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Product Reviews - JBL Harman Kardon AKG

2014-12-27T05:53:00.001-08:00

JBL At Autocar Stuff And What HiFi Show

2013-10-17T23:41:00.001-07:00

Experience HARMAN sound in 3 shows at 1 place - MMRDA Ground, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai.
Autocar, What HiFi & Stuff have organized a huge show which showcases a wide range of cars, bikes, audio systems and others with JBL (in association with Sahil International) being the official Entertainment Partner for the show.

With a whole lot of interesting products to watch, there's lots of fun and contests as well which would make your visit more interesting to this mega event. And that's not the only good news, you have a chance to win a VIP pass as well to enjoy not only this event, experience our sound and win JBL goodies as well. Read below on how to participate and the details on our presence at the show:

Car Audio - Demo cars fitted with JBL & Infinity music system which would give you the feel of a true driving experience.
Multimedia - with a wide range of headphones, bluetooth speakers and docks from JBL & harman/kardon.
Home Audio - starting from HTIB (Home Theatre In Box) to Luxury Audio from JBL, harman/kardon, Mark Levinson, Revels & Lexicon. This is one opportunity to experience the sound better that your local theatres. For exclusive Home Theatre demo visit our stall at Trident Hotel, BKC Mumbai, room number 1054

How To Participate In The Contest -

Click here to fill out this form, Visit the show & you could be the lucky winner

JBL Paper Ad Contest

2013-10-16T14:56:00.000-07:00

Yes..We Are Back With JBL Contests.
We are in newspapers across nation. Spotting our ad in the newspaper this time can win you some cool JBL merchandise.

This Is What You Need To Do:

Spot our advertisement in your local newspaper
Click a pic of the full page with ad
Upload it on Instagram and tag #harmanindia
Share the following information in the comment section below:

Link of your Instagram pic
Newspaper name where you saw the ad
Page number where you saw the ad
Date of the ad
Why you like JBL - 1 sentence
Your Facebook link so that we can contact you back

Terms & Conditions :

Each person can submit only 1 entry per date/newspaper. If you see multiple ads in multiple papers then for each spotting one entry can be submitted
Last date to submit entries is 2nd Nov, 2013
Entries without Instagram tagging and with any missing information asked in point number 4 will not be considered
No HARMAN employees can take part in this contest
Winners would be selected based on their submissions and would be announced on the 2nd week of Nov.

Be a proud owner of a JBL product for life and Hear The Truth

JBL Tempo OnEar Free With OnBeat Xtreme

2013-04-21T23:26:00.000-07:00

Buy JBL OnBeat Xtreme dock and get a JBL Tempo On Ear Headphone FREE..!!

Offer Till 24th EOD Only

How To Avail This Offer:

Go to http://jbl.in
Navigate to JBL OnBeat Xtreme
Click 'Add To Cart'
Navigate to JBL Tempo On Ear (Blue color not available for sale, rest all 4 are)
Choose a different color from the color palette and click on 'Add To Cart'

Once this is done, you would be able to see the discounted price

Ugadi 2013 Offer

2013-04-11T03:53:00.000-07:00

Ugadi is the New Year's Day for the people of the Deccan region of India.
The interesting part of this festival is that its celebrated across the nation, but with different names.

People from Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka call it Ugadi
People from Maharashtra call it Gudi Padva
People from Rajasthan call it Thapna
People from Sindh call it Cheti Chand
Manipur celebrates this is Sajibu nongma panba

The Hindu New Year is also celebrated based on Solar Calendar, is normally celebrated on or around 14th April every year and is celebrated as

Puthandu in Tamil Nadu
Bihu in Assam
Vaisakhi in Punjab
Vishuva Sankranti in Orissa
Nabo Barsha in West Bengal

On the occasion of this India New Year being celebrated across nation, JBL is here to make this festive season more joyful with a discount on all your JBL products upto 20% discount.
Go to http://jblindia.in to get your favorite product.

JBL Flip Review

2013-04-10T23:42:00.002-07:00

JBL Flip - One of the best portable speakers available in the market.
Times Life reviewed JBL Flip in of their publications as below:

The Flip is the best portable Bluetooth speaker from this lot, tickling all the right boxes when it comes to sound quality, output, looks, build, portability and price.
Basically, its the gadget we want to carry along, be seen with, and play our music on.

The device - complete with its metal grill - is primarily cylindrical in shape, but tapering at the back to prevent it from rolling off your table. In effect, its something you can orient however you want: Flat like a soundbar or standing in a column

Call quality is sterling, audio is crisp, and the callers reported that voices at our end sounded clear.

