any users of JBL / HarmanKardon headphones / earphones / computer speakers / speaker docks please share your experience with us

Computer speakers never look and sound so good



Speaker docks never look and sound so good



Headphones never look and sound so good



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This post has been edited by E1 - AKG: Feb 28 2011, 08:41 AM

a relative bought an harman/kardon go+play because poisoned by my klipsch ifi. its a good docking speaker. but the D cell batteries are damn expensive and with the batteries installed it's heavy... i wonder why dont they install a li-ion / even lead acid battery altogether so it is rechargable like an emergency light. lol.

sound wise, ive listened to it without any break-in and its amazing. of course cant be compared to a standard 2.1 system but it sounds very good for the size. only drawback is price, and battery.

Yes, i think it's meant for portability, but at the same time it's quite large and heavy.

For RM1299 i don't think it's a worth buy because there are a few speakers out there priced less than that, sounding twice/trice/quad as good/better. Just that they don't have a dock input.

So you pay couple of hundreds extra to get a dock, but drop in sound quality. I'd rather don't have a dock but have good sound quality IMO. Also, maybe because it supports Apple products, so it's "value" is increased.

But again, it's one of the best sounding dock speakers so far @ that price range... And if you got the means to get an iPhone, these are no problem for you ; )

This post has been edited by andrew9292: Jan 28 2010, 11:09 PM

exactly. for that price if they should have put in a rechargable battery, perhaps something like a laptop battery the price would be quite justified. the 8 piece D cell batteries of energizer can cost about 1/10 of the speaker itself!

but, one thing i like with go+play is that as with klipsch ifi, it uses RF remote control. that is really one big plus, compared to competitors' infrared remote...

i wonder wat model is that JBL headphone...

well my laptop internal speakers are harmankardon... ^^ i found it ok...

portable speakers? well not all are not so good with SQ... in fact some are quite ok compare to 2.1 speaker...

This post has been edited by moniqee: Jan 29 2010, 07:59 AM

its d JBL Reference 410

Had the original sountstick, really like sound and the looks of course! Looking forward to get the II as replacement once I get enough ang pows in 2 weeks time

@ E1 - AKG :- How did you change your username?

oh yeah... it used to be akgmalaysia rite?

well, jz 2 avoid further confrontation wif d other well-established forumner who was sellg akg 2

Just got HK sound stick 3!

its beautiful, it sounds good for accoustic & vocal..
vocal clarity is excellent. im enjoying my entire music library again..
i find that if ur the type that enjoy jazz, accoustic, blues, classical, these speakers will do you good, not as much if your into bassy type of loud music..

picture - my setup



audiophilic recommends that the satellite speakers to be place few feets apart to get the best sound!

wow

my wish for sound sticks 4 is that its a 5.1 system and the sub is mounted on the middle of ceiling to fill the room evenly

yo man, waz up trust u 2 come up wif interestg ideas

hehe i'm running low on parts and ideas nowadays... works makes you sooo dull
i wish i had more time to play my toys

heh i offer 1 person only FREE re-cap job for them sound sticks that you buy only from E1 - AKG (this will void warranty)subang area. pm me if you want.

An idea for you, bypass all cap with polypropylene cap.

wow nid 2 start a sales thread sellg modified ssiii

hmmnn... request for how to open the ssii power brick without breaking anything? anyone?

coming soon!

awesome design! but i don't think this model fits easily in most of asian homes =(

HK ssII reporting in

Any owner of the Harman Kardon GLA-55 over here or had anyone here actually heard the GLA-55



This post has been edited by E1 - AKG: Apr 7 2011, 04:48 PM

very interesting story about how it was designed

definitely a conversation piece!
i love transparent stuff! =)

GLA-55 sound very good its driver size. heard once before.

Most of us like transparent stuff

but the show girl not wearing transparent shirt xD

LOLZ

Hi, if there's insect in my soundstick sub how do i remove them?

hey =) sorry not much story on this. just that you need to be very careful with clean hands.... and don't use a wet cloth or it'll leave a stain inside, instead use clean paintbrush

Thanks but wanna ask ya, if i open up the sub like that will it void the warranty?

Just curious, your unit's warranty covered by who

IMS Distribution Sdn Bhd

anything opened by me will be void warranty cause i'm very terrible person

but if you DO IT YOURSELF then it should not void i guess =)

let's kill that insects inside!!

haha ok will try out the method when im back at my hometown, since i dont have those "ka chang" here in my hostel

Did you manage to get the bugs out

my personal opinion about the soundsticks that the stock speakers/enclosures offer SOUND QUALITY way above 'other' brands 2.1/5.1
and only with a minor re-cap you can really make your soundsticks SHINE!
puts shame to your 500 buck 5.1 set
once you listen to soundsticks, you'll never want to go to any other multimedia brands, then you are ready for real 'audiophile' upgrade adventure!

notice that theres hardly anyone selling 2nd hand sound sticks?
wonder why?

why play with cheaper alternatives? ears as good as eyes, give them the best in life!
its a MUST to own this legendary speaker set!

Coming soon!



