I have a Mac mini, for my sins, and the stupid little built in thing that's supposed to produce sound is so laughably inadequate that I generally didn't bother with voice / video calling or much else. Tried a very old Bose Soundlink Mini on which the battery had died, using it plugged in to power, but Dr Bose's cleverness and Apple's bloody-mindedness combined to make it unmanageable.
I was wary about buying a pair of speakers for £14, thinking that they might well not be any better that the thing in the Mac mini (I do my normal listening to music / TV etc on a Naim Muso 2nd Generation which is awesome). But, I rationalised, it's Amazon, and if the speakers are no good I can always send them back.
Suffice to say they won't be going back. They're really nicely finished and sit unobtrusively on my desk. They look quite swish, actually - the reviewer here who said it's a shame they have the trashy Amazon branding needs to go to Specsavers. Or somewhere that adjusts silly attitudes. The sound is clear and open. No, not much bass and not much punch and they don't really go loud but if you want a speaker pair to do those things you're going to need to look at some much more expensive kit. For video conferencing, phone calls, occasional background music listening, everything you might normally want to do on a desktop pc, these are great. Really good. And did I mention they only cost £14?
Nicely played, Amazon.
| Unit count | 1 1 |
|---|---|
| Surround-sound channel configuration | 2.0 |
| Colour | Silver |
| Product dimensions | 6.6D x 7.1W x 9.9H centimetres |
| Item weight | 1.43 Pounds |
| Is waterproof | True |
| Item model number | V620SILVER |
| Manufacturer | Amazon Basics |
| Voltage | 5 Volts |
| Wattage | 2.4 watts |
| Power Source | Corded Electric |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Item Weight | 649 g |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
