the 100's of glowing reviews vs. the single digit bad reviews should sum up this product. I believe the reviewers who complained that a speaker didn't work hadn't connected them properly to the subwoofer, as I had at first. the plugs have a specific shape that will only fit one way- and if they aren't aligned, you won't get the second 'click' of a true connection. Once i discovered that, i've been enjoying this system endlessly. the sound for such a small unit is amazing. you can hear the bass outside the house on a fairly low setting. i'ts great for Dub and other deep, rolling music. The small speakers could be considered a little 'tinny' if you get right up to them, but when placed properly as a whole, the three speakers blend together and sound flawless. Hooked up to my Mac with no problems.great find, great price, get one while you can, i'm thinking about a second unit for the TV.
НоваГость-8STOW
02.10.2007
10/10
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I was very apprehensive about this product at first because of the price reduction here on Amazon. I figured that they had to be horrible speakers to be marked down so drastically.I just received my speakers in the mail and set them up in my classroom. I was surprised at how well these small speakers filled my classroom with decent sound. From the size and price I did not expect this nice of sound. I bought these for my classroom computer and to my surprise they fill the entire classroom.For Under $40 these speakers are well worth it! Deep Base that can be adjusted, easy set up, and good clear sound. (Lets hope they don't break in a week!)UPDATE- After listening closely, I was able to hear a slight crackle in the speakers. The crackle is very very subtle and a listener has to listen extremely carefully at certain times to hear it. (I would still buy these speakers without hesitation)
Дроид-2WVJQ
07.10.2007
10/10
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These speakers rock, literally. For being so small, packed with a 9 inch sub -- it creates a great sound for the buck. Compared to other products similar with the same price range, I'd say you can't beat these Creature II speakers from JBL. Creates a nice bass sound, makes your music comes alive -- "is it live or is it"....jbl Creature II? lol, a play on memorex's slogan, but it's true here -- the sound quality is great.The down side is plugging in can be a little troublesome if your too careful. When i first plugged my satellites to the sub, they didn't work. I was at first discouraged, but I read what JBL said about the problem -- and I wasn't pushing the plug in all the way. You will hear a "click", and keep pushing until you do. Otherwise, you will be heart broken when you plug these suckers in!Otherwise, these are easy to use and easy to plug in. :-D
НоваГость-6JFYI
07.01.2006
8/10
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I considered the Encounter set before deciding to try these. Something about 2 aliens looking at you all the time just isn't right. Plus the Encounter bass unit is 50cm high! Too big for my tastes.Other reviews mention lack of midrange and they're right. Of course there is no mid-speaker, so it was no surprise. I'm a musician and audio recording engineer and can hear subtleties pretty well.The packing box is compact. The bass/base unit is on the top, the satellites & accessories are in the bottom. Everything is wrapped in plastic, so don't expect instant gratification. The power brick is BIG: 6x7x10cm. Each satellite connector has a different shape so be sure you rotate it for a proper fit.The right satellite has the volume controls. I was able to detect 30 discrete steps between max volume and completely muted using the satellite controls. The up button makes a TAP sound when you click it, the down button makes a TICK. Hitting both at once mutes or restores the sound, and works reliably. I set it to max minus 3 clicks, then ran the volume from the Mac.The bass/base unit controls seem a bit consumer-ish: not flimsy but not entirely smooth and solid. The power button is on the back. The volume controls for both bass (left side) and treble (right) have a detent at the middle (5) point. I set each to about (6), then fired up iTunes.I used 4 types of music to test: a cappella, pipe organ, industrial/electronic, and jazz. Each genre has highs, lows, dynamic range, and overtone interaction for evaluation of harmonics. I set flat equalizer at -12 to see where the bass crossed over to midrange by pushing each slide *one at a time* to +12. You get the bass unit *only* at 32, 64, 125, and 250hz. You get treble *only* at 1k, 2k, 4k, 8k, and 16khz. The 500hz slider is the only crossover point! Normally there's a bit more EQ range for the mids, but the isolation between satellites and bass is almost total.Normally my EQ settings are set like the Amazon swoosh - looks like a smile (try Classical or Rock in iTunes to see what I mean). Based on my testing, I pushed up at 500 and 1khz and got a really nice overall setting. Here's my new "Creature" preset: 32=+6, 64=+3, 125=+1.5, 250=0, 500=+7.5, 1k=+3, 2k=0, 4k=+1.5, 8k=+3, 16k=+4.5.I will never play these speakers even at half volume while sitting in front of them. So I set iTunes volume to 50% and control the Mac's volume directly. About 3 blocks out of the Mac's 16 is perfect for just sitting here. I bump it up to about 7 blocks for working around the office. Anything louder my wife insists needs to go on the home stereo. So points for volume impact.The cats don't mind the new bass or enhanced treble. The green LEDs on the satellites are a lot less intrusive than I expected, but I'm still going to hack them and solder in blue ones eventually to match everything else. Overall they're a keeper with a point each for looks, price, sound (bass/volume), and simplicity, and 1/3 point off each for midrange, consumerish controls, and power brick.
