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HARMAN Professional Promotes David McKinney To Lead Operations In India

by Definition Branding & Marketing Posted: Monday, 2/27/2012

NORTHRIDGE, California — Continuing its program to develop emerging markets and provide channel partners and end-users with not simply the best AV technologies for their markets, but also the best organizations to support their businesses, HARMAN Professional today announced the promotion of David McKinney to Senior Director, Operations – India for the Professional Division.  McKinney, an 11-year veteran of HARMAN Professional with a demonstrated capacity to build and lead organizations in emerging markets, previously established HARMAN Professional’s Asia Regional Sales office in Kuala Lumpur where he achieved significant success at establishing the organization and growing the business. Today’s announcement was made by Blake Augsburger, HARMAN Executive Vice President and President, HARMAN Professional.

“David McKinney has done an excellent job for HARMAN and our partners in the Asia sales region. Now, as Senior Director, Operations – India for the Professional Division, I am confident that he will be a great asset to our partners there and that his skill set and experience will serve as an accelerant for our business and that of our partners and customers in India,” Augsburger said.  “I am similarly pleased that the Asia sales office is well-organized and under strong leadership with Thomas Marcher now serving as Director Of Sales, Asia Regional Sales Office.”

In his new role, David McKinney will report to Lakshmi Narayan, HARMAN India Country Manager, and will be based at HARMAN’s Bangalore offices. Lakshmi noted McKinney’s suitability to the role.  “David McKinney is uniquely positioned to understand the needs of our customers and distribution partners and to find solutions that address those needs.  I look forward to working with David as we plan our future in this market, grow our business and support our partners with the best technologies, the most advanced integration and the industry’s most progressive support.”

Commenting on his promotion, McKinney noted, “This is a compelling opportunity in a remarkable culture at a time of growth. I am very honored to lead such an impressive team; to work with such dynamic, industrious distributors and with an infinitely creative community of end-users in installed sound, portable PA, recording and broadcast and tour sound.”

David McKinney has a Bachelors Degree in Electronic Music & Electronics from Keele University in the United Kingdom. Since 2003 McKinney has been based in Malaysia, initially as Director of Sales for HARMAN’s Signal Processing Group and more recently he led the startup for the Professional Division Regional Sales office there.

HARMAN (www.harman.com) designs, manufactures and markets a wide range of audio and infotainment solutions for the automotive, consumer and professional markets — supported by 15 leading brands, including AKG, Harman Kardon, Infinity, JBL, Lexicon and Mark Levinson. The Company is admired by audiophiles across multiple generations and supports leading professional entertainers and the venues where they perform. More than 25 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN audio and infotainment systems. HARMAN has a workforce of about 13,000 people across the Americas, Europe and Asia, and reported net sales of $4.2 billion for twelve months ending December 31, 2011.

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HARMAN’s AKG DMS700 Wireless System Keeps Peter Thorn’s Guitar Rocking

by Definition Branding & Marketing Posted: Monday, 11/14/2011

VIENNA, Austria – With a nearly full schedule throughout the year, performing in his own bands, touring with GRAMMY Award-winning artists and recording in studio sessions, Peter Thorn, the self-proclaimed Guitar Nerd, relies on HARMAN’s AKG DMS700 wireless system during live performances.  Working with artists such as Melissa Etheridge, Chris Cornell, Jewel, Alicia Keys and Don Henley, among others throughout his career, Thorn credits his guitar’s “true” sound to the reliability of AKG.

On the lookout for the absolute best in wireless on the market – a system offering great sound and zero dropout/interference – Thorn, who has played guitar from an early age and attended the Guitar Institute of Technology in Los Angeles, was introduced to AKG’s wireless system through friend and co-guitar star, Steve Stevens of the Billy Idol Band.  With promises of the best sound he will ever hear from Stevens, Thorn immediately started working with DMS700 on tour.

“DMS700 works flawlessly and sounds amazing. It really is the best system I’ve ever used in my career,” stated Thorn.  “The environment scan itself is an amazing feature that allows you to ensure you have zero RF interference, but it’s the true sound AKG provides my music that keeps my performances at their best.  DMS700 is absolutely indistinguishable from an actual cable plugged into my guitar.  When I use DMS700, it’s one less worry I have about my performance.”

Along with the DMS700 wireless system, Thorn boasts an AKG C214 microphone and an original Digitech Whammy pedal for studio sessions.

