini shelf systems with miles of speaker wires and cassette decks and cd changers.I feel the bass is punchy, almost too much. I had to go into my settings for my music service and adjust the equalizer a bit. The sounds are clear, and at only 50% volume, it has room filling sound.It comes with a robust long power cord and it is reported that it will run on battery power for 4 to 6 hours. This will be varied based on listening volume, the higher you play it, the more power it consumes.Whether you choose to buy renewed or purchase a brand new unit, this speaker will not disappoint for most applications.So let me clear the last comment up. This will not work for you if you want something extremely portable. This thing is about as big as a regulation size basketball. So where my Bose sound link could sit in small narrow places, I will have to rethink where I set this. Also, it doesn't appear to be resistant to water (so probably not good close to pool or hot tub - like closer than 5-10ft is probably not a good idea) and the sand from the beach will probably ruin this speaker. Those are my only negatives.

Got excited to get a good deal on this speaker. I have had Harmon Karden speakers in the past. That excitement was quickly dashed. The speaker is blown out of the package. I connected via bluetooth to my macbook. No bass at all. OK maybe the volume is too low. Turn it up. Nope no increase in volume, OK turn it up on the speaker, nope. No volume what so ever and the speaker crackles. That is weird. Let me try and connect to my android phone. Same exact. My guess. Speaker was blown at some point and returned. Ship it out to this guy it will be fine, we don't need to check it. Will not do business with these sellers again.

It was a nice gift for my mother in mothers day

I order this product: Onyx Studio 8, because I got a great rating from Family members and Friends who have purchased this item.So I was pleased with what I had heard.Put my order in, receive it in 2 days, open up the box, like what I see, take it out of the box, Very excited,to charge it up, but there is no Cord.

A+This is my 3rd HC speakerLove them quality is absolutely outstanding