It's always cheaper What made the design winner was

It's always billilger
I was the proud owner of the Harman Kardon sound stick version. 1
These speakers have all - exceeded expectations - even my wildest.
1) Exceptional Tone
2.) mistaken for a capacity Micro System
3.) absolutely consistent design
Finally, in other hands - Unfortunately, the Speaker came into the years.

Now I stand in front of a Sound Sticks II package.
Just bought the merchants. When unpacking and subsequent test carried out a series of bitter disappointments.

The integrated USB converter, the part, the outstanding and radical design / technology combination accounted for, has fallen to suffer cuts. WoW.

So. What it was exactly what the USB connector on the Sound Sticks Versioni procured the quality advantage? Answer: Just the waiver of long, analog power supply cable with 3.5mm Ministeckerchen ....
In the Soundsticks MKI the Digital Sound was sent as a USB Audio to amplifier, converted shortly before amplification and active set in the Speaker by the shortest route. Noise reduction and excellent dynamics were the result.

In the Sound Sticks II, however, an inexpensive 3.5mm Miniklinkensteckerchen is installed. A USB port you will search in vain. The speaker noise expected strong sound and Baßdynamik? Compared to the previous cry.
It has in modifying the sound so StickII exercise cutbacks and to its superb audio part of Soundsticks version I wegrationiert! Great.
And it was done more.
The consistent visual quality of the sound sticks I was that each cable, each connector, and even the power supply were cast in transparent plastic. It was a feast for the eyes.

Again an idiot has struck with license to strike: Very heartless were sporadic cable feeds in OPAK GREY !!!! held. The power supply and the cable feed ends to the speakers on the other hand in BLACK !!!! Yes, it is always cheaper.

But oh no, the retail price has not erased,
But he is then the same.

What's going on with Harman Kardon? Does the company soon broke?
I give the Sound Sticks II back disappointed.
You don't like half measures.