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SPRING/SUMMER 2008 CATALOG HOME/CAR/MULTIMEDIA Harman Kardon, Inc. 250 Crossways Park Drive, Woodbury, NY 11797 Designed, edited and digitally produced by the Harman Consumer Group Marketing & Design Center Woodbury, NY Part No. All rights reserved. HKLITUSA5/08 Printed in USA 516.255.HKHK (4545) FAX 516.682.3520 www.harmankardon.com ©2008 Harman International Industries, Incorporated.
SPRING/SUMMER 2008 CATALOG HOME/CAR/MULTIMEDIA Harman Kardon, Inc. 250 Crossways Park Drive, Woodbury, NY 11797 Designed, edited and digitally produced by the Harman Consumer Group Marketing & Design Center Woodbury, NY Part No. All rights reserved. HKLITUSA5/08 Printed in USA 516.255.HKHK (4545) FAX 516.682.3520 www.harmankardon.com ©2008 Harman International Industries, Incorporated.
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... our own way. And yet here we always wanted it still is. 04 * iPod touch not included. 05 Over the years, landmark Harman Kardon products led the transition from vacuum tubes to solid state, from mono to hi-fi, and from analog to the days of monaural sound and... vacuum tubes. And that always set higher standards, nothing else ever looked or sounded quite like Harman Kardon components. WELCOME As a consumer electronics company, the Harman Kardon® brand dates back to digital. With features that often broke new ground, and performance that 's the way it ....
... our own way. And yet here we always wanted it still is. 04 * iPod touch not included. 05 Over the years, landmark Harman Kardon products led the transition from vacuum tubes to solid state, from mono to hi-fi, and from analog to the days of monaural sound and... vacuum tubes. And that always set higher standards, nothing else ever looked or sounded quite like Harman Kardon components. WELCOME As a consumer electronics company, the Harman Kardon® brand dates back to digital. With features that often broke new ground, and performance that 's the way it ....
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And we've always been quick to adopt and improve on any good ideas we 've been setting a series of very good examples for more than 50 years. It doesn't happen often, you understand, but it was a good thing. Technology leaders can only lead by example, and we didn't actually think of the technologies found in today's finest amplifiers were introduced in Harman Kardon audio equipment. Many of ourselves. TECHNICAL PHILOSOPHY Harman Kardon products were delivering high bandwidth before most people realized it happens. 06 07
And we've always been quick to adopt and improve on any good ideas we 've been setting a series of very good examples for more than 50 years. It doesn't happen often, you understand, but it was a good thing. Technology leaders can only lead by example, and we didn't actually think of the technologies found in today's finest amplifiers were introduced in Harman Kardon audio equipment. Many of ourselves. TECHNICAL PHILOSOPHY Harman Kardon products were delivering high bandwidth before most people realized it happens. 06 07
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Yet even certified technophobes will discover that they can operate them successfully. 09 AT HOME 08 AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVERS A maximum number of options, a minimum number of any entertainment source, old or new. Harman Kardon A/V receivers employ the industry's most advanced technologies to optimize the audio and video clarity of buttons.
Yet even certified technophobes will discover that they can operate them successfully. 09 AT HOME 08 AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVERS A maximum number of options, a minimum number of any entertainment source, old or new. Harman Kardon A/V receivers employ the industry's most advanced technologies to optimize the audio and video clarity of buttons.
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...control and charge your room, and an RS-232 port for portable media players, and a portfolio of your iPod. Harman Kardon founder Dr. Sidney Harman has always believed technology should serve users, not intimidate them. But there's plenty more to recommend the AVR 254, ...surround processing technologies, including Dolby Digital, DTS and Logic 7® processing. AVR 254 7 x 50W 7.1-Channel A/V Receiver with HDMI Switching The Harman Kardon AVR 154 is also about getting connected. AVR 154 5 x 30W 5.1-Channel A/V Receiver with HDMI 1.3a Repeater, Audio/Video Processing and Upscaling ...
...control and charge your room, and an RS-232 port for portable media players, and a portfolio of your iPod. Harman Kardon founder Dr. Sidney Harman has always believed technology should serve users, not intimidate them. But there's plenty more to recommend the AVR 254, ...surround processing technologies, including Dolby Digital, DTS and Logic 7® processing. AVR 254 7 x 50W 7.1-Channel A/V Receiver with HDMI Switching The Harman Kardon AVR 154 is also about getting connected. AVR 154 5 x 30W 5.1-Channel A/V Receiver with HDMI 1.3a Repeater, Audio/Video Processing and Upscaling ...
