Harmon Kardon Sound

[Sukhi]

hey guys...iam buying a new car and it has HK Sound ...i was wondering if anyone else has this and can give me a little info on how it sounds.....thanks!!!!

 

[Navkarn]

my bmw 3 Series has the preimium package with Harman Kardon sound and it's beautiful. the sound is flawless and very distinguishable between normal sound and HK sound. i highly recommend a car with HK or Bose quality sound.

 

[yraparla]

HK is gold standard with Bose

 

[ENVY BANG-RUH]

HK, ML, and Bose are the three best, so whatever car you go with and it has those speakers, ure set, very clear music.

 

[Opinder]

bose and HK are both amazing both pound tremendisly well

 

[Rupinder]

HK is the best.

 

[Pawan]

I prefer Bose over HK at lower frequencies.

 

[Amanpaul]

HK is the way to go!

 

[Don]

HK is legit I used to sell car audio equipment for two years

 

[Meistro]

hey guys...iam buying a new car and it has HK Sound ...i was wondering if anyone else has this and can give me a little info on how it sounds.....thanks!!!!

haha why don't you test it out yourself to see "how it sounds" lolll Im sure you can distinguish between AMAZING sound and mediocre stock speakers for a ford or something haha.

 

[zagreus]

hey guys...iam buying a new car and it has HK Sound ...i was wondering if anyone else has this and can give me a little info on how it sounds.....thanks!!!!

haha why don't you test it out yourself to see "how it sounds" lolll Im sure you can distinguish between AMAZING sound and mediocre stock speakers for a ford or something haha.

Yeah, sound is just one of those things...it depends on the user as well. HKs aren't close to the JLs you might find...but they are a solid speaker set. They've been around for a while, and they stood the test of time. Listen to them carefully, then compare to others.

 

[terabaap]

bose is garbage. HK is better garbage.

 

[JasBains]

My brother in laws BMW has HK Audio in it and I have to give it to him for taking on my stock Bose stereo anyday. If you're planning on buying the car, I suggest you actually take a drive in it and test it out for yourself like others have said because at the end of the day, you'll be the one driving it and listening to music in it.

 

[Underground Gabroo]

Bose is nothing more than an over-rated name... Plain and simple... Having close ties with the auto industry, I can say that the majority of the time a "Bose" system is advertised, it's not really bose components at all... Furthurmore, even with these factory premium systems having the Bose badge, they will use paper materials for their woofer and midrange drivers, as well as cheap paper based tweeters...

Harmon Kardon, on the other hand, actually uses higher quality materials to produce their components... Above all is Bowers and Wilkins, but these are only available in select vehicles for a hefty price...

Keep in mind, most high end cars such as BMW and Mercedes Benz use something called a MOST Bus for audio transport... MOST stand for "Media Oriented System Transport" and carries only audio/video data in a fiber optic ring, similar to old coaxial networks back in the 10baset days where all computers had to be connected in a "ring" ... So, what does this mean? It means everything is proprietary and can't be changed out... What's me point? Upgrade to premium audio while you can otherwise you will regret it later...

If it's a BMW, HK's Logic 7 is awesome... System consists of true surround sound creation using THX quality components...

 

[Sukhi]

so i test drove the car...HK sounds amazing...thanx for all the help...oh btw i bought the car its BMW 525i

 

[terabaap]

Bowers and Wilkins! yes....

 

[Underground Gabroo]

so i test drove the car...HK sounds amazing...thanx for all the help...oh btw i bought the car its BMW 525i

congrats... did you play with the eq settings thru idrive? you have soo much tweaking power it will blow you away... be careful with extreme volume though, i had to replace the l7 amp and ask kontroller in my bmw multiple times due to pushing the system hard... nontheless, it is one of the best sounding factory setups ive ever heard....

 

[yraparla]

Bose is nothing more than an over-rated name... Plain and simple... Having close ties with the auto industry, I can say that the majority of the time a "Bose" system is advertised, it's not really bose components at all... Furthurmore, even with these factory premium systems having the Bose badge, they will use paper materials for their woofer and midrange drivers, as well as cheap paper based tweeters...

Harmon Kardon, on the other hand, actually uses higher quality materials to produce their components... Above all is Bowers and Wilkins, but these are only available in select vehicles for a hefty price...

Keep in mind, most high end cars such as BMW and Mercedes Benz use something called a MOST Bus for audio transport... MOST stand for "Media Oriented System Transport" and carries only audio/video data in a fiber optic ring, similar to old coaxial networks back in the 10baset days where all computers had to be connected in a "ring" ... So, what does this mean? It means everything is proprietary and can't be changed out... What's me point? Upgrade to premium audio while you can otherwise you will regret it later...

If it's a BMW, HK's Logic 7 is awesome... System consists of true surround sound creation using THX quality components...

+1 great info.

I heard bose tweeters and woofers that my friend bought and installed himself. It sounded amazing good dude. My guess though is you're absolutely right that they license out the name to manufacturers and don't actually provide inventory.

 

[ENVY BANG-RUH]

I was on HK's website but i cant seem to find their components. so could anyone help clear up where i can find their components or who makes their components.

 

[Underground Gabroo]

Harmon Kardon makes their own components for professional companies, usually not available to the general public retail scene... All BMW premium systems are HK... They have home components which are of very high quality, but that consists mainly of home theater components...