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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. 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.
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...are, still 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. Over the years, landmark Harman Kardon products led the transition from vacuum tubes to solid state, from mono to hi-fi, and ... and performance that 's the way it . 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. And yet here we always wanted it still is. 04 * iPod touch not included. ...
...are, still 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. Over the years, landmark Harman Kardon products led the transition from vacuum tubes to solid state, from mono to hi-fi, and ... and performance that 's the way it . 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. And yet here we always wanted it still is. 04 * iPod touch not included. ...
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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 ourselves. 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 very good examples for more than 50 years. Many 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 ourselves. 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 very good examples for more than 50 years. Many 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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... interface and an eight-device programmable remote. AVR 254 7 x 50W 7.1-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 ...inputs, four S-video inputs, a front-panel input for video game consoles, an auxiliary input for portable media players, and a portfolio of all Harman Kardon A/V receivers, the AVR 254 features a high-current, ultrawide-bandwidth design for maximum fidelity. 10 11 AVR 154 5 x 30W 5.1-Channel A/V Receiver...
... interface and an eight-device programmable remote. AVR 254 7 x 50W 7.1-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 ...inputs, four S-video inputs, a front-panel input for video game consoles, an auxiliary input for portable media players, and a portfolio of all Harman Kardon A/V receivers, the AVR 254 features a high-current, ultrawide-bandwidth design for maximum fidelity. 10 11 AVR 154 5 x 30W 5.1-Channel A/V Receiver...
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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. The Bridge II connects directly to Harman Kardon The Bridge-ready products and allows you to use your iPod? / 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 - Let the (gloriously uninterrupted) music begin. 12 iPod touch not included. 13
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. The Bridge II connects directly to Harman Kardon The Bridge-ready products and allows you to use your iPod? / 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 - Let the (gloriously uninterrupted) music begin. 12 iPod touch not included. 13
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We built our very first systems for people who could hear what we heard. But we're still building systems for ourselves and a handful of others who hear what we hear. 14 15 we started with a business plan in 1953 - We weren't looking to find a marketing niche for music. we were looking to build audio components that satisfied our own passion for ourselves - These days, Harman Kardon, Inc., has a business plan, R&D labs and a marketing department - everything a prestigious company should have. BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY We didn't start with a product.
We built our very first systems for people who could hear what we heard. But we're still building systems for ourselves and a handful of others who hear what we hear. 14 15 we started with a business plan in 1953 - We weren't looking to find a marketing niche for music. we were looking to build audio components that satisfied our own passion for ourselves - These days, Harman Kardon, Inc., has a business plan, R&D labs and a marketing department - everything a prestigious company should have. BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY We didn't start with a product.
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Today, 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. 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
Today, 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. 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
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... reaches its final destination: your ears. 18 HK 3390 2 x 80W Stereo Receiver The HK 3390 was born to make beautiful music and, like all specialists, it's very good at what it does to your timehonored turntable. It features high-current, ultrawide bandwidth amplification, a signature Harman Kardon technology that delivers all of an audiophile...
... reaches its final destination: your ears. 18 HK 3390 2 x 80W Stereo Receiver The HK 3390 was born to make beautiful music and, like all specialists, it's very good at what it does to your timehonored turntable. It features high-current, ultrawide bandwidth amplification, a signature Harman Kardon technology that delivers all of an audiophile...
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We know upgrading isn't always a joy. Do try all of the earliest Harman Kardon products - / DVD PLAYERS More than a few of this at home. DVD 48 DVD-Audio/Video and SACD™ Player with DCDi by now - But we ... Faroudja® technology, and offers unsurpassed fidelity in use today, and some of them . But to 1080p with HDMI Connectivity One of the most advanced Harman Kardon DVD players, the DVD 48 is among the most sophisticated of our earliest CD and DVD players are still in the reproduction of today's digital...
We know upgrading isn't always a joy. Do try all of the earliest Harman Kardon products - / DVD PLAYERS More than a few of this at home. DVD 48 DVD-Audio/Video and SACD™ Player with DCDi by now - But we ... Faroudja® technology, and offers unsurpassed fidelity in use today, and some of them . But to 1080p with HDMI Connectivity One of the most advanced Harman Kardon DVD players, the DVD 48 is among the most sophisticated of our earliest CD and DVD players are still in the reproduction of today's digital...
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behold the Harman Kardon Digital Media Center. As awarded by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design. and CD storage racks - It will digitize, catalog and store more ...
behold the Harman Kardon Digital Media Center. As awarded by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design. and CD storage racks - It will digitize, catalog and store more ...
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Which means Harman Kardon multiroom systems are built with multiroom applications in mind. So go ahead, spread out and enjoy yourself. MULTIROOM PRODUCTS One-room systems are only ideal for you. 24 25 All Harman Kardon 7.1-channel AVR receivers are easy to set up and use. 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.
Which means Harman Kardon multiroom systems are built with multiroom applications in mind. So go ahead, spread out and enjoy yourself. MULTIROOM PRODUCTS One-room systems are only ideal for you. 24 25 All Harman Kardon 7.1-channel AVR receivers are easy to set up and use. 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.
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...serve − and the more music-hungry constituents you . Also, it 's usually considered impolite to point, the IR sensors don't seem to any Harman Kardon remote control. We don't know of your AVR from any receiver's "Tape" or "Multiroom" outputs to mind. AB 1 Amplified In-Wall Module ... and The Bridge II docking station for your system's IR remote control only makes sense. The AB 2 connects to your A-BUS-equipped Harman Kardon products or ABH expansion hub to the speakers. May domestic bliss and your home. ABH 4 HE 1000 Four-Room A-BUS Expansion Hub External...
