Side by Side Comparison of: Creative Labs vs Cyber Acoustics

Great product for the price. Every since windows 10 upgrade I've been struggling with my Creative Inspire 5.1 using the optical getting the sub woofer working. That and all the cables and hassle I got so frustrated I needed a simpler solution. This is a great option for me and the sound actually rivals the Inspire. It doesn't have the power of course and not for the audiophile but I highly recommend it. The bass is solid too, and it still can fill a room.Update: someone asked if the legs on the sub woofer can be removed so I added a pic of the bottom of the sub woofer showing that the pads on each leg can be removed and that there is access to the attachment screw underneath these legs, see upper right leg. But, the speaker faces down so if the legs are removed I wouldn't put the sub woofer on the floor or shelf on that side.

Great speakers, they can easily fill a room with sound and it honestly sounds really good, especially for its price range. They sound much better than I expected. It has a 3.5 mm aux cable plug for audio input, so it easily plugs into a computer, tv or cellphone. I bought an aukey bluetooth audio receiver to go along with these speakers and now I have a great set of bluetooth speakers for cheap.

Computer speakers in the price range almost ways have the same problem. The cable that connects to the back of the subwoofer is an AUX cable and the connector itself either is bad on arrival or becomes lose after unplugging it more than once. This set however will not have this problem. The cables are thick, propriety connectors that plug in firmly. No more loose cables! I've also notice less interference with this set(the noise when your cell phone gets too close)These speakers deliver a nice punch and the little sub woofer delivers enough bass for listening to youtube videos. It's not the sound I get from my $300 system in the living room, but it's definitely worth $30.I've had creative speakers in this model had two things different from previous revisions. One, the controls are on the right speaker. Most speakers that come with a "remote" are corded so it makes for a cable mess(not to mention it's a pain trying to keep it on the desk). Controls on the speaker is a great idea. Two, there's no option to adjust the bass. A lot of speakers have the option to turn it down or off, but this one is on full time. It not too big of an issue until it gets late and then it runs a little loud.Overall it's a nice upgrade from the old set I had 5 years ago and I expected to get a few years out of them.

I bought these to replace a set of speakers I bought at CompUSA, back when there were still CompUSA stores around, and couldn't afford anything more expensive. Also, my room has pretty tight power constraints (gotta love trailer park wiring), so I had to keep the wattage down. The old speakers don't even have a brand name on them, and though they were a little over 6 years old they still sounded ok, but I did notice more distortion in them than before which mean the drivers were starting to wear out.When these came in via UPS I hooked them up to the PC and fired up one of my favorite games; Elder Scrolls Online. The sound quality is pretty good, better than what I was expecting since the subwoofer was smaller than on the set I was replacing. The acoustic properties of this subwoofer are very different. The speaker in the old set was on the side of the subwoofer with a front facing air hold, while this set has the speaker facing the floor with a front facing blow hole. That gives it a much deeper bass than the previous set.The satellites are much high pitch than the ones I had. They have a single driver each, the old ones had two smaller transducer like drivers, and these have a front facing blow hole. Inside, they also have a focusing plat and special channels going to the blow hole to help enrich the sound. Compared to more expensive speakers they don't measure up, but as they are they get the job done and they don't sound like cheap speakers.Another thing I like about these is the volume control is analog. My old pair had a digital volume control. There are a couple of very minor caveats which weren't deal breakers. First, the subwoofer has no bass control nob, and nowhere on the satellites can I found a headphone jack. That's ok, I use the front panel jack on my PC, so these not having that wasn't a big deal for me.Overall, they're a great sounding set of speakers for the price.

I purchased this to replace a 2.0 HP system for my parents in law when I upgraded their computer. I have the A220 at work and at home and they sound great (if not a little on the quiet side). The A250s sound even better. A much fuller sound, and the sub is matched to the speakers very well. These are still on the quieter side (not going to power a party of large room), but the sound quality is very good. These are mostly used for Pandora with the occasional netflix movie.

At this price I wasn't expecting much but I was very surprised after I connected them and played some music. Very clear sound and decent bass, especially for the price.

I didn't know what to expect when I bought these speakers as I can be a bit of an "audiophile," and I've made the mistake of buying cheap sound equipment before. However, I have no regrets with these speakers - they sound fantastic!!! I had to toy around with the computer volume, speaker volume, and bass volume a bit before finding a good mix, but I discovered that reducing my computer volume to half or less seemed to allow the mid-range sounds to come through the speakers more clearly while still leaving clean, bright treble tones. The bass is quite impressive, and I love being able to turn up the bass to listen to rap or metal and dial it back for classical. I had to return my first set of these speakers as they did not produce sound (there seems to have been a short in the wire), but I had a new set of speakers within only three days of posting a return notice, so I did not hold it against the speaker company in the review. In short, these speakers are absolutely worth the cost and far more - they are a bargain for what they produce!

