Logitech SoundMan X2 2.1 Speakers
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- Number of Speakers: 2 Speakers + Subwoofer
- Connection Type: Cable
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But they're perfect for me.
Pros
Inexpensive, good sound, nicely sized, headphone jack.
Cons
Lots of cables, auto on/off, headphone jack is hidden.
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
If you want the sound quality of $500.00 speakers, get $500.00 speakers. But for great sound at a great price, these would be pretty hard to beat.
I read the other epinions before purchasing my speakers, and I'm ashamed to have to admit that I actually paid for mine! No e-music deal for me.
Anyway, I only had three real requirements in a set of replacement speakers. 1. A subwoofer. 2. A headphone jack. 3. Reasonable price.
I had a set of Boston Acoustics speakers that came with my PC a few years ago. They had a pretty good sound, but once I decided to use my PC to make phone calls, I realized that I needed a headphone connection. I'm a geek, so I built some cables, and eventually soldered a different adapter to the circuit board inside the subwoofer. Unfortunately, I kept having one channel drop out repeatedly. I messed with my cables, but finally narrowed it down to the subwoofer itself.
I shopped around, and found very few speakers with headphone jacks for under $150.00. I got down to this set and one other, and made my decision based on price.
Yes, there are many feet of cables. My old set had about the same. How else are you going to connect two speakers and a subwoofer to one audio output jack of a sound card? And if they put in short cables to fit a desk, then people who want to stretch them out would complain. You can't stretch a cable, but you can roll it up and put the twist tie back on.
Yes, the auto on/off is annoying. My old set had that "feature" too, so it's not such a big deal for me.
Do I need a subwoofer? Probably not. I have a few hours of MP3 files, and I play the occasional game of Quake, but I'm not trying to rattle the pictures off the walls. However, my old set had a subwoofer, and I got used to that extra bit of bass. The Logitech subwoofer doesn't seem to have quite the same punch, but it still beats not having one.
My only wish is that the headphone jack was more accessible.
Anyway, I only had three real requirements in a set of replacement speakers. 1. A subwoofer. 2. A headphone jack. 3. Reasonable price.
I had a set of Boston Acoustics speakers that came with my PC a few years ago. They had a pretty good sound, but once I decided to use my PC to make phone calls, I realized that I needed a headphone connection. I'm a geek, so I built some cables, and eventually soldered a different adapter to the circuit board inside the subwoofer. Unfortunately, I kept having one channel drop out repeatedly. I messed with my cables, but finally narrowed it down to the subwoofer itself.
I shopped around, and found very few speakers with headphone jacks for under $150.00. I got down to this set and one other, and made my decision based on price.
Yes, there are many feet of cables. My old set had about the same. How else are you going to connect two speakers and a subwoofer to one audio output jack of a sound card? And if they put in short cables to fit a desk, then people who want to stretch them out would complain. You can't stretch a cable, but you can roll it up and put the twist tie back on.
Yes, the auto on/off is annoying. My old set had that "feature" too, so it's not such a big deal for me.
Do I need a subwoofer? Probably not. I have a few hours of MP3 files, and I play the occasional game of Quake, but I'm not trying to rattle the pictures off the walls. However, my old set had a subwoofer, and I got used to that extra bit of bass. The Logitech subwoofer doesn't seem to have quite the same punch, but it still beats not having one.
My only wish is that the headphone jack was more accessible.
