Talk:Harman Kardon
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[edit] Contradiction
Receiver (radio) "The first integrated stereo receiver was made by the Harman Kardon company, and came onto the market in 1958. It had undistingushed (sic) performance..."
Harman Kardon "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 the incorporation of a tuner, component control unit and amplifier on a single chassis."
I find on one hand ascribing "undistinguished performance" to the Festival D1000 in Receiver (radio), and then at Harmon Kardon labeling the Festival D1000 to be a "high-fidelity receiver" to be contradictory. - MSTCrow 03:15, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
A piece of audio equipment can be both 'hi-fidelity' (a vague and generic term) and exhibit undistinguished performance. While the unit's modern design qualified it as hi-fi equipment, it did not outperform component hi-fi systems of the time (i. e. systems with a separate preamp, amp and tuner). This was simply the first time that modern (or hi-fidelity) amplifier, preamplifier and tuner designs had been combined in one unit. This combination is usually known as a receiver. Golden Brightfoot 23:13, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
The two passages also seem to be talking about different pieces of equipment, one being Stereo the other monaural(mono) that would look like a far bigger contradiction otherwise
According to Harman/Kardon's own web page, the Festival D-1000 was the first High Fidelity receiver, and the Festival TA-230 was the first stereo receiver (although it was not multiplex stereo; it received one stereo channel on AM and the other on FM). They also introduced the multiplex (the system we currently use) stereo receiver TA5000X in 1962, although they do not claim to have been the first to market
- 2 different models. Removing the tag. Potatoswatter 06:12, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Apple soundsticks?
As any avid audiophile will agree, having that niche foray into "Apple-like" design aesthetics so prominent in this article is practically an insult. It is hardly a crowning achievement of such a renowned company or even what people know them to be famous for. I am calling shenanigans mac-tards! 198.203.177.177 (talk) 00:28, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
