[dgbiker1]

I just logged on to the AKG site and saw "Harman International Industries" at the bottom. Does anyone know if this is the same Harman as Harman/Kardon?
If so, those suckers are bleeding me dry! In two months I've bought K701s, a Drive+Play for my car (w/ HK antenna adapter), and I'm eyeing one of their receivers. On top of that I already own a ReplayTV of Harman/Kardon vintage. I'm a Harman fanboy and I didn't even know it

 

[ericj]

Yep, the same Harman.

Check out the harman international website - they own a lot of brands. Notably JBL.

 

[dgbiker1]

Wow *slaps forehead*, I should've looked that up

I knew about JBL since they're sold on the Harman eBay store and I suspected Infinity, but I'm surprised about Mark Levinson. That company's huge.

 

[chansy5729]

yes~~~

 

[QQQ]

Akg, Harman\Kardon, JBL = trademarks.

Harman int. = actual company name.

Just like Technics, Panasonic are trademarks of Matsu****a electric...

 

[ken36]

Capitalism wins out again.

 

[ericj]

Quote:

Originally Posted by QQQ /img/forum/go_quote.gif Akg, Harman\Kardon, JBL = trademarks. Harman int. = actual company name. Just like Technics, Panasonic are trademarks of Matsu****a electric...

no, panasonic is just an english-sounding trade name. AKG, JBL, etc, were independent companies that were acquired.

 

[QQQ]

ericj, thanks. I assumed it was the same thing.

 

[lane32x]

I guess it's a moot point since this is an older thread, but Panasonic is now (and has been for almost 2 years) the International brand name for Matsu****a. They decided to make that their main brand name.

Second - was AKG always a division of Harmon Group, or were they acquired?
Ditto question for JBL - were they their own company at some point, or were they always a subdivision also?

 

[ourfpshero]

i just got some kardon headphones from ebay. sound like akg k81djs. a lot.

 

[K_19]

Also, if you see any Harman/Kardon IEM's, then those are designed by Etymotic Research.

 

[sampson_smith]

Interesting. I had no idea about the above. What would really be shocking was if Grado was a trademark for Sony, or some comparable big name. Thank goodness a very unlikely story...

 

[dcpoor]

Quote:

Originally Posted by lane32x /img/forum/go_quote.gif Second - was AKG always a division of Harmon Group, or were they acquired

AKG was acquired in 93 or 94.

JBL, JBL - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Quote:

In 1969, Bill Thomas sold JBL to the Jervis Corporation (later renamed Harman International) headed by Dr. Sidney Harman.

 

[DJPixcell]

yep as mentioned.

Harmon International.

They make many brands of audio equipment, mainly noting; JBL, AKG, Harmon/Kardon, and Infinity (they make vehicle audio accessories, amps, subwuffers, speakers, etc.)

 

[Palpatine]

Yup...and now Kraft wants to buy Harmon International.
Just kidding.