JBL Creature II

**What Is It?** The JBL mulitmedia speaker system "woofers" are a speaker set. It comes with the big sub-woofer and 2 smaller satelite speakers. **What is It Compatible With?** It says in the title PC multimedia, but i just plugged it onto my Mac G5 and it worked fantastically! That is a bit misleading as it can work with basically any mulitimedia appliance. It works with all Macs and PC's but it also even works with Laptops, porartable DVD players, walkmans and even MP3/ipods! It will work with anythng that needs headphones so it doesn't nessicarily be for the computer. I have mine for the ... more

INTRODUCTION ----------------------------------------​------------------------------- Wow. That's all I can say. I baught these JBL Creature II 2.1 PC Speakers under recommendation from a number of people on a forum via Amazon for £49.88 - a little more than I was expecting to pay. But with hindsight I now feel they were worth it. So, why did I buy them? Well, I needed a new set of speakers to do justice to my Xbox 360 and also my old Dell 2.0 speakers were going to die after a few coverings of water - not very healthy for an electrical device, I think you'll agree. Right, okay, moving on to ... more

Before I bought these speakers about a year ago, I had thoroughly searched the internet for any opinion, review, press release, and editorial on the Creature II and discovered that these were rather exceptional speakers. Yet I was still concerned that this was a product of design over quality - simply due to the shockingly small size of the satellite speakers (about the size of your fist), and that JBL were more concerned about desigining some speakers that would complement Apple Macs than impress the music listener. Even when I went to Tottenham Court Road to test out the Creature II, I was ... more

It takes a little tenacity to criticise these speakers since their fans tend to exhibit an explosively passionate support for them. As always I aim to give as balanced a view as possible here. THE PRETTY The first thing that strikes you about these speakers is undoubtedly their look. It's actually difficult to describe just how eye-catching they are. The "Creature" name is certainly apt for the curvaceous organic look that demands to be stroked. Finding a more stylish set at a similar price is nigh impossible and this had made them a firm favourite among Mac users. However arguably it suffers ... more

My partner purchased these JBL Creature II speakers for use in our our bedroom with the intention of using them with our ipod. My first impression were that they were certainly different, but in a good way. We purchased the speakers for £65.00 and the prices have held in most stores with retail prices ranging from £60.00 - £70.00. With our purchase we got a large black woofer speaker that looked a bit like 'Darth Vadars' head and two smaller similar shaped satellite speakers. The speakers came with a mini stereo jack connection that allowed us to use the speakers with a variety of systems ... more