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I had been looking for a set of 2.1 "computer" speakers for a while to place in my living room. I have a bluetooth receiver and it is nice to play music off my iPhone. When I saw these, I couldn't believe what I was seeing for the price. Most other speaker sets either were only 2.0 systems or were only a measly 20 watts total (or else far outside my price range). i have a fairly large living room with very high ceilings (17 ft at highest point) and this system fills the whole place. I would not call myself an audiophile, but I really do appreciate the difference this system makes. In fact, I found the bluetooth receiver introduces a tinniness to the sound that i don't get when hooking the speakers directly to my iPhone/Computer/iPad. Couldn't even tell the difference with my previous speakers.
I'm not sure if anyone needs this much power sitting at their computer, though. For a larger room or for a party, this is a great buy.
One last thing, when I received my system, the left channel did not work at all. Best Buy customer service made it fairly simple to return the old unit to a store and immediately leave with a replacement. The replacement sounds terrific.
What's great about it: Incredible, room filling sound