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