HARMAN’s AKG K812 Reference Headphones – Perfect Sound Five Years In The Making

LONDON, England – During PLASA, HARMAN’s AKG proudly announces its new K812 reference headphones – the completely new open-back design optimized for pristine and natural sound.

The K812 offers an oversized 53mm driver for the highest dynamic range ever in an AKG headphone. Its copper-covered aluminum voice coil extends sounds beyond the limits of human hearing, hitting a full spectrum of frequencies. Each K812 is built for comfort with a fast, adjustable headband and extremely soft ear pads to ensure comfort in any application, for extended periods of time.

“The AKG K812’s are not only our newest reference headphones, but they are the very pinnacle of technological innovation to which we’ve aspired in our 65 years of innovation,” stated Kent Iverson, Director of Marketing and Product Development, AKG. “K812 is the result of an intensive 5-year research and development program to achieve, as near as possible, the perfect headphone. The level of technology and engineering invested in K812 exceeds the industry standard, resulting in truly the best sounding headphones AKG has ever released.”

AKG’s long-standing tenure in the headphones industry has delivered numerous world-renowned professional pieces, from the original K120 in 1949, and iconic K1000 head speaker system for advanced, binaural reproduction for the hi-fi purist and studio pros, to the revolutionary flat-wire technology K701’s for studio professionals.

For more information about AKG, please visit http://www.akg.com or http://www.akg.com/K812

HARMAN (www.HARMAN.com) designs, manufactures, and markets a wide range of audio, lighting and infotainment solutions for the automotive, consumer, and professional markets. It is a recognized world leader across its customer segments with premium brands including AKG®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon®, and Mark Levinson®, and leading-edge connectivity, safety and audio technologies. 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 14,300 people across the Americas, Europe, and Asia and reported sales of $4.4 billion for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012.

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HARMAN’s Martin Affordable Line Of Lighting Effects, RUSH™ On Display During PLASA

AARHUS, Denmark — HARMAN’s Martin Professional will showcase its latest line of cost-effective lighting effects – RUSH™ by Martin – during PLASA in London. The RUSH line includes a comprehensive range of affordable effect products, including RUSH MH 1 Profile, MH 2 Wash, MH 3 Beam, Strobe 1 5x5, Par 1 RGBW, and the Pin 1 CW.

RUSH marks Martin’s focus back to a market it knows well. “We are extremely excited about our RUSH range as it again brings everything that Martin stands for to the market for installation effect lights. Our roots lay in the lighting effects market and our experience will underscore the quality and reliability of the entire RUSH Series,” comments Villads Thomsen, Vice President of Global Sales at Martin.

RUSH MH 1 Profile: This super bright LED profile moving head with efficient optics punches out a variety of effects and colors from two gobo wheels and two color wheels. For added versatility and effect, it also houses an electronic dimmer and strobe, iris and 3-facet prism.

RUSH MH 2 Wash: Compact yet powerful, this fast and agile LED wash light moving head features RGBW color mixing and a 20-degree fixed beam angle. Unique wash beam effects are possible via electronic dimming and strobe.

RUSH MH 3 Beam: The RUSH MH 3 Beam is a powerful beam moving head that blasts an intense and narrow long-throw beam for spectacular mid-air looks and effects. It houses a fixed gobo wheel and color wheel with a multitude of effects possible from a dimmer and strobe, frost, zoom, 8-facet prism and focus.

RUSH Strobe 1 5x5: This white strobe/blinder is a 5 x 5 LED matrix panel with individually controllable LEDs. Controllable via multiple DMX options or sound activated, it includes preprogrammed effect, letter and number macros for easy-to-produce graphics and messaging. Panels link via an integrated horizontal and vertical locking mechanism.

RUSH PAR 1 RGBW: The RUSH PAR 1 RGBW is a bright LED PAR Can with premixed RGBW color mixing and 20-degree fixed beam angle. It offers electronic dimming and strobe and comes with a flexible bracket for floor or truss mounting.

RUSH Pin 1 CW: This bright white-LED pin spot comes with two beam options for greater flexibility of coverage. Totally silent with an easy-to-adjust bracket, it works as the ideal mirror ball spot light or decorative table spot.

