This speaker system delivers exceptional sound quality due to an advance engineering implemented on it. It is a 5.1 multichannel speaker and all speakers are magnetically shielded so they would not interfere by any source of external wave. The subwoofer of this speaker delivers shaking power of 200 Watts.

HARMON KARDON HKTS 20BQ is a satellite speaker that has a high definition receiver, center channel speaker, 2 way satellite speakers that gives elegant performance for its listeners. You can consider this home theatre system as a perfect example of design and performance. Let’s focus on some of its features that make it different from rest of home theatre system that comes in same price range. HARMAN KARDON HKTS 20BQ reviews will assist you in selecting the home theatre of your choice.

Audio Performance Central Speakers: If you check out the sound quality at low or high volume level, you would get to know that the center speaker produces good sound without any distortion. The quality of music vocals and movie dialog, both are acceptable and if we consider its small size, this center channel speaker does its job very well

Audio Performance – Satellite Speakers: If you test this satellite speaker for movies, you would get to know that these speakers are assigned to left, right and surround channels that produce a surround sound of sharp quality. The sound reproduction done by this satellite speaker is not so distorted and it produces an acceptable surround sound for movies and hence contributes quite well in terms of music experience.

Audio Performance- Powered Subwoofer: Apart from its small size, Subwoofer of HARMAN KARDON produces adequate power for the system. This subwoofer can be considered as a good match for the speakers and for providing good bass output.

Despite of some criticism for the design and price tag that it has, HKTS 20 gives a good listening experience to its users. The satellite and center speakers are quite compact then too they are capable of filling an average size room with good and surround sound quality. HKTS 20 is easy to use and can be installed by following few simple steps. Due to the small size of satellite speakers and subwoofer, you can place them wherever you want and can connect them with your home theatre receiver very easily. Due to small size, you also get an option of mounting them at your choice of place. You can mount them on a shelf or on a wall. Subwoofer of HKTS 20 consists of down firing design, so don’t keep it in an open place and also make sure that in concern of finding the best location for your subwoofer, don’t damage down firing speaker cone. You will get wires and 12 volt trigger cable for both speakers and subwoofers in order to make connections. Apart from the wires, you will also get hardware materials required to mount the speakers on the wall.

HARMAN KARDON HKTS 20BQ reviews prove the excellence about the features that it holds and the sound quality that it delivers and that too without capturing a lot of space. With so many features and unique sound quality, you would not give a second thought for buying this excellent home theatre system for your home.

There are many big audio producers on the market and Harman Kardon is one of the bests. It has many years of experience behind it, and was founded in the 1950’s by Sidney Harman and Bernard Kardon (so now you know where the name comes from). Since then the company developed more and more, and brought many innovations to the audio market.



For example the two creators of Harman Kardon were the first to use a receiver, or the company was the first to produce a remote control that automatically calibrates a home cinema system. Harman Kardon was also the first to introduce fully color coding for the audio / video receiver connections, and this way they simplified a lot the initial setup. The company offers all sort of products, from home speakers, sound systems, audio / video receiver and many more. They are producing speakers for the home users but also for the automotive industry.

So today we are going to discuss about some Harman Kardon computer speakers, and we’ll choose the HKTS 15 5.1 Channel Home Theater Speaker System. As the name says this is a 5.1 audio system that is composed out of 4 satellite speakers, a subwoofer and a center channel. The center channel has a two drivers that will bring great movie dialogues and the 4 satellites are small but also quite powerful, and they will give mostly the high sounds and will offer you the surround feelings.

All of this is completed by the 100 watts RMS subwoofer that will complete the range sounds and will offer a deep and powerful bass. So this system is great for watching movies and having almost the same feelings as in the cinema but also for listening to music and high volumes and still having a good quality of the sound.

And now here are the complete technical details for this audio system: -   Satellites - Four identical 2 way satellites with 3 " midrange and 1/2 " -dome tweeter, video-shielded; - Center Channel Speaker - Voice-matched with dual 3 " midranges and 3/4 " - dome tweeter, video-shielded; - Subwoofer – 100 Watt, bass-reflex powered subwoofer with 10 " driver; external trigger input; - Nominal Impedance - 8 Ohms (sats & center); -  Sensitivity (SPL @ 1 watt / meter) – 86 dB (sats & center); - Frequency Response - System: 35 Hz – 20 kHz (–6dB); - Line-Level Inputs   Stereo RCA jacks and dedicated LFE; - Speaker Level Inputs & Outputs - Binding posts (sub); spring-lever inputs (sats & center); - Recommended Amplifier Power – 10 W – 80 W; - Subwoofer Level Control – Yes; -  Phase Switch – Yes;  - Audio Sense Turn-On – Yes; - Low-Pass Filter Switch – Yes; - Cables Included – Yes; - Wall Mount Capability - Brackets included for center and satellites; - Dimensions (H x W x D)    - Sats: 6-9/16 " x 3-15/16 " x 3-5/8 "; center: 4 " x 9-1/2 " x 3-5/8 "; sub: 18-7/8 " x 13-3/8 " x 13-3/8 "; - Weight - Sats: 1.7 lb; center: 2.7 lb; sub: 35 lb; -Finish - Black lacquer

The audio industry has really developed in the last decades. And we are not referring here at the big, powerful and expensive speakers used on stages, cinemas, studios and so on, but we are talking about the speakers used by the home users with their computers. They had become so diversified today, with all sorts of shapes, sizes and characteristics.



