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JBL Duet 2.0 Speakers - Aluminum

Dead on Arrival

Written by EW from New York

Jun 22, 2006

A piece of rubbish. One of the speakers was dead right out of the box.

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JBL Duet 2.0 Speakers - Aluminum

These speakers are awesome :)

Written by JB from Bend

Jun 21, 2006

I got these speakers for my laptop because the ibook's speakers just aren't loud enough. I also got them in hopes they would be good enough to replace a stereo and I could condense everything. These speakers are awesome! I never expected them to be this good because of the price. The sound is clear and they definitely get loud. They are exactly what I was looking for.

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JBL Duet 2.0 Speakers - Aluminum

Amazing!

Written by DB from Carlsbad

Jun 5, 2006

These are probably the best speakers I could buy for the amount of money I spent. They have a very clear bass sound.

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SWEET!

Written by KC from Spokane

May 29, 2006

i got these speakers for christmas and was shocked at the great sound and low, low price. GREAT BUY!

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great

Written by JD from Para?aque

May 9, 2006

Great speakers!!!! Better than the US$100 speakers I tried!

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Great Speakers for the price

Written by KH from Eugene

Apr 27, 2006

Outstanding speakers for the price. I could not believe the sound quality for such tiny speakers with a tiny price ($38 online). If they are hissing you just need to adjust your EQ in iTunes. Get real folks, every prodcer has a different ear. Learn how to use your powerful iTunes tools!

15 of 19 people found this useful

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It rocks!

Written by AC from Fo Tan

Apr 22, 2006

I bought them from the online store and found these two little speakers work great. No matter in volume or sound quality, they are absloutely great. I can only complain that the bass is not enough, but for a 2.0 system without subwoofer, they do an excellent job!

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why

Written by GN from Kalamazoo

Apr 20, 2006

Dont buy these go to circuit city and buy the 25 dolar laptop speakers they have 400 times beeter sound and a awesome sub woofer DONT BUY RIP OFF

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Awesome sound!

Written by KC from San Jose

Apr 10, 2006

These puppies put out great sound for the price. It would be nice if they charged your iPod at the same time but I guess you can't have it all for $50.

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Great Speakers and Great Sound!!!

Written by RK from menlo park

Apr 8, 2006

I bought these speakers for only $50. The have the same quality as the $100 and $200 ones. Although a slightly less volume, it works perfectly fine and one of the best deals I've made in my life. The speakers generate the sound throughtout the whole room clearly. They also look good in any room, and best of all it works fro all ipods and has AMAZING sound! So get out there and buy these speakers!!!

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They HISS!!!!

Written by IF from Charlotte

Mar 29, 2006

They sound great for the price. However, they hiss and are really irritating if you dont have music playing to drown the hiss out. I have to switch them off if I'm not listening to music otherwise they drive me crazy. I've read a few reviews where some people have the same problem - not sure if it's the case with all of them.

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You can actually get them cheaper...

Written by EF from Columbia

Feb 9, 2006

I concur with the positive reviews . . . one thing I would mention is that you can actually get them cheaper if you take a few minutes to search the internet. I got mine for like $25 and they have been working perfect for almost a year now.

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I'm twice blown away!

Written by DJ from Beaverton

Jan 28, 2006

When I heard these in the Apple store, I couldn't believe what i was hearing. I was looking at expensive iPod speakers from all the big name brands. You know the ones, Bose, Klipsch, Altec Lansing. They had them all and I listened to them all like only a man who has the day off and nothing better to do can. I saw the Duet and tried them just because they were there. I had low expectations and was prepared to be disappointed. When the music started playing, I could not believe what I was hearing. I tried different song and styles. Blown away. The sales people didn't seem to be as enthusiastic about the sound as I was so I went home and started reading every review and opinion about these things. There are actually some people who don't like these speakers. Still, overall, the reviews were positive. I went back to the store the next day to listen to them again and this time plugged my ipod into them. In that noisy environment and surrounded by more expensive speakers, I was still blown away. So I did what any rational person would do. I bought them.

Once I got them home, I plugged them in, hooked them up to my iPod and let it rip. They sounded twice as good at home than in the store. My eyes literally started to tear up. I brought my wife in to hear them. She, too, was blown away. She said she could hear things in the music that she had never heard before. I have now got them hooked up to my computer and have officially retired my old Altec Lansing 4.1 DDS kit which was $300.00 in its day. These Duets sound even better. Way better. I went in to listen to portable iPod speakers and came out replacing my desktop speakers. If you are still on the fence, get off and run to your nearest Apple Store and buy two sets. Once you hear how good they are, you will invent a use for the other set.

Now that I am done gushing, here is a bit of objectivity. Highs and mids are exactly where they should be. I do not detect much by way of coloration. I would describe the sound as clean, crystal clear. I mention the lows separately because that is an area where the speakers have gotten a bad wrap. If you are wanting more bass than what these speakers produce, you are wanting too much bass. Music should not, for the most part, rattle the floor or make your ears bleed. It should take your breath away, not knock the wind out of you. The base these speakers present is well balanced and way more than the size of these speakers have a right to give. I used the base boost preset in iTunes and had to turn it off because it was too much base.

Once caveat. I am not a gamer. I know that gamers and movie watchers want and need a lot more bass than music listeners. These are not gaming or movie speakers. They don't pretend to be. If you need your floor rattled and neighbors annoyed, these are the wrong speakers for you. Otherwise, you really can't do better than these.

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Cool!!!

Written by SW from Ridgeland

Jan 28, 2006

so amazing and so cheap i can't belive it! its the coolest iPod speaker! i strongly reccomend u buy it $$. u will save alot of $$$$$$ (money)!

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Wonderful Buy

Written by GH from Richmond

Jan 22, 2006

I own a Bose Sound Dock system for the house and wanted a system for my office that was less expensive. I found these speakers at the Apple store and their quality of sound blew me away and all for only $49.95. Sitting next to the more expensive systems they still sounded wonderful. I would highly recommend them to anyone who wants quality sound for a small price.

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looks good

Written by AC from pembroke pines

Jan 14, 2006

these speakers look good.

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Nice sound

Written by RM from Tallahassee

Jan 4, 2006

Good sound! Good price! Long cords to boot to place around the room.

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Great Bang for you Buck!

Written by GJ from Canajoharie

Dec 27, 2005

Well...I got these this christmas for my ipod and 14 in ibook. When I saw they were only 2.0 I was semi disappointed. But, oh my gosh after I plugged them in and used them i had a totally different story. They sound amazing! And for the price you couldn't ask for anything better!!

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