Harman/kardon HK 206

Advantages: Easy to Use, Plug and Play
Disadvantages: Too Easy to Use, Lacks Music Sound Quality

The Harman/Kardon HK 206 PC multimedia speakers are pretty basic. Plug them in, adjust the volume knob on the right speaker, and off you listen. Great for an office type setting where you will not be listening to a lot of music, movies or games. The sound is of average quality with good clarity for speech. I tend to watch a lot of Bloomberg, listening through these speakers. If you wand good Music Quality of a lot of Bass, these are not for you. ... Read review

Advantages Cheap, reasonable design, OK sound
Disadvantages Not for audiophiles, limited power

...Ok, I didn't buy these, but they were knocking around the office, so I claimed them. They were standard issue for a while with our Dell PCs (hence the two-tone grey effect). The sit either side of my monitor in the office and give plenty of volume while I am sitting in front of them. If I crank them up to max, it is too loud to sit at the PC, but there is no obvious distortion. However, they wont have enough power, if you are planning on listening to your PC from the next room, never mind setting yourself up as a DJ. There is an transformer on the moulded plug, and a cable to connect the PC and a second to link to the left speaker to the right. There is a rotary on/off/volume knob on the RH speaker. If you fancy a bit of modding, the speaker grills are removable, so you can easily give yourself an new colour scheme!... Read review