Зета-Орион-3PHJO
21.12.2007
8/10
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I bought these speakers for my parents and they think they are the greatest things since sliced bread. They do sound good and the price from Amazon was terrific. Why only 4 stars? To my ears, the bass is a little muddy even with the control turned down to a very low setting and compared to the Klipsch Promedia 2.1's that I purchased for myself from Amazon and they do not sound quite as good. However, the Promedia's are much more expensive and physically much larger. The JBL's are an excellent value for the money.
Гелиос-8NIAG
10.03.2007
2/10
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Harmon Audio (which owns the JBL brand) has to be one of the worst companies ever for customer service. I bought a set of these Creature II speakers directly from them and they arrived DOA. OK -- I know this happens from time to time, and I shouldn't get too upset at having waited for the speakers to arrive by UPS, unpacked them, and set them up only to find that they don't work. Disconnecting everything, repacking everything, and taking it all down to UPS for return would be a tolerable inconvenience except for this:Harmon Audio/JBL requires that the customer get a return authorization from them before returning defective merchandise. At the same time, Harmon/JBL makes it virtually impossible to connect with someone at their company to get that RA. Their telephone service system is so bad that it makes calling AOL to cancel seem like a pleasant experience. The number you have to call is a long distance toll call. You have to navigate multiple menus and then speak to various representatives who route your call elsewhere, and ultimately you are put on infinite hold and given the opporunity to leave a recorded message which nobody ever responds to.If you go to their web site and are clever enough to find where you can leave them a written message, that will be an excercise in futility -- for they don't bother to respond there either.Consumers -- this kind of service speaks of nothing but contempt for us. Let us all stop patronizing companies that display this kind of attitude.
ОмниКод-1WGJL
27.10.2007
10/10
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I got these from Amazon at a great price and for what I payed they work great. The bass is surprisingly strong and pretty clear (no noticeable distortion from what I can tell). The mid to highs could be better, but they're good enough. Really, for the money these would cost you now, you would be pretty hard pressed to find a better quality speaker.For the normal person wanting to listen to music while working or browsing on the internet I would definitely recommend these. They look great and sound pretty good too.For real audiophiles I would suggest putting up the extra bucks for a better quality system. I don't think you'll be happy with the quality of the mids and highs.
Астероид-8KKHV
07.12.2007
10/10
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JBL CREATURE 2 TOTALLY RULEZI recieved this speakers in a timely manner and fell.........totally in love with these beautiful and great sounding speakers. I have a iMac 24" Desktop and these look like they were made for it . I am not a huge fan of "white" electronics but after I purchased my iMac I couldn't help but to think they did something right here , now I need to accessorize my Mac, and JBL is doing that beautifully. WholeSaleAV sent the speakers quickly and look forward to future purchases through this retailer.
Вояджер-4KHMI
23.09.2007
10/10
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These speakers were a great choice. As an avid music fan, I was a little bit skeptical at the low price, as there is usually a strong correlation between speaker quality and price. These, however, seem to buck that trend.The bass is great. The included subwoofer looks tremendously cool, and is something of a sculpture in addition to functioning marvelously. The deep bass is registered fantastically.The satellite speakers also have a great degree of clarity, especially in the higher range. The mid-tones are also solid, but sometimes lack a little fullness.Also, remember, these speakers are only part of a three piece set. There is no option to expand to include surround sound speakers in the future.Still, for an iPod or computer speakers, you really can't go wrong with these.
Сатурниан-8EGTY
24.10.2007
2/10
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do not buy these speakers. amazon clearly knows there's a problem. i received the first set, nothing out of the left speaker, like a lot of other reviews mentioned. after returning those, a second set was shipped to me.. same problem. the thing is, you can't just swap the speakers and use, say, two right speakers because the volume control is on the right satellite and also the connectors are different. triangular connector on the left, square on the right. amazon's customer service is in the process of refunding my money at which point i will do what i should have done in the first place, pay more and get something decent. there's a reason these speakers are $40.
Гелиос-8QNAS
24.07.2007
8/10
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These are so great! I saw them in the Apple store about two years ago for a lot more money. For $40 on Amazon they were a super deal, which I pride myself on finding. I am really picky, but the are so pleasing to the eye! Can you believe it... speakers that double as sculptural elements?!The sound quality is quite good, especially if you're used to speakers without a sub-woofer. The volume goes up quite high. I haven't even felt the need to turn them up enough to be at full blast. I will be using them with my laptop as well as my iPod. They will be replacing my big home stereo, which I've hardly used since I got my iPod anyway.The power cord has quite a large "brick" attached. I hope I can hide it behind my desk or TV stand. Also, the on button is in a pretty awkward place (behing the sub-woofer, among all the cords). I don't understand why they didn't put it on the left speaker where the volume buttons are on the right one. Still, I love them!
ИнфраГость-9PCHL
08.11.2007
2/10
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I bought these speakers based on the excellent reviews that it received from other uses. I cannot understand why it is rated so high. There is practically no mid range sound in the speakers. The subwoofer and the two speakers handled the low and high frequency sounds but the voice in songs is not present at all. On a normal rock song the singer was heard faint from a distance while in music predominated by vocals I cannot hear much except squeaks. No amount of tweaking with the bass and treble knobs or the equalizer in my computer could fix the problem. I am returning the product for a refund.
