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lonelysandwich: Harmon Kardon Soundsticks I adore them. Purchased in 2000, I cherished mine until I thought to replace them with studio monitors for more serious making of things which I probably wasn’t going to be making, if I’m being honest. I’ve since bought two pair of M-Audio monitors, both of which, within two years of purchase have gone tits up with a blown tweeter. So I took these down from the closet and hooked them up again. I don’t know if they sound good to a fussy audiophile, but they sound like clear plastic heaven to me, like they’ve always sounded, which is round, a little airy, but crisp and poppy. And although they’re dated insofar as computer accessories seem to remind us of the computers they once accessorized (which in this case, was a graphite G4 tower), I don’t think they’ve ever looked dated. They just feel good on my desk. Ah, the jelly fish speakers. You can actually still buy these at the Apple Store. I have similar love for my JBL Creature II speakers (JBL happens to be owned and operated by Harman Kardon). It appears that they stopped making mine, but for $99, they were an excellent pair of speakers. I still use them from time to time. Embiggen

lonelysandwich:

Harmon Kardon Soundsticks

I adore them. Purchased in 2000, I cherished mine until I thought to replace them with studio monitors for more serious making of things which I probably wasn’t going to be making, if I’m being honest. I’ve since bought two pair of M-Audio monitors, both of which, within two years of purchase have gone tits up with a blown tweeter.

So I took these down from the closet and hooked them up again. I don’t know if they sound good to a fussy audiophile, but they sound like clear plastic heaven to me, like they’ve always sounded, which is round, a little airy, but crisp and poppy. And although they’re dated insofar as computer accessories seem to remind us of the computers they once accessorized (which in this case, was a graphite G4 tower), I don’t think they’ve ever looked dated. They just feel good on my desk.

Ah, the jelly fish speakers. You can actually still buy these at the Apple Store. I have similar love for my JBL Creature II speakers (JBL happens to be owned and operated by Harman Kardon). It appears that they stopped making mine, but for $99, they were an excellent pair of speakers. I still use them from time to time.


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