Harman Kardon DVD 5 Brochure page 3

DVD 5 Five-Disc DVD/CD Changer
What makes one DVD player different from another?
Performance, features and value – three things with which the DVD 5 is synonymous. Just
because a DVD player is used for movies, its audio capabilities shouldn't suffer. And that's where
Harman Kardon, a leader in the audio industry, shines. One half of the home-theater experience is
professional-quality sound, which Harman Kardon has been providing since the 1950s.
And Harman Kardon incorporates in its DVD 5 the same AKM 96kHz/24-bit DACs used in the
CDR 2 and the AVR 7000. In addition, Harman Kardon uses high resolution,10-bit video DACs for
crystal-clear video performance.
You may be wondering why Harman Kardon offers a DVD changer. Well, the DVD 5 plays CDs and
CD-RW discs as well as DVDs (after all, there's more to life than just movie marathons!). This means
that the DVD 5 is ready to be the heart of a complete home-theater and music-entertainment system.
The DVD 5 also offers optical, coaxial and analog output connections, allowing it to interface with
any system, while offering composite-video, S-video and component-video outputs for the best in
video performance.
Why is component video important?
You're only as good as your weakest link. Unfortunately, not all video connections are the same
and not every TV has the same video connections. So, the DVD 5 offers all three connection types:
composite, S and component, making it universal. Of these three, however, component video
offers the very best in video performance. This is accomplished by separating the video signal into
separate luminance and color-difference signals, and transmitting them through three separate,
shielded cables. This, in turn, delivers the most accurate, distortion-free signal to the television,
allowing your customer to tap into the awesome video capabilities of the DVD 5.
AKM 96kHz/24-Bit D/A Converters
(AVR 7000, CDR 2 & DVD 5)
Asahi Kasei Microsystems, Inc. (AKM), has developed the audio industry's most dynamic and
ultraquiet digital-to-analog converters (DACs). These DACs accept up to 96kHz/24 bits of
information. The AKM DACs used in Harman Kardon's products feature a dynamic range up to
120dB, twice as much as the previous generation of DACs. All this translates into exceptional sound
quality with wide dynamic range from your music CDs and DVD movies, or any other digital source.
This means that using the AVR 7000 for playback of any digital source provides a demonstrable
quality increase. Connect any CD player with a digital output to the AVR 7000 and you have the
equivalent of a free CD-player upgrade. Your CDs will sound better than ever before!
Harman Kardon used AKM DACs in its DVD 5 to provide the finest quality audio playback for use
with Dolby Surround and stereo equipment. (Dolby Digital and DTS source materials can be played
back with discrete 5.1 sound by using the DVD 5's digital outputs with an external decoder.)
The use of AKM DACs and ADCs in the CDR 2 means that it is already equipped for the finest
audiophile-grade playback and recording of analog sources possible.
(Further information is available at www.akm.com.)
In Summary
Harman Kardon's CD changers and DVDs are outstanding choices for your customers' audio
systems. From their basic mechanics – such as proper chassis design and connectibility using digital
inputs and outputs; a front-panel digital input (on the CDR 2); front-panel headphone jacks with
level control; and composite-, S- and component-video outputs (on the DVD 5) – to the most
advanced digital technology – such as HDCD processing in our CD changers and audiophile-grade
AKM D/A and A/D converters – Harman Kardon offers state-of-the-art features that will make your
customers' listening experiences the best they can be!
Advanced Technologies Featured . . . 3