Harman Kardon Festival D-1000 (1970–1972)
The Festival D-1000 is a solid-state integrated amplifier with a built-in FM tuner, so it's effectively a receiver. It came from Harman Kardon's "Festival" lineup of the early 1970s. The owner's manual cover calls it simply an "Integrated Amplifier / FM Tuner," and a German vintage-hi-fi listing describes it the same way: an amplifier with FM tuner. It was introduced in 1970 and produced through 1972. The original U.S. retail price was $249 (the German price was 1,268 DM).
The manual is the most complete source on this model. It rates the amp at 25 + 25 watts RMS into 8 ohms, both channels driven, 20-20,000 Hz, at less than 1% total harmonic distortion. A German source (vintage-eu.com) lists the THD figure as under 0.5%, so the numbers don't agree. The phono section has two inputs (Phono 1 and Phono 2) with 2.5 mV sensitivity and 47 kΩ impedance. Aux and two tape monitor inputs run at 150 mV. The FM tuner has an IHF sensitivity of 1.8 µV, a 65 dB signal-to-noise ratio, and 40 dB stereo separation at 1 kHz. The damping factor is listed at 50:1 into 8 ohms. It measures 440 × 138 × 320 mm, weighs 10.2 kg (22.5 lb), and draws 120 W.
Period coverage of the D-1000 in the major audio magazines is essentially nonexistent. The only review-index trace found is a passing listing in High Fidelity (December 1955, p.126). That page is an index of the year's tests and does not appear to contain a D-1000 entry, and the model's production dates make clear it's a catalog artifact rather than coverage of this receiver. What survives is enthusiast commentary. An Audiokarma owner's thread praises the D-1000 for "a very clean phono section and a stereo FM tuner." No modern resale prices, service notes, or known failure points have surfaced in the available record.
Known specs, per the owner's manual:
- Power output: 25 + 25 W RMS at 8 Ω, both channels driven, 20–20,000 Hz
- THD: less than 1% (manual); vintage-eu.com lists under 0.5%
- FM sensitivity: 1.8 µV (IHF); FM S/N 65 dB; stereo separation 40 dB at 1 kHz
- Inputs: Phono 1, Phono 2, Aux, Tape 1, Tape 2
- Input sensitivity: 2.5 mV (phono), 150 mV (line); impedance 47 kΩ
- Tone controls: ±12 dB at 50 Hz (bass), ±12 dB at 10 kHz (treble)
- Dimensions: 440 × 138 × 320 mm; weight 10.2 kg (22.5 lb)
- Original price: $249 U.S. / 1,268 DM
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