I have the Soundsticks II now seen satisfactory since about half a year and am in total. The sound is really very good for the price and the size of the 2.1 system. The sound is clear and free of errors, he falters neither in the heights nor in the depths. At the basses also nothing to complain. Absolutely sufficient for music and movies. Only from a certain Volume - but which is quite noisy - goes to Soundsticks from the air, satellite begin to rattle and the subwoofer they drowned. Installation is as simple as it can possibly be. The design is a matter of taste, almost everyone finds it but good. Criticisms I have a few and small. Apart from the already mentioned weaknesses at high volume the sound sticks have no connection for headphones, the cable could be a bit longer (the cables do not belong in the case of short variety, but you might just be getting longer) and the gray base and cables - especially the latter - are a small break in style, which could be quiet transparent. Conclusion: For normal Mac / Computer users with average suitable applications well. PS: My first Soundsticks II have worked three days perfectly, then they have failed for no apparent reason the service. The H / K customer service; it must be mentioned incredibly incompetent and was desinterresiert, Amazon has but the system changed without problems and within 2 days sent new copies that now work already without problems for several months.