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Hadcock See --> Hadcock
Hagermann Technology
US based company that makes test equipment for audio manufacturers and boffins.
Homepage: http://www.hagtech.com
HAI See --> Home Automation Inc.
HA Info
Chinese company that manufactures external soundcards, DAC's and headphone amplifiers, sells their products both under the HA Info name and the Phiree brand.
Homepage: http://www.ha-info.com -- Alternative homepage
HA Info Electronics, 4-2404 Hawsun Times Court, No168 Jixiang Road, Xi'an 710065, China.
Tel/Fax: +86 29 88212788. E-Mail: hqh911 #at# hotmail.com.
Haihuang See --> Jinlang Audio
Haitai See --> Etronics
Haitian International
Chinese microphone and loudspeaker manufacturer.
Homepage: http://www.htdz.com.cn
Haitian International Electronic Company, Beijiao Industral Zone, Enping, Guangdong, China.
Tel: +86 750 7715077. Fax: +86 750 7715072. Email: gdhtdz at 21cn.com
Halcro
Australian company that makes mid to high end separates.
Distribution: In Australia and New Zealand by Reference Audio Visual, in Denmark and Finland by iFore, in Hong Kong by Excel Marketing, in Norway by Audioroyal, in Poland by FAST, in Thailand by K. S. Sonsgroup and in the UK by Audio Reference
Homepage: http://www.halcro.com .
Halcro, Ground Floor, 185 Fullarton Road, Dulwich, Adelaide, SA 5065, Australia.
Tel: +61 8 8361 3477. Fax: +61 8 8361 3847. Email: admin at halcro.com
Halo See --> Parasound
Hama
German company that has roots in photography and home movie manufacturing I believe, they do make microphones, mixers and suchlike in addition to audio accessories such as screens, blank media and interconnects.
Homepage: http://www.hama.de
Hammer Dynamics (Fullrange speaker kits) See --> Colleen Wyckoff
Hamptone
US based manufacturer of microphones and mic preamps, please note site still under construction at 20.01.2002.
Homepage: http://www.hamptone.com
Hannl Reinigungssysteme
German manufacturer of high end record cleaning machines.
Distribution: In Austria by Blue Danube, in Canada and the USA by Elite AV Distribution, in China, Hong Kong and Macau by Roksan Trading, in the Czech Republic by Hi-Fi Store, in Greece by Nexus Acoustics, in Indonesia by Ultimate Audio Video, in Norway by P.M. Audio, in Russia & the Ukraine by English Sound Ltd., in the UK by Select Audio and in the USA by Elite AV Distribution.
Homepage: http://www.hannl-reinigungssysteme.de .
Hans Günter Hannl Reinigungssysteme, Beyenburgerstraßse 21, 42899 Remscheid-Lüttringhausen, Germany.
Tel: +02191 842976. Fax: +02191 842977. E-Mail: hg.hannl.wpt at t-online.de
Hanpin Electron
Taiwanese loudspeaker manufacturer with a large Chinese manufacturing base, primarily operating as an OEM.
Homepage: http://www.hanpin.com.tw
Hans Deutsch (Loudspeakers) See --> Sound Magic
Hansen Audio
Canadian manufacturer of high end loudspeakers.
Distribution: In Greece by Ultra Audio Group, in Indonesia by Fineesse Audio, in Switzerland by Audio iN and in the UK by Metropolis Music
Homepage: http://www.hansenaudio.com .
Hansen Audio Inc., 100 Leek Cres., Unit 9, Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 3E6, Canada.
Tel: +905 731 8434. Fax: +905 731 8420. E-Mail: info at hansenaudio.com
Hans M. Strassner GmbH
German gompany that manufactures high end cables and power conditioners, normally trades as HMS Elektronik.
Homepage: http://www.hmselektronik.com
Distributed in Austria by Audiophil , in Greece by Concert Hall and in the Ukraine by English Sound Ltd..
Hans M. Strassner GmbH, Am Arenzberg 42m, D-51381 Leverkusen, Germany.
Tel: +49 (0) 21 71 73 40 06. Fax: +49 (0) 21 71 33 85 2..
Hanss Acoustics See --> Guang Zhou ETKG Co.
Harbeth Audio
British maker of high end speakers and monitors.
Distribution: In Canada by Planet of Sound Hifi, in Israel by Igal Sabo High End, in Italy by Hi-Fi United, in New Zealand by Parmenter Sound, in Norway by Maxwell Import, in the USA by Fidelis A/V, in Poland by Audio System and in Singapore by CD Acoustic Equipment
Homepage: http://www.harbeth.com -- Alternative homepage.
