harman/kardon Champagne 2 Speakers

Pros: Cool looking. Excellent sound.
Cons: Big sub-woofer--needs some room, no external jack.

The Harman Kardon HK 695 Champagne speakers sound as impressive as they look. The Small desktop speakers produce a great high and midrange sound. The bass, of course is provided by the relatively large subwoofer.

Each desktop speaker has an...

Pros: Clarity, Style, majority of materials used, weighted 'champagne' side speakers
Cons: no external jack, subwoofer

I was debating between these and those clear speakers that are made for iMacs. I'm glad I went with these.

Styling and Materials:
These look great. The fake cherry wood looks fantastic with the black mesh and dark silver colored...

Pros: Excellent treble and midrange, volume can easily fill most midsized rooms.
Cons: Small sweet spot. Satellites can tip over easily.

First things first. When I look for something that it going to go on my desktop, looks are important. I use a black flat panel monitor with a black keyboard and a matching Logitech MX500 mouse to go with it, and these are all nice looking things. So...

Pros: Good sound, many options, good size, good price, mp3 playback,
Cons: No jack for headphones, bulky.

Pros: Great sound, rich & full, w/ volume controls on speaker.
Cons: I can't think of any.

Had these speakers for about 2-3 years, when we first got our Dell 8200 desktop running XP professional. I've since bought my partner a set of the H/K soundsticks, so I now use these with my laptop running XP home.

Whether using on the desktop or laptop the sound is very full, very rich. I have to turn the bass down, just as I have to do w/ the Soundsticks, these are really powerful.

My partner got the Soundsticks as a gift, but I really feel like I got the gift now that I'm using the champagne speakers. I'm really picky when it comes to sound and I absolutely love these things. I've seen them on overstock.com at times for pretty cheap. I'd definitely recommend them to anyone.

They're great for when you're sitting in front of your computer or if you're moving around the room doing stuff.

I've also used the volume controls on the speaker from time to time when I'm moving around and don't want to mess w/ the computer controls. It's nice having that extra option.