And then there's its output, which is loud and rich. We tried Ennio Morricone's theme from Fistful of Dollars on this device and it played like a dream: Vocals are clean; the guitar tone is warm; and if you know this tune, you will know its got the bells and whistles that make it what it is. We specially liked how wonderful Alan Parson's finely engineered productions sound on the Flip. We threw tracks - classical, rock, acoustic, pop - at the device and at various volumes and were never disappointed. The Flip sounds fantastic. No prizes for guessing which speakers we're listening to as we write this piece.

Know Thy Headphones

2013-04-10T00:14:00.000-07:00

Introduction

Headphones are a pair of small loudspeakers designed to be held close to a users ears. Originated from ear piece, for many years these were the only devices existing to listen to audio before amplifiers were developed. A century ago when the first usable headphones were developed, it probably was never imagined that headphones would take over the music world as the only audio accessory categorized for personal audio, obvious isn’t it!
Pre-Modern headphones made their way with Walkman era, when customers used to buy walkmans with a pair of large, awkward looking headphones or small ear piece in/on their ears. Reason of this premodernization was that listeners got a medium to carry their music with them, a portable medium. Back then it was magnetic tapes, cassettes etc and now in this modern era its digital medium – iPod, iPhones, Other Smartphones, portable players, tablets etc. The need for headphones is growing ever, with the content residing in more on-the-move devices and being more accessible, the headphone becomes an inevitable accessory to carry for personal entertainment.
Headphones being personal music accessory/devices, are also a style statement for the young generation. A decade ago it was seen that headphones in general audio devices, came in only Black and White universal acceptable colors – but now things have changed to the world of all new funky colors – One can now see all sorts of color variants in these headphones – Red, Blue, Green name it and surely it will be there.
This paper takes a deep dive into headphones as category. It provides classification of various types of headphones, use case of such headphones and also serves as a buying guide for customers.

Options and Opinions

Good music should be heard on good quality headphones. Current market offers plenty of options to customers in terms of designs, color and types of headphones. Options do not distract a focused, well conversant customer but then if a casual listener of music wants to buy a “good” pair of headphones he gets overwhelmed by the number of options he/she sees in a retail store. They get so much overwhelmed that at times they walk out of the store with a confused mindset or buy something that is either wrong for their intended use or is too much for what they will use the headphone for.
When investing in a good pair of headphones or any electronics or any gadget or anything literally!! – The customer invariably looks it on internet. The process of buying starts from there, Per say for headphones, he searches on internet as “I want to buy a good pair of headphones”, “headphones for jogging”, “good dj headphones” etc. The reviews do serve good information for customer’s thought but Harman International are not necessarily always right, the reviews at times fail to deduce the customer needs and guide them to right product.
At times it also is the responsibility of knowledgeable on-ground sales staff to bring in customer delight and help him find a suitable product.

The Classification

Classifying a category so diverse is a tough task, but it’s always beneficial to do some sort of grouping.
We shall try to classify headphones based on usage, technology etc. Each of these grouping could be actually a subtype of other: Over Ear wireless Gaming Headphone.

Form Factor Classification:

In Ear Headphones

Also known as Ear canal headphones, these headphones are placed in ear canals, which actually seal the user from outside world. They are small, light weight and portable headphones. These headphones generally come with different size sleeves for a better fitting in terms of isolation. Being ultra compact and light weight, these are intended for casual listeners, ex: who want to listen to music while travelling in a public transport (Often bundled with Smartphones/Portable Music players), these types of headphone (entry level) are not known for Harman International their bass response. User preferences vary, some feel it quite comfortable and others may have discomfort wearing such headphones.
Customers if are looking for a portable headphone which could easily fit in their pockets and who are casual listeners of music and want to keep their music to themselves and want to isolate themselves from the surroundings can go for these headphones. Biggest advantage of such small headphones is they do not interfere with your other accessories such as hair band, goggles, caps etc. One word of advice is while choosing this type of headphone – one should look for tangle free flat cables, which prevent any kind of mess of cables in ones pocket or purse. These headphones come in a wide Varity of colors and also have some stylish zipper wire cable designs available.

