I have been looking for speakers with subwoofer for my laptop for quite sometime. My favourites fell into two separate categories - cheap and good quality. My favourites for cheap were Logitech R 20 and Cyber Acoustics 3001. But I had my eyes set on Logitech's Z 2300 simply b'cos of its rating in cnet.com (http://reviews.cnet.com/pc-speakers/logitech-z-2300/4505-3179_7-30993080.html). Only it size and its cost kept me at bay.
It was then that my eyes fell upon the deal (thanks to deals2buy) on Creative Inspire T3100. Though I did not spend much time on "researching" it, the deal ($25 MIR) made me fall for it. The few reviews that I read on it sounded convincing. I thought a better quality speaker for the price of Logitech R20 was a good compromise and picked them up from CompUSA.
Boy, what a wonderful set of speakers they have been! The sound is clear and does not get distorted at higher volumes. The Bass, tweeter and the mid-range have all been excellent. The size of the sub-woofer though slightly bigger than R20 is way smaller than Z2300. When I listened to the same piece of music on the Z2300 and the T3100, trust me, I felt absolutely no difference! There could be differences, perhaps, at higher volumes since Z2300 will not be THX certified without a reason and also have higher output levels. But for home use.... my laptop and my mp3 player I did not need to look beyond. These are just perfect.
Anything I'm unhappy about? The bass knob is located behind the sub-woofer so adjusting it is a little pain. No complaints otherwise.
I think these a great set of speakers that not only produce good quality sound but also look great and perhaps the best deal for such quality at that price.
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