This little unit puts out some serious sound and looks cool. Disclaimer: If you have a high end rig this is not for you. I have a sound blaster after market sound card 5.0 My old speakers were just that they were from my old rig so I went cheap. So my advise if you have an add on sound card spend the money and buy different speakers.

Now my kids rig 2.0 which these speakers are perfect for. It is true that you get what you pay for however if you didn't pay a lot for your sound card you don't have to pay a lot for your speaker. These will work great.

Congratulations on finding THE best "cheap" PC speakers on the market. I'll save you the headache of debating whether or not to make the purchase - just go on and order these now and thank me later.The sound that comes out of these things is nothing short of amazing. The clarity at high volume is great... no crackle or distortion at all. The bass hits hard when it's up all the way. The desktop hub is pretty handy too - it's got a headphone jack in case you want to use a pair of earbuds during quiet hours, and it's got an aux input so you can plug your phone in as well. The top of the hub also serves as the volume knob. It lights up too! So it's quick and easy to find in the dark for those moments when you're chilling all night and all of a sudden your jam comes on and the folks across the street NEED to hear it with you at 3 A.M. (Just kidding, please don't do that!)These speakers, at this price point, simply cannot be beaten. I seriously wish I could give this item more than 5 stars. I may even buy a set or two just so I have them as backups.

I bought these for about $39 on Amazon. I heard they were originally selling for like $20 but what ever, 3000+ positive reviews can't be wrong. I used a Logitech 5.1 set up for my desktop for my entire military enlistment, and then continued using them at home. These speakers literally blow them away. The clarity is immaculate. The reverberation it throws off the walls of a medium sized room, even when pointed directly at you, diectly in front of you, still manages to give a doppelganger effect that sounds spot on for surround sound. I haven't had the need to turn the bass all the way up, even though the sub is tiny. The slot port creates smooth, rumbling bass that is sharp and tight or low and rumbling depending on what ever you're listening to. It's very rare that you find a sub, especially one that looks like an over sized midrange speaker. If you consider turning the volume knob all the way up, I suggest you give yourself several seconds to leave the room because these speaker absolutely scream. I turn mine to about one third of the way up and it easily throws enough sound to resonate across my entire bedroom; VERY LOUDLY too. I guess Cyber Acoustics is attempting to monopolize the computer speaker game, because this 2.1 set up easily crushes 4-5.1 systems 2x-3x the price of this set. I would HIGHLY recommend them not just to buyers on a budget, but even to sound snobs that demand high quality sound for either gaming or moving watching. Easily worth the $40 price tag. Would buy again in a heart beat if these fail for some unknown reason. I've pushed them pretty hard to test their ability to the fullest and it's like the more you push them, the more they aim to impress. ***Please note, satellite does not mean wireless. They are wired, but in a much easier layout than plugging every single speaker in to the sub. Both speaker cables combine to a single input to the sub, and the sub connect to a regular aux headphone jack. You can set these up in like 2 minutes flat, and they sound incredible.

How you rate and enjoy this speaker system will depend on 2 things: what kind of music you like, and how good your sound card is.For most classical music with a great sound card (even one that's built in) this is well worth the money. I can get great concert hall sound from it.But it is not a boom box. The low bass and mid bass is somewhat lacking. So if you like to really crank up the bass you aren't going to like this at all.Listening to Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, Rossini's William Tell Overture (especially the final part), or Strauss's Also Sprach Zarathustra will leave you wanting.Timpani, bass, even a bass viola just sound weak and lack much depth and authority at times.Luckily the bass speaker of my old speaker set is powered and has the volume control built into it. So with a cheap and simple "Y" connector ( see Mini Stereo Plug, Headphone Splitter) I was able to reuse it to give me the full rich bass that is sometimes needed. But most of the time the normal range of these speakers is all I need.There is one thing special that makes this really great - The hockey puck controller.The controller has a volume control on top. The side has an on/off slide switch, bass volume adjustment, headphone jack, and an auxiliary input.A short audio cable is included in case you want to plug an MP3 player into the puck volume controler. This is great for me as my computer is behind the desk (but still accessible if I need to work on it).I prefer to have the bass speaker out of the way and out of sight. But that part is usually the part with the controls on it. Now it takes up no desktop space and the controller can be pulled out when I want to plug in headphones or adjust the bass/volume. To me, that controller alone, makes this worth getting.I'm very very happy with this setup. If you don't have an old (powered) bass speaker that you can use I would say that it's worth buying one to add to the system. Do that and you may end up with a better speaker system than you'd get for more than 2 or 3 times the money.PS - Although you can plug the wires in wrong I think that most of the negative reviews either come from those looking for a boom box sound or those without a good audio card.Post PS - I have one bass speaker behind my monitors, and the other bass speaker on a shelf a foot off the floor. Cranking up the bass (and hitting the Bass Boost button) on my old bass speaker I can get desk shaking sounds (and no, I'm not kidding) in games. Just worth a thought. :)Post Post PS - For those who don't know: if you use a splitter ***BOTH*** speakers have to be powered to increase the volume on each side of the split.