Thorn’s latest album Guitar Nerd, was released in 2011 and is available online at the iTunes store, on Amazon and CDbaby.  For more information on Peter Thorn, please visit http://www.peterthorn.com and for AKG, visit http://www.akg.com,

HARMAN (www.harman.com) designs, manufactures and markets a wide range of audio and infotainment solutions for the automotive, consumer and professional markets – supported by 15 leading brands including AKG®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon® and Mark Levinson®. The Company is admired by audiophiles across multiple generations and supports leading professional entertainers and the venues where they perform. More than 20 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN audio and infotainment systems. HARMAN has a workforce of about 12,000 people across the Americas, Europe and Asia, and reported sales of $3.8 billion for the twelve months ending June 30, 2011.

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HARMAN High Performance A/V Introduces QuantumLogic™ Surround At CEDIA 2011: An Entirely New Technology for More Realistic Surround Sound From Any Source

by Definition Branding & Marketing Posted: Thursday, 9/8/2011

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana – At CEDIA 2011, HARMAN High Performance A/V (HPAV) announced the introduction of QuantumLogic Surround, a proprietary HARMAN technology that creates an unprecedented 7.1-channel or 9.1-channel surround sound listening experience from any mono, stereo or multichannel signal source, and provides 12.1-channel listening in the new Lexicon® flagship MP-20 preamplifier/surround processor making its debut at CEDIA 2011. QuantumLogic Surround (QLS) employs a host of newly developed audio algorithms and signal processing techniques to achieve a remarkable new level of surround sound realism in home and professional audio applications.

QuantumLogic Surround will be on display in the new Ferrari FF at HARMAN High Performance A/V Booth 1343 at the Indiana Convention Center, September 8 – 10, 2011. The FF, Ferrari’s new four-seat Gran Turismo automobile, is available with a factory option JBL Professional QLS audio system.

QuantumLogic Surround uses proprietary algorithms to extract signal streams and impulse responses from the original recording. Individual voices and instruments, as well as reverberant spatial information, are identified and then re-authored into a precise multichannel soundfield. A key component of QLS is its Aesthetic Engine, which combines the individual signal streams using patented filter bank technology and psychoacoustic modeling to create an immersive multichannel listening experience with exceptional clarity, detail and image specificity. It is compatible with mono and stereo sources, as well as all popular surround sound formats.

Three levels of QuantumLogic Surround processing are available: QLS 7.1, QLS Height mode which adds two left- and right-front height channels, and QuantumLogic Surround 3D, which is incorporated into the Lexicon MP-20 and provides five discrete height channels: left, center, right and surround channels in addition to a 7.1-channel configuration.

Unlike other derived-surround technologies, the QLS Aesthetic Engine functions in the frequency domain, rather than within the time domain – a fundamental difference that enables entirely different methods of signal processing. QLS identifies “Spatial Slices” from the soundstage of the original recording, and re-assembles them into a 7.1-channel surround sound format. In addition, QLS extracts reverberation information from the original source and re-creates multiple channels of reverberation for redistribution.

Spatial Slices can be comprised of a single source instrument, vocalist or sound effect. QLS identifies the location of the sound source within the stereo image and is then able to re-direct the Spatial Slices around the listening space in a controlled manner. QLS can create a totally stable surround sound playback environment, and working with the individual Spatial Slices enables an unprecedented level of imaging accuracy as well as a smooth, realistic tonal balance.

A brief technical description of how QuantumLogic Surround operates is as follows: a mono, stereo or multichannel audio input is processed with stream extraction, reverb extraction and signal decomposition, along with signal analysis, speech detection and mono signal detection. The resulting 13 streams – seven spatial filters and six decorrelated reverb streams – are then processed through the Aesthetic Engine and psychoacoustic modeling. The signal then goes through a mixer, which can be adjusted by the user to tailor the audio output to personal preferences. Finally, the signal is fed into a post-processor that adjusts volume and delay levels, and delivers a 7.1-channel audio output.

“We are excited to introduce an entirely new surround sound enhancement technology that is the result of intensive signal processing and psychoacoustic research by HARMAN, and that we feel significantly advances the state of the art,” said Jim Garrett, Market Manager, HARMAN High Performance A/V. “We look forward to introducing QuantumLogic Surround in a number of future Lexicon, JBL® Synthesis® and other products and providing our customers with a better and more enjoyable surround sound listening experience.”

