HARMAN Internationala wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, recently unveiled its latestand consumer audio innovations during the press event HARMAN ExPLORE: let’s find out JBL and so on.
HARMAN and JBL: ambitious goals
First, HARMAN reaffirms its commitment to a brighter future e sustainable. Building on its current social and environmental advances, HARMAN is expanding and accelerating its initiatives to address two challenges of climate change and of social inequality.
The company is committed to achieving positive changes and set the goal of achieving the carbon neutrality in 2040. This ambition is even more relevant in light of the powerful link between musica e social change that HARMAN’s latest consumer survey reveals. In fact, for 42% of Americans, music inspires involvement in social movements. 60%, on the other hand, believe that music has the power to help save the planet.
“Becoming more sustainable requires a multi-faceted approach that encompasses HARMAN’s internal and external practices, from hiring policy to corporate culture, from ensuring that our supply chain shares our values to providing products that not only deliver value, but that do so in a way that respects the planet we all share, ”he said Dave Rogers, President of the Lifestyle division. “We at HARMAN are proud of the path we have traveled and are determined to continue to honor our commitments”.
Concrete initiatives
For the past few years, HARMAN’s Lifestyle division has worked diligently for transform the company’s environmental vision into reality. From design to production, from packaging to energy consumption, from the life cycle to the supply chain.
Sustainability has been integrated into a number of products JBL, Harman Kardon e Infinity Lab. With the new launches, JBL Go 3 Eco e JBL Clip 4 Eco, Harman Kardon Onyx 8 e Flip Essential 2four products made with post-consumer recycled plastic.
Also, in 2022 they will be launched 34 new products with fully sustainable packaging.
But that’s not all: HARMAN is also trying to increase the longevity of products strengthening its robustness, allowing a easy repair e facilitating recycling. Also, most of HARMAN portable speakers and headphones are now resistant to dust e all’water IPX 67 for longer life.
This year the certification of fourteen products with the EPA Energy Star label, which measures energy efficiency. Regarding packaging materials and dimensions, HARMAN has already introduced the recycled cardboard, has banned the use of plastic and moved on to one greener printing con soy inkbeyond to reduce the dimensions of the packaging to optimize shipments and further reduce the carbon footprint.
Portable elegance and rich stereo sound with the Harman Kardon Onyx Studio 8
Elegant, sustainable and with extraordinary acoustics, the new Harman Kardon Onyx Studio 8 represents the pinnacle of portable home speakers. The latest addition to the iconic Onyx Studio line of Bluetooth speakers, the Harman Kardon Onyx Studio 8 is elegantly made with sustainable materials and backed by the uncompromising audio quality the brand is famous for.
Made with recycled plasticthe Harman Kardon Onyx Studio 8 is also equipped with a grid in recycled polyester fabric. In line with the brand’s commitment to more sustainable practices, the product packaging meets the requirements FSC certified standards for responsible forest management and paper use, and the FSC-certified paper packaging is printed with eco-friendly soy ink. With the Harman Kardon Onyx Studio 8 you can add a touch of beauty to your daily life, while reducing your impact on the planet.
Made with Harman Kardon’s unparalleled audio experience, the single 120 mm woofer and the double 20 mm tweeter they offer outstanding performance and boast 8 hours of battery life.
For an even more personalized experience, Onyx Studio 8 it calibrates itself automatically to get the best sound when moving the speaker from room to room. You can easily pair two devices with the Bluetooth and play your favorite songs in turn.
Available in 3 colors (black, champagne and dark blue), the Harman Kardon Onyx Studio 8 will be available from mid-October 2022 at the price of 299 euros.
HARMAN presents JBL Bar 1000, the flagship of the new Dolby Atmos JBL soundbars
Immerse yourself in 3D surround sound with the latest soundbars launched by JBL, including the JBL Bar 1000. A true wireless home cinema experience, the 7.1.4 channel JBL Bar 1000 uses quattro driver up-firing to envelop you in a sphere of surround sound 3D Dolby Atmos e DTS:X.
The soundbar is also equipped with the technology PureVoicewhich uses JBL’s unique algorithm for optimize the clarity of the voiceso you can follow even the most complex plot.
If you are looking for a smaller setup without compromising the sound, the JBL Bar 800 is for you. It too comes with detachable wireless surround speakers, which use due driver up-firing to create true height for Dolby Atmos 3D surround sound that goes further. The subwoofer da 10″ creates an immersive cinematic experience that can be customized to fit any movie, game or playlist through the app JBL One.
Finally we have the JBL Bar 500 brings movies to life with the MultiBeamsurround sound Dolby Atmos 3D and the thrilling basses of the subwoofer wireless da 10″while the JBL Bar 300 is a compact, all-in-one solution powered by MultiBeamTe Dolby Atmos for those looking for extraordinary 3D sound and want to save space.
JBL soundbars will be available during the month of September.
JBL presents JBL Go 3 Eco and Clip 4 Eco
JBL’s two most popular devices now deliver exceptional sound and features, in a sustainable way.
Created using the 90% PCR plastic (Post-Consumer Recycled) for the main construction and the 100% recycled fabric for the speaker grille, the new laptops also arrive in JBL’s most sustainable packaging. The new innovative and eco-friendly design significantly reduces the amount of virgin plastic used, reducing not only plastic waste, but also the overall carbon footprint of the product.
Il pocket JBL Go 3 Eco is the ultraportable speaker of the JBL range. Turn it on and get ready to be surprised. This mini speaker works for five hours on a single charge and delivers rich JBL Pro Sound and punchy bass. The JBL Go 3 Eco, waterproof e dust resistant with IP67 protection ratingcan be taken anywhere.
The compact JBL Clip 4 Ecoinstead, it offers 10 hours of playback and great bass performance in a compact and affordable speaker.
JBL Go 3 Eco e JBL Clip 4 Eco will be available in Forest Green, Ocean Blue and Cloud White colors starting from December 2022 at the price of 39,99 euro e 59,99 euro.
HARMAN presents the new JBL Tour PRO 2 True Wireless and Tour ONE M2 headphones
To conclude, JBL launches its own more powerful headphones e packed with features: here are the JBL Tour PRO 2 True Wireless Earbuds not JBL Tour ONE M2.
JBL Tour PRO 2 is launched with the world’s first smart charging case. Transform your TWS experience beyond audio – that’s it touch the 1.45 inch LED touch display to manage music, customize earbuds, receive calls, messages and social media notifications in real time without touching your phone.
Outperforming the competition and previous JBL headphones, the JBL Tour ONE M2 combine the best True Adaptive ANC ibrido of JBL with drivers JBL Pro-tuned to deliver the deepest, most intense sound to your ears, whether on the road, at work or at home.
True Adaptive ANC technology it adapts automatically to the surrounding environment in real time, eliminating distractions e maximizing the listening experience. Il integrated advanced speech recognition reacts to your voice, pause the music and activate theAmbient Aware.
With a playtime of up to 50 ore oh you 30 hours with ANC activated, the headphones will accompany you even during the longest journey. Have you forgotten to reload and need to run? With fast charging, 10 minutes of connection and 5 hours of legendary JBL Pro Sound.
Il JBL Tour PRO 2 and the JBL Tour ONE M2 will be available in black and champagne from January 2023 on official site at the price of 249 e 299 euro.