Decent sound for the price. Any one that doesn't like the sound probably did not seprate the speakers enough or tweak their system sound to make them sound good. Only draw back I have found so far is the poor volume and on off switch combo design. The mfr.trying to save $1 by not putting a separate on/ off switch is just dumb. I just use the computer sound to control it and shut it off to get around this but would rather just push a button like my other speaker set. As far as the speaker outer design goes, they were $30 for 2 speakers. It's not like you should expect much more beyond plastic and pressed fibers because that is what you are getting. Overall it's adequate for the price and sound quality you receive.

4/5 for the price, maybe 3/5 for the sound. It's not an enthusiasts set of speakers, but they get the job done.Was using an ancient set of speakers that didn't even have a volume knob; this was a good upgrade for the price.Sturdy, balanced sound. Bass isn't overwhelming, and definitely worth it when all you're used to having is the two little side speakers.Pretty sure the set-up was just plug-n-go. No bass adjustment - you get what you get. Volume knob is all there is to it.

It does its job. But I wish there was a control knob for the sub.

Like most of you here, I was worried that the lack of the bass control on the Creative A250 2.1 Multimedia Speaker System would present a problem.I can tell you that the bass is excellent, regardless of any ability to lower it. Everything sounds much better than the old pair of logitech speakers I was using. I promise, the bass is very, very good.I could see how the lack of a bass control would affect some people, especially if they were asked to turn the bass down by someone else in the local area complaining about the bass being too high.However, the sound quality and bass are all just great, despite no ability to change the bass level. I would award 4 out of 5 stars for the Creative A250. Only 1 star taken off because they didn't include a bass control for some unknown reason. Yes, I acknowledge it's annoying. But, it's still a great sounding system anyway, so it still deserves 4 stars.

for what ever reasons my 55' Vizio LED thats about 6 years old speakers died out. ran out of warranty and didn't want to spend on another big screen. i decided to save some money and get these creative speakers. only issue i had with connecting them was that i had to by a y splitter rca cable to get these speakers to work and connect properly. they sound just about right for the price and get loud enough to fill up a medium to large size room.

Well, I bought this to replace a much more expensive Logitech 2.1 system that had an internal wiring problem in one of the speakers that made it not work most of the time. I didn't want to play with it, so I ordered this kit. I wish I could review it later - the sound seems OK - but within less than a day my foot caught the hanging wire to the left speaker - and broke it clean through. I mean just about center in the cord the paired wires just snapped clean. So I'm going to say that this may be a fine 2.1 set up for a protected desk area, but eventually either I, or one of my pets, would have pulled on the hanging wire in the back of the table where my computer sits, and wow was it weak. For the money it sounds like an OK system, but between the cones of the speakers being exposed to harm, and the super-weak paired wires I'm gonna take a star off the review.I did solder the wires back together & heat-shrink over the repairs, but the actual copper wires were so thin, and so little in amount, that I don't feel this repair will last.

These speakers are a really great value. For only $40 they sound great and work well however I wouldn't say they are very durable. I got them in 2015 and didn't upgrade until 2017 but not because they lasted that long. About 6 months in the volume dial started to not be a viable option for adjusting my sound. Whenever I went to touch it the speakers would pop and crackle and one would go out. I would have to fiddle with it to get both the speakers back into their normal function. I soon just started leaving the dial alone, turned all the way up, and adjusted the volume on my computer manually. This method worked ok but in order to turn the speakers off you have to flip the switch on the dial, so I was having to adjust it all the time to get the speakers to work without pops. I am replacing these speakers now because this method is beginning to not work at all. I am not sure if this happened because of my doing, I had the sub woofer on the ground for a while and occasionally would kick it on accident and it would it the back wall and make a very loud noise, so it is possible the cord got damaged in this process. I also moved them a lot because I was in college at the time so its possible they got damaged in transit. Overall though, I would say these speakers are great for the money you spend and would definitely recommend them.

I usually look for the common denominator in negative reviews of such products that are rated well overall. The reoccurring theme on this one is it does not hold up very well over time. I sure hope that is not the case here, because these are pretty decent PC speakers. I like the wired pod that controls most functions. Its gentle blue light stays on, even when PC goes to sleep, so I think of it as a little night light for the room it is in.I think the sound is just fine, and 30 watts won't fill a football field, but it is plenty loud enough for any large sized room.Deducted a star only because I am worried these won't last. It also leaves mid range a bit limited, typical of many computer speakers. But overall, good.

