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- I recently moved and I was setting up harman kardon Soundsticks in the office. I purchased these speakers almost twenty years ago to match the first iMac, which was also translucent. All these years later the speakers still sound great and work like new. And they still look pretty cool. As an extra bonus we also take a look at the Blue Snowball USB mic.
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So retro looking! Thanks for sharing, Ron.
I was still a young man when I first got these speakers. Thanks for watching Al.
I like the looks of them, the microphone looks cool also. Great video Ron
Thanks Ray, I'm going old school tech with this video.
They sound great but they look so cool! I love it.
Thanks for watching.
Wow,that's pretty cool,great video.
I have these, loved them when I first saw them. Still have them hooked up on my wife’s computer. I picked up the Bluetooth Soundsticks as well.
Great look at a classic system Ron ! Well done 👍👍😎😎
I was still a young man when I first got these speakers. I'm glad you enjoyed it Bill. And thanks for watching.
Looking good fellow Drone Seekers - great set up for sound - many thanks for sharing Ron :)
Glad you enjoyed the vintage speaker system. And thanks for watching Shaun.
Those look like cool speakers 👍🏼
And they still sound good after all these years. Thanks for watching.
I still use mine and they still sound great!
That's really cool, and they really do still sound great.
That a good sounding system. I have that brand name in my Volvo. It produce amazing sound for factory audio system.
You have a nice collection.
I used to have Harmon Kardon speakers in my car back in the day. Thanks for watching Tony.
I was looking into getting a set of these quite a few years ao, and about a week later I found a set in a dumpster, no power supply and the soundsticks themselves were split, I jerryrigged some power and hot glued the sticks back together and they worked!
Wow gg man
@@muskioboy they were pretty nice while there lasted, time brought to light problems hot glue couldn't solve...
@@danielauen7790 👌
Had the exact same speakers as you showed here. Was very satisfied with them for the most part. The upstairs room my PC was set up in was right over our kitchen downstairs. Every time I decided to play one of my PC games, my wife was IMMEDIATELY aware I was no longer "working". The base unit was on the floor and those base sounds would shake the walls downstairs. Down side: mine only lasted about 8 years. Power surge victim, I think (and, yes, they were behind a 3k joule protector)
Great story, thanks for sharing you fond memories of the speakers. And sorry about the power surge sending them to a early death. I've always had mine on a surge protector, but I'm not sure of what the spec's were on it. I hope I get another few good years out of them. And thanks for watching.
What model are these? I found a pair of the speakers for $5 but don’t know which sub to try to get! Light blue base like these tho
Vintage Retro look awesome,
Thanks for sharing brother ATB JIM 👍
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Harmon Kardon always makes quality stuff 👍
Agreed, I had some really nice Harmon Kardon car speakers back in the day.
Harman Kardon made some very good sounding speakers back then. In my younger days, I was an absolute audiophile. Nice Ron 👍
I used to have Harman Kardon speakers in my car back in the day. They did make nice audio gear. Thanks for watching Kevin.
@@RonaldBrown59 No problem Ron. I'm at the Blue Angels air show this weekend so I hope to have some good gopro footage.
@@PalmettoMoon Have fun and get some video.
I am fliping 🤪👍Amazing machine my friend,, cheers from spain, edu.
I'm glad you enjoyed the old tech, and thanks for watching.
Amazing designs of this sound systems, good reviews dear friend.
Thanks for watching.
Pretty cool Ron! When you buy quality products, they last!
That is so true Marcus. I'm glad you enjoyed my vintage Friday video, LOL.
For anyone that can't find the volume buttons, they're not buttons they're touch capacitive buttons on the bottom front of the speaker where the hole is, you will see two silver "furnishing," these are the volume buttons. You don't need to press them in, you just tap your finger on them.
The knob on the back is for bass volume and power when pushed in.
Thanks for your suggestions and comments.
Thank you🤗🤗🤗
pretty kewl !!
Just bought some, the second generation !
Great job thanks for sharing cheers 🇬🇧
I'm glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for watching.
Great Video my Friend 😀👍👍👍👍
Awesome Blast from the Past!!
I do wish the quality of products were still the same. USB has taken over everything anymore...
That "plug" RCA male btw.
They still sound awesome. A client of mine has one at his office desk. I tested it, it sounds great!
Yes the knob is for the sub amp.
They still make and sell those to the best of my knowledge. They are "of course" wireless now, BT...
I must confess though, I was never crazy about the see-though look on those or the Apple see-through look.
Great post Ron!
Thanks for your great feedback, and how could I have forgotten the term 'RCA plug'. And I haven't had the see through iMac in a long time,
Very cool :)
Very cool Ron
Thanks for stopping by for my vintage Friday video.
I still use my "Altec Lansing" Speakers today. They gotta be decades old as well. 👍👍😎😎
It's funny you mention Altec Lansing speakers, I found a set of those also in basement, but I didn't get a chance to test them to see if they still worked. That might be my next video, LOL
nice video
Sweet unit what would u say is a good price to pick one up for nowadays in well loved condition?
i just ordered some
Nice great video.Like👍👍😍
What version OS are you running?
They look very impresive, good review my friend.
I'm glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for watching.
Wow Ron, that’s one nice looking see through sound system, 20 years old dang. How’s the sound from it? Hope all is going well with all the unpacking, Ron. Get some rest!
They still sound great, I've never felt the need to upgrade them. There is still plenty of unpacking to do, thanks for asking Steve.
If I compare them to a JBL speaker it would be to a flip, charge, extreme?
This is first gen soundstick right? What year this speaker was made?
I can only tell you that I purchased these new around 1999, to go with my first iMac.
How do you connect them to a Mac? The usb doesn’t work for me
I have mine plugged in via USB, a USB hub as a matter of fact. And I've never had a issue with plugging in via USB. Sorry I couldn't be of any help to you, I hope you get it sorted out.
Do you mind doing short video about the components and the way of the hook up please. It would be very helpful for a lot of people. There is no info at all how to deal with that old setup of speakers. Thank you
A friend of mine gave me this system because it stopped working. You think its worth trying to fix?
I would say no, because you can probably find something that sounds just as good or better at a very affordable price.
Ive just been given this, and for the life of me cannot find where the speaker volume is, its not at the base of the speakers illustrated in the manual, sub-woofer lights up with a slight buzzing noise, but no sound comes out the speakers
It's on the right speaker, it's touch capacitive, two silver furnishings right below the right speaker hole.
Such a funny looking thing. Looks almost like a potty
Thanks for watching.
I have the 1 with the earphone socket but I can't get it playing loud, it's really quiet on the laptop, any suggestions what I'm doing wrong? Thanks
I think there is gain knob on the subwoofer, turning it up should increase the volume.
@@RonaldBrown59 I tried turning the knob on the subwoofer it only adjust the bass, and I couldn't see any other volume knobs anywhere,I got in contact with Harman kardon but they just sent me a very basic setup manual for the wireless model,mine isn't wireless .🤷
@@noname1st139 I'm sorry I don't have any answers for you, and I'm away from home for awhile and don't have access to the speakers at this time. Have you tested them on a different computer to device?
@@RonaldBrown59 no worries my friend, I tried it in my phone's earphone socket and exactly the same, I'll have a look tomorrow, it's probably something really simple that i overlooked lol
Noname 1st Good luck getting it sorted out.
You really won't get that yellow off unless you retrobrite it. (Peroxide + UV.)
Half the video uh umm uh ummmmm umm uhhhhhh umm
Very cool :)