Customer Reviews:
 Great buy! October 25, 2008
I got the idea of how these speakers work when I heard it from a friend's laptop. I was so amazed about the sound it produces and it's really great to use when listening to music and watching movies. :) I will definitely recommend this product. :)
Excellent laptop speakers October 22, 2008
I bought these for use with my Dell Studio 17 laptop and they are great - good sound and plenty of volume. No problem installing on Vista 32-bit Home Premium edition, either. I am extremely happy with these.
Very Very Good Portable Speakers October 16, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've had the V20's for about a year and find them exceptional. I have them hooked up to my desktop because they provide superb sound, don't require a power plug, take little space, and are an attractive addition to your desk.
I agree that the cable connecting the two speakers could be longer, but the speaker set was designed for placement around a laptop, not across a table.
On the sound, I find it to be superb. Excellent bass, great sound separation (lows, mids, highs), and they're quite responsive (have a punch to them). I've compared the to a number of other smaller speakers and the V20's had a much better sound, even compared to ones that required separate power. Sound quality is a subjective, but I have and had $5,000+ home stereo systems most of my life and feel these little guys do a fantastic job.
I've read some feedback about the speakers jumping on your desk at high volumes. This will happen if you really jack up the volume. The sound produced at normal volumes is more than adequate for music listening. These things are not designed to fill up a large room with floor thumping sound. I've listened to music pretty loudly and have never had them jump. I wouldn't consider this an issue.
The speakers are attractive and are well made. They don't look cheap. One reason why they're permanently on my desk.
I strongly recommend these speakers. I think most people tend to agree due to the large number of reviews on Amazon for these speakers and the high average rating.
 Good Portable Speakers but not Stellar by any means! October 15, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I travel quite a bit and I needed something easy to carry around to add a little oomph to my laptop. You can only listen to laptop speakers for so long! I work for the railroad, so I have limited space in my grip. These speakers fill the bill--nice case, not too large, and in the hotel room, they sound pretty good. They do lack considerably on the bass end of things and they are not that powerful. I had originally been using Bose Companion II speakers, which are not as easy to tote around, but they sound great and have great bass as well, but let's be fair, Bose CII are bigger speakers and have their own power supply, and they are considerably heavier. I gave those to my son and purchased these. For the frequent traveler, these USB powered speakers do the job, just don't expect audiophile quality. They do seem to sound better run through Winamp as opposed to other Windows based players as the sound can be "fine tuned" through various plug-ins offered by Winamp. Overall, for what they are--portable, small speakers--they do the job, just don't crank the volume up too much or you will certainly get distortion.
A great solution to tinny-sounding built-in laptop speakers... October 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Recently picked these up (unfortunately at a big box electronics dealer so could have saved myself $20 through Amazon) and I am very pleased with this purchase. As others have mentioned, the plug and play is a great feature and, in spite of what some have experienced, these speakers can be cranked up plenty loud (for me) with no distortion at all. The biggest setback is that the USB connections on my laptop are on the left and with the speaker connection (somewhat short)coming through the left speaker, the speakers can not be placed on either side of my laptop as I would have preferred; however, that can be easily resolved with a USB extension. If you are tired of the inferior speakers built into your laptop and are looking for a surprisingly rich sound, I would highly recommend these!
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