If you are looking for HIFI stereo system then look for this. This is really valuable for your money.

You probably wouldn't want to, but you can happily play them at full volume without any noticeable distortion.
If you want a better sound than this system gives you would have to buy a decent amp and bookshelf combination, which would certainly cost a lot more than the Soundsticks do. I am very happy with my purchase and would recommend them to anybody who's looking for a decent sound. Great for using with my PC & also with my Rio Karma.

Harman Multimedia Soundsticks II are Excellent.

The Harman Multimedia Soundsticks II speakers were not designed for the hard core music afficionado, but to be fair, most of us cannot tell the difference between an acceptable good speaker and the top of the range. What these speakers do is to look spectacular and to really make a difference to a desk. There are many speakers out there that are simple gray boxes with no character or charm and if you want something different with an acceptably good sound they're the way to go.

Excellent buy hooked up to PC very easily (although supposed designed for Mac). Snobbish step son extremely impressed by design and sound quality (a first!!!)

The Harman Multimedia Soundsticks II are the kind of speakers that gets lots of comments when people walk into your room. It is very unusual, especially the subwoofer which emits a blue light ... leading friends to term it 'alien speakers' or 'jellyfish speakers'. But it's not just looks, as the speakers do sound good, and there's enough bass to go with it. A nice compliment for any computer, but especially so for Apple machines.