Overall the speakers are fantastic. They put out great sound quality for a 3 piece set. The bass is fantastic and clear while the satellites put out a nice crisp refreshing sound. I often have to turn the bass down due to it waking up my roommates. I have had the product for about 6-7 months now and the only issue i have had is taping the input from the sub to the speakers because the jack is bad. I'm not sure if this if for crappy craftsmanship or if i just got the bad one in the bunch which would not surprise me considering i always get the bad one in the bunch. But overall i have to give it 4 stars, I'm not giving it 5 stars just for the simple fact that I received ONE of the bad ones.

Thoroughly love them when used with my desktop computer, super loud and clear for being so small. Not as loud with my Windows phone, but still great sound for the price. My only concern is the thin speaker wires. My first set broke away from one of the speakers over time, but I admittedly moved them often. (the fact I purchased the same product again speaks to my satisfaction overall, though.)***addendum...I am very pleased with this product and highly recommend it, but the review that likened them to Bose..come now...I own some Bose too, and while I think these are awesome for my gaming and drunken mp3-ing, comparing them to bose is a bit much for forty bucks...but that's none of my business...

Definitely overall pretty great. The only issue is the sub does best at kind of strange frequencies. I've noticed it seems to really bring out the VERY low register, but doesn't do so great with mid-lows (like a bass drum, for example). Also, the left speaker kind of cuts out early at lower volumes, but at higher volumes the issue goes away. I've compensated for this by having the speakers up by maybe 20% more than I normally would, but I turn down my outgoing computer volume. And my final (minor) complaint: the cables that hook into the back of the sub are VERY sensitive. Like, if you touch them at all they make popping and scratching sounds come out of the speakers. Consider powering them down if you plan on making adjustments.

Okay, so you know you are buying budget speakers paying $40. Out of the box, they sounded horrible when playing anything with heavy bass where the subwoofer becomes super muddy but do not fear. The truth is that they sound amazing when tuned correctly using the computer's own sound effects/enhancements along with the equalizer and set the bass volume dial on the actual wired remote to approximately 2/5 of the way up. On most regular PC builds, you are most likely using some Realtek onboard sound card where I have set the Sound Effect Properties as "Room" and the equalizer as "Soft". This set up provided me clear vocals without the subwoofer being muddy. Hope this helps...

These monitors are ok for $30 and deliver pretty decent sound actually, the sub makes quite a difference. The first time I ordered this over a year ago though, the right speaker completely stopped working after 2 weeks. I contacted Amazon and they promptly shipped me another set and I returned the malfunctioning one, so thanks Amazon. Just about a year later the left speaker started having issues where the sound would spontaneously drop and go back to normal. After about a week of this the speaker finally died, so I ended up tossing the set. For the sound and the price, I'd say the speakers did an ok job. However, I'm sure there are better made speakers at this price point that are worth your money instead.

I expected a them to be a bit better then they are, i miss the old days when speakers, bass and tremble were actually good.

I don't think you can get better sound quality for the price. I like the sound quality better than more expensive Logitech Z323 speakers which I also have, although the Logitech Z323s have more power to fill up big rooms. Like most of these cheap 2.1 speaker sets, the midtones are probably lacking compared to the bass and the treble. Perhaps you don't notice this if you're not used to listening to more expensive speakers. But for the price, or even compared to speakers costing twice as much, sound quality is great.So why only give these 3 stars? Besides the sound quality, everything else about this speaker set is cheap. The connector from the right speaker uses this weird many-pronged connector and it's very easy to break a prong if you are not careful. There is only one sound input. There's no headphones output. There is no base or treble control. (But note that, unlike some reviewers, I don't think the default balance has too much bass, and there's also an equalizer built into the Windows 10 sound drivers.) The satellite speakers are light and flimsy, easily knocked over. There's no grid or cover protecting the speaker, so it's easy to damage them.If you want to spend as little as possible on speakers as possible and are willing to put up with the aforementioned cheapness, then I can recommend them. The more expensive Creative Gigaworks T20 speakers are much higher quality with more features, for three times the price.

Great sound for the price, and they are rather nice looking. I only really have two complaints.1. All the cables, speaker aux and power, are rather short, this makes positioning rather difficult and I basically had to rearrange my whole desk area to accommodate.2. And this is far more important, the connector from the right speaker to the sub (with both the volume knob and the aux out) is a multi-pin plug that is fickle to get in, loose when connected, and the pins are very easy to bend. In fact, my unit was a quick surgery with a mini screwdriver and pliers away from being RMAed, as I bent a pin reinserting the plug after it fell out due to very minimal force as I positioned the speakers.