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Let the (gloriously uninterrupted) music begin. 12 iPod touch not included. 13 Thanks to The Bridge II docking station, connection and control are completely within your iPod? guided by easy-to seamlessly select and play audio and video content - / DOCKING STATION FOR iPod The Bridge II Docking Station for iPod Is your home entertainment system incomplete without music from your power. The Bridge II connects directly to Harman Kardon The Bridge-ready products and allows you to use your system's remote to -read on-screen or front-panel messages.
Let the (gloriously uninterrupted) music begin. 12 iPod touch not included. 13 Thanks to The Bridge II docking station, connection and control are completely within your iPod? guided by easy-to seamlessly select and play audio and video content - / DOCKING STATION FOR iPod The Bridge II Docking Station for iPod Is your home entertainment system incomplete without music from your power. The Bridge II connects directly to Harman Kardon The Bridge-ready products and allows you to use your system's remote to -read on-screen or front-panel messages.
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We weren't looking to find a marketing niche for ourselves - BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY We didn't start with a product. We built our very first systems for music. we hear. 14 15 we heard. These days, Harman Kardon, Inc., has a business plan, R&D labs and a marketing department - everything a prestigious company should have. But we're still building systems for people who could hear what we were looking to build audio components that satisfied our own passion for ourselves and a handful of others who hear what we started with a business plan in 1953 -
We weren't looking to find a marketing niche for ourselves - BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY We didn't start with a product. We built our very first systems for music. we hear. 14 15 we heard. These days, Harman Kardon, Inc., has a business plan, R&D labs and a marketing department - everything a prestigious company should have. But we're still building systems for people who could hear what we were looking to build audio components that satisfied our own passion for ourselves and a handful of others who hear what we started with a business plan in 1953 -
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Time marches on, and Harman Kardon products march with their eyes closed. Today, we continue to keep the audio faith with a choice of powerful stereo receivers engineered by and for people who prefer to be entertained with it. 16 17 Our HK 3490 offers digital audio inputs and Dolby Virtual Speaker technology, among other 21st-century innovations. We're passionate, to be sure, but we're not zealots. STEREO RECEIVERS Introduced 50 years ago this year, the Harman Kardon Festival TA 230 was the world's first stereo receiver.
Time marches on, and Harman Kardon products march with their eyes closed. Today, we continue to keep the audio faith with a choice of powerful stereo receivers engineered by and for people who prefer to be entertained with it. 16 17 Our HK 3490 offers digital audio inputs and Dolby Virtual Speaker technology, among other 21st-century innovations. We're passionate, to be sure, but we're not zealots. STEREO RECEIVERS Introduced 50 years ago this year, the Harman Kardon Festival TA 230 was the world's first stereo receiver.
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... The insanely powerful HK 3490 combines all specialists, it's very good at what it does to time. It features high-current, ultrawide bandwidth amplification, a signature Harman Kardon technology that delivers all the subtlety of multichannel extras (digital-audio inputs, video switching, dual subwoofer outputs and Dolby Virtual Speaker technology). Add The Bridge...
... The insanely powerful HK 3490 combines all specialists, it's very good at what it does to time. It features high-current, ultrawide bandwidth amplification, a signature Harman Kardon technology that delivers all the subtlety of multichannel extras (digital-audio inputs, video switching, dual subwoofer outputs and Dolby Virtual Speaker technology). Add The Bridge...
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We know upgrading isn't always a joy. But to 1080p with HDMI Connectivity One of the most advanced Harman Kardon DVD players, the DVD 48 is among them pushing 50 by Faroudja® technology, and offers unsurpassed fidelity in use today, and some of its ... with DCDi by now - The DVD 48 features an HDMI connection, scales older video discs to fully experience the very highest resolution of the earliest Harman Kardon products - are surely among the most sophisticated of them . But we promise that you 'll need our newest DVD player. Do try all of DVD...
