Harman/kardon

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Company Profile

Harman/Kardon (proper spelling: harman/kardon) is a U.S. manufacturer of high-quality audio components.

• Founded in New York City in 1953 by Dr. Sidney Harman and Bernard Kardon; Sidney Harman ran the company until he was 87 (2005).
• In 1954, harman/kardon introduced the Festival D1000, the world's first receiver (amplifier and tuner in one unit).

In 1958 the first stereo receiver followed with the Festival TA230.

• In the 1970s, h/k built twin powered receivers with one power supply per channel, until the 1990s high-quality pre- and power amplifier (Citation and Signature series).
• In 2005 harman/kardon brought the first fully digital 5.1 surround sound system into the car (in the Mercedes-Benz S-Class / W221 series).

Products

• A/V receiver
• A/V amplifier
• A/V preamplifier
• Blu-ray Disc Player
• CD Player
• CD Recorder
• CD changer
• DAT recorder
• DVD player
• power amplifiers
• Equalizer
• iPod Docks
• cassette decks
• speakers
• record player
• Receiver
• Subwoofer
• Tuner
• Power Amplifier
• Preamplifier
• preamp tuner

Web links

• [homepage, German and English]
• harman/kardon at www.wikipedia.de
• Infos about h/k and its history at hifimuseum.de
• Some h/k catalogs