harman/kardon SoundSticks II Speaker System

Pros: Gorgeous appearance, nice sound
Cons: Terrible product support, incompatible with USB 2.0, broke

Look at the picture of these speakers. Just look at them. For me, it was love at first sight. The simplicity of the design, the perfectly clear acrylic, the glowing subwoofer. A friend used them with his old iMac, and the sound, to my novice ear, was ...

Pros: Excellent sound, attractive and distinctive design
Cons: No headphone or aux line-in jacks, mids and highs slightly less clear than Promedias.

After owning (and still using) 2 pairs of K lipsch Promedia 2.1s for almost 3 years, I wanted to see if there are any speakers out there that might rival the old Klipschs. Surprisingly, the Promedia 2.1s are still ...

Pros: Sleek design. Great sound. Easy set-up.
Cons: Requires manual switching between music source (e.g., MP3 or CD, not both).

I was looking for an attractive yet easy to set up pair of speakers for my living room. I have a CD player and an MP3 player and I didn't want to pay for more than I needed for my relatively small room (300 sq feet). I saw these very cool SoundStickII ...

Pros: Fantastic, Brilliant, Stunningly Clear and Crisp sound. Unique style.
Cons: The speaker mounted volume control is a touch switch with no tactile feedback

The Harman Kardon Soundsticks II  are the best sounding speakers I've ever had in my house. The sound is brilliant, clear and crisp with plenty of punch from the 20W subwoofer, making for the best-balanced sound I've experienced at ...

Pros: Look as great as they sound
Cons: headphone jack a little noisy

I was growing really tired of my stock sound of the pair of desktop speakers I had on my desk. I found myself listening more and more to online music and I wanted to hear it better. My home stereo rarely gets turned on, unless I watch a movie and want ...

Pros: Great sound quality
Cons: None

These speakers have excellent sound quality for the price of the unit. I love the unique design and sound quality of these speakers. I listen to almost any type of music, and these speakers do a great job of reproducing them all. They have good bass, but ...

Pros: Fantastic Sound, SUPER Bass, Schnazzy Design, Lightweight, Easy to Set Up
Cons: Minor flaws in design

Silence ain't golden. And this speaker system is out to prove it. harman/kardon's SoundStick II 2.1 sound system is by far the best set of speakers I have owned thus far. Now, I'm a real music junkie. I've been playing piano since the age of four, ...

Pros: Very good sound. Very unique design. I like the blue light in the sub.
Cons: Knob to control the bass is on the back of the sub.

It looks great and sounds great. I have had these speakers for almost a year now, and I love them. I have no complaints with the sound. These produce a lot of sound and are great for the average person. They are exactly what I would expect for the price.

Pros: They look sharp.
Cons: Harsh highs.

I just opened my new Soundsticks II system and am so very disappointed. They sound great with deep bass-intense music, like old R&B, but sound terrible for any music with significant sound in the higher end of frequency spectrum (nearly every pop & rock song). Music with a lot of sound in midrange and higher frequencies sounds very tinny - really just terrible. I will probably return them. Such a bummer, because they do look VERY cool.

The instructions make it clear that the sound from these speakers is highly directional, so I've tried adjusting the position several times. This is not a positional issue. This is not an equalizer issue. The satellite speakers simply have a very harsh sound in the high frequency range. Almost like they are distorting. I cannot recommend these speakers to anyone.

Pros: Looks, great bass and good speakers.
Cons: Built from plastic and may break if abused.

Games, movies , music you name it, these speakers will make the most of it. I had a lot of computer speakers in the past but these speaker are the best I have ever heard.
The bass has punch and act like a pro when the going gets tough (complex tracks/scenes) and stay on track while the cool looking speakers take on the mid and the high freq with a smooth and detailed way that even more expensive stereo systems (!) cant beat.
If you want a 2.1 speakers for your computer or mp3 player
you must hear this setup before buying any thing else
(cheaper or more expensive).
Over all it offers great value.