Beside the classical stereo speakers there are also sound systems, floor standing speakers, in-wall speakers, in-ceiling speakers, wireless speakers and also outdoor speakers. There are many big audio producers on the market and here are just some examples: JBL, Altec Lansing, Harman Kardon, Creative, Klipsch, Bose, Boston Acoustics, Logitech, Genius and others.



As we said earlier the speakers come in all sort of shapes and sizes, and today we are going to discuss about some really cool computer speakers. And we’ll choose the SoundSticks from Harman Kardon. This is one of the best audio producers in the world, and the company has more than 50 years of experience in this domain. It was founded in 1950 by Sidney Harman and Bernard Kardon, and they were the first engineers to make an audio receiver. In time the company came with many other innovations on the market, and all of its products have a good quality.

So now let’s get back to the SoundSticks. These are some speakers with a very cool and futuristic design and you will definitely impress all your friends if you use them. There are 3 speakers which are forming a 2.1 sound system. So this means that there are 2 stereo speakers and also a subwoofer. The stereo speakers will stay on the table and they will be focusing on the mid range and high range sounds.

You can keep the subwoofer on the table too, but it is more recommended to place it in a corner under your desk, to enjoy a deep and powerful bass. Each satellite speaker has a power of 10 watts RMS, while the subwoofer has 20 watts RMS, meaning that the total power is 40 watts RMS. You can connect this cool audio system to your computer, but also to other music sources (CD, DVD or MP3 player). The system has a very good frequency response, that goes from as low as 44 Hz to as high as 20.000 Hz.



So this means that you will have a very good bass, combined with clear mid and high sounds. The satellite speakers have dimensions of 10 inch (254 mm) in height and 2 inch (51 mm) in diameter, and the subwoofer has 10 inch in height and 9 inch in diameter (232 inch). So they are not that big, and they will easily fit on and under your desk. But the best feature of this system is its very cool and futuristic design. And the sound is not that bad either, so they will definitely worth their money. Enjoy them and have a nice day!

Harman Kardon is one of the largest producers of audio equipment in the world, and it makes all sort of devices for home users and also for the automotive industry. The company has a big experience in this domain and it is known to offer very good products to its customers.



It was founded in the 1950’s by Sidney Harman and Bernard Kardon, and since then it continued to grow bigger and bigger and to offer better and better products. It also brought many innovations on the audio market such as the fully color coding of the audio / video receiver’s panel connections (in 2000). The Harman Kardon products are sold all over the world, and you can find all sort of speakers in its offer, such as stereo speakers, home cinema systems, audio components, iPod speakers and many more.



Today we are going to discuss about one of the company’s products and we’ll choose the Harman Kardon HK 695 champagne 2.1 computer speakers.  These are quite advanced speakers that include a lot of the Harman Kardon’s special technologies and features. One of them is the Vmax technology that creates a four speaker sound field from just two speakers, making the sound almost like a surround one. Another technology is the “Harman Multimedia Odyssey I transducer”. And thanks to this one the satellite speakers will sound really good, even though they are so small. The sound will be complex , and the two small speakers will focus on the mid range and high range sounds. And they will be completed by the subwoofer, that will bring the low sound frequencies (the bass).

It is recommended to place the small and thin satellite speakers on your desk in front of you, and the subwoofer under the desk, to enjoy the best sound quality. The 2 speakers are magnetically shielded so you can place them close to the monitor with no interferences. The on and off button is placed on the back of the subwoofer, and each speaker will have a green LED to indicate when they are working. On the top of the right satellite speaker you will find some other controls -  the overall volume and the mute volume. But this is not all…the subwoofer also has some controls: the bass, the treble and the surround, and these are placed on top of it.



The system has a total power of 40 watts RMS, which is divided this way: 28 watts RMS for the subwoofer and 6 watts RMS for each satellite speaker. The total power is quite good considering the small dimensions and the system will sound really good and powerful, especially in a small room. The frequency response goes from 20 Hz to 35.000 Hz, and this is quite good and it means that you can enjoy all the sound ranges (lows, mids and highs). The power consumption is 120 watts. So after all the Harman Kardon HK 695 champagne 2.1 system is quite a good system, that will offer you a nice sound , no matter if you are listening to some music, watching a movie or playing a video game.

