Speakers Reviews

You should know that you'll need a powered subwoofer to go along with these little speakers if you want bass. But if you use them in a home theater application, you'll definitely enjoy them. They really do offer everything you could want for music and sound effects. I've paired mine with my Cambridge Soundworks Basscube 10.

You should know that you'll need a powered subwoofer to go along with these little speakers if you want bass. But if you use them in a home theater application, you'll definitely enjoy them. They really do offer everything you could want for music and sound effects. I've paired mine with my Cambridge Soundworks Basscube 10.

I traded in my huge floor-standing speakers for these. They are so impressive I show everyone who visits. My music never sounded so good!

I traded in my huge floor-standing speakers for these. They are so impressive I show everyone who visits. My music never sounded so good!

These speakers image well. I'm impressed with the amazing soundstage and crisp tonal balance. I can't compare these to anything else at this price.

The P200 is the entry level Newton series SW from Cambridge Soundworks. It is a single driver design as opposed to the dual driver P500 and P1000. It also has a lower powered amp (200 watts vs. 500/1000 respectively for the P500 and P100). That said, the sound quality is very similar across all three models. The P200 is great for a smaller space. It would be nice to have the remote controls as with the P500/1000, but the significant $ saved make up for the miminal loss in convenience. I am experiencing very smooth and dynamic bass response down to 25Hz. Highly recommended.

I really like Cambridge's speakers, both because they sound good and because even I, a struggling college student, can afford them! The Surrounds do an excellent job of making me feel like I am in the movie, by bouncing those rear channel effects all over my room.

These were the first pair of speakers I bought and i was impressed with the quality with it in games. But in movies, these speakers seem to always have trouble with dialog and it doesnt have a high volume setting. The good thing is that it creates that "virtual" 5.1 surround sound feel and it does a good job at it - in conjuction with the subwoofer. In my opinion, I think these speakers were really made for games and not for movies (as creative boldly says).

The Creative Labs TravelSound MP3 has surprisingly good sound for such a little unit. It's a "palm-sized" one-piece stereo speaker system, little larger than an eyeglass case (WxHxD 6" x 2" x 2.5") but the sound is nearly as good as a small boombox. This unit does a great job in smaller rooms but you'll be disappointed if you try to fill a large room with sound. You do lose most of the low end so the bass is a little anemic. But the mid-range and the high end are crisp and clean.

You can hook up your portable electronic audio equipment like your CD/MP3 player, portable DVD player, even your laptop computer but being able to download MP3/WMA files directly to the unit is a definite PLUS.

It is a little $$$ but it is still a good value. I recommend it to anyone who travels a lot but likes to have decent tunes in their hotel room.

The sound from these speakers is outstanding. This is the first pair of 2.1 speakers I've owned so my comparison is limited. Nevertheless, for listening to music at my desk they're great. However, they do NOT come with a volume control and the power switch is down at the subwoofer. This is very inconvenient if, as in my case, you're plugging them into a laptop that you take home at the end of the day. I have to reach under the desk to turn them off or suffer the pop and hum of disonnecting them while on.