Known primarily for high quality amplifiers and receivers, Harman Kardon is no slouch in the video department, either. Harman Kardon makes kick ass home theater receivers, and the HS500 Home Theater System looks to bring that level of quality to the home theater-in-a-box category. A 5.1-channel receiver/DVD player, five 65 Watt satellite speakers, a 200 Watt subwoofer, HDMI connectivity and two USB ports for iPod and other players.

The HS300 model is around $1000 and the HS500 is $1200. Total sound output of HS300 is 275 Watts.