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Summary: Good if you don't have any Speakers
Review: I bought these speakers to use with my Toshiba Satelite 2805-s402 Laptop. Unfortunately, i found that these speakers were not a significant improvement over my laptop speakers.They are very small, and they snap together handily, making them great for traveling, but i would only buy them for use with a discman, mp3 player, or something similar that has no speaker function.
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Summary: Very Good Value, Great for Travel, Good sound
Review: I bought these to use with my ipod, I just couldn't see spending the $100-150 for the high end Altec Lansing and Creativ speaker units, especially given the fact that reviews seem to be love 'em or hate 'em for those models as well.
I quite like these speakers, the sound quality is good and reasonably full with Jazz, Classical or Rock music. True given the rather limited output, these would not be suitable for a display at a convention or a raging party, but they are perfect for a hotel room, (quiet) dorm or office. Yes, there are three wires (2 for the speakers the other from the music source (ipod, mp3)) but the advantage is that you can space the speakers farther apart then with other speakers I've seen. The unit does not come with a power adaptor but has an input for one which can be purchased on the manufacturer's website www.si-5.com. Otherwise it uses 4 AAA batteries.
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Summary: Perfect for laptops!!
Review: I enjoy watching dvds on my laptop,but lugging my desktop speakers in a bag did not appeal to me.Now,I literally slip these speakers into my laptop case's outer pocket,and I'm on my way.They snap together,and are one and a half inches at their thickest.I show off these speakers every chance I get,and the reaction is always one of amazement.Now while they're not the equal of my desktop speakers,they're 25 times better than my laptop.The surround sound effect makes a real difference when heard for the very first time.While a bit pricey for most people,if you own a portable dvd player,or a laptop,
you will increase the value of your product and your audio-visual experience many times over.I also use them with my mini disc unit.In new york city,where things have to be just a little bit louder to be heard,these speakers impress!!!
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Summary: For the backpackers / thru-hikers out there.
Review: I got this for my frequent backpacking trips with my buddies, and the quality of these speakers blew everyone - including myself away. Every time I turn this on, I still get amaze with how some 4 oz speakers could sound so rich and loud (relative to it's size and weight) If you are a outdoor freak and weight on your back is away an issue, go for this and prepare to amaze your friends when they hear a live concerto streaming out from inside your tent. total weight with batteries? - 1 pound 4 oz Carry it on my 38 pound bag? - Not an issue
(battery-share with my walkie) Eating real food and listening to a live concert while your friends are having problem trying to start a fire to cook instant noodle? - Priceless
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Summary: SI-5 portable speakers
Review: I hooked these up to both my Dell laptop and my Compaq hanheld and was shocked at the clarity and depth of the sound. I am sold!! A.P.
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Summary: Great portable speakers
Review: I integrated these with my MP3 player into a vest and now I have a fantastic portable sound system. The amp puts out great volume for its size, but don't buy these thinking you're going to get boom-box type volume. There really is no other product like this in terms of size, quality of sound, and portability. Now that the price is starting to come down, I recommend them to anyone.
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Summary: great speakers!
Review: I just bought my second pair of speakers, and I'm very happy with them. They have excellent sound quality (much better than my computer speakers from Altec-Lansing) and are very compact. Perfect for a new york apartment.
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Summary: my notebook speakers actually sound better.
Review: I ordered these to carry around in my notebook bag after reading good reviews, and was seriously disappointed. The sound quality is mediocre. The low-end is nonexistent, and my notebook speakers have slightly better mid-range; only the high-end comes through at all. Moreover, the sound is REALLY quiet (2 watts per channel, maybe I should've expected that). Two other drawbacks: you can clearly see the DC-in on the little amp module in the photos, so I expected it to come with a wall power converter--not so. I keep having to remember to turn it off when I step away to conserve batteries. And, the speaker magnets are strong enough (and unshielded enough) that I can't throw it in a bag with my computer and media without careful thought. Overall, a waste. I'm sending it back.
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Summary: brilliant product
Review: I picked this system up recently to take on a camping trip. Size and weight were important considerations, so the SI-5 system seemed like a fine choice, and also it looks cool. I was quite pleased by the sound quality. This is not to say they sound like full-range bookshelf speakers, they are simply too small to provide much bass. They sound excellent, however, for their size and price. Furthermore, the amp unit was quite miserly with the 4 AAA batteries -- I'm sure that I got at least 15 hours of use per set. I recommend that you give the amp as strong as signal as possible from your cd/mp3 player (short of distorting) so that the amp can work efficiently. There are 3 settings for the switch on the amp: off, surround, and bypass. You'll want to strictly use the bypass mode, the surround mode is totally useless. All it does it reduce the volume and make the sound very diffuse. The supplied wires are flimsy but sufficient, and long enough to let you spread apart the speakers to get a reasonable soundstage. I strongly recommend the SI-5 system, I have not seen a similar product that provides such good performance, light weight, cool design, and overall value.
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Summary: You get what you pay for....
Review: I purchased these speakers to go along with my iPod, so that I could play music in work. Let me say that I am extremely happy with them. Although bass is virtually non-existant, it's not a problem because I don't think my fellow workers would appreciate booming noises coming from my cube. The quality of the music is excellent, especially for $20. For those who are complaining about distortion, I say...spend your money on a pair of high-quality speakers, not these! I have the speakers playing at a low volume so only I can hear the music, and I couldn't be happier.
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