I was skeptical, but these speakers are pretty solid. Details below:
PACKAGING
That one reviewer's point about the packaging protecting the tweeters - the packaging isn't terrible. It's decent, but he/she is right - the tweeters need some sort of protection so they don't get damaged, especially when you're removing the speakers from the foam. Also, don't bump the tweeters, they are extremely fragile - that should go without saying.
THE BEATS EFFECT
Are Beats headphones good enough for you? Do you have $500? Buy this and plug it in and you'll be blown away. You can play with the THX, Dolby or custom equalizer settings in the Razer app if you'd like but you probably won't care enough.
Are Beats headphones garbage to you? Are you a gamer? Do you have $500? Would you prefer to spend less than $1000+ on a new sound system? Do you prefer to have a 2-speaker desk setup and/or don't want to have speakers behind you that you may accidentally knock over with your chair or body or whatever? These are a really great choice. The first thing you'll want to do is go into the equalizer settings in the Razer app and change the equalizer to custom - and set all the frequency ranges to 0 (although for some reason, during one of the patches, they now save to all 1s... weird). Anyhow, do that. THX and DD (but especially THX) heavily modify the sound and any music with a significant presence of mids and especially highs will infinitely significantly better. It's extremely tangible in gaming and in music like Queen. Also, make sure the bass boost isn't too high for your tastes, unless you want to rattle picture frames.
VOLUME
These speakers get quite loud. No need to worry there. That goes double for the subwoofer. And the subwoofer is big and powerful.
WARMTH
If you don't know what warm sound is, skip this point. If you do, after normalizing the frequency volumes and turning down the bass boost in the Razer app, these speakers will lose their warm sound. They're not quite as neutral or even cold as electrostats, but they're definitely colder than more expensive Bowers & Wilkins. The sound is crisp. A lot of the uber-mainstream garbage pop/rap and (for those of you who are older than 30) your older 128-bitrate mp3s from the mid-late 90s don't sound particularly great. Shower singing sounds pretty good until you remove the shower.
DESIGN
It's nice and pretty. And, it's is less obnoxious than some of Razer's other offerings.
OTHER THOUGHTS
I use After Effects and Premiere for video editing and motion graphics. I find wearing headphone cans for a long period of time tiring. These speakers (assuming you balanced the equalizer like I mentioned above) are actually pretty decent for it - more than you'd expect.
It's now been several months and I decided to do a written review here. I'm really quite happy with my purchase - because I was worried when I pulled the trigger. Assuming you don't dent your tweeters, I bet you'll be quite content with this product.
| Subwoofer Diameter | 3 Inches |
|---|---|
| Mounting Type | Plug Mount |
| Unit Count | 1.0 Count |
| Controller Type | Corded Electric |
| Surround Sound Channel Configuration | 2.1 |
| Color | Black |
| Included Components | Subwoofer, Speakers |
| Product Dimensions | 10.63"D x 10.63"W x 15.35"H |
| Audio Output Mode | Surround |
| Speaker Maximum Output Power | 25 Watts |
| Item Weight | 12500 Grams |
| Is Waterproof | FALSE |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Wireless Communication Technology | Bluetooth |
| Speaker Size | 3 Inches |
| Power Source | Corded Electric |
| Package Type | Standard Packaging |
| Connectivity Protocol | Bluetooth |
| Number of USB 2 Ports | 1 |
