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In my life, I have experienced a few types of speakers. The first and most common is the $10-speakers. In some cases that number is as low as $5. These are what have powered my computers and iPod for the most part. The next step up is my $15 pair of headphones. You’d be surprised how much of a difference the extra $5 makes, but I can’t say it’s high quality. I’m not sure what the entertainment system downstairs ran us, but I know it was more than it should have. It’s 5 piece surround and I know it was at least $150. And then there are car stereo systems, usually a step above what I am used to except maybe the surround. Until now though, I haven’t really known the luxury of good sound.

I bought some JBL Creature Speakers. They look awesome, and they’re sold at Apple stores everywhere. After reading a few good reviews and a couple bad ones that sounded irrational, I made somewhat of an impulse buy. After all, they’re in high demand, I can always eBay them, right? Well, we’ll never know.

These are hands down the best speakers I’ve had or listened to regularly. They trump even surround sound, though they’re only three-piece. But oh, is that bass amazing. It doesn’t krinkel like that of the surround downstairs. It doesn’t shake the house like the one downstairs. It gently vibrates, pulsates air out of it, releases an almost soothing sound.

And for speakers a little over three inches square, the Creature’s treble producers are nothing to scoff at. The amount of sound that comes out of these things is amazing. They can get well into the limits my ears can take without losing quality. It’s simply amazing. There is little breakup, even with low quality MP3s.

Some additional perks include a nice white LED under each piece. It’s quite a nice touch. I also enjoy the amazing design of them; they look even more amazing in person than you see in the pictures. Finally, I’m quite fond of the volume system. On your right side speaker you’ve got two metal contacts, a - and a +. No moving parts, you just touch the plus and the volume increases. Hold your finger on the button and the volume increases more dramatically, at a quicker rate. The same goes for the - of course, and you don’t ever have to press down, the button doesn’t wear out or get sticky and make an annoying noise every time you press it.

Count me up as a fan of these amazing little Creatures. The only speakers I know are superior to these ones are the Harman Kardon Soundsticks II (also sold by Apple stores), and those exceed my modest budget of some $60.