Harman Kardon

Harman Kardon

Established by Sidney Harman and Bernard Kardon in 1953, Harman Kardon is one of the high-fidelity audio brands that is known all over the world. Famous for doing work with many car and computer brands for high-end audio, these brands include Mercedes, Apple, Mitsubishi, Volvo, Toshiba, Jaguar, Honda, VW, Harley-Davidson, Toyota, Acer, Asus and many more.

Harman Kardon is owned by Harman International today which also owns JBL, AKG, Bang & Olufsen and a few other audio brands. Harman International is a subsidiary of Samsung, this is also why Samsung earbuds are developed in tie with AKG.

Harman Kardon products

Products from Harman Kardon include headphones and speakers. The headphone range is succinct, with three options that cater to three different styles. One is an overhead headphone, the second is wireless earphones that are joined with a wire and the third is true wireless earbuds.

The overhead headphones have Active Noise Canceling so one is immersed in their media and cannot hear the world around them. All the various headphones have Bluetooth for connectivity, making it easy for a wearer to be mobile.

The speaker collection from Harman Kardon has a lot more variety. The brand also has a focus on sleek and modern designs not just on the audio quality. In fact, their Soundsticks won an award for design excellence and were also featured on the cover od I.D. Magazine for the same reason. This product was made in collaboration with Apple. Apple handled the design and engineering so it could fit into their Apple family.

The other speakers are also all very well designed, making use of basic shapes and a minimal feel to keep them as sleek as possible. One can find portable speakers, soundbars and towers. The connectivity options vary but most include the 3.5mm jack and Bluetooth. The sizes of speakers vary a lot, you can find something that can fit in your palm to something a few feet of the ground.

The modern times have added in the voice assistant abilities as well.

Comments

Harman Kardon also produces audio accessories such as external Bluetooth connectors in case one needs it to tether their speakers which may not have such a feature.

The Harman Kardon product range is expensive, it would be considered expensive by any standards.