Harbeth Audio Ltd., 3 Enterprise Park, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, W. Sussex, RH16 2LH, UK
Tel: +(0)1444 484371. Fax: +(0)1444 487629. E-mail: sound at harbeth.co.uk
Harman International
A USA based holdings company based around the Harman Kardon company listed below, but has through the years acquired a number of companies that are primarily in the professional sector of the audio industry such as AKG, dbx corp., Infinity, JBL, Lexicon & Studer although quite a few of them also operate in the home audio field as well but the company recently consolidated their high end hi-fi holdings into one company called Harman Speciality Group. All those companies are listed separately since they are run and/or have design and production facilities separately from the other companies in the group and in addition often have separate distribution channels.
Harman Kardon
An USA based maker of mid range hi-fi and AV products, part of the Harman group listed above. The company also owns a host of brands that are no longer used by the company such as Rabco.
Homepage: http://www.harmankardon.com
Distributed in Canada by Erikson Consumer, in the Cayman Islands by Eminent Audio & Video, in Croatia by Media Audio, in Iceland by Sjónvarpsmiðstöðin, in Israel by Adar Marketing, in Macedonia by D. T. Kodi and in Thailand by M. I. Engineering
Harman Speciality Group
USA based maker of high end audio and AV electronics and loudspeakers. Founded when Harman International decided to organise all their high end brands into one company in 2003, this company integrates the home audio products from Lexicon with the brands that they gained when they took over Mardigal, including Mark Levinson and Revel.
Homepage: http://www.harmanspecialtygroup.com
Distributed in Belgium by Cinema @ Home, in Denmark by Home Theatre Professionals (Lexicon only), in Greece by Acoustic Design (Lexicon & ML), in Hong Kong, China and Macau by Sound Concepts (Lexicon Only), in Portugal by Audio Elite, in South Korea by Sovico Corp, in the United Arab Emirates by Dubai Audio Centre and in Vietnam by Dong Thanh (ML only).
Harman Specialty Group, 3 Oak Park, Bedford, MA 01730, USA.
Tel: +781 280 0300. Fax: +781 280 0490.
Harmonic Resolution Systems
USA based manufacturer of isolation platforms, record clamps and audio furniture/stands. Commonly known by its initials HRS.
Distribution: In Austria and Germany by Gaudios, in Canada by Tri-Cell Enterprises, in China by Ying Wei Trading Company, in France by Accentuel Audio, in Japan by Stella Inc., in Russia by Gong-AV, in Singapore by Audio Note Singapore, in South Korea by Sonoris High End Audio & Video, in Turkey by Aydogan Kardesler Ínsaat San. Ve Tic
Homepage: http://www.avisolation.com .
Harmonic Resolution Systems, 2495 Main St, Suite 355, Buffalo, New York 14214, USA.
Tel: +1 716 873 1437. Fax: +1 716 873 1434. E-Mail: info at avisolation.com
Harmonic Technology
USA based manufacturer of cables and interconnects.
Homepage: http://www.harmonictech.com
Distributed in Denmark by Genesis Audio, in France by Eera, in Hong Kong by First Impression Marketing, in Hungary by Limited Edition Audio, in Monaco by Sound Galleries, in New Zealand by Reference Audio Systems, in South Korea by Audio Gallery and in Thailand by Golden Sound (2001)
Harmonix See --> Combak Corp.
Harmony (TV stands & projector screens) See --> Dantax
Harmony Design
Swedish manufacturer of mid and high end amplification, cables, headphone amplifiers and D/A converters. The company also offers modification services/upgrades to CD players and similar products.
Distribution: In Denmark by Jumon Audio, in Germany by Applied Acoustics, in Holland by Soundconsult and in Italy by Soundberry
Homepage: http://www.harmonydesign.se .
Harmony Design, Fasanvägen 55, 434 91 Kungsbacka, Sweden.
Tel: +46 (0)300370 54. Mobile: +46 (0)708 64 39 73. E-Mail: info _at_ harmonydesign.se
Haropa
Manufactures stands and brackets for A/V devices.
Homepage: http://www.haropa.com
Hart Audio Kits See --> Williams Hart Electronics
Hartke Systems See --> Samson Audio
Harvard International PLC
UK based trading company that sells products under the Goodmans and View21 brands worldwide in addition to distributing iLuv products in the UK, and selling consumer electronics in Australia and New Zealand under the Alba, Grundig and Bush brands.
