Advantages: Wonderful sound quality, Suprisingly low price, Amazing design Disadvantages: None that I can see.
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 not quite convinced that the audio quality was up to scratch. This could have been due to the fact that it was very noisy in-store, with lots of people and the obligatory shop muzak playing - obviously no condition to seriously compare speaker ...
daddyorchips 31.10.2004 (21.08.2005)
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of JBL Creature II
Advantages: Good sound quality, Looks Great Disadvantages: Resonance at 50Hz
I'm quite knowledgable about speakers systems, so i bought these after doing a lot of research to make sure i was getting a good product. They are simple to get working and i was initially very happy with the quality of sound they produced. After about 2 hours of playing with my new gadget i found that the sub resonated quite audiably at 50Hz. I thought this was a fault with the system so I exchanged them for another 'Creature II' and i still found this resonance was apparent. Im guessing its just the natural frequency of the sub which is a shame as it is in audiable range. After a few hours of fiddling with high and low pass filters and an equaliser I managed to get rid of this problem, fine for me but i feel this may be a bit complex for novices.
After sorting out the initial problems, I can safely say that this is one of the best ...
Advantages: great vaule for money, good base, clear sound, great for small to meduim rooms Disadvantages: struggles for volume in large spaces,
looking for a speaker system to fill large rooms with the volume up high the JBL speakers are going to struggle to achieve this due to its relativly small speakers. If your looking for a product to do this then i suggest you fork out that little extra cash for somthing that will emit the volume you desire. However for use with an i pod or laptop in your bedroom or office then this fits the bill. ...
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