Ear Bud

Unlike In ear/ear canal headphone, ear buds are placed just outside the ear canal, without actually sealing the ear from outside world. They also are extremely portable, small and light
weight. These are comparatively cheap than their InEar counter parts. Since these do not fit in the canal, they have a tendency to fall while being used. At times these are not so personal too, the audio being played might be heard by surrounding world, in better words audio leaks to outside world. At a same volume level InEars may sound more loud and clear at times as compared to Ear buds – for a particular model. These generally do not offer high dynamic range compared to InEar headphones and suffer from poor base.
Customers if are looking for portable, lightweight headphones and are casual listeners of music, might chose this as an option. These are not meant jogging or sporting use, primary reason being they often slip or come loose. Customers who feel discomfort wearing InEar headphones, yet have a desire to have portable headphones, lightweight option can go for Ear Bud headphones. Biggest advantage here too is they do not interfere with your other accessories such as hair band, goggles, caps etc, but then they fall off often for some users. One word of advice is while choosing this type of headphone one should look for tangle free flat cables, which prevent any kind of mess of cables in ones pocket or purse.
These headphones too come in a wide Varity of colors and also have some stylish zipper wire cable designs available.

On Ear Headphones

These headphones rest on outer ear. These headphones are very comfortable and often have some kind of foldable mechanism for flat bag storage useful for travel. They are not categorized as portable but can certainly be used as travel headphones. These headphones come in two types – Open-back headphones and Closed-back headphones.
Open-back headphones: These have the back of ear cups open. This essentially leaks sound, but sounds more natural and spacious.
Closed-back headphones: These have the back ear cups closed or sealed. They block the ambient sound but may not have a natural sound. These headphones give user a perception that the sound is coming from within their heads. Reason being the closed back headphones reflect the sound back to the ear.
These headphones are also called Supra-aural headphones and are a very popular type. Lot of user communities uses these headphones, meaning from audiophiles to casual listeners.
Customers looking for a ‘little’ audiophile quality sound and who want their music to be clear with good bass can chose this type of headphone. These headphones range anywhere from $50 to $500, an advice here is that chose the right one based on wearing comfort and audio preference. While choosing play your favorite track which you have listened to many times – so that you know what the headphone misses in terms of sound (Bass, Mid range or highs) These headphones certainly mess up with your newly done hairstyle! At times these can be tight, so be careful with the headbands flexibility, if tight it may pain your ears and will be very uncomfortable. Foldable earcups, memory foams/cushions would be a nice feature as well as a detachable cable would be preferred feature to look for. Ah, not to forget flat tangle-free cables!

Over Ear

Also known as full sized headphones or Circumaural headphones, these headphones cover the ear entirely. These headphones are big and also heavy at times. They are not categorized as portable headphones, but certainly are urban style wears. To reduce any discomfort of wearing there has been lot of research on headbands that gets used in OnEar headphones. Current generation headbands are extremely comfortable.
Word of caution: At times these headphones can make your ears sweat! Since they lack aeration These styles of headphones are often used in reference quality/audiophile headphones. These are better suited for homes/studios etc and not as travel or portable use – reason being their size and weight. These have excellent isolation from outside world. Customers looking for audiophile quality headphones or who are audiophiles themselves can go with these headphones, chances are there that customers demanding these types of headphones are
knowledgeable and may not need any guidance from the sales staff!

Connectivity Classification

In terms of connectivity the headphones can be broadly classified as Wired and Wireless headphones

Wired Headphones – These will generally have a male 3.5mm input pin for connection to portable devices/laptops/computers etc. Some manufactures do give their proprietary connections but this fashion is slowly getting phased out. Few of the desirable features of wired headphones are gold plated 3.5mm input pin (especially audiophile quality headphones), flat cables (for tangle free) and detachable cables from other side (saves lots of money if the cables wears off – user just has to replace the wire).

Wireless Headphones – These are generally Bluetooth based solutions, needless to say battery operable. They support mostly all A2DP and AVRCP profile. These headphones are generally in On-Ear form factor. One of the key desirable features apart from longer battery life is a cable. In case of battery being drained out user should still be able to use the headphone as a wired headphone. Customers need to make sure while buying a wireless headphone that it supports the latest available Bluetooth profile and the best streaming technology in terms of audio quality.

Usage Classification

Classification based on the usecase is important to know. A short list of this classification is given here

Gaming -These headsets provide an immersive sound experience while in gaming mode. They give the gamer an ability to speak to teammates allowing them to coordinates their actions and next move.

DJ – These headphones/headsets reproduce precise sound coming from the mixing board and isolate the DJ from the dance floor noise. These generally are audiophile headphones and are Over the Ear headphones. A desirable feature in this category is twistable earcups.