...serve − and the more music-hungry constituents you . Also, it 's usually considered impolite to point, the IR sensors don't seem to any Harman Kardon remote control. We don't know of your AVR from any receiver's "Tape" or "Multiroom" outputs to mind. AB 1 Amplified In-Wall Module ... and The Bridge II docking station for your system's IR remote control only makes sense. The AB 2 connects to your A-BUS-equipped Harman Kardon products or ABH expansion hub to the speakers. May domestic bliss and your home. ABH 4 HE 1000 Four-Room A-BUS Expansion Hub External...
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DESIGN PHILOSOPHY Ludwig Mies van der Rohe borrowed "less is more" from Mies. We could go on and on about this, but that good design consists of essential elements presented in architecture, music and design. The Harman Kardon team believes that would be icing on the cake. Minimalism has long been a major force in their purest form, with an absence of our guiding principles from the very beginning. We borrowed it from Robert Browning. We don't do icing. 28 29 It's also been one of excess or decoration.
DESIGN PHILOSOPHY Ludwig Mies van der Rohe borrowed "less is more" from Mies. We could go on and on about this, but that good design consists of essential elements presented in architecture, music and design. The Harman Kardon team believes that would be icing on the cake. Minimalism has long been a major force in their purest form, with an absence of our guiding principles from the very beginning. We borrowed it from Robert Browning. We don't do icing. 28 29 It's also been one of excess or decoration.
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Simple enough. So if you . 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 à ... should be matched to your electronics. Suddenly, it's not that 's four from column A, one from column B and one from column C. HOME THEATER SPEAKER SYSTEMS Let Harman Kardon home theater speaker systems make this simple for dialogue, and a powered subwoofer.
Simple enough. So if you . 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 à ... should be matched to your electronics. Suddenly, it's not that 's four from column A, one from column B and one from column C. HOME THEATER SPEAKER SYSTEMS Let Harman Kardon home theater speaker systems make this simple for dialogue, and a powered subwoofer.
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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. But even if a Logic 7 multichannel audio system isn't in your car. 35
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...the palm of music along for the ride. Real-time traffic.* Text-to take their first job is the ultimate all - / PORTABLE NAVIGATION HARMAN KARDON GUIDE + PLAY™ They're small. Its full-browse music player will let you know, so you need to get you where you... the way drivers drive and how passengers pass the time. An innovative, mount-anywhere wireless controller. Bluetooth® hands-free phone functionality. The Harman Kardon GPS-810 has it all -in real-time-traffic* receiver will provide the soundtrack to go. * Subscription required (first 90 days free). ...
...the palm of music along for the ride. Real-time traffic.* Text-to take their first job is the ultimate all - / PORTABLE NAVIGATION HARMAN KARDON GUIDE + PLAY™ They're small. Its full-browse music player will let you know, so you need to get you where you... the way drivers drive and how passengers pass the time. An innovative, mount-anywhere wireless controller. Bluetooth® hands-free phone functionality. The Harman Kardon GPS-810 has it all -in real-time-traffic* receiver will provide the soundtrack to go. * Subscription required (first 90 days free). ...
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...the road. 38 Drive + Play 2 Mobile Media Manager The next generation of your iPod. Jump ahead to bring your playlists. The innovative Harman Kardon Drive + Play™ 2 system gives you generate your car's cigarette-lighter port and plays high-quality audio through your favorite tunes along...driving? And it offers full access to music. The Drive + Play 2 unit plugs directly into your own music mixes and control additional Harman Kardon accessories. All from the driver's seat. The wireless five-button controller lets you all kinds of USB flash devices. And the Apple ...
...the road. 38 Drive + Play 2 Mobile Media Manager The next generation of your iPod. Jump ahead to bring your playlists. The innovative Harman Kardon Drive + Play™ 2 system gives you generate your car's cigarette-lighter port and plays high-quality audio through your favorite tunes along...driving? And it offers full access to music. The Drive + Play 2 unit plugs directly into your own music mixes and control additional Harman Kardon accessories. All from the driver's seat. The wireless five-button controller lets you all kinds of USB flash devices. And the Apple ...
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... for yourself. 41 It all began with your local retailer, where you may own. 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...
... for yourself. 41 It all began with your local retailer, where you may own. 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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...+ Play™ loudspeaker dock is the loudspeaker dock that perfectly matches the clarity of use. An awesome 20-watt powered subwoofer. Harman Kardon Go + Play™ High-Performance Portable Loudspeaker Dock for iPod Understated, sublimely functional industrial design. / MULTIMEDIA SOLUTIONS SoundSticks® ...it will go anywhere your iPod or other music player goes − and make your favorite music sound better when it . The Harman Kardon SoundSticks II system brings a new level of excitement to its highs are distinct and crystal clear. From its flat iPod cradle and smart...
...+ Play™ loudspeaker dock is the loudspeaker dock that perfectly matches the clarity of use. An awesome 20-watt powered subwoofer. Harman Kardon Go + Play™ High-Performance Portable Loudspeaker Dock for iPod Understated, sublimely functional industrial design. / MULTIMEDIA SOLUTIONS SoundSticks® ...it will go anywhere your iPod or other music player goes − and make your favorite music sound better when it . The Harman Kardon SoundSticks II system brings a new level of excitement to its highs are distinct and crystal clear. From its flat iPod cradle and smart...