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llvaporll · Jan 19, 2004, 02:52 PM

can someone outline the differences between the old and new versions?..what has changed?..a link?....

thanks

liuryan · Jan 19, 2004, 04:55 PM

You can check this link (From FAQ under Creature II product webpage).

http://www.harmanmultimedia.com/faq....ATUREIIWHT#001

Maharaja · Jan 19, 2004, 08:42 PM

I'm interested to get Soundsticks II but somehow the information on this baby is not on Harman-Multimedia's website. Is it available now? Should i wait for it or just get the original Soundsticks.

biscool · Jan 19, 2004, 09:03 PM

The Soundsticks II aren't USB speakers, yea

Maharaja · Jan 19, 2004, 11:35 PM

Yea, i read that the new sticks now supports analog connection but does that mean that they abandon USB connection for the sticks completely?

USB vs. Analog? which is better?

orbital~debris · Jan 20, 2004, 05:02 PM

I have a set of the old Soundsticks (great speakers!) and was actually about to put some money towards another set as a birthday present for my sister who's just started uni with a new 12-inch PowerBook, but then Harman/Kardon announced the Soundsticks II at MacWorld...

So, i thought it would be better to buy the new ones rather than the old - but can i find them anywhere? Nope! (they don't even seem to exist on the Harman/Kardon website yet).

I do remember reading this link at MacNN:
http://www.macnn.com/news/22788
And here's the press release:
http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/...0604/240065199
If you compare the info from the URLs above with that on the H/K website (still gives tech details on the old Soundsticks) - it should illuminate the main differences between the two sets.

If anyone knows when they are supposed to be available, i'd also like to know, especially regarding UK availability (i've checked all the usual suspects, they only have the originals).

iDriveX · Jan 21, 2004, 12:07 AM

Originally posted by orbital~debris:
I have a set of the old Soundsticks (great speakers!) and was actually about to put some money towards another set as a birthday present for my sister who's just started uni with a new 12-inch PowerBook, but then Harman/Kardon announced the Soundsticks II at MacWorld...

So, i thought it would be better to buy the new ones rather than the old - but can i find them anywhere? Nope! (they don't even seem to exist on the Harman/Kardon website yet).

I do remember reading this link at MacNN:
http://www.macnn.com/news/22788
And here's the press release:
http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/...0604/240065199
If you compare the info from the URLs above with that on the H/K website (still gives tech details on the old Soundsticks) - it should illuminate the main differences between the two sets.

If anyone knows when they are supposed to be available, i'd also like to know, especially regarding UK availability (i've checked all the usual suspects, they only have the originals).

I e-mailed Harman Kardon's support people and they said that the new Soundsticks would be available for purchase Mid-February and at that time, the product page would be updated.

I'm looking forward to them too!

orbital~debris · Jan 21, 2004, 04:32 AM

Thanks for the info, iDrive - hopefully mid-February is a worldwide availability date!

I think I'll wait till then and get the new ones for my sister - it's not like anywhere has reduced the price of the current set in anticipation of the new�

angelmb · Jan 21, 2004, 12:53 PM

I have the original SoundSticks and I love them, but the new ones have one main advantage for me, I can use them with my Gamecube!, that will be nice.

I have yet tested the Gamecube with the SoundSticks via Televio/Alchemy TV under Jag and Panther, sounds really nice, so figure with the SoundSticks II.

uv23 · Jan 21, 2004, 04:49 PM

According to the faq, creature II is identical to creature I, except that the colors are different. Lame, and hardly worthy of a new product designation.

RGB · Jan 22, 2004, 01:31 AM

Originally posted by uv23:
According to the faq, creature II is identical to creature I, except that the colors are different. Lame, and hardly worthy of a new product designation.

They also used different materials, which allowed them to lower the price due to less cost on their end.

Cellery · Jan 22, 2004, 02:55 AM

Too bad the sound quality of the Creature system isn't improved, though the blurb MacCentral put out made it sound that way:

"JBL Creature II, which incorporates the latest Odyssey transducer technology and a proprietary design."

http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/01/07/harman/

Boochie · Jan 22, 2004, 10:20 AM

Key point from this web page:

What is the Difference between the Creature and Creature II speakers?
The Creature II White has green downfiring LED's instead of the blue on the original Creatures White.

The Creature II comes in gray. The silver metallic Creatures are no longer produced.

The new manufacturing process and material changes, enables the lower price point for the Creature II speakers.

The performance of Creature II is the same as the original Creature.

Originally posted by liuryan:
You can check this link (From FAQ under Creature II product webpage).

http://www.harmanmultimedia.com/faq....ATUREIIWHT#001

ae86_16v · Jan 22, 2004, 04:57 PM

Originally posted by Boochie:
Key point from this web page:

What is the Difference between the Creature and Creature II speakers?
The Creature II White has green downfiring LED's instead of the blue on the original Creatures White.

The Creature II comes in gray. The silver metallic Creatures are no longer produced.

The new manufacturing process and material changes, enables the lower price point for the Creature II speakers.

The performance of Creature II is the same as the original Creature.

Ehhh. . . I like the Silver Metallic ones too. . .

- - e r i k - - · Jan 31, 2004, 01:12 PM

So....where the hell are the new SoundSticks? The press release states they should be availible online, but the Harman-Kardon site only lists the old USB-speakers (which I have, but the sub is slowly dying).

It's been a month already

Crusoe · Feb 2, 2004, 04:59 AM

Also curious to see if they are still dual voltage. They are one of the few types of speakers that were dual voltage. I'll be moving back on forth from the US to Europe probably the rest of my life.
So I'll always have a powerbook and I'm hoping they are NOT usb (I don't wanna hook up a hub). Firewire would be better for me.

Anyone know if they are dual voltage and what connector it uses (one reference to the standard 3.5 jack) can anyone confirm?

tooki · Feb 2, 2004, 11:47 AM

Nix the SoundSticks idea and get some Cambridge Soundworks stuff -- they have dual voltage gear (for example, some of their speakers have internal 120V power, plus a 12V DC jack that can be used with a 230V AC adapter).

tooki

Crusoe · 08:38 AM

Originally posted by tooki:
Nix the SoundSticks idea and get some Cambridge Soundworks stuff -- they have dual voltage gear (for example, some of their speakers have internal 120V power, plus a 12V DC jack that can be used with a 230V AC adapter).

tooki

Thanks for the scoop! These will do nicely if they are dual voltage. $100 cheaper than SSs. Waiting for an email response.

http://www.cambridgesoundworks.com/s...;item=l1it3300