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And it’s the same with the computer speakers. Not only that some models are really small, and also powerful and capable of giving a good sound but some speakers are now wireless. So you don’t have to worry anymore about the length of the audio cable, and you can place the speakers anywhere you want in the room and be sure that you have the best sound possible. But you can go even further and place the speakers in other rooms of your house.

When buying some wireless speakers they will come with a transmitter, which has to stay near the computer. Every transmitter has a specific range (for example 100 feet) and you will have to keep the speakers into that range. So this means that you can even take the speakers outside the house, and they will still work.

There are many advantages for the wireless speakers but there are also negative aspects. Since they are quite new on the market, the wireless technology is not perfect yet. So it may happen that some wireless speakers may interfere with other devices from your home, and the sound won’t be crystal clear. Also specified maximum range of the speakers may vary depending on the environment.

For example if you have thick walls or many other obstacles in the house, it will be more difficult for the sound waves to travel, and they won’t reach as far as they should. But anyway…if you don’t want to be restrained by the wires and you wish to have total freedom when choosing where to place your speakers, then you can buy some wireless ones.

Now let’s discuss about a specific model of wireless speakers, and we’ll choose the mimi Wireless USB Speaker System. This is quite an interesting product but it is a wireless speaker but can also be considered an USB speaker. And this is because the transmitter is actually a very small device that needs to be plugged into an USB port. It looks just like a USB stick. So you can connect this device to your computer or notebook and then take the very small speaker anywhere you want. So you can enjoy your favorite music in the bedroom, living room, kitchen and even in the bathroom.

Simply connect the USB stick and then play your favorite music files. The speaker can last for up to 6 hours so you will have a lot of time to relax and enjoy your favorite music anywhere in the house. And once the battery runs out, you can simply recharge it via USB. The range for the transmitter is 50 m, so if you have it in this range you can even take the speaker outside the house.

As you can notice the speaker is quite really small, and also good looking and the sound offered will be good too. The price for this device is 52 dollars, which is not that much compared to other wireless speakers. So enjoy it, and if you bough a mini Wireless USB Speaker System just share all your opinions with us, no matter if they are positive or negative.

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This brand was made to bring well designed products at affordable prices to the customers of Best Buy. Among the products made by Insignia there are TV-s, Blu ray disc players, home theater systems, speakers and more. Today we’ll focus on just one type of products from this company, and we’ll discuss about some Insignia computer speakers. We’ll begin with the Insignia 2.1 computer speaker system that has a price of 70 dollars.

So you will have quite a nice sound, with a deep and powerful bass from the subwoofer and good mid and high range sounds from the satellites. Both of the small speakers are magnetically shielded so that you can place them close to a monitor or TV , without interfering with it. One of these speakers also has the controls for the system, including the button for power, volume and treble. The knob to control the volume of the bass is located on the subwoofer. It can be connected to a computer, laptop, but also to other music sources (CD, DVD or MP3 player) and even to iPods. And it also has a headphones jack for the times when you want to enjoy some music by yourself.

And now here are the technical details for this 2.1 audio system: Warranty Terms – Parts – 1 year limited; Product Height – Satellites: 7.25 “; subwoofer: 10 “; Product Width – Satellites: 3.4 “; subwoofer: 7.25 “; Product Weight – Satellites: 2 lbs.; subwoofer: 10 lbs.; Product Depth – Satellites: 4.25 “; subwoofer: 8 “; Speaker Configuration – 2 satellite speakers with subwoofer; Flat-Panel Design – No

Digital Decoder Included – No; Number of Channels – 2.1; Speaker Power – 8 Watts RMS  each; Subwoofer Power – 22 Watts RMS ; RMS Wattage – 38 W; Total System Power – 38 W; Speaker Controls – Power, Treble, Volume; Location of Controls – On subwoofer and speakers; Frequency Response – Speakers: 180 Hz – 18 kHz + / – 5 dB; Subwoofer: 60 Hz – 180 Hz + / – 5 dB; Impedance – 4 ohms; Standard Auxiliary Input – Yes; Headphone Output – Yes; Brand Compatibility – Insignia®

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And we’ll chose the Infinity audio producer, which is a manufacturer of speakers founded many years ago in 1968. Back then it was founded by Arnie Nudell, John Ulrick and Cary Christie and in 1983 it became a part of the Harman International Industries group. The company was some of the bests in the world at that time, producing very good speakers, some of them really expensive.

