Logitech S150 USB Speakers with Digital Sound

Easy to install, sleek, good sound.

They're great for what they are. Low power speakers that don't require a power source separate from the computer. The only thing that would be better is if they included an inline DAC so they only needed a single USB cable instead of the separate audio cable. It would likely increase the price $4-8 though.The sound stage isn't huge. There isn't a good base level. But that's not what these are.What you get is a decent set of small speakers at a decent price that doesn't require a big wall wart power supply. These are suitable for on the go needs with a laptop or a small desktop setup where you just want general audio without a huge footprint.If you want something with great audio for music, then your going to want to look in the $100-150 price range and there are some great options there. Again, that's not what these are.They're definitely better than any built in laptop speakers.

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.