Apple254
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Yesterday I heard my friends Logitech 2.1 speakers. I believe they were 'X-240s.' When I heard them I was very surprised at the sound that was produced despite they're £30 price on Amazon. So that day I went into my local town to look for a pair of speakers that I could use when not using headphones for whatever reason, mainly for when my parents are out and I can actually play music at whatever volume I want.
I looked in every shop in town and couldn't find any I liked. Then on a whim I visited Toys 'R' Us and they had a pair of 'JBL Spots.' The price was not indicated on the box, nor was it on the shelf, so I asked the guy that worked there to scan them. He came back and told me that they were £39.99 and I was astounded as I thought I had seen them for around £80 on Apple's website. So without hearing them I bought them thinking they must at least be descent, purely because I knew about the reputation of the 'JBL Creature' 2.1 speakers.
When I got home, before I even listened to them, I looked around the internet for prices of these little babies, £88.03 on Apple and £93 on Amazon, whereas I got them for more than half that price! I then plugged them in thinking they would sound nice. I was, however, gobsmacked at how good these sounded!
They were far superior to my headphones (Senn HD485 and yes I know they aren't great) everything about them was better and oh my goodness the bass that the subwoofer produces. It makes my whole bedroom vibrate, yet it is so small! probably about 12 inches in diameter to be precise. Even the satellites themselves are tiny! they are only about 3 inches in diameter. Despite the small size, they fill the whole upstairs of my house with wonderful sound and much of downstairs too.
Sorry about the rant and I apologize if it was 2 minutes that you will never get back I just thought it is funny how much some audio equipment can surprise you
I looked in every shop in town and couldn't find any I liked. Then on a whim I visited Toys 'R' Us and they had a pair of 'JBL Spots.' The price was not indicated on the box, nor was it on the shelf, so I asked the guy that worked there to scan them. He came back and told me that they were £39.99 and I was astounded as I thought I had seen them for around £80 on Apple's website. So without hearing them I bought them thinking they must at least be descent, purely because I knew about the reputation of the 'JBL Creature' 2.1 speakers.
When I got home, before I even listened to them, I looked around the internet for prices of these little babies, £88.03 on Apple and £93 on Amazon, whereas I got them for more than half that price! I then plugged them in thinking they would sound nice. I was, however, gobsmacked at how good these sounded!
They were far superior to my headphones (Senn HD485 and yes I know they aren't great) everything about them was better and oh my goodness the bass that the subwoofer produces. It makes my whole bedroom vibrate, yet it is so small! probably about 12 inches in diameter to be precise. Even the satellites themselves are tiny! they are only about 3 inches in diameter. Despite the small size, they fill the whole upstairs of my house with wonderful sound and much of downstairs too.
Sorry about the rant and I apologize if it was 2 minutes that you will never get back I just thought it is funny how much some audio equipment can surprise you