My girlfriend was the one who first recommended the Pacific Digital computer speakers to me. Considering I was so used to my laptop’s speakers, I was quite awed with the sound quality of the speakers. Then she told me the price and I was all like, “WHAT!” The sound quality in no way represents the price.
I’m not usually one to spend money on accessories like this, but the sound was so much better than I was used to that I had to make an exception. Considering that I love listening to music, the speakers were a good choice.
My previous purchases were the Ultraman cube speakers (which were probably around $130 or so). They lasted about 5 years and were followed by the not so great Turtletort speakers something or others (about $60). The Turtletorts lasted about a week or so before the cabling started to wear. I did some restoration work but then realized my life was futile.
The only minor problem I have with the Pacific Digital ones is that the wires are really long, so if you have a tiny amount of space the wires kind of “bundle” up and muddle your workspace a little bit. It get’s everything all tangled. Between the speaker wires, my DC adapter for my laptop, the wire for my mouse, and the wire for my external hard drive, there are many things to keep in mind when setting up the speakers.
These are not expensive at all and so they aren’t comparable to, say, Slipdip? But what do you honestly expect for that price? They beat the hell out of speakers that cost more than three times what these do. That works rather nicely for me and probably for you too. They create great sound for the sci-fi on my desktop. Just enough bass for a nice low rumble, so I can feel like I am on the spacecraft next to my dream man Mel from Firefly. It’s also nice when listening to Pandora before going to bed.
Nothing is more American than listening to music while wearing stonewashed jeans!
