1953
Auspicious
beginnings.
Harman Kardon
produces its
first product,
an FM tuner.
1954
Our earliest “why-
didn’t-somebody-
think-of-that-
before,” the
Festival D1000 –
the world’s first
high-fidelity
receiver. A tuner
and amplifier
had never
been combined
before.
1958
Another first.
Festival TA230 –
the world’s first
stereo receiver.
1959
The world’s
first ultrawide-
bandwidth
tube amplifier.
The Citation II
remains a
classic collectors’
item today.
1962
Harman Kardon
introduces stereo
multiplex FM,
an innovation
we now take
for granted.
1963
Harman Kardon’s
Citation A and B
are the first solid-
state products
with replaceable
circuit boards for
easy service.
1970
Harman Kardon
introduces the
CAD5, the world’s
first cassette deck
with Dolby
®
B-type
noise reduction.
1972
Interference
interfered with: a
Harman Kardon
tuner is the first to
employ a phase
lock loop (PLL)
multiplex decoder.
1978
The stereo
receiver gets
serious. The
Citation receiver
is the first high-
end, high-power
design.
Dr. Sidney Harman
World’s first ultrawide-
bandwidth tube amp —
Citation II
World’s first stereo
receiver — Festival TA230
Citation B with replaceable
circuit boards
World’s first cassette deck with
Dolby
®
B-type noise reduction — CAD5
First Harman Kardon
product — FM tuner
“You’ll know where we’re going
.... 1953.......... 1955.......... 1960 .......... 1965 .......... 1970.......... 1975.........
World’s first receiver —
Festival D1000
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