There are many big producers of audio equipment in the world, and one of them is Harman Kardon. It is a unit of Harman International Industries and it makes audio devices for  both home users and the automotive industry. It has a lot of history and a big experience behind it, so you  can be sure that the company’s products will stand up to their reputation. Harman Kardon company was founded back in the 1950’s by Sidney Harman and Bernard Kardon (so now you know where the quite unusual name of the company comes from). They were the first to invent the receiver, by combining a tuner and an amplifier into a single unit. With time the company evolved a lot and brought many innovations to the audio industry. For example it was the first to use the fully color coding connections on a receiver rear panel, to simplify the installation. It was also the first company to make a remote control that automatically calibrates a home theater sound system.

In this article we are going to present some of the Harman Kardon speakers. The company offers a wide variety of speakers, from home audio components and systems to computer and ipod speakers, and also devices like receivers, amplifiers, DVD players etc.

Let’s begin by presenting an Audio / Video receiver, for example the AVR 3550 HD. It can handle up to a 7.1 system ( a subwoofer, a center channel and 6 satellite speakers). It has many advanced technologies included such as Dolby® TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio™, Faroudja DCDi Cinema™ and Logic 7® processing. It also has multiroom capabilities and it can even play music from an ipod due to “The Bridge II docking stations”. It has many other features, and don’t forget that a good home theater or music system starts with the receiver.  Some of the technical details for this device are :

-         A/V Sync Delay per Input 180 ms
-         Amplifier Type High-current; ± 35 amps
-         Bandwidth 20 Hz – 20 kHz
-         Digital Audio Inputs (Coax / Optical / USB) Rear panel 2 / 3, front panel 1 / 1 , 0
-         Digital Audio Outputs (Coax / Optical) Rear panel 1 / 0
-         Dimensions (H x W x D) 6-1/2 " x 17-5/16 " x 15 "
-         Direct Audio Inputs 7.1
-         Weight 31.7 lb

Now let’s talk about one of the bookshelf speakers from Harman  Kardon. Like the name says these are pretty small speakers that can be placed on a bookshelf. Of course it is not necessary to put them there, because they can also be placed on a desk, or mounted on a wall. They can be used as a part of a sound system, but they can also be used individually. Some of the bookshelf speakers from Harman Kardon are the HKS 6. They will give you a great audio experience, especially if they are used as satellite speakers in a surround sound system. They can give you the sensation of someone being behind you when watching a movie or playing a video game. This can be quite spooky at the beginning, but you will get used to it. These speakers are quite small, with dimensions of 6-9/16 " H x 3-15/16 " W x 3-5/8 " D. They have a frequency response between 110 Hz and 20.000 Hz, this means they are perfect for mid range and high sounds. When you will  combine them with a subwoofer, you will have the full spectrum of sounds. The recommended amplifier power for the HKS 6 is between 10 and 80 watts, and this is pretty good for speakers of this size. The weight for a speaker is 1.7 lb and the price is around 80 dollars.

Some very cool and interesting looking speakers from Harman Kardon are the Soundsticks. There  are 3 speakers (2 stereo speakers and a subwoofer) so this is actually a 2.1 system. It can be connecter to your computer, but also to other multimedia devices (such as CD or  MP3 player), and they will bring a nice and powerful sound to your music, games or movies. And with this cool design (that reminds you of a Science Fiction movie) you can be sure that you will impress all your friends. Each satellite speaker has a power of 10 Watts RMS, while the subwoofer has 20 watts. This means the total power of the system is 40 watts, which can be pretty good for a small room or office. The system frequency range is from 44 Hz to 20.000 Hz, meaning that you will get a deep bass and some nice high sounds in the same time. Both the satellite speakers and the subwoofer are small and lightweight, so they can easily fit anywhere on your desk (or under your desk in the case of the subwoofer). A satellite speaker has a height of 10 inch (254 mm) and a diameter of 2 inch (51 mm) while the subwoofer has 10 inch in height (254 mm) and 9 inch in diameter (232 mm).

The ipods became really famous all over the world in the last years, so that’s why most of t he big audio producers are also making some kind of speakers or docks for ipods. Harman Kardon also has a product of this type in his offer, and this is the “HK Go + Play”. It is a cool looking portable speaker, that is compatible with the iPod. It will give a nice and clear sound, and it runs both with AC power or batteries, so you can use it anywhere you want, and enjoy your favorite music from the iPod. It also has an arching stainless-steel handle, making it easier to be carried around.  It has dimensions of 500 mm W x 230 mm H x 240 mm D, so it will easily fit into your luggage. The frequency response goes from 40 Hz to 20.000 Hz, and this is pretty good for a small portable speaker. It weighs 4.6 kg and has 15 watts of power for each tweeter and 30 watts for each woofer. It is not specified whether this is the real RMS power, or the PMPO. But if the total power is 90 watts RMS, it means that this is a really powerful device, and you can even make a party with it :).

These were just a few of the great speakers and devices offered by Harman Kardon, and there are many more of them. So if you own one, please share your opinions (both good and bad) with us.