Logitech S150 USB Speakers with Digital Sound

Easy to install, sleek, good sound.

They're great for what they are. Low power speakers that don't require a power source separate from the computer. The only thing that would be better is if they included an inline DAC so they only needed a single USB cable instead of the separate audio cable. It would likely increase the price $4-8 though.The sound stage isn't huge. There isn't a good base level. But that's not what these are.What you get is a decent set of small speakers at a decent price that doesn't require a big wall wart power supply. These are suitable for on the go needs with a laptop or a small desktop setup where you just want general audio without a huge footprint.If you want something with great audio for music, then your going to want to look in the $100-150 price range and there are some great options there. Again, that's not what these are.They're definitely better than any built in laptop speakers.

A nice speaker. But, it is a bit loud even at the sound level of 1 or 2 (lowest set).Two possible solutions: (1) Lower the volume in each and every (yes, each and every) app generating sound. In fact, most people do not use many apps generating sound. So, this approach is nagging initially, and but will be OK a while later. (2) A better solution is to use free software "Equalizer APO" available at Sourceforge. This equalizer has been around quite a while (supporting Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10 / 11 / and future version?!). Ah, it's only for Windows, not Mac. Equalizer APO allows further volume controls. However, it's not easy. Do some Internet search for it... In essence, set preamp to be -20db (or similar value). This method has one disadvantage. You can lower the min volume, but the max volume may not be high enough! So, I must adjust preamp using Equalizer APO when I need to increase the max volume. A bit nagging, again.Nevertheless, I recommend it. Considering the price and the build-quality, it is a good deal.

These speakers have an amazing volume capacity & are worth their price.

I started a new job recently. The company IT policy is unusual... while they only supply bare-bones systems, you can "upgrade" on your own if you like. For example, while I got a powerhouse CAD workstation, it came without speakers (and only onboard sound). Of course, audible feedback is crucial to so many different computer activities, it's nearly impossible to work without hearing your "chimes" and "beeps" and so forth. So, I needed something.I came to Amazon, shopped around a bit, and found these. I tried to check them out on Logitech's website, but found that they weren't listed there. Well, they ARE, but not on the "consumer" side. See, these are specifically part of the "business solutions" side... they're intended for "office" use.And on that basis, they're very, very effective. The sound quality is acceptable, but by no means could it ever be described as "high-fidelity." Nor is it intended to be. And the maximum volume level is quite low, particularly compared to the big 5.1 system I have in my home office. But it's just about perfect for an office environment.You get a very basic sound system... which entirely bypasses the "on-board sound" as it's a self-contained system. It provide good clarity (teleconferences are crystal clear, for example), but you lose the highs and lows which you might want for listening to music or watching movies... or playing games.There are two issues I have with these, and they're relatively easy to work around. First... my desk has two monitors, but the wire between the two speakers isn't long enough to span both. I had to cut the wire and splice in an extension. Easy to do... the hardest part was finding wire which was suitable for the job. But it worked out just fine for me.Second... these have the issues that every single Windows "USB Sound" solution which uses the default drivers will have. (Devices with custom drivers will often, but not always, avoid this issue... for example, my Logitech keyboard at home has a sound chip built in which doesn't suffer from this issue (but I don't use it, anyway) and my G-35 headphones also are USB but have custom drivers.The issue is with the default "Windows" USB audio drivers, and how they handle volume. The "overall system volume" control is very nearly useless... and that's what the volume buttons on the right-hand unit control. As other reviews have stated... you have two options, really... top-volume level, or "off." That's not an issue with the speakers, it's a programming error from Microsoft.This isn't a HUGE issue, however. The "volume control" does provide settings for individual programs, which are in percentages of the set "system level" volume level, and they work just fine. And the OS will remember where you left those settings, so it's really a "one time" fix for each program.For those who play games, and so forth, this would be a royal pain. But for those who are using this in an office environment, as I am, this proves pretty much painless... so far, I've only had to adjust the volume levels for "Windows Media Player," in fact... because that's the only thing I use which does much more than provide "beeps" and "chimes" and so forth for audible feedback.If you have serious needs... I do NOT recommend these. But if you need a nice, decent, serviceable set of speakers for a WORKING environment... a student computer for doing schoolwork, or an office computer... these are just fine. That, after all, is the intended target user base anyway!