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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 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.
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... going strong after more than 50 years, still headed by our founder, Dr. Sidney Harman, and still following our own path, in our own way. WELCOME As a consumer electronics company, the Harman Kardon® brand dates back to digital. 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...
... going strong after more than 50 years, still headed by our founder, Dr. Sidney Harman, and still following our own path, in our own way. WELCOME As a consumer electronics company, the Harman Kardon® brand dates back to digital. 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...
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Many 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 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 the technologies found in today's finest amplifiers were introduced in Harman Kardon audio equipment.
Many 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 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 the technologies found in today's finest amplifiers were introduced in Harman Kardon audio equipment.
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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. Yet even certified technophobes will discover that they can operate them successfully. 09
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...HDMI inputs, connections for maximum fidelity. AVR 154 5 x 30W 5.1-Channel A/V Receiver with HDMI Switching The Harman Kardon 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... decoding technologies, HDMI™ repeater capability, Faroudja DCDi Cinema™ processing, EzSet/EQ™ equalization and multiroom capability. Harman Kardon founder Dr. Sidney Harman has always believed technology should serve users, not intimidate them. But the AVR 154 is a perfect case in point....
...HDMI inputs, connections for maximum fidelity. AVR 154 5 x 30W 5.1-Channel A/V Receiver with HDMI Switching The Harman Kardon 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... decoding technologies, HDMI™ repeater capability, Faroudja DCDi Cinema™ processing, EzSet/EQ™ equalization and multiroom capability. Harman Kardon founder Dr. Sidney Harman has always believed technology should serve users, not intimidate them. But the AVR 154 is a perfect case in point....
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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 hear. 14 15 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 music. We built our very first systems for ourselves - everything a prestigious company should have. These days, Harman Kardon, Inc., has a business plan, R&D labs and a marketing department - we heard. We weren't looking to find a marketing niche for ourselves and a handful of others who hear what we started with a business plan in 1953 - BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY We didn't start with a product.
we hear. 14 15 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 music. We built our very first systems for ourselves - everything a prestigious company should have. These days, Harman Kardon, Inc., has a business plan, R&D labs and a marketing department - we heard. We weren't looking to find a marketing niche for ourselves and a handful of others who hear what we started with a business plan in 1953 - BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY We didn't start with a product.
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Time marches on, and Harman Kardon products march with their eyes closed. We're passionate, to be sure, but 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 STEREO RECEIVERS Introduced 50 years ago this year, the Harman Kardon Festival TA 230 was the world's first stereo receiver. Today, 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. We're passionate, to be sure, but 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 STEREO RECEIVERS Introduced 50 years ago this year, the Harman Kardon Festival TA 230 was the world's first stereo receiver. Today, we 're not zealots. Our HK 3490 offers digital audio inputs and Dolby Virtual Speaker technology, among other 21st-century innovations.
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... turntable. The HK 3490 isn't a snob about where the music comes from, as long as it does. It features high-current, ultrawide bandwidth amplification, a signature Harman Kardon technology that delivers all specialists, it's very good at what it does to time. So the HK 3390 also features four high-quality composite video...
... turntable. The HK 3490 isn't a snob about where the music comes from, as long as it does. It features high-current, ultrawide bandwidth amplification, a signature Harman Kardon technology that delivers all specialists, it's very good at what it does to time. So the HK 3390 also features four high-quality composite video...
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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 use today, and some of DVD-...Audio and SACD™ discs, as well as MP3 and WMA files. We know upgrading isn't always a joy. Do try all of the earliest Harman Kardon products - But we promise that you 'll need our newest DVD player. The DVD 48 makes it easy. 20 21 The DVD 48 features an...
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 DVD-...Audio and SACD™ discs, as well as MP3 and WMA files. We know upgrading isn't always a joy. Do try all of the earliest Harman Kardon products - But we promise that you 'll need our newest DVD player. The DVD 48 makes it easy. 20 21 The DVD 48 features an...
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... would be conversant in portable players, card-equipped cars and cell phones. As awarded by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design. behold the Harman Kardon Digital Media Center. In the Permanent Design Collection of The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design. and CD storage racks - Enjoy playback, control and...
... would be conversant in portable players, card-equipped cars and cell phones. As awarded by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design. behold the Harman Kardon Digital Media Center. In the Permanent Design Collection of The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design. and CD storage racks - Enjoy playback, control and...
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Which means Harman Kardon multiroom systems are only ideal for you. 24 25 So go ahead, spread out and enjoy yourself. All include assignable rear-channel amplifiers, all offer a second-zone control system, and the AVR 354 includes a second-zone remote control. Your Harman Kardon entertainment system will be there for one-room apartments. MULTIROOM PRODUCTS One-room systems are easy to set up and use. All Harman Kardon 7.1-channel AVR receivers are built with multiroom applications in mind.
