A Harman Kardon PC speaker

Harman Kardon, a division of Harman International Industries (NYSE: HAR), is a manufacturer of home and car audio equipment. Harman International Industries ( is an international audio and infotainment equipment company The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City. A piece of audio equipment is any device designed principally to reproduce record or process Sound. Harman Kardon is based in Woodbury, New York USA. Woodbury is a Town and Village (Woodbury was created into a village in August 2006 in Orange County, New York, United States. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Founded in 1953 by Dr. Sidney Harman and Bernard Kardon — two men with a deep interest in both music and the arts — the company helped create the high-fidelity audio industry. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dr Sidney Harman, Chairman Emeritus of Harman International Industries, Inc High fidelity or hi-fi reproduction is a term used by home stereo listeners and home audio enthusiasts ( Audiophiles to refer to high-quality reproduction Their first product was an FM tuner. One year after its founding, Harman Kardon introduced the world's first true high-fidelity receiver, the Festival D1000. This monaural unit was not only aimed at non-technical consumers but also incorporated many now-familiar features such as a tuner, component control unit and amplifier on a single chassis. Monaural (often shortened to mono) sound reproduction is single-channel In 1958, Harman Kardon introduced the world's first stereo receiver, the Festival TA230, once again aimed at non-technical users in an attempt to make high-fidelity widely available. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stereo sound was achieved by using one channel from the AM Band, and one channel from the FM Band. The first true FM Multiplex Stereo Receiver was sold by HH Scott in 1961 with introduction of the Model 350 tuner. "H H Scott" is commonly used to abbreviate the company's name

Harman Kardon is the main auto audio supplier for BMW, Land Rover, Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz, SAAB and Harley-Davidson. ( BMW) (Bavarian Motor Works is an independent German automobile manufacturer founded in 1916 Land Rover is an all-terrain vehicle and Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV manufacturer based in Solihull, England, now operated as part of the Jaguar Jaguar Cars Limited is a luxury car manufacturer based in Coventry, England, now operated as part of the Jaguar Land Rover business Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of luxury Automobiles Buses coaches and Trucks It is currently a division of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company ( formerly HDI is an American manufacturer of Motorcycles based in Milwaukee Wisconsin.

iSub and Soundsticks

ISUB and Soundsticks

The Harman Kardon iSub 2000 Subwoofer and Soundsticks were originally introduced at the July 2000 Apple Computer Worldwide Developers Conference. Apple Inc, ( formerly Apple Computer Inc, is an American Multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing Consumer electronics

Harmon Kardon partnered with Apple to design & manufacture the Harman Kardon iSub 2000 Subwoofer and Soundsticks. ^[1]

Apple did the industrial design and mechanical engineering with the goal of having the product look like part of the Apple product family. This product won an Industrial Design Excellence Awards gold award[1] & was featured on the cover of ID magazine. The International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA is a program co-sponsored by BusinessWeek and Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA and "is dedicated The soundsticks II were a minor upgrade with the addition of capacitive volume control buttons.

Harman Kardon equipment photo gallery

Harman Kardon F50-XK Tube FM Stereo Multiplex Tuner

Harman Kardon F50-XK Tube FM Stereo Multiplex Tuner Top View

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References

External links

• Official Harman Kardon website