Harman Kardon HK SoundSticks 4-2.1 Bluetooth Speaker System with Deep Bass and Inspiring Industrial Design (White)

I freelanced for Harman in the 90s and they were a great client for about 20 years. Over that time I got to experience all of the wonderful sound systems from the various Harman brands. I'm still a Harman fan even though I no longer work for the company, but this iteration of the Soundsticks didn't wow me like I hoped.First the cons:- Out of the box, the sound is flat (note that I said "out of the box"). This will bum out anyone that expects plug-and-play convenience.- Previous Soundsticks that had a nice mid and high range with bass that you could adjust in just the way you liked it. I find t

These are a great entry into the SoundSticks line of speakers. As my title states, these were originally designed by Apple for Mac back in 2000, with subsequent iterations in the last 21 years. I love that these harken back to Apple's product design of the first half of the 2000s with the clear high quality plastic encasing a nice design internally with white accents; very Apple-like! I use these everyday with my Mac mini and they haven't disappointed: just like with Apple's products, they "just work" where Harman Kardon has factory-tuned the sound profile for what they think is the best exper

I'm one of those types of amazon shoppers who looks at and compares a lot of products when I want to buy something, look at a lot of the reviews, I often times ask Customer Questions, and I look at a lot of YouTube videos about the product. Or in other words, I spend a lot of time trying to choose the best product that works for me, and this product is EXACTLY WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR! 😄Also, the PROs are...1) Originally, I was looking for two portable Bluetooth speakers that I could pair together to produce right-left real stereo sound, but this is exactly what the two satellite speakers on th

4/5 stars(rating bumped up from original rating of 3/5 stars because their customer service was prompt and semi-useful, and also bumped up because I've found a 3rd-party app to make the speakers sound much less bass-heavy)Pros:-After manual software EQ modification, they sound excellent, and the HK SS4 system can rival many larger, more ugly, and more expensive speakers-Can get very loud without distorting-Deep, powerful, CLEAN bass; so low you'd swear the woofer is much larger.-Frequency response on all levels of the spectrum are reproduced extremely accurately-Beautiful, striking and unique

These replaced the original version I had since around 2009. These sound much better than the previous set and the bass is definitely better. I like how the footprint of the two sticks is so small on my work desk.Here's my annoyance.My old set I left on all the time.... these new one's you can't, they power down. You either have to manually turn this on (subwoofer is under my desk so it's not easy) or you have to play audio until it eventually comes on. I want it to just stay on all the time.... How about a software fix for this?

I've always wanted Soundsticks for a Mac, ever since they first came out, and as I was no longer using a triple 27 inch monitor setup (thanks to the limitations of the M1), I thought now was a good time to try some tall satellites which formerly would have been hidden behind monitors.1: The lookI've always liked how soundsticks looked, but this new 4th generation I wasn't quite sure about; I just bought it because it was the newest version. Since I've had it, however, it's really grown on me. The satellites in particular have an organic quality that I find very appealing. They also take up ver

So, my Soundsticks II finally died after almost 13 years of service. I figured, give these a try and see. Man, they sound great! Deep bass, though not at low volume, and clear as a bell.The problem and why I returned them? They go to sleep somewhere between 5-10 minutes. All the support sites say to get a low-level noise to run in the background to prevent them from sleeping. Every sound I tried at ever volume I tried didn't work -- in fact, they went to sleep in the middle of a song. So, I contacted Harmon Kardon support. I had even written an AppleScript to play a sound every 5, 7, 10 minute

I’m seriously in love with this speaker system! The sound is crystal clear, with deep, rich bass — everything plays so smoothly and powerfully.And the design? It’s a work of art! So aesthetic and stylish, it actually elevates the look of my space like a decor piece.Setup was super easy, and the Bluetooth connection is stable and fast.If you care about both sound quality and beautiful design — this is a must-have!