HARMAN (www.harman.com) designs, manufactures and markets a wide range of audio and infotainment solutions for the automotive, consumer and professional markets – supported by 15 leading brands including AKG®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon® and Mark Levinson®. The Company is admired by audiophiles across multiple generations and supports leading professional entertainers and the venues where they perform. More than 20 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN audio and infotainment systems. HARMAN has a workforce of about 12,000 people across the Americas, Europe and Asia, and reported sales of $3.8 billion for the twelve months ending June 30, 2011. The Company’s shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol NYSE:HAR.

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HARMAN High Performance A/V Introduces QuantumLogic™ Surround At CEDIA 2011: An Entirely New Technology for More Realistic Surround Sound From Any Source

by Definition Branding & Marketing Posted: Wednesday, 9/7/2011

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana – At CEDIA 2011, HARMAN High Performance A/V (HPAV) announced the introduction of QuantumLogic Surround, a proprietary HARMAN technology that creates an unprecedented 7.1-channel or 9.1-channel surround sound listening experience from any mono, stereo or multichannel signal source, and provides 12.1-channel listening in the new Lexicon® flagship MP-20 preamplifier/surround processor making its debut at CEDIA 2011. QuantumLogic Surround (QLS) employs a host of newly developed audio algorithms and signal processing techniques to achieve a remarkable new level of surround sound realism in home and professional audio applications.

QuantumLogic Surround will be on display in the new Ferrari FF at HARMAN High Performance A/V Booth 1343 at the Indiana Convention Center, September 8 – 10, 2011. The FF, Ferrari’s new four-seat Gran Turismo automobile, is available with a factory option JBL Professional QLS audio system.

QuantumLogic Surround uses proprietary algorithms to extract signal streams and impulse responses from the original recording. Individual voices and instruments, as well as reverberant spatial information, are identified and then re-authored into a precise multichannel soundfield. A key component of QLS is its Aesthetic Engine, which combines the individual signal streams using patented filter bank technology and psychoacoustic modeling to create an immersive multichannel listening experience with exceptional clarity, detail and image specificity. It is compatible with mono and stereo sources, as well as all popular surround sound formats.

Three levels of QuantumLogic Surround processing are available: QLS 7.1, QLS Height mode which adds two left- and right-front height channels, and QuantumLogic Surround 3D, which is incorporated into the Lexicon MP-20 and provides five discrete height channels: left, center, right and surround channels in addition to a 7.1-channel configuration.

Unlike other derived-surround technologies, the QLS Aesthetic Engine functions in the frequency domain, rather than within the time domain – a fundamental difference that enables entirely different methods of signal processing. QLS identifies “Spatial Slices” from the soundstage of the original recording, and re-assembles them into a 7.1-channel surround sound format. In addition, QLS extracts reverberation information from the original source and re-creates multiple channels of reverberation for redistribution.

Spatial Slices can be comprised of a single source instrument, vocalist or sound effect. QLS identifies the location of the sound source within the stereo image and is then able to re-direct the Spatial Slices around the listening space in a controlled manner. QLS can create a totally stable surround sound playback environment, and working with the individual Spatial Slices enables an unprecedented level of imaging accuracy as well as a smooth, realistic tonal balance.

A brief technical description of how QuantumLogic Surround operates is as follows: a mono, stereo or multichannel audio input is processed with stream extraction, reverb extraction and signal decomposition, along with signal analysis, speech detection and mono signal detection. The resulting 13 streams – seven spatial filters and six decorrelated reverb streams – are then processed through the Aesthetic Engine and psychoacoustic modeling. The signal then goes through a mixer, which can be adjusted by the user to tailor the audio output to personal preferences. Finally, the signal is fed into a post-processor that adjusts volume and delay levels, and delivers a 7.1-channel audio output.

“We are excited to introduce an entirely new surround sound enhancement technology that is the result of intensive signal processing and psychoacoustic research by HARMAN, and that we feel significantly advances the state of the art,” said Jim Garrett, Market Manager, HARMAN High Performance A/V. “We look forward to introducing QuantumLogic Surround in a number of future Lexicon, JBL® Synthesis® and other products and providing our customers with a better and more enjoyable surround sound listening experience.”

HARMAN (www.harman.com) designs, manufactures and markets a wide range of audio and infotainment solutions for the automotive, consumer and professional markets – supported by 15 leading brands including AKG®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon® and Mark Levinson®. The Company is admired by audiophiles across multiple generations and supports leading professional entertainers and the venues where they perform. More than 20 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN audio and infotainment systems. HARMAN has a workforce of about 12,000 people across the Americas, Europe and Asia, and reported sales of $3.8 billion for the twelve months ending June 30, 2011. The Company’s shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol NYSE:HAR.