“The response since the release of RUSH was overwhelmingly positive,” continued Thomsen. “We feel the time is right to re-energize this segment and are confident RUSH will appeal to a wide range of markets from clubs and bars to DJ’s, bands and leisure environments. With a wide array of products to come, there will be a RUSH product to fill every need.”

As a world leader in the creation of dynamic lighting solutions for the entertainment, architectural, and commercial sectors, Martin lighting and video systems are renowned the world over. Martin also offers a range of advanced lighting controllers and media servers, as well as a complete line of smoke machines as a complement to intelligent lighting. Martin operates the industry’s most complete and capable distributor network with local partners in nearly 100 countries. Founded in 1987 and based in Aarhus, Denmark, Martin is the lighting division of global infotainment and audio company HARMAN International Industries. For more information please visit: http://www.martin.com.

HARMAN (www.HARMAN.com) designs, manufactures, and markets a wide range of infotainment and audio solutions for the automotive, consumer, and professional markets. It is a recognized world leader across its customer segments with premium brands including AKG®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon®, and Mark Levinson® and leading-edge connectivity, safety and audio technologies. 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 14,000 people across the Americas, Europe, and Asia and reported sales of $4.3 billion for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013.

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HARMAN’s Martin M6: More Than Just a Lighting Console

AARHUS, Denmark — HARMAN’s Martin Professional M6 is a state-of-the-art lighting console that functions as a highly advanced visual control surface. Designed to control everything from conventional and moving lights to the most advanced media server, the M6 has been designed for today’s demanding multimedia shows and tomorrow’s challenging environments.

Incorporating the latest available technologies with an industrial multi-core processor, solid-state drives and custom-designed high-brightness touch screens, the M6 is capable of delivering up to 64 DMX universes directly from the console’s network ports without using costly external processors.

With advanced features such as a LiveBlender™ T-Bar, FastDial™ rotary encoders, Paired Playback buttons and BriteTouch™ display, the M6 is Martin’s most advanced console design to date. It offers a total of 44 playbacks, including dual Main Go sections, 10 motorized faders and 12 additional faders, as well as 17 encoders for parameter access.

“We’ve designed the M6 based on the mature and well-proven Martin M-Series software platform,” stated Brian Friborg, President, Martin US. “M6 provides users the ultimate control surface for fast programming and extensive playback control all from one console, ensuring ease of use and effective planning and deployment for outstanding performances!”

Martin M6 features:

· 2x Positionable BriteTouch™ widescreens (sunlight readable, multi-touch)

· 2x External DisplayPort touchscreens up to 1920x1080 per output

· 2x FastTouch™ 3.5” touchscreens

· 1x LiveBlender™ split T-Bar with 8x FastBlend™ RGB buttons

· 4x FastTrack™ linear encoders

· 12x FastDial™ rotary encoders

· 1x Dedicated dimmer wheel

· 10x Motorized playbacks with LCD displays and 4 customizable buttons

· 10x PlayPairs™ buttons with LCD displays

· 12x Sub Playback faders and 12x Sub Playback buttons

· 2x Main Go sections

· 12x F-Keys and 5x FastKeys™

· Low profile housing with adaptable module layout

· Show-ready boot up in under a minute

· Up to 64 DMX universes directly from the console network ports

As a world leader in the creation of dynamic lighting solutions for the entertainment, architectural, and commercial sectors, Martin lighting and video systems are renowned the world over. Martin also offers a range of advanced lighting controllers and media servers, as well as a complete line of smoke machines as a complement to intelligent lighting. Martin operates the industry’s most complete and capable distributor network with local partners in nearly 100 countries. Founded in 1987 and based in Aarhus, Denmark, Martin is the lighting division of global infotainment and audio company HARMAN International Industries. For more information please visit: http://www.martin.com.

HARMAN (www.HARMAN.com) designs, manufactures, and markets a wide range of infotainment and audio solutions for the automotive, consumer, and professional markets. It is a recognized world leader across its customer segments with premium brands including AKG®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon®, and Mark Levinson® and leading-edge connectivity, safety and audio technologies. 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 14,000 people across the Americas, Europe, and Asia and reported sales of $4.3 billion for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013.

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