There are still today some Infinity computer speakers on the market, and one of these models is the Infinity Cascade Three C speaker. This is a center channel speaker that has quite an expensive price of 800 dollars. With these kind of money you can easily buy a surround sound system or some floorstanding speakers.

This speaker features two patent-pending Maximum Radiating Surface (MRS) flat-panel drivers with Ceramic Metal Matrix Diaphragms (CMMD®) and a 1″ CMMD tweeter mounted in Infinity’s proprietary Constant Acoustic Impedance™ (CAI™). This way you will enjoy a great audio experience and you will also have some nice looking speakers. they are available in three colors: real wood cherry venner, high gloss black or high gloss silver.

One speaker of this kind has dimensions of 5-1/2 ” x 30-3/4 ” x 6 ” (140 mm x 781 mm x 152 mm) H x W x D and a weight of 18 lb (8.2 kg). If it seems to big for your desk then you can place it somewhere on the wall thanks to the wall mount brackets that are included. Since it is a center channel it must stay in front of the listener. You can use this speaker just by itself but it would sound much better in combination with a subwoofer and 4 satellite speakers. so this way you will have a good and powerful surround sound system (5.1 system).

And now here are the technical details for the Infinity Cascade Three C speaker : – Frequency Response (± 3 dB): 80 Hz – 20 kHz; 72 Hz – 40 kHz (– 6 dB) – Recommended Power Amplifier Range: 10 – 150 Watts – Sensitivity (2.83 V @ 1 m): 87 dB – Nominal Impedance:8 Ohms – Crossover Frequency:1,500 Hz; 24 dB/ Octave – Low-Frequency Drivers:Dual 7-3/4 ” x 3-3/8 ” (197 mm x 85 mm) CMMD®, magnetically shielded – High-Frequency Driver:1 ” (25 mm) CMMD®

So in case you are not an audio specialist and these figures don’t say anything to you, you should know that in this case they are good numbers. The frequency response that begins from as low as 80 Hz shows that this speaker (even though it is just a center channel) will offer a full and rich sound, with all the sound ranges. So you will even have a good bass, and as we said earlier you can use this speaker all by itself.

The recommended power amplifier range that goes all the way to 150 watts RMS means that this speaker is quite really powerful and can wake up your neighbors in the middle of the night if you play it loud J. This was just one example of Infinity computer speakers, but of course there are others too. So if you used (or at least heard about) some other speakers made by this producer that sound really good, tell us all about them! Have a nice day!

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So let’s say that you have just bought a new set of speakers for your computer (or laptop). The installation can be quite different depending on the type of speakers you have bought, but for now we’ll discuss about the simplest of this situations – when you bought a new set of stereo speakers that sound much better than the ones you first had. The installation is quite simple, and all you have to do is plug the speaker’s cable into the audio port from your computer. Of course also plug the speakers into the AC adapter for power and be sure to turn them on, and turn the volume up. And theoretically you should hear the sound now.

But things are not always like you want them to be and it might happen that you won’t hear any sound, even though you have plugged the speakers and turned them on. First of all you must find out if there is a problem with the speakers or with your computer. A good method to find out is to take the speakers at another computer (at a friend or even at the store you bought them from) and see if there you have sound. Let’s say that the speakers worked on another computer.

So in this case you are not able to get sound on the computer but you know that the speakers work. Well here are some things that you might try and hopefully solve your problem. First of all you should find out that your sound card is working. You can do this by trying a different set of speakers or even some headphones. If you still don’t have any sound at all, then there might be a problem with the sound card and in this case you need to buy a new one.

But if there is nothing wrong with the sound card then the problem might  be in your computer, to be more precise in the operating system. Depending on the new set of speakers you bought, some models may need some drivers to work. If you didn’t received any installation CD with the speakers then you might search on the internet for the appropriate driver. But if you still can’t find any kind of driver, then there probably isn’t one. But there is still something that you can do and that might solve your problem.

So go into your operating system, at the “volume control” program. First of all check that the “master volume” is turned all the way up, or at least high so that you can hear the sound. Also be sure that the “mute” box found below the volume isn’t activated. If it is, just deactivate it. There are other channels there in the volume control, and to be absolutely sure that you have sound, just turn all of them at the maximum, and be sure that none of them is muted. Here were just some solutions that you can try to apply in case your speakers are not working, and we hope they will be useful. And if you know some other solutions that worked for you or for your friends, just share them with us.

