Logitech S150 USB Speakers with Digital Sound

speakers were packaged carefully, so they looked absolutely fresh out of the box. They fit nicely on top of my small Dell computer (which came without built-in speakers). The sound at full volume (default) was so loud I had to turn it down listening to a YouTube video. They are truly plug and play. I didn't need software at all to use them. I only had to plug them in a USB port and play immediately. Great find for the price!

I ordered these online form Amazon.com about a week ago and they arrived fast and on time. After reading the positive feedback from other buyers I decided to take a chance and on these inexpensive speaker system. My first thought was that these speakers was going to be some crappy $11 speaker set with a thinny sound which I'd would use anyways since I could not expect much for $11.54 shipped. Boy was I wrong! They arrived packed nicely by Amazom.com packing service which is always fun to open. These were brand new in a Logitech box which says works with Windows VISTA. I was a little worried since I am running Windows 7 64 bit. The set up was so easy and it's a plug and play by USB cord. The right speaker has a volume up and down and also a mute button. I set it on the loudest and use my computer volume to adjust how loud I want them to sound. As soon as I inserted the USB to my front USB ports, the drivers loaded really quick and all was set within a minute or so. The sound on these babies are GREAT! I could not expect more from a mini $11.54 speaker system. It does not sound like a boom box but more of a nice sounding TV speakers win a great tonal sound. The bass is perfect and not booming and the highs as perfect as well. I am very happy with these and I can tuen them on and off by just pulling out the USB from my front ports which is about a foot away from me. The quality of these are pretty nice as well. It is made out of a plastic black shell which is kind of light weight and has a material cloth over the front speaker portion. They sound and look more then it cost. Listening to YouTube and sports is mainly what I use it for and this is PERFECT without breaking the bank. If you want booming bass, then this is not the speaker type for you. If you want great sound (not thinny) then buy these without any hesitation. Perfect for those who bought a new computer that does not come with any speakers. I paid $11.54 and also received FREE SHIPPING on these to Hawaii. I would recomend these to all those on a budget who want convinient USB plug and play great sounding speakers priced under $12 shipped. 5 STARS for this one.

A nice speaker. But, it is a bit loud even at the sound level of 1 or 2 (lowest set).Two possible solutions: (1) Lower the volume in each and every (yes, each and every) app generating sound. In fact, most people do not use many apps generating sound. So, this approach is nagging initially, and but will be OK a while later. (2) A better solution is to use free software "Equalizer APO" available at Sourceforge. This equalizer has been around quite a while (supporting Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10 / 11 / and future version?!). Ah, it's only for Windows, not Mac. Equalizer APO allows further volume controls. However, it's not easy. Do some Internet search for it... In essence, set preamp to be -20db (or similar value). This method has one disadvantage. You can lower the min volume, but the max volume may not be high enough! So, I must adjust preamp using Equalizer APO when I need to increase the max volume. A bit nagging, again.Nevertheless, I recommend it. Considering the price and the build-quality, it is a good deal.

Getting a new laptop some time ago with Vista Home Premium is one of my nearly daily regrets. Vista is so finicky, so user-unfriendly and nearly adverse to any additions (software or hardware) we have attempted to add.I was heartened to receive these speakers, noting it said "Vista compatible" on the box. We have a 17" Acer laptop that we were hoping to watch movies on at times, however the existing laptop speakers were totally unacceptable as far as any volume when playing any DVDs.These however have made life wonderful! The sound is very decent (especially considering I paid less than $11 for them which included Free SuperSaver Shipping). I plugged them into a USB port and up popped a little window in the bottom right-hand section of the computer screen saying the system was installing them. Fifteen seconds later, the box indicated they had been installed successfully.Upon inserting a movie DVD, the sound was not that loud at first, however was very adequate (and a huge improvement over the speakers in the laptop). However getting into the Control Panel (Sound), I found a new addition there for the recently installed Speakers ~ where I was easily able to add "Equaliziation" and the option of a few other settings ~ plus adjust the sound of them to full volume. Now, we seldom need to turn them up past the halfway point (either by using the controls on one of the speakers or using the on-screen controls). The "Equalization" option also seems to give them more oooomph/depth and seemed to add a little bass to them as well.We have no problem with the sound of the music played on many of the DVD movies or any other sound for that matter. These are not high quality stereo speakers, they will not come close to imitating the sound/output of a boombox, but for the money, they put out a sound and volume far more than what we were expecting.The USB connection allows the freedom of not having to plug them into a wall outlet, the wires on them (speaker to speaker and from the one speaker to the USB port) seem ample and then some for our particular needs. And they are a nice little size that is proprtionate to the laptop. Also stable, not top heavy or wobbly, they stay where you put them.This is one of those products that I wish I had had the foresight to purchase long ago as they have definitely added to our DVD movie watching enjoyment. Amazon shipping as usual was fast and efficient. I plan on purchasing more of these for our other laptops as well.