A second speaker thread

[gwillikers]

These would be my 1st choice. Costly but very impressive.

[Lawrence]

If you want some nicer upscale speakers,
Then perhaps the Edirol MA-10D speakers would be a good chioce for you.

Dave

[gordguide]

I use these; $209 at the AppleStore Canada.

[Bilbo]

Hi,

I've had the Soundsticks and Sub Woofer for a few years now and they sound great, no complaints at all. I bought my son the JBL Creature Speakers last year for Christmas to use with his iBook and they also sound excellent. I would say that you couldn't go wrong with either one.

B

[ice_hackey]

The edirol speakers don't sound so hot, esp for what they cost.

[farfisa]

I've been using the Soundsticks for 4 years now (I have the original USB version), and I love 'em.
Great sound quality, though they don't get to go past 3 blips on the apple volume control very often...

[yardarm51]

I know there is already a speaker thread going but I am willing to spend a bit more for my speakers and I don't want to hijack someone else's conversation. I am looking at the JBL Creature IIs and the Harmon/Kardon Soundsticks. What do you folks think? If you have other suggestions within that price range I am listening. I went to the Apple Store in Ginza yesterday and listened to both but with the crowd and six bazillion soundsystems all running I couldn't get any clear indication as to which was best.

[K_OS]

I use these Altec Lansing speakers and they sound amazing, you can pick up a set at CanadaSys for $86.00 a good price for these units I paid over $125.00 a year ago and tought I had a great deal.

[gordguide]

Harmon Multimedia makes both the JBL and Harmon-Kardon computer speakers, you shouldn't notice large differences between the two brands.

Note that although they share the brand names, Harmon Multimedia is not part of either JBL or Harmon-Kardon, although all three (and a few dozen other audio firms) are owned by the same holding company, Harmon International.

I find them all to sound very similar when comparing like-priced versions of each; if you like one you probably would be happy with something from the other.

[yardarm51]

Cheers for the posts. Man I wish I could use a 5.1 system! The trouble is I live in Tokyo and we have a tiny apartment and the walls and floors are thin, thin, thin. I can hear everything going on in the place below me! So I cannot blow the place out, no matter how much I would like to drown out the whiny neighbour. I'll head back into the Apple Store (seem to be the only place that carries a lot of these in Tokyo) on Friday and take a closer listen.