Harmon/Kardon Tuning – The audio system of the B9440 was tuned by experts from ASUS ‘Golden Ears' audio team as well as renowned audiophile company, Harmon/Kardon to ensure the very best experience for the playback of a wide variety of content. ASUS Golden Ears Team: Did you know? ASUS has a dedicated group of sound and music-obsessed engineers, called the ‘Golden Ears Team', who specializes in optimizing the audio systems for notebooks.