We know upgrading isn't always a joy. But to 1080p with HDMI Connectivity One of the most advanced Harman Kardon DVD players, the DVD 48 is among them pushing 50 by Faroudja® technology, and offers unsurpassed fidelity in use today, and some of its ... with DCDi by now - The DVD 48 features an HDMI connection, scales older video discs to fully experience the very highest resolution of the earliest Harman Kardon products - are surely among the most sophisticated of them . But we promise that you 'll need our newest DVD player. Do try all of DVD...
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... play them, allowing you to other rooms of Architecture and Design. to create a media server that works like an entertainment device, not a computer. behold the Harman Kardon Digital Media Center. It will also let you transfer your CDs - And your house at once. With touch-sensitive front-panel controls (the ultimate no...
... play them, allowing you to other rooms of Architecture and Design. to create a media server that works like an entertainment device, not a computer. behold the Harman Kardon Digital Media Center. It will also let you transfer your CDs - And your house at once. With touch-sensitive front-panel controls (the ultimate no...
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MULTIROOM PRODUCTS One-room systems are only ideal for you. 24 25 So go ahead, spread out and enjoy yourself. Which means Harman Kardon multiroom systems are built with multiroom applications in mind. Your Harman Kardon entertainment system will be there for one-room apartments. All include assignable rear-channel amplifiers, all offer a second-zone control system, and the AVR 354 includes a second-zone remote control. All Harman Kardon 7.1-channel AVR receivers are easy to set up and use.
MULTIROOM PRODUCTS One-room systems are only ideal for you. 24 25 So go ahead, spread out and enjoy yourself. Which means Harman Kardon multiroom systems are built with multiroom applications in mind. Your Harman Kardon entertainment system will be there for one-room apartments. All include assignable rear-channel amplifiers, all offer a second-zone control system, and the AVR 354 includes a second-zone remote control. All Harman Kardon 7.1-channel AVR receivers are easy to set up and use.
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...prevail. The AB 2 connects to your A-BUS-equipped Harman Kardon products or ABH expansion hub to four different input sources (including your Harman Kardon AVR), you can put you in control of your AVR from the AB 1. 26 27 / MULTIROOM PRODUCTS ABH 4000 Four-Zone/Eight-Room A-BUS® Expansion Hub ...Different music in different rooms. With an ABH 4000 expansion hub and up to power ...
...prevail. The AB 2 connects to your A-BUS-equipped Harman Kardon products or ABH expansion hub to four different input sources (including your Harman Kardon AVR), you can put you in control of your AVR from the AB 1. 26 27 / MULTIROOM PRODUCTS ABH 4000 Four-Zone/Eight-Room A-BUS® Expansion Hub ...Different music in different rooms. With an ABH 4000 expansion hub and up to power ...
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It's also been one of our guiding principles from Mies. The Harman Kardon team believes that would be icing on about this, but that good design consists of excess or decoration. Minimalism has long been a major force in their purest form, with an absence of essential elements presented in architecture, music and design. We borrowed it from the very beginning. DESIGN PHILOSOPHY Ludwig Mies van der Rohe borrowed "less is more" from Robert Browning. We could go on and on the cake. We don't do icing. 28 29
It's also been one of our guiding principles from Mies. The Harman Kardon team believes that would be icing on about this, but that good design consists of excess or decoration. Minimalism has long been a major force in their purest form, with an absence of essential elements presented in architecture, music and design. We borrowed it from the very beginning. DESIGN PHILOSOPHY Ludwig Mies van der Rohe borrowed "less is more" from Robert Browning. We could go on and on the cake. We don't do icing. 28 29
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... from column B and one from column C. As you probably know, a 5.1-channel speaker system consists of Harman Kardon HKTS speaker packages. 30 31 Unless you 're ordering à la carte, that simple. HOME THEATER SPEAKER SYSTEMS Let Harman Kardon home theater speaker systems make this simple for dialogue, and a powered subwoofer. So if you simply...
... from column B and one from column C. As you probably know, a 5.1-channel speaker system consists of Harman Kardon HKTS speaker packages. 30 31 Unless you 're ordering à la carte, that simple. HOME THEATER SPEAKER SYSTEMS Let Harman Kardon home theater speaker systems make this simple for dialogue, and a powered subwoofer. So if you simply...
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But even if a Logic 7 multichannel audio system isn't in your budget this year, our elegantly designed and easy-to-use products mean you can still enjoy superb Harman Kardon sound in the premium cars of automotive audio and infotainment systems; our products are found in your car. 35 IN THE CAR 34 CAR SOLUTIONS We're one of the world's leading suppliers of major manufacturers.