These speakers are about what you'd expect given their price. They emit a decent enough sound, and they attempt to pair that sound with bass that is essentially a step above not having a sub at all. The sound is hollow, and it can be pretty shaky at times. The speakers frequently sound like they are rattling a little bit at normal volume levels (relatively quiet actually), and the bass goes back and forth between sounding somewhat okay to sounding like a joke. Overall though, I'd say it's a reasonable sound system for the limited cost. If you're expecting this system to provide a really great sound though then you're going to want to upgrade. In my case they're only going to be used for the next year or less, so I'm happy with the purchase for the price. I wouldn't want to buy these as any kind of long-term speaker system though.

It's got way too much bass and you can't control the amount of bass (no knob on the woofer). Otherwise, it's fine for basic needs.

Pros: Mids and highs are clean. Setup was easy. The volume control is nice, the light is a pretty bright blue and could add to your color scheme if you plan right. Definitely cost-friendly.Cons: Top heavy tweeters. They fall off my stands at the slightest touch. Really quite annoying. 62W peak makes for weak bass which is muddled at pretty much any volume. Didn't really plan for this one but I should have assumed it was so at $30.For $30 these are a solid buy if you're aching to get some speakers for your setup but if you're looking for an immersive experience while gaming or if you listen to bass-heavy music you should look elsewhere. For the record I've had these for somewhere between 2.5-3 years and although I am happy with my experience I will definitely upgrade somewhere in the near future because of the cons I listed.

I'm not sure if all the online reviews from various sites as well as amazon set my expectations way too high. I purchase these to replace the obnoxious JBL Jembes that I had which the power saving feature made the unit too frustrating to use as daily drivers. All of the components of this unit are OKAY and definitely nothing to write home about. I guess anyone upgrading to this came from either monitor speakers or stock speakers included with a prebuilt PC.Ratings (1-10)Sound QualitySpeakers - 6Highs are noticeably recessed. At first I thought it was because I have the satellites mounted rather high - with audio solutions that aren't headphones (where there is ONE AND ONLY ONE correct position - on your ears) its best to play around with positioning since a huge part of acoustics is space. After re-positioning them several times I can positively say the highs are lacking hard as is the mid bass through these speakers. Best way to describe would be that it sounds like there is film over the sound coming out.Subwoofer - 3Very weak, could barely feel anything from these things (purely sub performance perspective). They do an okay job adding low end response to the speakers but because the speakers overall are terrible all it does is it brings the speakers from barely usable to decent.Design - 6Typical 2.1 design.+1 for having a control knob - this was the main reason why I bought these over the rest. I originally wanted to get a used pair of z623 but the control knob being on the satelite was an issue for me since they were going to be mount above/out of position.-1 Why the hell is the 3.5mm connection cable separated at the control puck and not from the sub? I don't understand this design at all. If there is an NEED for the wiring to start at the puck why not shield it with the original line and then split it back at the sub? It adds so much unnecessary clutter to the desk and if you want to run it cleanly you will need to velcro or zip tip down the length of the control knob..Overall. 6/10- The unit provides decent performance for the price but its no where near what the ratings actually suggest. Better than $10-$15 speakers? Dramatically. Worth it at $35? Questionable. Depending on whether you're okay with used or new you can get better performances for roughly the same price (think Z506/X-540). I may end up returning these or just giving them away. The good news is it was a relatively small priced lesson.- For anyone that is just looking for "better" sound than the crap OEMs and monitors provide these are decent. Anyone that has decent audio equipment will be rather disappointed with these.

I bought this for my classroom so that students could hear videos that I play from the internet. The system looks big, but the sound is just a little too small. When I crank the speakers up, they start to lose sound quality before they really fill the room. My classroom is about 30'X33' and I put the speakers in the back of the room. My old speakers that came with my Smartboard were better, but they got taken away when I traded out Smartboards with another teacher.I also wanted to be able to control the volume from my desk, but the dial is connect to the speakers via a 5' cord (approximately). My speakers are over 30 linear feet from my computer, so I would need to run a line back to my desk with 25 more feet of cable if I wanted to put the dial by my computer.

Okay for price, but it's barely sufficient for listening to music on the desktop as the bass is nearly non-existent even at the max setting. Another negative is the speaker wire is not long enough to stretch across left & right as well as down under the desk to the subwoofer itself. The hardware looks to be good quality.I usually give products a chance but I suppose I got what I paid for here and re-packed it right up and went back to my old speakers - a nearly 10-year old 2.1 system that was a bit more expensive, but undoubtedly more powerful. I''d say this is fitting for a laptop setting but that's about it.

