All user reviews for the Harman/Kardon SoundSticks

Excellent forum to support iTunes on a G4 PowerMac!!
They connect via USB (good point, the audio output of G4 as originedes not great) and are reconues natively by Mac OS X.
The subwoofer volume level possde indpendant (to adjust the volume of the box) and connect 2 satellites over by RCA.
There is a small blue LED in the housing, which is reflected in the curves of the plastic and it's been very nice, but it attracts insects that fall through the hole in the top and out who do not know! Disassembly required for cleaning ...

Otherwise SOUND: BZN it is very good. Excellent Listen to MP3, but means to monitor trs ... The sound is hollow in the lower medium (the satellites are too small and the box too big ...) and lack of potatoes. The image Stereo, 2.1 requires, is not fantastic ...
But for multimedia speakers, they were more than adequate!

I had the first of Systm triphonic with my cube (Apple) and I still serves as a jukebox, because the cube is super quiet (no fan).
the sound stick (photo) is the first model, output in 2000 specially for beginners out of the Apple cube, they taient in usb, the cube with no sound card.

The sound stick II, took over from the diffrence are minor but useful.
The current transformer is more powerful, and two volume buttons (digital + & -) t have Intgr at the bottom of the right speaker. Another button on the subwoofer to the volume of this one.
Compared with many other Systmes triphones, they are above the rest. the sound is surprisingly clear and prcis, the tract is sparation trs respects. Nothing to say. The sound spectrum is amazingly natural.
In addition they are discrtes, given their lengthened form, they can ask around.

The ratio quality price is, for me, well, it can be found on the net between 159 and 199, including shipping to 10/04/2007.

With exprience, I would do this choice, for the simple reason that I have acquired two other games, MODEL II, since.

That makes seven years that the actual models, a guarantee of quality without a doubt!

Very good multimedia speakers! It is true that they were expensive at the time of discharge (about 250 € if I remember correctly) but their quality is far superior to all pregnant type "small plastic box for computer" that I I have heard.

The USB connector is a big advantage: most mini-jack outputs original pimps (and sound cards for PCs) turns really bad from that branch of serious plays on it. There is usually a permanent background noise, accented with small noise interference that varies with the display and use of hard drives. Very annoying quickly, but with these speakers, no worries!

Be careful to place the box "on the desktop behind the screen" is really bad compared to "the floor beside the desk." The low down low and take fewer masks the rest of the spectrum, stereo widening and accurate.

A must at the time, the competition today makes them less exceptional but still far superior to many models at less than 100 euros. And who is willing to pay the price of quality, Focal has set the bar far above ...