Since it is producing computers and notebooks, the company also offers some speakers for them. If you’ll visit the official site of the company you will notice that it sells many speakers from other producers (such as Creative, Bose, JBL, M-Audio, Bang & Olufsen etc), but it also has some speakers produced by it.

So today we’ll discuss about some Apple computer speakers and we’ll begin with the iHome iHM79 Rechargeable mini speakers. These are very small and also interesting looking speakers that come at a price of 49 dollars. But even though they are so small they come with a surprisingly big sound. Since they have such dimensions they are highly portable, so you can use them with your iPod or iPhone, but also with other music devices.

They are collapsible speakers, so when you are traveling you can put them together and expand them only when you are using them. So this way you save a lot of space in your luggage. They work with built in rechargeable lithium ion batteries, so when you are going on a long trip, be sure to recharge the speakers before leaving. But you don’t need to recharge them from a socket, because they are recharging from a computer (or laptop) through the USB port.

So if you are traveling with your notebook you can always keep them connected, and use them as long as your notebook is working. They are available in many colors so they are great for any place: home, office, hotel room, for travels, picnics and so on. Each of the two speakers has dimensions of (H x W x D): 1.42 x 2.09 x 2.09 in. / 36 x 53 x 53 mm and a weight of just 1.92 oz./54.43 g.

Now let’s choose some other speakers made by Apple, for example the iHome iP71 BRC Computer Speakers with iPhone / iPod Syncing/ Charging Dock. So these are quite great speakers because they can work with both a computer or an iPod / iPhone. They are a combination of computer speakers with iPod docks. They sound quite good and they have a total power of 15 watts RMS. And this is quite good for some small speakers like this, considering that most of the small stereo speakers have less power.

Each speaker has dimensions of W x H x D ): 3.2 x 8.5 x 7.5 in. / 8.13 x 21.59 x 19.05 computers and they also come with a very useful remote control that has all the functions you need. They are compatible with most of the iPod and iPhone models and they also have pretty good ratings and reviews given by those who already used them. So this means that they were quite pleased with these speakers.

From what we can see on the official site, these are the 2 only models of speakers produced by Apple. But of course Apple is not an audio producer, and that’s why it is best to combine Apple computers or notebooks with speakers made by audio specialists, such as the companies we mentioned before (Creative, Bose, JBL, M-Audio, Bang & Olufsen, Harman Kardon, Altec Lansing and so on).

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There are few negative aspects about a laptop and one of them is the sound. Because it is so small it has integrated speakers, that of course are also very small and they don’t sound that good. Of course you can connect a 2.1 system or even a surround sound system to the laptop, but you can use it only when you are at home. Let’s not forget that the biggest advantage of a notebook is its portability, and if you can’t take the audio system with you, that means you are still left with the bad sound of the integrated speakers when traveling.

But engineers came up with a solution for this problem too: the USB speakers. They are small and light (so highly portable) and they also sound quite good (not as good as a surround sound system, but anyway much better than the integrated speakers of the laptop). So this way you can enjoy a great sound on your laptop, even when traveling. As you might know the laptop has an included battery which allows it to work for several hours without needing an AC adapter. But the USB speakers don’t have any batteries, and they don’t need an AC adapter either.

So you might wonder where do they get their power from? Well the answer is simple: from the laptop. They are connecting with it through a single USB cable, which is both for the audio signal and for the power. This also means that the sound will stay digital all the way, so there won’t be any conversion into analog. So the overall sound quality will be better.

If you want to buy a laptop computer with USB speakers there are many options available for you. You can choose a notebook from one of these producers, because they are the best in the world: Hewlett Packard, Acer, Dell, Asus, Toshiba, Apple,  Lenovo, MSI and Fujitsu and in the case of the USB speakers you can choose a model from Altec Lansing, Logitech, Sony, Bose or other good audio producers.

Now let’s discuss more about a model of portable speakers, and for today we’ll choose the Altec Lansing XT2 USB speakers. They have quite a simple but also elegant design meaning that they can be used by a student that is traveling with his laptop and listening to music, or by a business man who is also traveling with his laptop, and he might use these speakers for a Power Point presentation at a business meeting.

