Harman Kardon AVR 110 Manuals

MP3 Decoding in Harman Kardon Products Harman Kardon has long been a technological leader in the audio industry, with a long list of “firsts” that includes the first stereo receiver, the first use of Dolby* Type B noise reduction in a cassette player and, more recently, the world’s first receiver to feature HDCD®, Logic 7® and VMAx® digital audio processing. Continuing this tradition of innovation, Harman Kardon was the first brand to fully embrace MP3 technology by offering MP3 playback in both a five-disc DVD changer and a CD-R/RW recorder. Harman Kardon’s audio/video receivers are the first to integrate MP3 with built-in decoding and both coaxial and optical front-panel digital inputs. Now, enjoying the wide variety of MP3 audio content is as simple as playing an MP3-encoded CD in a DVD 50 or CDR 30, or connecting the output of a compatible computer sound card to the digital input of an AVR 110, AVR 210, AVR 310 or AVR 510. The Basics of MP3 Audio From a technical definition standpoint, what is popularly referred to as “MP3” is more precisely the “Level 3” format for recording audio in the MPEG-1 video compression standard. In simple terms, this means that an MP3 file is a digitally compressed version of an audio track. The original audio may be a file initially created for distribution in the MP3 form, or it may be created from an existing source, such as a CD. The difference between standard digital audio files and an MP3 file is that the average 3-minute song takes up about 32 megabytes of space, but the MP3 takes up considerably less memory, enabling more songs to be placed on a single disc or memory card, with little compromise in sound quality. The compression process relies on oddities of human perceptions of sound. For example, louder sounds mask softer sounds so that we don’t hear them, and sometimes the same material is repeated in both channels of a stereo recording. Power for the Digital Revolution. TM

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AVR 110 AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVER WITH DOLBY* DIGITAL AND DTS® Performance above and beyond. The Harman Kardon AVR 110 starts with a powerful 5 x 40-watt, high-current, ultrawide-bandwidth amplifier design, and Dolby Digital and DTS decoding. It features our exclusive Logic 7® and VMAx® processing, and breaks new ground with MP3 playback from compatible computer-based audio sources. Add a universal remote to control up to six system components and you have the AVR 110. Great sound has never been so affordable. Logic 7 VMAx MP3 decoding high-current capability DTS 192kHz/24-bit DACs front-panel inputs ultrawide bandwidth dolby digital

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