 Good, basic speakers |
| Review Date: July 8, 2009 |
| Reviewer: TropicalMinnesota, |
| These speakers will never make my computer sound like my expensive stereo with Bose surround sound, but for the money they work great. I especially like that they do not require a separate power source but can run off the USB port on my notebook. I didn't expect that they also need to be connected through the headset jack. This cable sticks out on the front of my computer and gets in my way. Not a huge problem and one that desktop users won't have, but I thought the USB would be the only attachment I needed. |
Big bang for the buck
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| Review Date: November 25, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Jesse S, Norwood, MA |
| For under $20, amazing sound. I read the many reviews here before buying, and a few people complained of low volume, not enough adjustability, static and/or distortion. I just hooked mine up and am blown away by how good these sound. Listening to chamber music at good volume, the strings and piano come through with nice clear treble and mid-range, and with more bass than I would have expected from speakers the size of soda cans. I don't have any of the problems that some reviewers mentioned. Even at full volume, which is considerable, there is almost no distortion. No, they may not be "audiophile" quality, but if you're an audiophile, why are you buying $20 speakers? For the rest of us non-audiophiles who just want decent sound, you can't beat these with a stick. I'm going to buy a few more for Christmas giving. |
USB for power is fantastic - 4.5 stars really.
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| Review Date: June 24, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Douglas Figueredo, New York, NY USA |
| These are actually great little speakers. About the size of soda can, they look pretty stylish and are rather well constructed given the price point. Very easy to set up, you don't need instructions (there aren't any, anyway - the booklet just has the usual info about being careful with electricity in about five languages). Plug it into your USB port for electricity and the male jack into your audio source. Click it on and that's it. The sound is better than average for this price point and has reasonable clarity, fullness and power - the design probably helps here by giving a nicely sized echo chamber behind the speaker. Don't expect them to compete to higher price speakers or a stereo system, but they'll surely be better than your laptop speakers. I wouldn't travel with these, as I think there are flatter designs that would be better for that. But they'll look nice on your desk if you don't have a stereo nearby. |
Great quality for the price!
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| Review Date: July 14, 2009 |
| Reviewer: D. Hamilton, Connecticut, United States |
Let me start by saying that the size of these are about the size of soda can, so with that said, you can use them for a desktop or a laptop computer. They aren't real small, but aren't real large either. You just plug them into a vacant USB port and turn on the volume. The sound is very clear, and for the price, this is a STEAL.
I did notice that there is not a lot of bass sound, but it's not like you are going to hook them up to your stereo or iPod, but for what they are made for, they are very good quality. I have used them for both my desktop and my laptop. The only thing I don't like about hooking them up to my laptop, is that I have to use one of the USB ports. I don't have that many on the laptop, so I tend to use them more for the desktop. My desktop has speakers built into the flat screen, and those speakers are useless, so when I got these, I was actually surprised at the quality of the sound.
I am very pleased with these speakers, and they don't take up much room on my desk. They are actually pretty cool looking. So if you are in search of a good set of speakers, and have an extra USB port to use, then these are the ones to buy. The price is great for the quality of speakers. |
Visually Good
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| Review Date: July 15, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Santeria, Tallahassee |
| Altec Lansing speakers usually fit a specific design of purpose. These speakers are powered by USB and connect to the PC audio out.So, they are , it would seem, designed to replace those previously atrocious general speakers that PCs and laptops have had for ages. In testing the response of the speakers the obvious missing component is a sub-woofer; clearly a set of music speakers is not the main purpose.Even down to 75% of total load, these speakers do not perform at their best with most music. If you use the music at low volumes it does work, but it kind of defeats the purpose of speakers, so one would expect someone would use headphones instead. However, where this set of speakers Excels immensely is for general speech radio/audio playback; these speakers give clear and dulcet tones through what sounds like great speakers. Used for low music( background) or very good speech playback, these speakers are excellent. |
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US $17.95