These speakers even have a built in microphone so they can be used for Voice over IP (VoIP) communications. When buying them they will also come with a carrying case. They will deliver quite a good sound, with a good quality through all of the sound ranges. And they are even compatible with the BB2001 subwoofer, in case you want some more bass for your music. They have conveniently placed controls to turn them on or off, to change the volume or to mute them. They also have an aux input jack so that you can connect them to other music sources as well (CD, DVD or MP3 players).

The dimensions for one speaker are: 2.2 inch W x 1.4 inch D x 7.4 inch H. The frequency response indicated by the producer is 20 – 20000 Hz, but we are not sure if 20 is the correct number. If they would had such a good low frequency response that would mean that these speakers would have a great bass, just like the one offered by a good subwoofer. The signal to noise ratio is 65 dB and the audio amplifier is integrated. They are USB powered and they have built in microphone.

But anyway, here are the complete technical details offered by the producer: *   Product Type – Portable speakers * Width 2.2 in * Depth 1.4 in * Height 7.4 in * Speaker Type – Active * -3 dB Frequency Response -  20 – 20000 Hz * Signal-To-Noise Ratio – 65 dB * Audio Amplifier – Integrated

* Connectivity Technology – Wired * Interface Type -  USB * Built-in Devices -  Microphone * Additional Features – USB powered; Speaker System Details: * Speakers Included 2 x Right/ left channel speaker – 8 Ohm – Wired * Driver Details Right/left channel speaker : 2 x Full-range driver – 28 mm; Connections * Connector Type 1 x Audio line-in ( Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm ) , 1 x USB; Miscellaneous: * Cables Included Audio cable , USB cable * Included Accessories Carrying case; Power * Power Device Power adapter – External

In the “Car & Marine audio” you can find: amplifiers, speakers & systems and also car subwoofers. There are also many subcategories in the “In-wall and in-ceiling” category and below there are the outdoor speakers category, the gaming devices, the iPod & HD Radio systems and again SurroundBar.

In the other main categories from the site (Where to buy, Forums and Support) you can find the closest Polk Audio store to you, or learn more about international distributors, or buy directly from the site or from their official ebay store. And you can also discuss with others about the Polk Audio products on the company’s forum and also contact them or learn more about warranty, service, returns, tech support and others issues.

And now let’s discuss about a product made by this company, and we’ll choose a random one. Let’s take for example a center channel which is the main sound stage for voices and on-screen action in a home theater system. And we’ll choose the CS 20 speaker, from the TSi series.

As you can see it has quite a cool design and you can choose to buy it in brown and black as in the image, or all colored in black.  If you are not sure which color you like the most, you can think of the place where you will place this speaker, and see if it will match with your furniture or desk. It has dimensions of 7, 3/8″ H x 23 ” W x 10-3/4 ” D
( (18.73 cm) H x (58.42 cm) W x (27.30 cm) D ).

You can use it as an individual speaker but it will be much better to combine it with a subwoofer and some surround speakers, and make a surround sound system. It will give almost all of the sound frequencies, but it will focus more on the voices so that’s why it is important to place it in front of you so that you can enjoy the best experiences when watching a movie. If you use it with your computer you can place it on the desk in front of you and if you use it with your TV you can place it on top of it.

But if you consider that it is too big to be placed on the TV, you can also place it underneath it, and thanks to the angled top, the sound will be pointed directly to you. You can combine it with any other components you want, but it will be best to combine this center channel with other products from the TSi series from Polk Audio. Not only that they will have almost the same design, but they will also sound really better together, because they are made to work with one another, and to complete each other.

Let’s discuss about one more product from the site, and we’ll choose the Atrium 65 SDI outdoor speakers. These kind of speakers are very useful when you want to take the party outside the house, and enjoy some music in your back yard. They are available in both black or white, so you can assort them with the environment. They feature a special technology that will allow you to use each speaker as an individual unit that will give all the sound, or you can use them as stereo speakers, and each speaker will give its specific sounds.

You can use this feature for example if you choose to have a speaker in the back yard, and the other one  in front of the house, near the pool. In this case you can use the “single left or right” feature, and each speaker will sound good and won’t have anything to do with the other one. And you can use the stereo feature when you have both of the speakers in the same area, pretty close to each other.

