Harman Kardon, founded in the United States in 1953, its home and car audio is world-renowned for its high quality, and in March 2017, Samsung completed the acquisition of Harman International for $8 billion
Harman Kardon is a division of Harman International Industries, and is also a top brand in the world-class audio manufacturing industry, specializing in the production of home and car audio, headquartered in Woodbury, New York, USA. Harman Kardon was founded in 1953 by Dr. Kardon, who loved music and art. Founded by Sidney Harman and Bernard Kardon.
The company helped create the high-fidelity audio industry, their first product was an FM tuner, and a year after its founding, HarmanKardon released the world's first true hi-fi receiver, the FestivalD1000, a mono device aimed at non-technical consumers while incorporating many of today's common features, such as a tuner, component control and amplifier in a single body. In 1958, Harman Kardon released the world's first stereo receiver, the Festival TA230, again targeting non-technical users in an effort to bring hi-fi to wider adoption. Harman Kardon is a major audio supplier for BMW, Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz and Saab and Toshiba laptops.
HARMAN Kardon is also one of the world's leading audio manufacturing experts, with brands such as JBL, Becker, AKG, Infinity, Mark Levinson, Lexicon, Revel and Studer, and is at the forefront of home, automotive and professional audio. The Logic 7 system is currently the company's top-of-the-line sound system, which is used in Mercedes-Benz S600, BMW 7 Series, Range Rover and other models, while the Rolls-Royce Phantom uses its Lexicon sub-brand. In terms of strength, Harman Kardon is no less than BOSE audio and other brands of audio from the United States.
Dr. Sidney Harman's love of music and desire to create a world-class music experience led Dr. Sidney Harman to create Harman/Kardon, a luxury and fashion audio brand that has been a fusion of art and technology for more than half a century. From professional monitors, home theaters to the world's most popular car audio, to today's popular multimedia speakers, Harman/Kardon (Harman Kardon) with its highly creative design, superb artistic taste and free and innovative design concept to show the world Harman Kardon's trend-setting audio-visual experience, occupy the leading position in the industry and win the love of audio purists around the world.
Harman/Kardon's first receiver, called the Festival D1000, was an instant success, with its various components housed in a charming enclosure that looked more like sleek furniture than complex electronics, and was especially popular with young music fans. In the 21st century, Harman/Kardon introduced SoundSticks®, a combination of technology and sculpture, which was included in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
From its inception to the present, Harman/Kardon has led the way in the audio industry, from stereo sound to cassette decks to remote controls that automatically calibrate home theater sound systems. To ensure perfect sound quality in the car, Harman Kardon and automotive engineers worked together from the early stages of the vehicle's design to provide owners with a natural, dynamic and realistic professional listening experience. No matter what you're using your sound system for, Harman/Kardon has the equipment to sound great.
In the 21st century, Harman Kardon pioneered the creation of a fully color-coded A/V receiver rear panel interface, simplifying audio/video setup. From the company's inception to the present, Harman Kardon has led the audio industry, from stereo sound to cassette decks to remote controls capable of automatically calibrating home theater sound systems. No matter what you're using your sound system for, Harman Kardon wants to make it easy to use and sound great.
March 2017Samsung officially announced the completion of the acquisition of Harman International for $8 billion. Upon completion of the acquisition, HARMAN will become wholly owned by Samsung, and Dinesh Paliwal will continue to serve as CEO of HARMAN International. The company's workforce, headquarters, facilities and its branding will be retained.
