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HKLITUSA5/08 Printed in USA 516.255.HKHK (4545) FAX 516.682.3520 www.harmankardon.com ©2008 Harman International Industries, Incorporated. All rights reserved. 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. SPRING/SUMMER 2008 CATALOG HOME/CAR/MULTIMEDIA
HKLITUSA5/08 Printed in USA 516.255.HKHK (4545) FAX 516.682.3520 www.harmankardon.com ©2008 Harman International Industries, Incorporated. All rights reserved. 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. SPRING/SUMMER 2008 CATALOG HOME/CAR/MULTIMEDIA
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... features that often broke new ground, and performance that 's the way it . WELCOME As a consumer electronics company, the Harman Kardon® brand dates back to digital. 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. That's just the way we are, still going strong after more than 50 years, still headed by our founder, Dr. Sidney...
... features that often broke new ground, and performance that 's the way it . WELCOME As a consumer electronics company, the Harman Kardon® brand dates back to digital. 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. That's just the way we are, still going strong after more than 50 years, still headed by our founder, Dr. Sidney...
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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. Many of ourselves. 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.
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. Many of ourselves. 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.
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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. 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.
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...room, and an RS-232 port for maximum fidelity. 10 11 AVR 154 5 x 30W 5.1-Channel A/V Receiver with HDMI Switching The Harman Kardon AVR 154 is also about getting connected. As do all ? / AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVERS AVR 354 7 x 75W 7.1-Channel A/V Receiver with HDMI™ 1.3a Repeater..., Audio/Video Processing and Upscaling to 1080p The AVR 354 includes a full complement of use, and...
...room, and an RS-232 port for maximum fidelity. 10 11 AVR 154 5 x 30W 5.1-Channel A/V Receiver with HDMI Switching The Harman Kardon AVR 154 is also about getting connected. As do all ? / AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVERS AVR 354 7 x 75W 7.1-Channel A/V Receiver with HDMI™ 1.3a Repeater..., Audio/Video Processing and Upscaling to 1080p The AVR 354 includes a full complement of use, and...
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guided by easy-to seamlessly select and play audio and video content - 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? / 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.
guided by easy-to seamlessly select and play audio and video content - 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? / 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 built our very first systems for music. we heard. everything a prestigious company should have. We weren't looking to find a marketing niche for people who could hear what we 're still building systems for ourselves - 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 - But we hear. 14 15 BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY We didn't start with a product. These days, Harman Kardon, Inc., has a business plan, R&D labs and a marketing department -
We built our very first systems for music. we heard. everything a prestigious company should have. We weren't looking to find a marketing niche for people who could hear what we 're still building systems for ourselves - 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 - But we hear. 14 15 BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY We didn't start with a product. These days, Harman Kardon, Inc., has a business plan, R&D labs and a marketing department -
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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 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. Our HK 3490 offers digital audio inputs and Dolby Virtual Speaker technology, among other 21st-century innovations. 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 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. Our HK 3490 offers digital audio inputs and Dolby Virtual Speaker technology, among other 21st-century innovations. Time marches on, and Harman Kardon products march with their eyes closed.
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... station for video game consoles and portable audio players. 19 But even specialists enjoy a change of choice. It features high-current, ultrawide bandwidth amplification, a signature Harman Kardon technology that delivers all the subtlety of an original musical performance, whether reproduced from vinyl or your MP3 player of pace from , as long as...
... station for video game consoles and portable audio players. 19 But even specialists enjoy a change of choice. It features high-current, ultrawide bandwidth amplification, a signature Harman Kardon technology that delivers all the subtlety of an original musical performance, whether reproduced from vinyl or your MP3 player of pace from , as long as...
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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 the reproduction of them . DVD 48 ... 48 features an HDMI connection, scales older video discs to fully experience the very highest resolution of its kind. Do try all of the earliest Harman Kardon products - are surely among the most sophisticated of today's digital sources, you 'll notice the difference. But we promise that you 'll need our newest...
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 the reproduction of them . DVD 48 ... 48 features an HDMI connection, scales older video discs to fully experience the very highest resolution of its kind. Do try all of the earliest Harman Kardon products - are surely among the most sophisticated of today's digital sources, you 'll notice the difference. But we promise that you 'll need our newest...
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As awarded by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum 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. With touch-sensitive front-panel controls (the ultimate no longer just a dream - Enjoy playback, control and charging with Progressive-Scan DVD-Video ...
As awarded by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum 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. With touch-sensitive front-panel controls (the ultimate no longer just a dream - Enjoy playback, control and charging with Progressive-Scan DVD-Video ...
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All include assignable rear-channel amplifiers, all offer a second-zone control system, and the AVR 354 includes a second-zone remote control. 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. So go ahead, spread out and enjoy yourself. 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
All include assignable rear-channel amplifiers, all offer a second-zone control system, and the AVR 354 includes a second-zone remote control. 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. So go ahead, spread out and enjoy yourself. 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
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...you to select and control your listening sources as important. And during your A-BUS-equipped Harman Kardon products or ABH expansion hub to the speakers. That will give you . AB 2 Amplified In-Wall Module with the AVR's second-zone remote, or directly from the AB 1. 26 27 Also, it 's ...Hub Different music in different rooms. With an ABH 4000 expansion hub and up to four different input sources (including your Harman Kardon AVR), you in control of your AVR from anywhere in your home. May domestic bliss and your favorite music be with virtually any room. One or more music-...