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HARMAN’s Lexicon® Introduces Its New Flagship 12.4-Channel MP-20 Preamplifier/Surround Processor At CEDIA 2011

by Definition Branding & Marketing Posted: Wednesday, 9/7/2011

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana – At CEDIA 2011, HARMAN’s Lexicon announces the introduction of its new flagship MP-20 Preamplifier/Surround Processor, an ultrahigh-end home cinema component designed to deliver the ultimate in performance and flexibility in home theater systems and custom installations. The 12.4-channel MP-20 offers five height  speaker outputs and four independent subwoofer outputs in addition to the standard 7-channel speaker configuration, and provides a wealth of advanced features including 12 x 2 matrix video capability with eight HDMI™ 1.4 inputs, exclusive HARMAN QuantumLogic™ Surround processing, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD® Master decoding, THX® Ultra2 Plus™ post-processing (pending certification), and a full-featured second zone digital output with HDMI, all operated via an intuitive large screen front panel user interface.

The MP-20 incorporates Harman’s newly developed, exclusive QuantumLogic Surround (QLS) technology, which transforms any mono, stereo or multichannel audio source into a remarkably realistic 7.1-channel listening experience. Designed for home listening and recording studio use, QLS uses proprietary algorithms, spatial filter bank technology and psychoacoustic modelling to extract signal streams, impulse responses, voices, instruments and embedded reverberant spatial information from the original recording and recombines them into a variable multichannel soundfield.  The MP-20 also includes QuantumLogic Surround 3D which adds 5 height channels for true three-dimensional audio and an even more realistic experience.

The Lexicon MP-20 offers unsurpassed video quality and switching options with its 12 x 2 video matrix including 2 composite, 2 component and 8 HDMI inputs. Using the latest-generation Sigma Designs VXP GF9452 video processor in a dual-channel configuration with independent signal paths, the MP-20 includes transcoding and 1080p scaling plus support for 3D video pass-through on all inputs and outputs. A full-featured second zone HDMI output with on-screen display provides maximum flexibility for custom installations.

The preamplifier/surround processor is engineered for no-compromise audio performance in every respect. Four primary Analog Devices 21469 SHARC DSP’s and two additional SHARC’s provide full 192kHz/24-bit audio support plus proprietary QuantumLogic Surround 3D, THX Ultra2 Plus post-processing and decoding for Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD Master Audio. An array of analog and digital inputs are complemented by 16-channel XLR balanced main outputs and digital and analog second zone audio outputs. Automatic speaker calibration and room equalization is included via an optional 2- or 4-microphone calibration kit. Onboard proprietary Harman Soundfield Management (SFM) processing provides four independent sub outputs to minimize seat-to-seat variation in the bass response over a wide area allowing for a completely optimized 12.4-channel speaker configuration.

Although capable of accommodating the most ambitious home theater systems and custom installations, the Lexicon MP-20 offers ease of setup and use, thanks to its large front panel user interface and straightforward on-screen menu system. Twelve buttons surround the front-panel screen and their functions change based on the information and controls displayed on the screen. This arrangement allows for comprehensive set-up and control, yet simple and intuitive daily operation with a minimum amount of front panel buttons. On-screen menus provide user feedback and complete control of both the main and second zone functions.

The MP-20 provides a host of control and custom integration features including Ethernet control, 12V triggers, IR inputs and compatibility with major third-party control systems. As has always been the case with Lexicon processors, the MP-20 is designed for the future and in this case includes Audio Video Bridging (AVB) over Ethernet connectivity and a modular design with an expansion port that provides for easy sub-system upgrades as technology continues to advance.

HARMAN (www.harman.com) designs, manufactures and markets a wide range of audio and infotainment solutions for the automotive, consumer and professional markets – supported by 15 leading brands including AKG®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon® and Mark Levinson®. The Company is admired by audiophiles across multiple generations and supports leading professional entertainers and the venues where they perform. More than 20 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN audio and infotainment systems. HARMAN has a workforce of about 12,000 people across the Americas, Europe and Asia, and reported sales of $3.8 billion for the twelve months ending June 30, 2011. The Company’s shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol NYSE:HAR.

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