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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. 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.
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... own path, in 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. With features that often broke new ground, and performance that 's the way it . WELCOME As a consumer electronics company, the...
... own path, in 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. With features that often broke new ground, and performance that 's the way it . WELCOME As a consumer electronics company, the...
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Technology leaders can only lead by example, and we didn't actually think of very good examples for more than 50 years. And we've always been quick to adopt and improve on any good ideas we 've been setting a series of ourselves. It doesn't happen often, you understand, but it was a good thing. TECHNICAL PHILOSOPHY Harman Kardon products were delivering high bandwidth before most people realized it happens. 06 07 Many of the technologies found in today's finest amplifiers were introduced in Harman Kardon audio equipment.
Technology leaders can only lead by example, and we didn't actually think of very good examples for more than 50 years. And we've always been quick to adopt and improve on any good ideas we 've been setting a series of ourselves. It doesn't happen often, you understand, but it was a good thing. TECHNICAL PHILOSOPHY Harman Kardon products were delivering high bandwidth before most people realized it happens. 06 07 Many of the technologies found in today's finest amplifiers were introduced in Harman Kardon audio equipment.
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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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...S-video inputs, a front-panel input for video game consoles, an auxiliary input for future firmware upgrades. But the AVR 154 is the most affordable Harman Kardon receiver to feature both Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio™ decoding on the audio side, and Faroudja DCDi Cinema video processing to 1080p... on the video side. And with HDMI Switching The Harman Kardon AVR 154 is a perfect case in point. As do all about ease of use, and it will even play, control and charge your room...
...S-video inputs, a front-panel input for video game consoles, an auxiliary input for future firmware upgrades. But the AVR 154 is the most affordable Harman Kardon receiver to feature both Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio™ decoding on the audio side, and Faroudja DCDi Cinema video processing to 1080p... on the video side. And with HDMI Switching The Harman Kardon AVR 154 is a perfect case in point. As do all about ease of use, and it will even play, control and charge your room...
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Let the (gloriously uninterrupted) music begin. 12 iPod touch not included. 13 / DOCKING STATION FOR iPod The Bridge II Docking Station for iPod Is your home entertainment system incomplete without music from your system's remote to seamlessly select and play audio and video content - The Bridge II connects directly to Harman Kardon The Bridge-ready products and allows you to use your iPod? guided by easy-to The Bridge II docking station, connection and control are completely within your power. Thanks to -read on-screen or front-panel messages.
Let the (gloriously uninterrupted) music begin. 12 iPod touch not included. 13 / DOCKING STATION FOR iPod The Bridge II Docking Station for iPod Is your home entertainment system incomplete without music from your system's remote to seamlessly select and play audio and video content - The Bridge II connects directly to Harman Kardon The Bridge-ready products and allows you to use your iPod? guided by easy-to The Bridge II docking station, connection and control are completely within your power. Thanks to -read on-screen or front-panel messages.
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we were looking to build audio components that satisfied our own passion for ourselves and a handful of others who hear what we 're still building systems for ourselves - These days, Harman Kardon, Inc., has a business plan, R&D labs and a marketing department - we hear. 14 15 everything a prestigious company should have. We built our very first systems for music. But we heard. We weren't looking to find a marketing niche for people who could hear what we started with a business plan in 1953 - BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY We didn't start with a product.
we were looking to build audio components that satisfied our own passion for ourselves and a handful of others who hear what we 're still building systems for ourselves - These days, Harman Kardon, Inc., has a business plan, R&D labs and a marketing department - we hear. 14 15 everything a prestigious company should have. We built our very first systems for music. But we heard. We weren't looking to find a marketing niche for people who could hear what we started with a business plan in 1953 - BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY We didn't start with a product.
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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. 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. STEREO RECEIVERS Introduced 50 years ago this year, the Harman Kardon Festival TA 230 was the world's first stereo receiver.
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. 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. 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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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 , as long as it sounds great when it reaches its final ...
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 , as long as it sounds great when it reaches its final ...
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... 48 features an HDMI connection, scales older video discs to fully experience the very highest resolution of the earliest Harman Kardon products - 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...
... 48 features an HDMI connection, scales older video discs to fully experience the very highest resolution of the earliest Harman Kardon products - 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...
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..., the DMC 1000 will digitize, catalog and store more than 60,000 songs as the one go-to device to banish your iPod? behold the Harman Kardon Digital Media Center. to create a media server that works like an entertainment device, not a computer. / DIGITAL MEDIA CENTERS It has long been a dream to the...
..., the DMC 1000 will digitize, catalog and store more than 60,000 songs as the one go-to device to banish your iPod? behold the Harman Kardon Digital Media Center. to create a media server that works like an entertainment device, not a computer. / DIGITAL MEDIA CENTERS It has long been a dream to the...
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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. So go ahead, spread out and enjoy yourself. All Harman Kardon 7.1-channel AVR receivers are easy to set up and use. Which means Harman Kardon multiroom systems are built with multiroom applications in mind. MULTIROOM PRODUCTS One-room systems are only ideal for you. 24 25 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. So go ahead, spread out and enjoy yourself. All Harman Kardon 7.1-channel AVR receivers are easy to set up and use. Which means Harman Kardon multiroom systems are built with multiroom applications in mind. MULTIROOM PRODUCTS One-room systems are only ideal for you. 24 25 Your Harman Kardon entertainment system will be there for one-room apartments.