The tweeters are kind of average. The style is pretty standard and boring , but for the price they get the job done for a basic speaker system. The bass is pretty bunchy and is decent, it is fairly strong and loud and is probably the best aspect about this system imo. The twin tweater system is really high pitched mid sound. Kind of boxy and distant. I usually use headhpones unless I'm listening to music which it plays pretty decently. But when it comes to comedy shows, or music I'd prefer the headphones. These might hurt your ears over time. Overall this is an ok speaker system. For 40 bucks it's a good deal. Wouldn't really recommend for a long term 'high quality' speaker or surround sound system for a living room or a house though. Personally I'd save up for something more expensive and higher quality. But in the meantime and for a bedroom these work pretty well.

When it was functioning, this product had a really nice sound. I was pleased with the convenience and features of the control pod. However, after about five months of use, the headphone jack on the pod ceased to work properly. When plugged into the pod, I could only get stereo sound on my headphones if I played with the headphone jack--jiggling from one side to the other. Note: my headphones worked perfectly when I plugged them directly into the soundcard jack on the back of the computer. About a month after that, I found that sound was emanating from only one speaker. This could not be rectified. I attribute both of these issues to either a loose connection in the pod or the wires leading from the pod to the sound card jack. Granted, the pod did get some abuse: it fell off my desk a few times landing on the laminate tile floor. Unfortunately, the pod serves as the device's only volume controls (none on speakers) as well as the controls for the subwoofer (control pod wires connect to subwoofer and sound card jack). If the pod and subwoofer are bypassed by plugging satellite speakers directly into sound card jack, I found you can minimally control the volume from the desktop but the max volume is extremely low and you defeat the purpose of having purchased a three-piece speaker system. At $40, it was not a huge investment, but I was hoping to get more than 5-6 months of use out of the product before it went belly-up. My advice: have the pod situated on the desk where it's stationary and not prone to falling or getting knocked around.

This is a little bit of a disappointment. I've had this set for less than a year now and the connector is loose going into the back of the large speaker. Since it is still under warranty, I'm going to try to get it fixed. If I have no problem getting it fixed, I'll update this review with a positive note. The sound quality for what I'm using it for is great. Just that I now have to hold the wire in a certain position to get sound. Before I discovered the problem, I was trying everything on the computer to find the problem. Then I accidently moved the speaker and got sound and problem solved, at least to the extent I now know what the problem is.

You would think that with a name like "Creative", you would get a quality product. Sadly, it was cheaply made. The speakers are cheap and looks like something I could get at the dollar store. At low volumes, they sound decent but if you turn up the volume even just a bit, they began to distort. If you are looking for some very inexpensive speakers, these are for you but if quality surround sound gaming speakers these are not. Save your money and buy something else.

I decided to try these speakers based off reviews. I have previously owned two pairs of the following speakers, Cyber Acoustics 30 Watt Powered Speakers with Subwoofer for PC and Gaming Systems in Frustration Free Packaging, (CA-3602FFP)With the Creative speakers, there is no way to adjust the volume of the bass. Once you turn the volume up to a certain place, the bass gets distorted and fuzzy. I used these on my phone, laptop and a desktop and always the same effect. I've now had these for just a few months and already the jack is having issues too. I should have just went along with the Cyber Acoustics set. I've had two sets over the past four years and they're awesome...and you can adjust the bass!

My previous inexpensive Creative computer speakers lasted years so I pulled the trigger on this. I use headphones most of the time but enjoy watching videos while I tinker in my office every once in a while. For the first month these speakers fit my needs very well...Unfortunately only a little over a month later the right speaker developed a loud vibration/buzz at any volume higher than a whisper. This made listening to anything from these unbearable. It was too late to do an Amazon return and I certainly and not going to mess around with an RMA on a $30 set of speakers. I guess this time I got what I paid for.I have an old (but nice) pair of Boston bookshelf speakers so I'm going to try a T-Amp setup.

Very low output. Not a good sound system for loud music. If you wish to listen to songs on a low volume, this is the thing you should go for. it enhances the beats on low volumes but the voice starts to crack on high volume. These spear do not have a bass or trebble controller. I would suggest buying Logitech Z313 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002HWRZ2K?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00) over these.

Very disappointed with these speakers, even at their very low price. I feel I completely wasted my money on this purchase.I have tested them with 3 different computers, an iPhone and an iPod, and on each device, the subwoofer fails to work on more than half of the songs I play. Thus music sounds lifeless, thin and unpleasant. Occasionally, the subwoofer will begin functioning about halfway through a song, only to cut out (or barely work) at a seemingly random point.The speakers themselves sound acceptable, and the subwoofer does too - when it actually works.I have not had this issue with any other budget 2.1 system, and with the high reviews here, I expected much better.This system is garbage, DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY.

Oh man, these things are crap. These sound so bad it's embarrassing.I replaced my older Logitech speaker/sub computer speakers with these because I just got a new computer system and move the "old" speakers to the "old" computer. My 10 year old bottom-end logitech computer speakers out perform these easily, hands down, no contest. I actually reconnected my old speakers to my new system and put these new speakers with the old system which is now the kids' computer. What a waste.