Of course the conditions outside the house are much different and more difficult compared to your room and that’s why these speakers are waterproof so they can resist even on tough weather conditions. Each speaker has dimensions of 13-1/2″ H x 7-11/16″ W x 9-5/16″ D ( (34.29 cm) H x (19.53 cm) W x (23.65 cm) D ). So they are not that small, but they are not huge either, so you can be sure that your friends will spot them in the back yard, but they won’t spoil the environment. They are specially made to provide a rich sound, with both a deep bass and some clear high sounds. Enjoy them!

Besides all the products we mentioned before, Lenovo is also producing some computer speakers, and this is what we are going to discuss about today. We’ll first discuss about the Lenovo ThinkVision USB Soundbar PC multimedia speakers. It is quite a cool looking sound bar that has 2 speakers in each end, each one with 1 watt RMS of power. So you might wonder why it looks like this, and not like a normal set of stereo speakers.

Well, the answer is because this is a special soundbar made to be attached on your monitor. So this means that it will stay there and it won’t take any space at all on your desk. Even though the power is not so big, so it won’t offer a very powerful audio experience, this device is a great alternative for the classic small stereo speakers. You will get pretty much the same power and sound quality, only that you won’t have any speakers on your desk.

Another advantage is that it has just a single cable. Most of the stereo speakers have two wires, one which is for the audio signal and connects with the computer and the other that is for power and connects to an AC adapter. But this speaker has just one, which is both for audio and power and which connects into the USB port. So we can place this soundbar into the “USB portable speakers” category.

So if you want you can take it with you when traveling and connect it to your laptop. It has quite an accessible price of 32 dollars but in some places you can find it even cheaper, so that’s why it is always best to search for the best deal before buying something.

Now let’s discuss about another speaker produced by Lenovo, and we’ll choose the M 220 mini speakers. As the name says, these are really small speakers. They are also from the USB category  of speakers, so it means that they are highly portable, and can be used anywhere with your laptop or computer. There is not much to say about these speakers, except that they have a price varying from 15-30 dollars, a small and pretty cool design and an acceptable sound quality, specific to most of the small stereo speakers.

There are probably some others speakers produced by Lenovo, but if you are looking for a really good audio experience we don’t recommend buying some speakers from this company, because speakers are not its strong area. What you can do is buy some speakers from a professional audio producer (such as Harman Kardon, Altec Lansing, JBL, Bose, Boston Acoustics etc.) and combine these speakers with Lenovo computers or notebooks.

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These are small and portable devices that have a docking place for the iPod (or iPhone). So you just place the device in that place and then the speakers will play the music from the iPod. There are many models of iPod speakers on the market, and most of the big audio producers are offering some. Today we’ll discuss about some iPod speakers produced by Altec Lansing, and we’ll choose the speaker called “moondance GLOW”. This is not just a simple device with 2 speakers it is also an alarm clock with a snooze function. The design is quite simple and elegant so it will fit anywhere in your room, and not only. Since it is a portable device you can take anywhere you want and enjoy the music from the iPod. It is compatible with most of the iPod models and it also has a built in FM radio. So if you are bored with all the songs from the iPod you can choose to listen to a radio station. You can rely on this device to wake you up in the morning thanks to its dual alarm feature, and the best thing is that you can wake up on the sound of your favorite music or radio station.

Inside it has two 3 inch full range drivers, and the total dimensions for the device are: 12.2 ” (W) x 3.1 ” (D) x 5.3 ” (H) – 310 mm (W) x 80 mm (D) x 136 mm (H). When buying this speaker here is what you will receive in the package : Moondance Glow speaker system, Enhanced remote, Wireless snooze remote, FM Radio antenna, Power adapter, Miscellaneous adapters for iPod, User’s guide.

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It all depends on the available space you have for the speakers and on the sound quality you are looking for. Regarding the size, the stereo speakers are the smallest ones, and the surround sound systems and floorstanding speakers are the largest ones. So if space is a problem for you then you can stay with the stereo speakers that came with your computer, or buy some new ones that are also small. In case you want a little more sound quality and power, you can choose to buy a 2.1 audio system. It will be composed out of 2 small stereo speakers and a subwoofer, which usually is not so large. Anyway, just the 2 speakers will stand on your desk, and the subwoofer will be placed under your desk, so it won’t take such a lot of space. But if you have special mounting places in the wall, you can buy some in-wall or in-ceiling speakers. They will be placed in the special places from the wall or ceiling, and they practically won’t take any space in your room. And they will also offer you a nice sound, that will come from above you or from the sides.