FWIW, I have both and I feel that the SoundStix are definitely superior to the Creatures. By the way, I am a professional musician, so I listen very critically. I use the Stix with my iMac and the white Creatures with my iBook. Though I knew the Creatures were inferior, I bought them because of space limitation on my desk. Both look cool, in their own way. My 2¢ John >> Are the creature speakers comparable in sound quality to the Harman Kardon >> soundsticks? And is the Creature's sub-woofer as booming as the iSub?