Arrived very fast. They are really good for the price. Good Bass! The sub woofer is good size. I spoke too soon because now having I am having problems with the jack that plugs into the sub...it wont stay in. The hole that the speaker jack plugs into the subwoofer receded so much that I can't use it.I am going to contact Amazon.They need to send me a new subwoofer. Only used these a few days...hope to have the problem fixed! update:I did get a replacement from Amazon. I am happy they honor their replacements however, taking two months to get it was way too long.

Like many others who've posted negative reviews, I initially was pleased with the fairly good sound for the price. But a little over a year after purchasing, the right speaker would often cut partly out. Wiggling the sub or its wires would correct it. Eventually, though, it just stopped working. There's no obvious way to open the sub to fix whatever crappy soldering job consistently seems to go wrong on these units.Buy something less likely to stop working. Also, as other reviewers have noted, when the speakers actually work, the mid-range sounds are weak and only balanced if you set the bass to a just-right setting. Otherwise, it's sloppy bass or tinny highs.

This is one of those purchases where you are stunned with the reviews after receiving the product. I know there are several bad reviews, but that happens on almost everything and some people are never happy. I simply cannot see how anyone can rate these as 5 stars. They are 3 stars at best and more 2 stars in my book.I tested mine with a high-end external sound card on a w530 notebook. I played techno for the range of sounds it offers with crisp highs and plenty of bass beats. I matched them against my very old Cambridge Soundworks 2.1.The satellite speakers are OK, probably worth 3 stars by themselves. the do come attached with one cable, so that is a poor design in my book since it limits the distance apart you can place them. They look good and sound average. The bass was nonexistent even with the selector set on maximum bass. It's a 1 star for sure, rounding the overall to 2 stars. My old Cambridge speakers smoked these speakers in all aspects.They may be fine if you are just using an integrated soundcard chip on your computer and don't have high expectations. If that's the case, I think you can find a better value somewhere else. I think these are $30 speakers, not the $46 I paid. I'm reasonably sure you can find a better option out there regardless of your specific acoustic needs.

Listen to the negative comments! I didn't and ended up having to return my new bought speakers after two days of use. As soon as I hooked up my speakers, I noticed that my left speaker only worked at higher volume levels. I live in a dorm room and when I played my music at lower volumes, I could only hear out of my right speaker. I realized that it may have had something to do with my sub, but after looking into the issue, I found that many other people had the same issue. Sure, for the price, they have pretty great sound, but if the speakers have a tendency of going out after just a few months when new, I'd say to add a few more bucks and get something with better reliability such as one of Logitech's speaker sets.

After seeing more than a thousand five-star reviews for this product I was looking forward to getting some great inexpensive speakers. And indeed the system looked great while unpacking and setting it up The construction of the subwoofer box and the other components is solid, and I really like the hockey puck control pod with master volume, subwoofer volume, power switch, and aux and headphone jacks. It looks and feels like a more expensive system.But listening to it for the first time was surprisingly unpleasant. Good speakers produce clear, unobtrusive sound without embellishment, but these speakers manage to sound boomy and tinny at the same time. The bass is muddy and the midrange sounds thin. On the plus side, the highs are fine - cymbal crashes are perfectly clear and natural.Since adjectives like "muddy" are not very useful, I wanted to find an objective explanation for why the sound from the CAs is so much more annoying than my other computer speakers, Dell A525 and Altec Lansing VS2621. So I set up each speaker system in turn in a semi-quiet part of the basement, fed them with white noise, recorded the sound using a decent microphone (Zoom H2n), and measured the frequency response averaged over 30 seconds. Surprisingly, the combined frequency response was similar for all three speakers. But the Dell and CA have an adjustable subwoofer volume, so I also measured the main speakers with the subwoofer turned all the way up, and all the way down (off). That's where a difference showed up - the CA main speakers have a sharp cutoff with very little output below 300 Hz (down 18dB from 400 to 200 Hz), whereas the Dells fall off much more gradually - down 6dB at 200 Hz and 12 dB at 100 Hz. That is a big difference, and the missing low end from the main drivers seems to explain what I hate about the CA's sound. Unfortunately, I was unable to test the Altec-Lansing response without the subwoofer because it can't be turned off - the tone control adjusts the level of the main speakers on that system. I've posted a picture of the test results - the CA is shown as yellow (normal) and green (min and max subwoofer), the Dell is shown as red (normal) and purple (min subwoofer). The background room noise is blue. You can see the overall frequency response (red and yellow) agree fairly closely, but the green is far below the purple between 100 and 300 Hz.Pros for this product: * solid construction quality * nice controller design * no noticeable buzz or distortion * clear high end up to 18KHzCons: * poor low-end response for the main speakers (without subwoofer), unnatural soundIf you want speakers for gaming sound effects, these should be fine. But if you want clear, natural-sounding music, look elsewhere. The similarly-priced Altec-Lansings aren't studio monitors, but they sound better than this.

