Harman Kardon is a division of US-based Harman International Industries, a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, and manufactures home and car audio equipment.
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Harman Kardon is a division of US-based Harman International Industries, a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, and manufactures home and car audio equipment.
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Harman Kardon was originally founded in 1953 by business partners, Sidney Harman and Bernard Kardon.
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One year after its founding, in 1954, Harman Kardon introduced their first compact size high fidelity receiver, the Festival D1000.
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In 1958, Harman Kardon introduced one of the first stereo receivers, the Festival TA230, aimed at non-technical users with the intention of making high-fidelity stereo widely available.
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In 1959, Harman Kardon marketed the Citation II, an early ultra wideband stereophonic tube amplifier.
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Harman Kardon promoted their philosophy of designing high fidelity sound using amplifiers that provided widest possible audio bandwidth.
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In 1970 Harman Kardon marketed the first stereophonic cassette recording deck with Dolby B noise reduction.
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In 1976, Harman Kardon supported Jimmy Carter's bid to become President of the United States.
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From 1999 to 2007, Harman Kardon worked to develop digital processing for audio products.
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In 2000, Harman Kardon produced the AVR-7000 audio-video receiver, which was able to decode and process HDCD.
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Harman Kardon partnered with Apple to design and manufacture these products.
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In 2017, Harman Kardon released a smart speaker, powered by the Microsoft Cortana virtual assistant, called Invoke.
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