First Looks
The 8W satellites are glossy black with orange cones. The left speaker is bare, while the right speaker bears the volume control knob on the front and the headphone and input on the side.
The 16W subwoofer is fairly simple in design compared to its associated satellites. It has a black matte finish. The rear has a knob for adjusting the bass, an input for the left speaker, a power switch, and a power connector.
Use
I used the XPS 2.1 50 with my Meizu M6 personal media player, my T-Mobile G1 with Google Android, and an Acer laptop. The speakers produced excellent quality audio for all of the devices.
The speakers are automatically disabled when headphones are plugged into the headphone jack on the right satellite.
Final Thoughts
The Hercules 2.1 50 2.1 speaker set is an excellent setup for both games and music. The stylish satellites are attractive and useful. They’re magnetically shielded-traffic from my phone did not generate static noise when it was placed near the satellites, as many other speakers do.
ThinkComputers gives the Hercules 2.1 50 2.1 speaker set a 9 out of 10 score.
Pros:
– Excellent sound
– Shielded so that interference from phones and such is negligible
Cons:
– Right satellite and main audio cable is hardwired
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NIce feature that it's shielded, worst thing is when you start hearing noises coming from your speakers for no apparent reason (but due to external sources). Plus those noises are annoying as heck.
NIce feature that it's shielded, worst thing is when you start hearing noises coming from your speakers for no apparent reason (but due to external sources). Plus those noises are annoying as heck.
Speakers are shielded so they don't interfere with any surrounding electronics like a TV for example.
Don't you want noise coming from your speakers? That's what there supposed to do LOL
Speakers are shielded so they don't interfere with any surrounding electronics like a TV for example.
Don't you want noise coming from your speakers? That's what there supposed to do LOL
Not only the tv… my old speakers picked up like signals from like walkie talkies and other airborne transmissions before. those are really annoying
Not only the tv… my old speakers picked up like signals from like walkie talkies and other airborne transmissions before. those are really annoying
Its strange that they would.
Indeed, but it does happen, stupid airwaves…
Its strange that they would.
Indeed, but it does happen, stupid airwaves…
Well, I've never experienced that.
Well, I've never experienced that.
I think because my speakers are really large, they resonate the sound more, so small signals will still be heard.
it's not strange, it happens for example:
http://www.velocityreviews.com/forums/t199263-c…. It's your speakers resonanting from the external waves
You learn something new everyday.
I think because my speakers are really large, they resonate the sound more, so small signals will still be heard.
it's not strange, it happens for example:
http://www.velocityreviews.com/forums/t199263-c…. It's your speakers resonanting from the external waves
You learn something new everyday.
glad you learned something, physics comes in handy sometimes
glad you learned something, physics comes in handy sometimes
I think because my speakers are really large, they resonate the sound more, so small signals will still be heard.
it's not strange, it happens for example:
http://www.velocityreviews.com/forums/t199263-c…. It's your speakers resonanting from the external waves
You learn something new everyday.
glad you learned something, physics comes in handy sometimes