This post has been edited by E1 - AKG: Apr 19 2011, 09:27 PM

i bought another set of h/k =)

construction looks good

made for HP bundle

looks like ni.....

This post has been edited by beggarmaster2000: Apr 20 2011, 02:53 PM

i cant seems to be able to plug out the plastic blocking the hole to the screw >_<

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Added on April 20, 2011, 7:22 pmOH FCKKK i tried to open slowly the transparent plastic n it cracked abit, im not touching it anymore ...

This post has been edited by franstormer: Apr 20 2011, 07:22 PM

What model is that

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Added on April 20, 2011, 7:26 pm

This post has been edited by E1 - AKG: Apr 20 2011, 07:26 PM

Gud luck with the bug...

It make me think...
there is a big hole on top and bug can get in to it...
Which i never really think of it before...
Look nice but not so easy to maintain..

HP 5187 Entree Satellite
subwoofer sold separately =)

i fell the pain too =(
yoo need level up ka chang before actually going to open it
you should use a rag cloth as damper and torc the pliers side ways left and right gently not only one direction
drip a little cooking oil before pulling out the legs screws =(

yeah i did tried both left n right , btw y is there buzzing sound came out from the speaker just happen i think like today

ah its back to normal after i turn off n on back

This post has been edited by franstormer: Apr 23 2011, 11:11 AM

Where you experiencing the buzz with the jack plugged into your source



This post has been edited by E1 - AKG: May 4 2011, 07:39 AM

SS III reporting in !! Juz got my sound stick from bro E1-AKG..thx a lot ..really a good seller..^^ btw,seems u guys modded SS III,does it really improve a lot after modded ??

yay congcratz wadelucy1987!

please bear in mind only the sound quality will improve !
NOT the power/loudness after mod

i don't know how to explain it to you but you can feel free to contact me to test my modded set.
as far as i know.... i'm the only dude that has modded soundsticks round here now


anyone got this speakers? i'm looking for it

This post has been edited by beggarmaster2000: May 4 2011, 06:59 PM

LOL~thats cool !! Did u help ppl modded ? I juz tested with my lappy with external sound card..its really nice..but thinking of modding it will become much more better in sound quality..^^

any mods, any brand will void warranty =)

LOL~I see..anyway,thx a lot..^^

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Added on May 5, 2011, 3:31 pmanyone here using AKG K370 ??

This post has been edited by wadelucy1987: May 5 2011, 03:31 PM

You can look up @TEHooICE

When to expect the JBL OnAir?

Hopefully by August.

hey, what soundcard is best used with soundsticks 3? it should be able to churn out and maximise its capabilities. internal cards.

The FiiO E7 USB / DAC amp, it is external but you will be surprise how good it sounds.

e7 is one of the cheapest usb DAC out there i guess

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Added on June 20, 2011, 10:47 pmHK SS III + E7 = ?? hmmmmm

This post has been edited by blackrobin: Jun 20 2011, 10:47 PM

how bout car audio? my car lexus gs300 model 2002 using JBL audio system.. original not modified

This post has been edited by shawn87: Jun 21 2011, 11:01 PM

Finally, after much anticipation, they are arriving this month.

thumbs up got GO+PLAY MICRO. Awesome experince by using this unit, but unfortunately my bro brought it to oversea.
DESPERATELY WANT TO GET 1 FOR NOW!

Heard that COURTS is bringing in month of JULY. =D~~
hope they offer special price =)

The JBL OnAir wireless AirPlay speaker is finally here.

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.

Yeah, I did that, but it didn't work.

THEN IT CAME BACK TO LIFE HOURS LATER

I really don't know...seems fine for now but I have no idea why it happened in the first place. Hopefully it's a one off thing.

Good morning all.

Anyone got advice on which JBL wirelessbluetooth speaker is the most value? Thanks

Bought a new Harmon Kardon Onyx studio 3 from lazada recently. Damn even a portable bluetooth speaker can pack so much punch. Only downside is the built in battery seems to last less then 5 hours as stated by them.

Very bass heavy but can play quite loud. Bluetooth without aptx isn't that impressive. I'm using Aux in most of the time.

Aptx stands for? Yeah bass is good.

Better bluetooth protocol, for CD-like quality streaming. Most better bluetooth headphones/speakers uses Aptx.

I like JBL product, currently own JBL soundfly, JBL Go, JBL Flip, JBL Onbeat Mini, JBL Pebble, and newly bought JBL Cinema SB400.

Now, thats alot of JBLs...

Anyone using the jbl pulse2 or pulse ? Any good? Wanna pair with desktop PC. Also, anywhere recommended place to purchase them other than machines?

Try lazada bro. Sometimes can get cheaper than retail.

Guys and girls I need help choosing between the Harman Kardon Soundsticks wireless and the Aura Studio 2. Both are around the same price. Help pls 😣

managed to get the jbl cs100i during 11.11, sounds really impressive, even with very hard bass (usually my headphones also peak alot), the earbuds just handled it like a piece of cake so much for 11 ringgit, would snag the harman kardon onyx 3 next sale

I'm actually having the same dilemma as you now, but its between HK SSIII Wireless and Aura Plus (this because it has Optical).

Which one did you finally chose?