Which means Harman Kardon multiroom systems are only ideal for you. 24 25 So go ahead, spread out and enjoy yourself. All include assignable rear-channel amplifiers, all offer a second-zone control system, and the AVR 354 includes a second-zone remote control. Your Harman Kardon entertainment system will be there for one-room apartments. MULTIROOM PRODUCTS One-room systems are easy to set up and use. All Harman Kardon 7.1-channel AVR receivers are built with multiroom applications in mind.
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...the remote-room speakers is as simple as important. Also, it 's usually considered impolite to point, the IR sensors don't seem to any Harman Kardon remote control. / 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 four different input sources (including your Harman Kardon AVR), you can satisfy. But even without an additional amplifier. The AB 2 has an infrared sensor to relay your system), or to ...
...the remote-room speakers is as simple as important. Also, it 's usually considered impolite to point, the IR sensors don't seem to any Harman Kardon remote control. / 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 four different input sources (including your Harman Kardon AVR), you can satisfy. But even without an additional amplifier. The AB 2 has an infrared sensor to relay your system), or to ...
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It's also been one of excess or decoration. We borrowed it from Robert Browning. We could go on and on the cake. We don't do icing. 28 29 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 Mies. Minimalism has long been a major force in their purest form, with an absence of our guiding principles from the very beginning.
It's also been one of excess or decoration. We borrowed it from Robert Browning. We could go on and on the cake. We don't do icing. 28 29 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 Mies. Minimalism has long been a major force in their purest form, with an absence of our guiding principles from the very beginning.
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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 Simple enough. Except the center ought to be voice-matched to the satellites, the sub shouldn't overpower the center or the...
... 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 Simple enough. Except the center ought to be voice-matched to the satellites, the sub shouldn't overpower the center or the...
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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; IN THE CAR 34 CAR SOLUTIONS We're one of the world's leading suppliers of major manufacturers. our products are found in your car. 35
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; IN THE CAR 34 CAR SOLUTIONS We're one of the world's leading suppliers of major manufacturers. our products are found in your car. 35
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All Harman Kardon Guide + Play™ GPS navigation and entertainment products offer turn-by-turn directions to virtually any other system out there....music player and widescreen video player that fits in the palm of music along for the ride. And all - Superfast route calculation. The Harman Kardon GPS-810 has it all your hand. Your MP3, WMA and AAC music and MPEG-4 and WMV9 video files are only a download ...But none requires drivers to take their first job is the ultimate all , their eyes off the road. / 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 there....music player and widescreen video player that fits in the palm of music along for the ride. And all - Superfast route calculation. The Harman Kardon GPS-810 has it all your hand. Your MP3, WMA and AAC music and MPEG-4 and WMV9 video files are only a download ...But none requires drivers to take their first job is the ultimate all , their eyes off the road. / PORTABLE NAVIGATION HARMAN KARDON GUIDE + PLAY™ They're small.
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... only controls your iPod. All from the driver's seat. The 3.5" high-resolution color display shows full-color album art and anti-aliased text. The innovative Harman Kardon Drive + Play™ 2 system gives you generate your playlists. Scroll through a built-in -car media-player interfaces. And it offers full access to ... ride. Jump ahead to bring your car's cigarette-lighter port and plays high-quality audio through your own music mixes and control additional Harman Kardon accessories. And the Apple iPod is a great way to the next track or play the last one over and over.
... only controls your iPod. All from the driver's seat. The 3.5" high-resolution color display shows full-color album art and anti-aliased text. The innovative Harman Kardon Drive + Play™ 2 system gives you generate your playlists. Scroll through a built-in -car media-player interfaces. And it offers full access to ... ride. Jump ahead to bring your car's cigarette-lighter port and plays high-quality audio through your own music mixes and control additional Harman Kardon accessories. And the Apple iPod is a great way to the next track or play the last one over and over.
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.... Today, our expertise has been applied to products we've designed 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 Modern...
.... Today, our expertise has been applied to products we've designed 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 Modern...
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...its flat iPod cradle and smart RF remote to music, games and movies − and looks spectacular doing it arrives. 42 43 Harman Kardon Go + Play™ High-Performance Portable Loudspeaker Dock for iPod Understated, sublimely functional industrial design. or battery-operated, so it will...player goes − and make your favorite music sound better when it . Eight full-range transducers. The Harman Kardon SoundSticks II system brings a new level of use. The Harman Kardon Go + Play™ loudspeaker dock is the loudspeaker dock that perfectly matches the clarity of the sound....
...its flat iPod cradle and smart RF remote to music, games and movies − and looks spectacular doing it arrives. 42 43 Harman Kardon Go + Play™ High-Performance Portable Loudspeaker Dock for iPod Understated, sublimely functional industrial design. or battery-operated, so it will...player goes − and make your favorite music sound better when it . Eight full-range transducers. The Harman Kardon SoundSticks II system brings a new level of use. The Harman Kardon Go + Play™ loudspeaker dock is the loudspeaker dock that perfectly matches the clarity of the sound....