Customer reviews from harmankardon.nl
harman/kardon - SoundSticks Wireless 2.1 Bluetooth Speaker System (3-Piece) - Clear
Average customer rating
4.1
(100 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 100 reviews
5 Stars
64
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
3
1 Star
13
79%of customers recommend this product.
(
75 out of
95)
Customer Reviews for harman/kardon - SoundSticks Wireless 2.1 Bluetooth Speaker System (3-Piece) - Clear
Customer Rating
5
Simply the best speaker
on April 6, 2018
Posted by: JessP
from Lanham, MD
Gender:Male
I loooove this speaker!!!!
It sounds great and it is so beautiful.
It sounds great and it is so beautiful.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
I LOVE this system!!!
on September 12, 2021
Posted by: TAP1
from Miami, FL
Gender:Female
I am in love with this Harman Kardon SoundSticks system!! This system is by far one of the best systems I have ever heard. I am so glad I invested my money in this product. I absolutely love the sound and ease of connecting everything. Love the look of it as well!!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
1
DO NOT BUY!!! Owned 4, all fall apart inside!
on May 5, 2020
Posted by: Elead
from Los Angeles
Gender:Male
Be warned! Do not buy these. Ever.
Over the past years, I've had 4 of these. Yes, 4.
And each one of them ended up breaking apart inside and leaving me with a rattled noise that would not allow you to play your music over anything but low volume. Very poor manufacturing and company does not want to admit their manufacturing mistakes, hiding behind a one year warranty. If this is a known issue over many iterations of products, which it clearly is, then they should recall and replace.
Over the past years, I've had 4 of these. Yes, 4.
And each one of them ended up breaking apart inside and leaving me with a rattled noise that would not allow you to play your music over anything but low volume. Very poor manufacturing and company does not want to admit their manufacturing mistakes, hiding behind a one year warranty. If this is a known issue over many iterations of products, which it clearly is, then they should recall and replace.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from harmankardon.nlBy Chastine at Customer Support, Chastine at Customer Support, May 10, 2020
This isn't the experience we wanted our customers to have with our products. It's unlikely that this would happen to ALL of your speakers. We saw your case from our Customer Support. Our representatives have sent you an email asking for the proof of purchase of your HK SoundSticks Wireless. Please send them the information so we could check your options. We're here to help.
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Customer Rating
1
BEWARE! DONT BUY
on November 22, 2020
Posted by: Pureconcept
from Elmhurst NY
Gender:Male
NEVER BUY if you don't live in a rural area. anyone can connect to the Bluetooth and blast music at you and there is no way to restrict or turn off Bluetooth. it scares the hell out of my family at all sorts of hours (like the middle of the night) when someone connects after i forget to turn it off when not in use. it can also play Bluetooth audio and wired at the same time which i thought was great until while using them people connect to the speaker and i hear their music/tv/static. worst part is with no control panel for the Bluetooth once they connect i have to turn them off and hope the stranger connects their media to the proper speakers. if they don't then when i turn them back on it will auto connect to the strangers media again. i called their tech support and they were clueless about the model and after holding for 30 min and talking for another 30 they said they don't know and i would have to email their engineering dept.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from harmankardon.nlBy Jasper at Customer Service, Jasper at Customer Service, November 25, 2020
Thanks for taking the time in providing your feedback with our SoundSticks Wireless. We're always looking for ways to improve. If you need help with our products, kindly reach out to our Customer Support. We're here to help. https://www.harmankardon.com/support-contact.html
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Customer Rating
3
Mildly Disappointed
on August 22, 2017
Posted by: Aud1
from NY, United States
Gender:Male
I previously bought the Harmon Kardon HK Aura. I've been very impressed and when my family came over for Thanksgiving everyone was wowed. Deep, rich, full bass with decent mid and high end.
I just got the Soundstick III with the expectation that it would be even better with the stick giving better high end performance. However, I think it's a step back, a step down. It sounds good but the bass is not as deep or round. So I don't have the fullness as with the Aura. I'm mildly disappointed.
I just got the Soundstick III with the expectation that it would be even better with the stick giving better high end performance. However, I think it's a step back, a step down. It sounds good but the bass is not as deep or round. So I don't have the fullness as with the Aura. I'm mildly disappointed.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
4
Great sound great price very nice
on March 16, 2019
Posted by: Nate MC
from Toledo, OH
Gender:Male
Love em. Looks great only issue is intermittent Bluetooth issues. If someone connects they have to disconnect completely before you can connect another device. There also issue when other sources with Bluetooth have connected and still have Bluetooth on when they disconnect it will skip a bit...
Love them the blue tooth issue is the reason I can’t give 5 stars
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
1
One great weakness turns them unusable, if unlucky
on March 7, 2020
Posted by: Simont
from Gothenburg, Sweden
Gender:Male
Exceptional sound and great design!
The range on them is not great, they hold the connection but the music starts getting choppy if you in another room, even when being near them just blocking them with your body. Not okay by todays standard, but these where released 2012 so you can't really blame them for that.
(why Harman Kardon hasn't updated the bluetooth in all these years I don't know, since they still seem to be in production..(?))
(why Harman Kardon hasn't updated the bluetooth in all these years I don't know, since they still seem to be in production..(?))
Now for the big issue that makes these great and beautiful speakers, that could've been perfect, unreliable and a chore to use!
The Bluetooth is not protected via password or has a manually entered pairing mode, in other words, as soon as you turn them on they are in pairing mode (!) which means that anyone in range can connect to them. It's insane how they didn't think of this.
This has happened to me, I disconnected from the speakers and went to bed only to be woken up at 6 am by the neighbors kids blasting russian Spongebob Squarepants through my speakers.
I turns out that their TV automatically connects to available bluetooth sources and since the Soundsticks always is in pairing mode their tv will always connect whenever a spot is open. Sure, I can spend several minutes spamming the on/off button, hoping to connect to it first. Kinda kills the joy of using them. And the Bluetooth has higher priority than the audio jack, so no luck in that compartment. I've thought about opening them up and desolder the BT-module but haven't got around to it.
This has happened to me, I disconnected from the speakers and went to bed only to be woken up at 6 am by the neighbors kids blasting russian Spongebob Squarepants through my speakers.
I turns out that their TV automatically connects to available bluetooth sources and since the Soundsticks always is in pairing mode their tv will always connect whenever a spot is open. Sure, I can spend several minutes spamming the on/off button, hoping to connect to it first. Kinda kills the joy of using them. And the Bluetooth has higher priority than the audio jack, so no luck in that compartment. I've thought about opening them up and desolder the BT-module but haven't got around to it.
So if you live in a house, go for it. Great sound and design...
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from harmankardon.nlBy Mario at Customer Service, Customer Support, March 8, 2020
We appreciate the feedback you've provided to us. We understand that our Harman Kardon Sound Sticks did not meet your expectations. We're always looking for ways to improve so we'll make sure to submit your feedback to the right department.
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Customer Rating
5
Beautiful and great sound
on November 15, 2022
Posted by: Butch
from Tyler, TX
Gender:Male
My wife is a Gospel Singer and we have used the original in small venue performances for years. While visiting in St. Petersburg, Russia in 2019 we purchased another one for our Granddaughter. We are now purchasing a third one her Woman Cave.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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