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The shape, form function and size of the D-1000 was a forerunner of the modern integrated receiver. Early Harman Kardon Hi-Fi equipment can be identified by a distinctive design of a copper plated chassis with a copper and black color scheme for panels and enclosures. [13] By 1956 Harman Kardon was worth $600,000 (equivalent to $6,724,113 in 2023).
Promotional vehicle at Geneva International Motor Show 2019. In the 1960s, Harman Kardon acquired other audio companies such as JBL. [8] In the 1970s, Harman accepted an appointment in the Carter administration as United States Deputy Secretary of Commerce and sold his company to conglomerate Beatrice Foods to avoid a conflict of interest.
Naming their new company Harman/Kardon Inc., [7] each invested $5,000 (equivalent to $56,940 in 2023) in capital. Harman handled sales, merchandising, and advertising, while Kardon was Chief Engineer, Designer and Production Manager. In 1954 their first product was the Festival D-1000 receiver, the world's first integrated hi-fi receiver.
The company was acquired by the American company Harman International Industries in 1994. [7] By this time, AKG's United States subsidiary had been established (in Los Angeles in 1985). AKG Acoustics USA, still headquartered in the San Fernando Valley , also houses regional offices for Crown Audio , another Harman Industries subsidiary.
From its earliest days, Harman Becker Automotive Systems was a supplier to Mercedes-Benz, [7] but also supplies other marques such as Audi, Peugeot, Hyundai and also Luxury Marques Ferrari, Rolls-Royce, BMW and MINI. Worldwide, Harman Becker has 28 bases in Germany, USA, Great Britain, France, Sweden, Hungary, Canada, Mexico, South Africa (to ...
Harman and Symphony Technology Group agreed on a deal worth US$780 million. [13] Teleca was rebranded Harman Connected Services, with a focus on producing software for all Harman-related products. [14] As well as Symphony Teleca, Harman also acquired Red Bend Software. The total price for the acquisition was $200 million, with $170 million in ...
Infinity Systems is an American manufacturer of loudspeakers founded in Los Angeles in 1968 and headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. [1] Since 1983, Infinity has been part of Harman International Industries, which became a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics in 2017.
This is a list of companies either based or with large operations in the greater Harrisburg, Pennsylvania metropolitan area of the United States. It includes companies based in the Pennsylvania counties of Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry and York.