Harman unveils Harman/Kardon Omni wireless HD audio system
The Harman/Kardon Omni system comprises three new products: Omni 10 and Omni 20 wireless HD loudspeakers and the Adapt plug-in to upgrade your existing home stereo system, all powered by Blackfire Research wireless media technology. The Harman/Kardon app, as well as Bluetooth connectivity, let you access and stream any music from your phone,streaming services or apps seamlessly. To make the system reflective of your personal lifestyle and needs, custom applications can be added to extend the system functionality, due to an open programming interface being introduced to leverage third-party app development.
Unlike many wireless streaming systems, the Harman/Kardon Omni 10 and Omni 20 support 24-bit/96kHz Studio Quality HD audio streaming. The Omni 10 and Omni 20 loudspeakers can be used as standalone speakers or combined to create a wireless stereo system.
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“The Harman/Kardon Wireless high definition audio system represents the ultimate in scalability, upgradeability, and personalisation for home audio entertainment,” said president of Harman’s Lifestyle Division Michael Mauser. “And you shouldn’t have to sacrifice great sound or beautiful, forward-looking design in order to get it. Our Omni loudspeaker systems and Adapt wireless adapter make this happen, without compromises in sound quality or aesthetics.”
The Harman/Kardon Adapt is a first-of-its-kind truly HD, wireless adapter for your existing home stereo system. Making full use of Harman’s expertise in audio technology, Adapt connects the gap between your existing hi-fi gear and the wireless network, to deliver pure, crisp sound at the touch of a button.
Control and configure the HD audio system wirelessly via the app and a standard WiFi connection. The future-proof design is supported through automatic software upgrades and improvements that are automatically delivered through the WiFi connection to the control app.
One Touch Follow Me Audio lets you walk from one room to another, as your favourite music follows you at the touch of a button, even when streaming from Bluetooth. And the Link Button Speaker Control lets you start a party and jump right in: when multiple streams are playing wirelessly, one button press cycles through them all so you can pick your favourite. One long press of the button starts party mode, with every speaker playing back the same music. This is room-to-room control made easy.
To deliver true customisation and personalisation, the Harman/Kardon Wireless HD Audio System will also be Harman’s first product line to be enhanced by applications created by the new Harman Developer Community (developer.harman.com).
Community members will have access to the necessary software tools, resources and support to build, test and launch applications. These assets allow developers to explore ways to enhance the Harman/Kardon multi-room audio, potentially via new listening modes and tuning options, or other streaming services.
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