Гиперион-1QOQR
16.01.2008
8/10
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I bought this for my hubby for Christmas, he loves the speaker set. The quality of the music is so much better coming from our PC. The bass especially. It's also such a good brand/quality for the price.My hubby is very picky & loves anything electronic so if he is happy I AM SURE everyone will be happy w/ this buy.
Туманник-2DCFK
01.12.2007
4/10
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I've always been a fan of JBL speakers, but this Creature thing is a huge disappointment. In short, the speaker system only provides highs and lows. There is no midrange sound to speak of. I had to close my eyes and fiddle with the treble and bass controls for a good 5 mins before I could justify not returning it (too much trouble). To be honest, I get better sound out of my Altec Lansing portable speaker set than I do out of the JBL Creature.Big disappointment.
НеоВояжер-2JEYB
07.01.2008
8/10
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This is a perfect example of the variety of values that are frequently available at Amazon. The JBL speaker system delivers excellent quality soundfor all kinds of music. The price was substantially below the original list price. It was easy to search the website to find a list of PC speaker systems that Amazon had available for sale.
Гравитон-5QLHF
17.11.2007
10/10
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I bought these speakers from AMAZON in 2004. Not only do they still work, but they are the best value and sound quality out there. The bass is deep and the overall sound is full. I use the speakers with my laptop and my Nano. I no longer use a stero. I've considered upgrading to the Bose sound-dock but as I type this, I'm listening to Sise via my Creature speakers and no longer feel the need to upgrade. I will use these speakers as long as they last. It was one of the wisest purchases I've ever made.
Вояджер-5RVND
14.11.2007
10/10
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I bought these speakers for my Zune, which I also recently purchased off Amazon. When I first pulled it out of the box, I was skepticle that it would be quiet, given the size of the sattelites. But after I plugged it in, I soon realized just how big of a sound it was capable of producing. The bass is booming, yet not distorted. I don't understand how some reviewers can say it has poor mid range. They obviously need to play with the volume controls coming from the source, rather than the actual audio system.
НаноРейдер-7ZFMO
23.12.2007
8/10
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ordered these because my old ones were having constant static noise coming from them, and didnt want to shell out too much money for new speakers. at $50, you wont really find anything better.the touch volume buttons are awesome and the green led's one the bottoms of the speakers create a nice effect.highly recommended for those looking for new speakers on a budget!
Небулоид-9AXLA
07.12.2007
2/10
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i dunno y every one is rating these things so high. my integrated lap top speakers are literally LOUDER then these speakers. o wow, this deal comes with a sub woofer....big deal! im like sooo serious, this is retarded. they are so quiet its not even funny. my dad has the Logitech Z-4 and they work great. i say cough up the extra money and go for some speakers that actually have some sort of amplifier.
Кварковец-5IYXC
14.09.2007
10/10
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For the price I paid (~$50 incl. shipping), I can't imagine a better set of speakers for my computer. They're portable: small enough to put in a suitcase and bring to a hotel room, but the sub still cranks out a lot of clean bass. They look cool, and the green lights under the satellites are functional as well as aesthetic: they let you know whether the speakers are on or not. Amazing sound for the price. The interface is great. All of the controls keep you from fumbling around too much with volume and levels in iTunes and on the computer. They aren't THX certified, they aren't for movie-loving audiophiles, but for most applications, for MUSIC, and for the price, these are perfect.
ОмниКод-9SPAY
16.11.2007
10/10
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I got this on sale for $40 and am very happy with it. It does not have a huge sound but the sound quality is very clear for a $40 speakers/woofer set. It's enough to fill a small home office or a bedroom. It's not worth the original $200+ price tag as you can find better deals and louder sound from other manufacturers, but if you can find these on sale (they are discontinued I believe), then by all means get them. They'll be among the best $40 speakers you can buy.
Сатурниан-7KORA
30.01.2008
10/10
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Listening a JBL system is always a pleasure and this system is simply amazing.....wonderful choice for those wanting a quality sound with a great (low) price....I would recommend this system to anyone.....
Квазар-8FFTH
15.09.2007
10/10
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For the size and the price these are an astounding find. I have two sets in my house now. They sound like a much bigger system with great bass response and a crisp top end. Controls are easy to use and help fine tune the sound well. Position and spacing are critical when you get them. The woofer needs a nice flat surface to show its true range. The little guys need to be at least a foot from the woofer but arranged in this manner they will do great things. Creature speakers may represent a silly moment in industrial design that recent iMacs are hopefully the end of. They are white and bulbous but they are nicely engineered to do far more than you would expect them to.
Астрон-4MBKT
26.11.2007
8/10
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i bought these speakers because the speakers on my laptop are terrible. for 40$, i really couldn't ask for anything better. the speakers are really fun to look at and they sound great. i haven't run into any issues yet and they seem to be in good working condition. i love that they light up as well and the whole system is pretty portable and small. it's definitely a good sound system for a college student.
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