Hercules 4769180 2.1 Multimedia Speaker System

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I've used these speakers daily for nearly a month now for various kinds of music and TV/Movies. The bottom of the bass is missing, the highest of the highs are not present and there's a hole between the bass and middle. What else would you expect from a speaker set at this price? When you get further than couple feet from the speakers the weaknesses in the sound spectrum becomes more apparent. My Logitech g51s sound much better, but for 4x the price and I prefer the look of these! The remote isn't an iPod dock, but it appears you can bring an iPod charger/usb data connection up into the remote, giving a place to set your iPod to charge. I don't have any iPods to know for certain. It can switch between main and aux mini-jack inputs for very flexible 2-input switching.

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Nice system, not the best but above average. Good price!

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The speakers didn't produce as much sound as my previous set of speakers, but they operate well. The blue power led light for the remote control flickers and goes off, but tech support said it may be due to the unit sharing power with other devices on one outlet. I haven't plugged it into a single outlet to see if the power light will remain on without disruption, yet. This is a minor issue, anyway.

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I needed new speakers due to a damaged wire in a recent move... I selected these because they were priced well and had what seemed to be very reasonable specs. There was only one review, but it was a "recommendation to buy" so I order them... they arrived quickly and were very easy to install. They sound awesome, especially compared to my old Boston Acoustics speakers that had been included with a PC I bought back in the 1990's! One odd thing is missing from the product description: There is an iPod dock on the remote. I consider that a bonus as I'm mad for those Nanos!

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I had read a review of these speakers at PCMAG. They really liked them. After receiving them and installing them (took all of 15 minutes including unpacking), I couldn't agree more. I have tried them with Mozart, Manhattan Transfer, Drum Corps, Led Zeppelin. Very clean clear sound.Note: the listing doesn't include the measurements:Subwoofer: H 10" W 7" D 10"Satellites H 11" W 3.5" D 4"Pros:Great speaker designGreat soundExcellent subwoofer for its sizeVolume and bass controls on a small "remote" (its really a remote, its got lots of cables)Cons:Print size in the manual (I had to find a magnifying glass). If you're A/V savvy, its no problem.Speakers are light and easy to knock over (but they can be hung on the wall via the keyhole slots

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