Harman Kardon announced their fall line-up over at IFA this year, many of which featured wireless connectivity. They had a ton of new products for the home under the new Harman Kardon Omni series that allows you to stream music to any room in your home using standard Wi-Fi network protocols and Bluetooth. I won’t talk much about those as we mainly focus on personal audio here so we’ll talk more about these other two products, the Harman Kardon Esquire Mini and Soho Wireless.
The Esquire Mini is a compact, Bluetooth speaker with plenty of style and exceptional sound. These speakers are super thin and feature dual drivers, enhanced bass, and premium materials. If sharing your music isn’t your thing, there is also the Soho Wireless headphones that also ooze plenty style without sacrificing performance. The Soho Wireless features both Bluetooth and NFC pairing and also premium materials.
Harman Kardon Esquire Mini
The Harman Kardon Esquire Mini embodies elegance, sophistication and extreme portability in a chic, urban uni-body design that spares no attention to detail. Completely portable and wireless, it provides exceptional sound from its dual, high-performance drivers and enhanced bass port design – for the best quality sound in its category. Its premium materials, including real leather backing and brushed aluminum finish; mean you’ll be traveling in upscale company.
- Advanced craftsmanship, redefined elegance and performance in an all-in-one speaker
- Real leather and brushed aluminum finish
- High-fidelity wireless Harman Kardon sound
- Extended bass response
- Wireless Bluetooth® stereo streaming
- Rechargeable battery with 8 hour playtime
Harman Kardon Soho Wireless
With the refined looks comes refined state-of-the-art design. Ear-cup-mounted touch-sensitive controls are always at your fingertips, providing instant access to remote functions — the ultimate in simplified control and total convenience. Truly wireless, these headphones combine the connective ease of Bluetooth® technology and NFC for maximum pairing from a wide spectrum of smart devices.
- Premium on-ear stereo headphones
- Frequency response: 20 Hz to 20 kHz
- Impedance: 32 ohms
- Max input power: 30 mW
- Sensitivity: 100 dB @ 1 kHz / 1 mW
- Bluetooth®-enabled with NFC
- aptX and AAC coding for superb sound quality
- Optimized for travel, with included felt carrying case
Both of these will be arriving this fall with the Harman Kardon Esquire Mini retailing at $149.95 and the Karman Kardon Soho Wireless retailing at $249.95. If you’re interested in their Omni systems for home use, there is more information on their site, here.
Press Releases
STAMFORD, CT – HARMAN International Industries, Incorporated, packs high-fidelity sound, wireless streaming, and dual-mic conferencing into the slimmest, most travel-ready footprint ever, with the new Harman Kardon® Esquire Mini.
“We’ve given runway-ready, head-turning good looks to the slimmest wireless speaker and conferencing system in the world,” said Michael Mauser, president of HARMAN’s Lifestyle Division. “With its advanced features, big high-fidelity sound, unsurpassed portability, and its ability to serve as a charging center for your other mobile devices, it’ll be an indispensible travel companion whether you’re working or playing.”
The Harman Kardon Esquire Mini embodies elegance, sophistication and extreme portability in a chic, urban uni-body design that spares no attention to detail. Completely portable and wireless, it provides exceptional sound from its dual, high-performance drivers and enhanced bass port design – for the best quality sound in its category. Its premium materials, including real leather backing and brushed aluminum finish; mean you’ll be traveling in upscale company.
Harman Kardon Esquire Mini is also Bluetooth®-enabled for full stereo streaming with your favorite devices. It doubles as a conference phone system with dual-microphone and built-in echo- and noise-cancellation for superb sound and crystal-clear conference calling.
Harman Kardon Esquire Mini is the perfect traveling companion for your mobile devices as well. Its built in rechargeable battery provides 8 hour of playtime and you can for charge your favorite mobile devices on the go with the USB port, doing away with the clutter of extra chargers and cables when you travel.
EISA Best Product Award
The European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA), composed of 50 special interest magazines from 19 countries focusing on photography, A/V products, home theatres, and mobile devices, has recognized HARMAN products with prestigious “Best Product” awards for 2014-2015. HARMAN is pleased to announce that the Esquire Mini have been awarded Best Portable Audio Product.
Harman Kardon Esquire Mini Loudspeaker and Conferencing System
- The slimmest all-in-one speaker
- Advanced craftsmanship, redefined elegance and performance in an all-in-one speaker
- Real leather and brushed aluminum finish
- High-fidelity wireless Harman Kardon sound
- Extended bass response
- Wireless Bluetooth® stereo streaming
- Rechargeable battery with 8 hour playtime
- Versatile dual-microphone conferencing system
- Built-in echo- and noise-cancellation for clear conferencing
- USB port for charging mobile devices
Pricing & Availability
For additional information on Harman Kardon Esquire Mini Loudspeaker and Conferencing System (MSRP $149.95), or to purchase, visit: www.harmankardon.com
STAMFORD, CT – HARMAN International Industries, Incorporated, marries superlative sound and wireless freedom with stunning aesthetics in the new Harman Kardon® Soho Wireless headphones. Designed to elevate the act of traveling, the Bluetooth® headset embodies sleek, head-turning visual and touch appeal, with premium-stitched leather and a stainless steel body and sliders.
“It’s a standalone look with an enhanced level of performance,” said Michael Mauser, president of HARMAN’s Lifestyle Division. “Our new Harman Kardon Soho Wireless headphones are so stylish and comfortable you may never want to take them off.”
With the refined looks comes refined state-of-the-art design. Ear-cup-mounted touch-sensitive controls are always at your fingertips, providing instant access to remote functions — the ultimate in simplified control and total convenience. Truly wireless, these headphones combine the connective ease of Bluetooth® technology and NFC for maximum pairing from a wide spectrum of smart devices.
As you’d expect from Harman Kardon, superb sound is a given. Thanks to specially selected 30 mm drivers and high performance neodymium transducers, Soho Wireless headphones deliver crisp highs and a thunderous enhanced bass response. And thanks to aptX and AAC coding, the Bluetooth streaming never suffers from data compression.
It’s not just about style; it’s about lifestyle, and Harman Kardon has thought of everything, even down to the fold-flat design for ease of travel, and the structured carrying case that keeps everything organized and together — the perfect sound complement to any road trip. Whether you wear them for work or play, these indispensible, on-ear headphones offer maximum wireless connectivity to an ever-widening array of smart devices, like smartphones, tablets and laptops. As a personal statement of style, Harman Kardon Soho Wireless headphones are a critical component of active everyday life.
Harman Kardon Soho Wireless Headphones
- Premium on-ear stereo headphones
- Frequency response: 20 Hz to 20 kHz
- Impedance: 32 ohms
- Max input power: 30 mW
- Sensitivity: 100 dB @ 1 kHz / 1 mW
- Bluetooth®-enabled with NFC
- aptX and AAC coding for superb sound quality
- Optimized for travel, with included felt carrying case
Pricing & Availability
For additional information on Harman Kardon Soho Wireless Headphones (MSRP $249.95), or to purchase, visit www.harmankardon.com.
