Advantages: Rich sound, super clarity, deep base, look great, robust, high quality Disadvantages: Simply none!
the Soundsticks the hifi unit, worth £900, got relegated to the loft as the Soundsticks do a better job, look great and save space.
On the left hand stick there are volume control pads that are nice and responsive to the touch.
It became apparent to me that these speakers have a variety of uses and I've had mine plugged into the TV, stereo and games consoles in addition to the Mac. In fact, if you're looking for a cheap alternative to surround sound for your favourite movies, these will do the job very well. For example, plug these into your TV next time Mission Impossible is on and you'll see what I mean.
Harmon Kardon Soundsticks have been on the market for a few years now. I've owned mine for 2.5 years without any issues and I haven't heard better units during this time. I haven't seen better looking units either. Really great value for such ...
Advantages: looks fantastic, beautiful picture (depending on connection), Disadvantages: expensive, reliability problems with brand
The Harmon Kardon website is: http://www.harmankardon.com/ this can be used to find out the contact details too, although it all seems to be US centric
Specifications for the DVD22 can be found by going to http://www.harmankardon.com/productsupport/interstitial.aspx?Modeltype=her itage&sjump=&pagenumber=2&Region=EUROPE&Country=GB&Language=ENG&cat=DVD&sty pe=H and choosing DVD22 from the product finder (it is in the bottom of the two links)
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There is no doubt about it, the DVD22 is a premium DVD player, especially in terms of cost, even now 2 years after I bought it the cheapest I've seen it online is £190 ish, and HarmanKardon don't even make it anymore. When connected via the component connections it give and beautiful picture and with my audio going through my HarmanKardon AMP I am more than pleased with the sound. But ...
Advantages: LOUD maximum volume, cool looks Disadvantages: Bulky subwoofer
One of the coolest speakers i saw come out were the Kardon Soundsticks II multimedia speaker system. I didnt actually see them online or anything like that, the speakers are actually somewhat endorsed by apple, as I first saw them hooked up to almost all of the ipod's and apple mac's on display.
The first thing i noticed was their unusual look - as obviously they are transparent. For me, that went on the plus side of things, as I can'r resist a funky unusual design. The subwoofer has an interesting shape that I can't quite describe but the unit is nicely accompanied with silver screws wires and other general add ons, so that nothing is too imposing.
The only negative thing that I can think of is the size of the whole system, particurlaly the subwoofer. Bearing in mind that these are pc speakers, people do not always have ...