I purchased the Creative A250 speaker system back on 12/31/16 (approximately 8 months ago). Right off the bat, the sub that comes with it never worked. I thought to myself, "just live with it, it's a good deal". BAD IDEA! About 3 months later the left speaker completely stopped working. Finally as of today all 3 pieces of this speaker system do not work. Obviously, I am outside of the return window but I have also had no luck receiving support through their customer service thus far.I still cannot believe how badly this product by Creative turned out to be for me. I would not recommend this company or product after my experience!

I would have initially given this a 5 star review, for sound and price. However, 1 channel has stopped functioning. I purchased this on 10/16/16 today is 4/6/17. Not even 6 months of functionality. And I only use the speakers at ~80% of max with the source signal @ 10-50%. Terrible.

I had similar problems as others reported: light flutter noise from bass unit when using device is powered off, left speaker works intermittently. Replugged all connections and no help. Good fidelity when it was working. My A200 does not have these problems, so what happened to the quality Creative was famous for? Returning unit for refund.

I have these set up for maybea1 month now. After 4 weeks; only 1 speaker works, and the working speaker is shotty depending on how the cord is plugged in. Maybe I got a defective set? I used to trust CREATIVE

Ordered this time and refunded it twice, was broken within a week each time, sound would pop and audio would no longer workRefunds have been miserable,

The sound was fine, good bass, but they stopped working after just 5 months.

When I first purchased this product in Feb 2015 it worked perfectly. Set-up was simple and the sound was very good. Not any more. About 18 months after purchase the controller failed: Power will not turn off without unplugging the system, and I get horrible interference when the system is plugged in, no matter whether the system is turned on or off.Failure after 16 months? Sorry, that's not acceptable. I cannot recommend this product.

If people consider you an audiophile, you shouldnt like these. All your music will sound different on these. Nice crisp high in but the low mids are just hideos. You can turn the sub all the way off and hear it all the more or turn them all the way up and hear all the extra mud and thud but youll never get it to sound nice and mastered like the thousands of dollars spent on mastering the music we enjoy.Its a cheap trick for people who think louder is better and dont know a mono lofi version of their fav song from a quality ver. If you want party level bass with nice crisp high frequency speakers with all your low frequencies sounding muddy or non existent. These are for you. Oh and dont bother listening to true stereo(like when the drums are panned hard right and the vocals are in the left speaker only) songs like from the Beatles or Motown or even Lenny Kravitz for the matter because the sound just gets worst than terrible.These just arent for people who like music....more for gamers and or for watching movies on your pc. Boy do I wish Altec Lansing still made vs2421s...they were the same price and were like audio angels 10 years ago but cant be found anywhere. So many genres sound horrible on these things....I miss when people cared about their proudct....Im so disgusted.

At first I thought this was a good product but then after 4 months the left speaker went out and I got the "Logitech Multimedia Speakers Z200" and realized how poor quality these things really were. The logitech speakers cost a little less and had a far more rich sounds. Normally I don't care about bass but after hearing a few of my games with full bass on these new speakers compared to the old ones I am really surprised that these products have such a high rating.

I have owned this product for 6 months and on the 6th month, it stopped working. It just shut off and never turned on again. I attempted to plug it into different locations hoping that it was the power outlet but it was not. Even tho that demonstrates bad quality in a product it is possible that it was just a bad unit, that is not the reason I am giving this product a bad review. The reason is that the company cyber acoustics hast terrible communication issues. I have been calling for about 2 weeks on constant daily bases leaving voice mails to the number that is supposedly the warranty department and they have yet to answer any of them. The company makes the product and even if I can excuse the bad unit I can't excuse the lack of communication by the company. I finally called Amazon to see if they could maybe mediate a response from the company and they just said they would save me a headache and replace the product for me. THANK YOU, AMAZON. NO THANK YOU CYBER ACOUSTIC.

The sound quality is quite good for the price and would get a five star review. Unfortunately, after several weeks the speakers began to emit a loud static hiss/shriek noise every few seconds that makes me want to throw them out the window. They are pretty much unusable unless I crank the volume of the speakers so loud that it drowns out the static noise, which seems to remain constant regardless of the volume level of the speakers.

I read all the feedbacks and saw that people are complaining about the speakers not working after months or years, or even days. And I was like it probably happens to every product and there are some that will stop working eventually. But once I received mine, it didn't work at all. Right out of the box!!! And it's not I don't know what to plug where, I build my own PC and I definitely know how to setup speakers. But god this product sucks so bad. I am gonna return it tomorrow and get a good brand.