Logitech S150 USB Speakers with Digital Sound

These speakers are compact, easy to set up, and sound much better than I expected for the price. I love that they connect with a single USB cable and don't require a separate power source. The sound is clear, the volume controls are convenient, and they work perfectly for music, videos, and video calls. A great upgrade from built-in laptop speakers.

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.

Its size is perfect for my PC table and worth its price. Not too big or small and looks smart. Sound quality is okay but its not very loud and its an issue when watching any movie. Even with full volume on speakers its not enough.

small speakers with big sound.

I started a new job recently. The company IT policy is unusual... while they only supply bare-bones systems, you can "upgrade" on your own if you like. For example, while I got a powerhouse CAD workstation, it came without speakers (and only onboard sound). Of course, audible feedback is crucial to so many different computer activities, it's nearly impossible to work without hearing your "chimes" and "beeps" and so forth. So, I needed something. I came to Amazon, shopped around a bit, and found these. I tried to check them out on Logitech's website, but found that they weren't listed there. Well, they ARE, but not on the "consumer" side. See, these are specifically part of the "business solutions" side... they're intended for "office" use. And on that basis, they're very, very effective. The sound quality is acceptable, but by no means could it ever be described as "high-fidelity." Nor is it intended to be. And the maximum volume level is quite low, particularly compared to the big 5.1 system I have in my home office. But it's just about perfect for an office environment. You get a very basic sound system... which entirely bypasses the "on-board sound" as it's a self-contained system. It provide good clarity (teleconferences are crystal clear, for example), but you lose the highs and lows which you might want for listening to music or watching movies... or playing games. There are two issues I have with these, and they're relatively easy to work around. First... my desk has two monitors, but the wire between the two speakers isn't long enough to span both. I had to cut the wire and splice in an extension. Easy to do... the hardest part was finding wire which was suitable for the job. But it worked out just fine for me. Second... these have the issues that every single Windows "USB Sound" solution which uses the default drivers will have. (Devices with custom drivers will often, but not always, avoid this issue... for example, my Logitech keyboard at home has a sound chip built in which doesn't suffer from this issue (but I don't use it, anyway) and my G-35 headphones also are USB but have custom drivers. The issue is with the default "Windows" USB audio drivers, and how they handle volume. The "overall system volume" control is very nearly useless... and that's what the volume buttons on the right-hand unit control. As other reviews have stated... you have two options, really... top-volume level, or "off." That's not an issue with the speakers, it's a programming error from Microsoft. This isn't a HUGE issue, however. The "volume control" does provide settings for individual programs, which are in percentages of the set "system level" volume level, and they work just fine. And the OS will remember where you left those settings, so it's really a "one time" fix for each program. For those who play games, and so forth, this would be a royal pain. But for those who are using this in an office environment, as I am, this proves pretty much painless... so far, I've only had to adjust the volume levels for "Windows Media Player," in fact... because that's the only thing I use which does much more than provide "beeps" and "chimes" and so forth for audible feedback. If you have serious needs... I do NOT recommend these. But if you need a nice, decent, serviceable set of speakers for a WORKING environment... a student computer for doing schoolwork, or an office computer... these are just fine. That, after all, is the intended target user base anyway!

About a year ago, the sound card crapped out on my laptop, leading me to buy an external sound card that plugs in to one of the USB ports. This is horribly inconvenient, as my speakers no longer work and I have to either plug in speakers to the sound card (suck) or use headphones with the sound card (and sometimes you just don't want to use headphones!). I bought these without thinking of whether or not they would work without the sound card plugged in and miraculously, they do!! I was so pleased! The software built into them is plug-and-play and solves the sound card issue easily. The USB casing on my external sound card is too wide and can only go on one side of my laptop, but the casing for the plug-in on these was just the right size. These are great little speakers. Really powerful sound, compact, easy to use. Plug & play and go. The ONLY issue I have with them is that they got a little too loud sometimes. It took some balancing to figure out the right volume so I wouldn't blow myself out of the water every time my computer made noise. They're really excellent though. I've since had to buy a second set as my -darling- cat chewed through the cord of the first set, but I will definitely buy these again.

