Reviews for Harman Kardon SoundSticks III 2.1 Channel Sound System

i know someone that has these speakers and on his computer, the were very loud... then i bought them for my computer and they are soft. i expect more

This was my first purchase for a sound system for my computer and iPod.
Outstanding sound but just after 1week, one of my sound sticks stopped working which was disappointing. But a great sound would recommend.

the style is a bit different for sure. But what killer sound good stuff. a bit bigger then the sticks look about 12" tall - the fish bowl is medium pumpkin size.
These would have been great with my PC . But with my new imac a bit of over kill. But like a spoiled kid I am keeping them. sound is so very clear - ok price

This was my first Ipod "speaker dock" purchase....yes iam late to the game. I luv it. Stylish & works really great when hooked up to my laptop. I also hooked up to my FlatScreen it sounds great with the volume turned up. I recommend this for everyone. Oh the BASE is incredible!! The tv has a stronger output then the ipod or laptop.....dont get carried away & push the tv volume to the max, u may blow subwoofer....i came pretty %%%% close. Had a party and played this thing all night :-) Will try the Harman kardon boombox nxt.

I am sure many people are going to disagree with me here on what I am about to say. First off, the sound quality of these speakers is incredible, the clarity is amazing. You can turn them up LOUD and they don't have distortion issues as so many other speakers.

But here's the deal: I have a big corner desk, and although I have room for these speakers, I have learned that I prefer a 2.0 system versus a 2.1 system. As I sat at the desk listening to these, although I did hear the Subwoofer and it blended great with the satellites, the sound I primarily heard was the high's from the 2 Satellites. I also own a pair of Creative Labs Gigaworks T 20 Series 2 - which I bought a few months ago, and although I can't crank up the volume of the GW's as high as the SS III, and the bass output is not as strong, again, I just like the mix of sound I get from a 2.0 system, versus a 2.1 with a sub.

I am sure many people think I am crazy, but, these Soundsticks are going back to the store today, and I think I am going to check out some stronger 2.0's, such as the M Audio AV 40's. I will give the Soundsticks 4 out of 5 stars, and can't rate them 5 just because of my 2.0 preference, and I definitely would recommend these, they are just not for me. And 1 other thing, thankfully with the Soundsticks 3, Harman Kardon changed the color of the satellite base stands from that weird light gray to black, because that gray color looked like dried-up spackling compound to me.