Harman Kardon new home theatre & music amps with iPod dock

Harman Kardon new home theatre & music amps with iPod dock

A/V specialists Harman Kardon have announced a bevy of new audio/video receivers in the company’s home theatre AVR range as well as its HK music series.  The new models top out at the flagship AVR 354, shown here, with 7.1 channels, as well as the 7.1 channel AVR 254 and 5.1 channel AVR 154; the two new music receivers are the HK 3490 and HK 3390, both stereo.  All three of the multichannel receivers have HDMI 1.3a functionality and pass video signals to 1080p.

The AVR 354 and 254 both support Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding, and have an exclusive high-definition full-color on-screen menu system (that includes a setup wizard).  To that, the AVR 354 adds iPod compatibility via Harman Kardon’s new ‘The Bridge II’ docking station, which is bundled with the receiver.  The Bridge II features audio/video playback through a home entertainment system, on-screen iPod menu display, remote control operation and charging of both iPods and iPhones.

Other features, dependent on model, include 1080p video upscaling; Deep Color compatibility; EzSet/EQ automated system calibration; and multiroom operation.  The AVR 354, AVR 254 and AVR 154 are priced at $899, $649 and $399 respectively and will be available in late Spring 2008.  The stereo HK 3490 and HK 3390, meanwhile, will be priced at $499 and $399 respectively, and available May 2008.  The Bridge II will be priced at $129 separately, and available in early Summer 2008.

(Via SlashGear.)