Founded as a trading company by John Harris in 1963 as Harris International that operated in both the white goods and brown goods sectors and specialised in importing from the far east. Started using the Harvard Kyoto name in 1972 to brand Asian car audio products, changed its name to Harvard International in 1982 and around the same time dropped the Kyoto part from the brand. Entered the hi-fi market in 1985 using the Samurai brand, the company had bought the Alba Radio name in 1982 and started to use it on CE electronics that same year, since it was the company’s most successful brand by far the company changed their name to Alba PLC in 1987 and the company was floated on the London market later the same year.
The Bush Radio company was purchased in 1988 alongside the French Alba company (owned and run independently from the UK operation), bought Hinari in 1989 and the rights to the Goodmans trademark in 1994 (the old Goodmans loudspeaker company went on trading as Goodmans Loudspeakers Limited). Bought hoover brand name Dirt Devil in 1995, Italian/Swiss trading company Roadstar 1996, licenced the JCB name in 1999 for use on power tools and bought the Betacom and Answercall brands from Amstrad Limited later the same year. Acquired Pulse Home Products in 2001, the license to use the Ministry of Sound brand in 2002 and bought the consumer electronics division of Grundig in association with Beko Elektroniks in 2004 to form a new company called Grundig Multimedia BV.
The company was by the latter half of the 90’s the clear market leader in low end audio, A/V and other budget CE products in Britain with an annual turnover of 763.5 million pounds in 2005, but started to lose money on the CE part of the operation in the mid 2000’s and in particular the brown goods operations suffered even though the household and lifestyle product ranges continued to be profitable. Alba PLC responded by selling their Roadstar Managment SA division in Switzerland in 2007 to original founder Antonio Coda for 1 Euro and the rights to a 40% share of profits until 2011, in addition the company sold their 50% share in Grundig to Beko for 25 million pounds later that same year and the leisure division to Rutland Partners LLP for 51.5 million a little later, but that was the only division showing an operating profit and with it went a number of brand names as well such as Pulse Home Products, Breville, Kinetik, Nicky Clarke, JCB, Dirt Devil, Hinari, and Power Devil.
The company sold the Alba and Bush brands to Argos in 2008 for 15.25 million pounds in total but with the exception of Australia and New Zealand where the company still uses them but low key, also changed their name back to Harvard International later the same year as part of the Argos deal. Note that the company has never had any production facilities of its own but rather uses OEM's, and their design department has been solely occupied with designing UK only set-top boxes, all other designs have been bought in. The company was also sued by MPEGLA in 2007 and lost the case in 2009.
Homepage: http://www.harvardplc.com - Bush Radio Australia -- iLuv UK homepage -- Goodmans homepage
Harvard International PLC , Harvard House, The Waterfront, Elstree Road, Elstree, Hertfordshire WD6 3BS, UK.
BUSH Australia, PO BOX 6287, Silverwater, NSW 1811, Australia.
Tel: +61 2 9714 3434..
Hasehiro Kogyo Co.
Japanese manufacturer of loudspeakers that feature a complex back loaded horn arrangement and some featuring a hybrid wood/concrete baffle, also avalable as kits and the Japanese webpage also sells mechanical insulators and components for use in loudspeaker DIY, they also have a showroom in Niigata. Note that their English homepage is partially translated by a machine or someone who transelates Japanese idioms literally making expressions and claimes on the page seem musch more forceful than they were originally meant to be.
Homepage: http://www.hasehiro.co.jp -- English homepage
Hasehiro Kogyo Co., 2-6-11 Nishihonjoji, Sanjo-shi, Niigata, Japan
Skype: telaworks.
Hawk Audio
Dutch manufacturer of high end audio kits.
Homepage: http://www.audio.nl
Hawkshead Design
Company formed by the gent that used to be the owner of Kinshaw Electronics, although primarily an electronics design and consultacy bureau but does make one model of a RIAA pre-amp on a custom order basis.
Homepage: http://www.hawksheaddesigns.co.uk
Hawkshead Designs Ltd., Unit 3, Mount Pleasant Eco Park, Porthtowan, Cornwall TR4 8HL, United Kingdom.
Tel: +44 (0)1209 890550..
Haoyong
Chinese maker of mid to high end audio electronics.
Homepage: http://www.haoyong-audio.com