Sports – Headphones which are meant for ones workouts at gym, for athletes, runners, joggers, cyclers etc, these are soft and comfortable and do not fall out from the activity. These headphones are shaped as InEar neckband headphones many times having wireless functionality

Travel -Travel headphones have some special technological features – Noise cancellation These are also In Ear sealed headphones. Noise cancellation headphones cancel the unwanted ambient noise outside. Noise cancellation makes it possible to enjoy music without raising the volume excessively. These headphones are often used by travelers – On Air, public transport etc. These headphones use a built-in microphone to generate some kind of anti-noise to cancel ambient noise and keep ones ears noise free and rich of music ! A short note on noise cancellation is probably injustice to this type of headphones but customers wanting this type of headphones are often travelers and want the best in class headphones.

Reference/Studio -High quality HiFi headphones used by sound engineers in studios for mixing and other recording/sound processing/measurement applications are tagged as reference headphones. These audiophile quality and the customers know what they are buying! These are Over Ear form headphones

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JBL OnBeat Venue Review

2013-04-09T05:05:00.001-07:00

"Electrifying Sound" - thats how What HiFi magazine describes this power packed bluetooth enabled JBL dock. The above review is a must read in case you are looking for a dock for your mobile/tablet. Click on the image to read the JBL OnBeat Venue review.

Few of the key features of JBL OnBeat Venue

Wirelessly stream music from your tablet, smartphone and/or other bluetooth devices
Create customized playlists, edit mixes and browse album artwork with the JBL MusicFlow app
Dock your iPad, iPhone or iPod so it’s always charged and ready to go
Send the movies, games and images on your iPad to your big-screen TV. Just connect a component video cable (not included) to experience all of your multimedia content in big-screen format.
30w of amplified power

JBL YourView Contest

2013-04-03T10:05:00.001-07:00

Gear Up For An Exciting Contest. Owning a JBL product is now going to help you win some exciting JBL merchandise and popularity.
The contest starts from 8th April, and would end on 28th April. Please read the Rules & Regulations completely and carefully to ensure the process is being followed. There will be 3 winners of this contest - Winner, 1st Runner Up & 2nd Runner Up

What You Need To Do :

Video Review -

Do a video review of any of the JBL product you have showing and explaining different features and why you like this product.
Please do mention where you bought this product from.
Upload this video on YouTube
Share the link in the comment box below
The video length should not be less than min 2 mins and should not me more than 15 mins

Image Review -

Click some cool images of your favorite JBL product
Write a review about the product explaining various features and why you like this product
Please do mention where you bought this product from.
Post it on a blog
Share the link of your blog post in the comment section below
The post should have atleast 2 images of the product
The length of the post should be a minimum of 200 words and a max of 600 words

What We Would Do :

Review Selection - Our panel would go through each and every review posted and would shortlist 1 review everyday which would be posted on our Facebook fan page.
This selected review would be promoted for 1 day by us
The selected reviews would be posted on a 1st Come 1st Served Basis
The post with maximum likes + shares + comments wins
Scoring Method -

1 like = 1.5 point
1 comment = 2 points
1 share = 2 points

You are very much allowed to ask your facebook friends to like/comment/share your post on our facebook page as a self promotion activity.

Terms

All submissions to be done in between 8th April - 28th April. Any entry before 8th April and after 28th April will not be considered for the contest.
All submissions should be pasted in the comment section of http://jblindia.in/jblcontest.html . Any submission posted anywhere else would not be considered.
Likes received on any other post apart from what's on our Facebook page would not be considered
Comments by you would not be counted.
Results would be announced on 4th May.
Winners would be announced on your Facebook and Twitter page, and they would be contacted individually as well.

Prizes To Be Won :

1st prize - JBL Micro II (1) + Featured On Our Facebook Fan Page as "Fan Of The Month"
2nd prize - JBL Tempo On Ear Headphone (1) + Featured On Our Facebook Fan Page
3rd prize - PVR movie tickets on a weekend + Featured On Our Facebook Fan Page.
Take your friends/family for the movie of your choice (4 tickets). Please note that PVR movie tickets can be given out only in those locations which has PVR theaters. In case if you are the winner of 3rd prize and your city does not have a PVR theater then you would be getting a JBL Tempo InEar Headphone

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HARMAN India Twitter

2013-04-01T02:38:00.000-07:00

For people who like to keep it short and sweet with no notification pop ups about games or groups - Twitter is the best way to keep getting updates on your fav topic.

And this is exactly what we try to achieve, short, crisp but adequate information shared with our fans.

Tweets by @HarmanIndia

HARMAN India Facebook

2013-04-01T02:28:00.002-07:00

With more than 300,000 music lovers as our fans in India, we strive to keep our fans informed all about music, product reviews, offers and discounts and also help them with any support they want.

Follow us on facebook to ensure you never miss an update from our side.

JBL India

2013-04-01T02:18:00.003-07:00