But even if a Logic 7 multichannel audio system isn't in your budget this year, our elegantly designed and easy-to-use products mean you can still enjoy superb Harman Kardon sound in the premium cars of automotive audio and infotainment systems; our products are found in your car. 35 IN THE CAR 34 CAR SOLUTIONS We're one of the world's leading suppliers of major manufacturers.
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...browse music player will let you know, so you can quickly calculate an alternate route. Bluetooth® hands-free phone functionality. The Harman Kardon GPS-810 has it all , their eyes off the road. Superfast route calculation. The built-in real-time-traffic* receiver will provide... the soundtrack to get you where you need to get you where you 're going safely. / PORTABLE NAVIGATION HARMAN KARDON GUIDE + PLAY™ They're small. All Harman Kardon Guide + Play™ GPS navigation and entertainment products offer turn-by-turn directions to virtually any other system out...
...browse music player will let you know, so you can quickly calculate an alternate route. Bluetooth® hands-free phone functionality. The Harman Kardon GPS-810 has it all , their eyes off the road. Superfast route calculation. The built-in real-time-traffic* receiver will provide... the soundtrack to get you where you need to get you where you 're going safely. / PORTABLE NAVIGATION HARMAN KARDON GUIDE + PLAY™ They're small. All Harman Kardon Guide + Play™ GPS navigation and entertainment products offer turn-by-turn directions to virtually any other system out...
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...your iPod, it is designed to bring your playlists. The wireless five-button controller lets you all kinds of USB flash devices. The innovative Harman Kardon Drive + Play™ 2 system gives you generate your iPod. Jump ahead to music. All from the driver's seat. But how ...off your mind off the road. 38 Drive + Play 2 Mobile Media Manager The next generation of your own music mixes and control additional Harman Kardon accessories. The Drive + Play 2 unit plugs directly into your car's cigarette-lighter port and plays high-quality audio through your favorite tunes...
...your iPod, it is designed to bring your playlists. The wireless five-button controller lets you all kinds of USB flash devices. The innovative Harman Kardon Drive + Play™ 2 system gives you generate your iPod. Jump ahead to music. All from the driver's seat. But how ...off your mind off the road. 38 Drive + Play 2 Mobile Media Manager The next generation of your own music mixes and control additional Harman Kardon accessories. The Drive + Play 2 unit plugs directly into your car's cigarette-lighter port and plays high-quality audio through your favorite tunes...
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... loudspeaker systems are also on display at your own computer and for yourself. 41 ON THE GO 40 MULTIMEDIA SOLUTIONS For the last 10 years, Harman Kardon, Inc., along with key computer manufacturers such as Apple, Dell, Compaq and Toshiba, has been leading the way in the design and supply of high...
... loudspeaker systems are also on display at your own computer and for yourself. 41 ON THE GO 40 MULTIMEDIA SOLUTIONS For the last 10 years, Harman Kardon, Inc., along with key computer manufacturers such as Apple, Dell, Compaq and Toshiba, has been leading the way in the design and supply of high...
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...™ High-Performance Portable Loudspeaker Dock for iPod Understated, sublimely functional industrial design. The Harman Kardon SoundSticks II system brings a new level of excitement to its arching stainless-steel handle, this is AC- It delivers tight,... included. / MULTIMEDIA SOLUTIONS SoundSticks® II Self-Powered Satellite Speakers and Subwoofer System Clearly superior. An awesome 20-watt powered subwoofer. The Harman Kardon Go + Play™ loudspeaker dock is the loudspeaker dock that perfectly matches the clarity of use. From its highs are distinct and crystal ...
...™ High-Performance Portable Loudspeaker Dock for iPod Understated, sublimely functional industrial design. The Harman Kardon SoundSticks II system brings a new level of excitement to its arching stainless-steel handle, this is AC- It delivers tight,... included. / MULTIMEDIA SOLUTIONS SoundSticks® II Self-Powered Satellite Speakers and Subwoofer System Clearly superior. An awesome 20-watt powered subwoofer. The Harman Kardon Go + Play™ loudspeaker dock is the loudspeaker dock that perfectly matches the clarity of use. From its highs are distinct and crystal ...