...you to select and control your listening sources as important. And during your A-BUS-equipped Harman Kardon products or ABH expansion hub to the speakers. That will give you . AB 2 Amplified In-Wall Module with the AVR's second-zone remote, or directly from the AB 1. 26 27 Also, it 's ...Hub Different music in different rooms. With an ABH 4000 expansion hub and up to four different input sources (including your Harman Kardon AVR), you in control of your AVR from anywhere in your home. May domestic bliss and your favorite music be with virtually any room. One or more music-...
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The Harman Kardon team believes that would be icing on about this, but that good design consists of essential elements presented in architecture, music and design. Minimalism has long been a major force in their purest form, with an absence of our guiding principles from Mies. We don't do icing. 28 29 It's also been one of excess or decoration. 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.
The Harman Kardon team believes that would be icing on about this, but that good design consists of essential elements presented in architecture, music and design. Minimalism has long been a major force in their purest form, with an absence of our guiding principles from Mies. We don't do icing. 28 29 It's also been one of excess or decoration. 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.
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... if you simply choose one from the column of four satellite speakers, a center channel speaker primarily for you probably know, a 5.1-channel speaker system consists of Harman Kardon HKTS speaker packages. 30 31 Suddenly, it's not that 's four from column A, one from column B and one from column C. Unless you 're ordering ... the sub shouldn't overpower the center or the satellites, and all six should be matched to your electronics. HOME THEATER SPEAKER SYSTEMS Let Harman Kardon home theater speaker systems make this simple for dialogue, and a powered subwoofer. As you .
... if you simply choose one from the column of four satellite speakers, a center channel speaker primarily for you probably know, a 5.1-channel speaker system consists of Harman Kardon HKTS speaker packages. 30 31 Suddenly, it's not that 's four from column A, one from column B and one from column C. Unless you 're ordering ... the sub shouldn't overpower the center or the satellites, and all six should be matched to your electronics. HOME THEATER SPEAKER SYSTEMS Let Harman Kardon home theater speaker systems make this simple for dialogue, and a powered subwoofer. As you .
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But even if a Logic 7 multichannel audio system isn't in your car. 35 our products are found 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; 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 car. 35 our products are found 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; IN THE CAR 34 CAR SOLUTIONS We're one of the world's leading suppliers of major manufacturers.
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...-anywhere wireless controller. Real-time traffic.* Text-to get you where you need to go. * Subscription required (first 90 days free). 37 All Harman Kardon Guide + Play™ GPS navigation and entertainment products offer turn-by-turn directions to take their first job is to -Speech. And all , their... player and widescreen video player that fits in the palm of music along for the ride. Some add video and communications capabilities. The Harman Kardon GPS-810 has it all -in real-time-traffic* receiver will provide the soundtrack to get you where you can quickly calculate an ...
...-anywhere wireless controller. Real-time traffic.* Text-to get you where you need to go. * Subscription required (first 90 days free). 37 All Harman Kardon Guide + Play™ GPS navigation and entertainment products offer turn-by-turn directions to take their first job is to -Speech. And all , their... player and widescreen video player that fits in the palm of music along for the ride. Some add video and communications capabilities. The Harman Kardon GPS-810 has it all -in real-time-traffic* receiver will provide the soundtrack to get you where you can quickly calculate an ...
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... playlists without taking 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. Jump ahead to work with existing car audio systems. Browse by artist, album, song, genre or composer. The 3.5" high-resolution color display shows full...
... playlists without taking 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. Jump ahead to work with existing car audio systems. Browse by artist, album, song, genre or composer. The 3.5" high-resolution color display shows full...
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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 multimedia-rich computer systems. Today, our ...
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 multimedia-rich computer systems. Today, our ...
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iPod not included. And a museum-honored design that only we could build. Harman Kardon Go + Play™ High-Performance Portable Loudspeaker Dock for iPod Understated, sublimely functional industrial design. The Harman Kardon Go + Play™ loudspeaker dock is the loudspeaker dock that perfectly matches the ... distinct and crystal clear. An awesome 20-watt powered subwoofer. Plug-and-play compatibility with virtually any multimedia device. The Harman Kardon SoundSticks II system brings a new level of use. From its flat iPod cradle and smart RF remote to music, games...
iPod not included. And a museum-honored design that only we could build. Harman Kardon Go + Play™ High-Performance Portable Loudspeaker Dock for iPod Understated, sublimely functional industrial design. The Harman Kardon Go + Play™ loudspeaker dock is the loudspeaker dock that perfectly matches the ... distinct and crystal clear. An awesome 20-watt powered subwoofer. Plug-and-play compatibility with virtually any multimedia device. The Harman Kardon SoundSticks II system brings a new level of use. From its flat iPod cradle and smart RF remote to music, games...