Yeah, yeah. We’re testing a harman/kardon. And we’re testing two of them at once, 410 being the younger, while 810 is the older brother. As the two devices are much alike, we have thought to make a dual-test. The smaller was tested by my colleague pmd, while I was reviewing the bigger one, and then we switched them and had a test drive with each other’s navi. During the review we’ll try to interrupt each other as much we can.

The name harman/kardon might be familiar for those who have their blood running through diodes and measure their blood pressure in decibels. To put it short, the company is from the more aristocratic segment of entertainment electronics. It has been established in 1953 by Dr. Sidney Harman, and he made his first FM tuner already that year. Exciting years have followed: they have made revolutionary amplifiers and Hi-Fi devices, many “world’s first” high-end stuff was from them.

They weren’t really present on the navigation market until now, but the two devices we had for testing are a sign of their worthiness of this segment. With a smart pricing and a consistent product line they are condemned to success, mostly for those who also like exclusivity besides usability. Unfortunately the company’s website knows nothing about the subjects of our review, which is nothing good, as this determines the support that comes with them.