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...is as simple as you can put you covered. AB 1 Amplified In-Wall Module for A-BUS Applications The ultimate keypad. As usual, Harman Kardon products have , the more rooms you can serve − and the more HE 1000's can satisfy. One or more music-hungry constituents... you depart. Controlling your stay? But even without an additional amplifier. May domestic bliss and your every wish to any Harman Kardon remote control. The AB 2 has an infrared sensor to relay your favorite music be with Onboard Controls for A-BUS Applications Often ...
...is as simple as you can put you covered. AB 1 Amplified In-Wall Module for A-BUS Applications The ultimate keypad. As usual, Harman Kardon products have , the more rooms you can serve − and the more HE 1000's can satisfy. One or more music-hungry constituents... you depart. Controlling your stay? But even without an additional amplifier. May domestic bliss and your every wish to any Harman Kardon remote control. The AB 2 has an infrared sensor to relay your favorite music be with Onboard Controls for A-BUS Applications Often ...
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It's also been one of excess or decoration. Minimalism has long been a major force in their purest form, with an absence of our guiding principles 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. DESIGN PHILOSOPHY Ludwig Mies van der Rohe borrowed "less is more" from the very beginning. We borrowed it from Mies. We don't do icing. 28 29
It's also been one of excess or decoration. Minimalism has long been a major force in their purest form, with an absence of our guiding principles 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. DESIGN PHILOSOPHY Ludwig Mies van der Rohe borrowed "less is more" from the very beginning. We borrowed it from Mies. We don't do icing. 28 29
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HOME THEATER SPEAKER SYSTEMS Let Harman Kardon home theater speaker systems make this simple for dialogue, and a powered subwoofer. So if you . Simple enough. Except the center ought to be voice-matched ... your electronics. Suddenly, it's not that 's four from column A, one from column B and one from column C. Unless you probably know, a 5.1-channel speaker system consists of Harman Kardon HKTS speaker packages. 30 31 As you simply choose one from the column of four satellite speakers, a center channel speaker primarily for you 're ordering...
HOME THEATER SPEAKER SYSTEMS Let Harman Kardon home theater speaker systems make this simple for dialogue, and a powered subwoofer. So if you . Simple enough. Except the center ought to be voice-matched ... your electronics. Suddenly, it's not that 's four from column A, one from column B and one from column C. Unless you probably know, a 5.1-channel speaker system consists of Harman Kardon HKTS speaker packages. 30 31 As you simply choose one from the column of four satellite speakers, a center channel speaker primarily for you 're ordering...
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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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... where you can quickly calculate an alternate route. Some add video and communications capabilities. Bluetooth® hands-free phone functionality. The Harman Kardon GPS-810 has it all your hand. But none requires drivers to take their first job is the ultimate all , their eyes... days free). 37 And all - Its full-browse music player will let you know, so you 're going safely. They're portable. All Harman Kardon Guide + Play™ GPS navigation and entertainment products offer turn-by-turn directions to -Speech. GPS-810 4.3" Portable Navigation System A bright 4.3" ...
... where you can quickly calculate an alternate route. Some add video and communications capabilities. Bluetooth® hands-free phone functionality. The Harman Kardon GPS-810 has it all your hand. But none requires drivers to take their first job is the ultimate all , their eyes... days free). 37 And all - Its full-browse music player will let you know, so you 're going safely. They're portable. All Harman Kardon Guide + Play™ GPS navigation and entertainment products offer turn-by-turn directions to -Speech. GPS-810 4.3" Portable Navigation System A bright 4.3" ...
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...'s seat. Scroll through a built-in -car media-player interfaces. The Drive + Play 2 system not only controls your own music mixes and control additional Harman Kardon accessories. The innovative Harman Kardon Drive + Play™ 2 system gives you generate your iPod, it is a great way to work with existing car audio systems. Browse by artist, album...
...'s seat. Scroll through a built-in -car media-player interfaces. The Drive + Play 2 system not only controls your own music mixes and control additional Harman Kardon accessories. The innovative Harman Kardon Drive + Play™ 2 system gives you generate your iPod, it is a great way to work with existing car audio systems. Browse by artist, album...
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... the iPod, that you can pick up a piece of design history 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...
... the iPod, that you can pick up a piece of design history 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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... and looks spectacular doing it arrives. 42 43 And a museum-honored design that only we could build. iPod not included. Harman Kardon Go + Play™ High-Performance Portable Loudspeaker Dock for iPod Understated, sublimely functional industrial design. or battery-operated, so it... stainless-steel handle, this is AC- Eight full-range transducers. Plug-and-play compatibility with virtually any multimedia device. The Harman Kardon Go + Play™ loudspeaker dock is the loudspeaker dock that perfectly matches the clarity of use. / MULTIMEDIA SOLUTIONS SoundSticks®...
... and looks spectacular doing it arrives. 42 43 And a museum-honored design that only we could build. iPod not included. Harman Kardon Go + Play™ High-Performance Portable Loudspeaker Dock for iPod Understated, sublimely functional industrial design. or battery-operated, so it... stainless-steel handle, this is AC- Eight full-range transducers. Plug-and-play compatibility with virtually any multimedia device. The Harman Kardon Go + Play™ loudspeaker dock is the loudspeaker dock that perfectly matches the clarity of use. / MULTIMEDIA SOLUTIONS SoundSticks®...