Fill your room with big and balanced sound with this Logitech Z313 980-000382 3-piece speaker system featuring a 4" subwoofer and a control pod to easily adjust the volume and headphone controls.
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My choice for some desktop speakers came down to the Insignia store brand and the Sony set, all priced about the same. Luckily my local Best Buy had a demo set up for all of their speakers.
The clarity and base response from these speakers were the best between the three choices I had before me. Being someone who works with audio equipment all day my expectations for these speakers (being fifty dollars at the time) weren't very high, however I was pleasantly surprised.
My only gripe is that while there is a volume controller that allows you to control how loud or quite you want the speakers and sub to play, once headphones are plug into the controller you do not have the ability to control the volume or a pair of headphones unless you plug your headphones into the back of the sub woofer the way the speakers are connected. Aside from that these are GOOD speakers for the price.
What's great about it: Good sound quality for the price.
What's not so great: Headphone volume cannot be controlled by the volume controller that is built into the unit..
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Customer Rating
4
Much better than WiFi for gaming.
on November 14, 2010
Posted by: Nigelisawsome
from San Francisco, CA
Although having a direct to Cable Modem connection is ideal, This sure beats the hell out of relying on WiFi for gaming, Using the connection test on my ps3 I was seeing MUCH more consistant download and upload speeds versus wifi with a 100% signal. Download and upload speeds were consistantly higher than wifi as well. I would definently reccomend this if you are serious about having the best possible connection for gaming if you are unable to directly connect your gaming console to your cable modem. DONT SETTLE FOR A WIFI CONNECTION!
What's great about it: Plug and play, Much better connection than Wifi
What's not so great: Lack of swiveling power plug, may not easily plug into every homes wall outlet without rearranging some things.