hmm my buzzing sound problem came back again ><" and now the increase decrease volume button, when i press it there's a "pik" "pik" sound >_> any idea how to solve them?

Power down the unit, disconnect your source (3.5mm) and power up again. Is the buzz still there

if what bro E1 - AKG did not solve your problem,

if its still under warranty, send for warranti
i think the powerfilter is almost splat.. that requires opening(void warraty) replacing the aging cap.

Some times it really makes you wonder why would they post a question / problem here and just simply disappear

such a beautiful product! i will someday collect enough $$ to buy it for mod!

GO + PLAY MICRO IS AVAIABLE IN COURTS MAMMOTH! AWESOME! ask for discount it can go as low as 1199

any1 know where i can get a earpads replacement for my jbl Reference 510
i lost 1 side and now i cant use it

Hi E1-AKG,

Thanks for the Harmon Soundsticks 3. It looks very nice and sound quality is good.
Im overall impressed with the built and the clearance of space from my old clunky 5.1 R501 Edifier.
Music of the Harmon Soundsticks 3 cannot compare the quality as the Edifier does not give and ambience
does not create the illusion that the music is in the middle of the monitor.

However I noticed some things lastnite while fidelling with some music,
these are just based on my thoughts.. i need to do more testing I'll also be comparing with the
Altec Lansing MX 6021 since its roughly in the price range :

Harmon Kardon Soundsticks 3 : Home Desktop + onboard audio
Altec Lansing MX 6021 : Office Notebook Macbook Pro, onboard sound

For standard 128kbps MP3s = they sound good but not great. Very Clear but I have and MX6021 Altec in the office and that sounds better for Mp3s
For standard youtube music playing = still sound good but MX6021 performs better. Sounds are more Crisp and Powerful.
For FLAC Audio 16bit 44hz = the sound really gets better with the Harmon, the quality is excellent! MX6021 also performed very well but can hear a little bit of plastic rattling.. subtle but its there...
For FLAC Audio 24bit = sound has some cracks and light crackles in between after further testing.. some old songs really can hear some cracks and light crackles from the track of John Lennons "Imagine"


*note : when i play the song Beatles - Paperback Writer,
on the MX6021 it plays the music going left and right very fast..
but for the Soundsticks 3 it plays certain music on the left speaker and right speaker..
it gives a totally different effect.. is my hearing problem or does the Macbook soundcard better
than a standard motherboard audiocard?

Also want to ask since you posted that the FiiO E7 will improve sound?
Can i have more details on that, i have never played with a DAC Amp before and
im just using standard onboard soundcard which i know is not impresive material to
test the speakers out.

Thanks, im trying to optimize my music experience.
Hope anyone can help out and give some feedback.

This post has been edited by babyakuma: Oct 14 2011, 03:12 PM

For the DAC/AMP, you may want to consider the FiiO E10 since you are running 24bit as well.

Hi E1-AKG,

Thanks for the reply.
Does it significantly improve the performance?
Or just by a bit only? Will a soundcard do any difference compared with this?

Thanks.

Cheers!

Hi E1 - AKG,

I wanted to purchase JBL headphone, not sure where can I get it at a reasonable rate? Tried searching lowyat forum but can't find the headphone that I wanted.

Anyone seen the price (an actual listing, in a shop or on a serious website) of the Harman Kardon SoundSticks iii recently?

If memory serve me right i saw apple store/ mac city in lot 10 (when i went there in march 2012) they have them~
retailling at rm899~

Thanks for the reply. I'm looking to buy one more and lowest price I can find for a new one is RM850... was wondering if anyone had sighted an RM650 or something, since someone mentioned they saw it.

Second hand maybe~ but new 1 i dun think so~

Any supplier to Apple Resellers needs to warrant a minimum price control in the market, otherwise they will refuse to carry the product. In the Sound Stick III case, it is RM899.

bro i wanna ask abt your hk ss mods.

ive got hk ss i

almost 10 years old

still working fine except for some fuzzy sounds frm d speakers - sound like speaker bocor abit.

i'd like to know what kinda mods do u do with hk ss. does d mod increases d sound quality difference by alot? maybe can explain how d mods will improve sound quality?

thx bud.

Sound stick 3 currently how much?

Saw in senQ at rm899

Tested.. Gooding...

Quick question:

I bought Harmon Kaidon Soundsticks III about half a year ago, but now one side isn't working - no sound coming out of it. How does warranty for Harmon Kaidon work in Malaysia? Or do I have to get it fixed elsewhere, and if so, where?

First time buying, and since it's only half a year or so, quite disappointing to me.

not connection problem? try plug and unplug.