I will try to make this review as detailed as possible so other users do not fall into the mistake I did. At my office, we are not provided with pc speakers. I like to hear my incoming mail notification, hence I decided to buy a pair of cheap speakers. I bought these because I liked the fact that they were small, very cheap, and connected through a USB cord. - Aesthetics: The speakers are nice looking, sturdy, easy to handle and setup on your desk. - Drivers and connections (Part 1 - The good) They have only one cord, the USB, which goes into one speaker, and a second cable connecting the first speaker to the second. This is good because you do not clutter you desk with more wires. The speakers start working as soon as you plug in the USB cable. Windows found the drivers immediately. - The sound Unlike other reviews, mine did not rattle in any way. The sound is obviously (by far) not as good as that from my Bose Soundlink, but is good enough to increase the sound quality of my laptop. They provide enough bass and far richer sound than that coming from my laptop speakers. I would venture to say that they are more than enough to watch a movie in your pc or to listen to music. However, if you are looking for high quality sound, these speakers are not the way to go. But again, these are more than enough if you are not expecting too much. - Drivers and connections (Part 2 - The bad) After installing the drivers, Windows required a reboot. So I did. After restarting the system I noticed that the volume was too high. So I turned it to the least possible setting (Level 1/100) hoping to get a mild, smooth notification every time I had incoming mail. Surprise! The volume on windows is not working! They still sound as if they were maxed out! Windows alerts sound as high as the speakers allow them. So do CDs, youtube videos, etc. With youtube, windows media player, and other programs one has to control the volume setting through the application itself. As per Windows notifications, THERE IS NO WAY OF TURNING THE VOLUME DOWN!!! - Recommendation If you do not mind that the volume on your computer is always at max setting, buy these speakers. If you have any reason, any reason whatsoever, to turn the volume down, then DO NOT BUY THEM. They claim to have volume control on the front of one speaker, but that is just like manipulating the volume setting with your mouse on the windows taskbar. THus, still no way to turn the volume down. In other words: The windows volume setting goes from 0 to 100 (0 being mute, and 100 being max). You can activate the volume icon in the windows notification setting on the taskbar to turn the volume up or down with your mouse. After connecting these speakers, the volume, regardless of the setting on the taskbar, will be high. The volume on the speakers will not vary much (Bearly noticeable) as you change the windows volume from 1 to 100. Obviously, if you set it to 0, it's mute. Therefore, you have basically two volume options with these speakers: i) Mute; ii) Max (With a small range as if you would vary the windows volume from 95 to 100 on the taksbar). After this experience I decided to search for a similar pair of speakers that have an analog volume control on them. That way I can setup the windows volume at a reasonable level (50-60 percent) and make the final adjustment using the volume knob on the speakers. Such as the Logitech Stereo Speakers Z120, USB Powered (980-000524) . I will not try to return these, just because they are so cheap, that I do not think is worth going through all the trouble. I guess I will just give them to a friend. Final Recomendation: DO NOT buy these speakers. Instead try looking for similar USB speakers WITH an analog volume control knob. Hope this helps someone out there! Let me know if you have any questions.

work fine for me for basic sound

Perfeito

better than expected

Does not give any stronger volume than the weak built-in speakers of my laptop, although it definitely gives a better bass. Can't properly control the volume, either; even at 1 out of 100, it is quite loud. It is cheap, but even at that price it seems to be a waste of money.

Easy to hook up, worked right away and give great sound. You know from their size and USB power situation that they won't have ground-pounding bass or cutting edge clarity, but they still put out excellent sound quality and volume. I had trouble with them cutting out at high volume or when the bass kicked in in a song, but found out that was with them plugged into the front "easy access" USB ports. Once I switched the plug around to one on the back of the computer, they work flawlessly, so heads up on that.

Excelentes bocinas para escritorio, oficina.