Creative SBS E2900 2.1 Speakers

Pros: The sound is surprisingly crisp using the analogue (3.5mm) jack to my pc or laptop. Ive also connected using BT to both, my laptop and my phone. No issues with either, andriod phone or Manjaro laptop connecting to BT. Surprised to say, the bass is not bad. I actually pushed this up near its limits, I’d say probably 80% or to at least to 90% of its max and it handled itself quite well. Coming from a proud basshead, I do find it irritating to find systems that have a bass fall-off at certain volumes however, this little sub rounds out the speakers very nicely and works very well. I am quite pleased with this, to say the least. If anything, it adds a nice element to a laptop or perhaps a tv where the audio just isn’t cutting it, especially in an open floor plan type home. Cons: So lets talk about the LED’s. It’s not my style to have leds everywhere, I hate them in computers and its overdone, that’s just me and I am not taking points off this product because of that. It’s performance is what I care about and it makes me overlook the nuances I don’t care for. I believe (and I’m still learning this) I only had this system for a couple of weeks, now. There are two modes for the subwoofer leds. The first mode, the leds flash with the bass notes. Interestingly, it does not do this at low volumes so one may assume, oh, it just has leds on the subwoofer for some reason other than a gimmick. No, turn up the volume and you will see, that’s kinda neat, I guess. The second mode offers kind of a breathing mode for the leds. Other than the two modes to display the leds, it only offers the choice of red, blue, purple, or off. Also, the volume knob, very annoyingly, is fully lit, regardless how loud you turn the volume. I was kinda disappointed, the led doesn’t follow the actual volume level. Also, its far too bright, if it were on a desk and in the bedroom, you will not like that. The power light does NOT turn off. I do wish it had a couple other connections, specifically for TV’s and perhaps if the remote were bluetooth like a lot of android tv boxes are, it is just an IR remote. That said, a universal remote would likely be a nice replacement if this were for a tv because, this can essentially pass for a receiver. The biggest difference is that you would have a lot less wires to connect to this setup vs a receiver. One other con, the FM radio seek, maybe it’s just me, but doesn’t seem to actually seek and stop on a strong signal. I find that kind of odd for it having multiple other pieces of tech included. Oh well, the sound is so much better than knocking this for the extra little features it does have to make it a more easily accessible sound stage. Overall Review: For what this is, man, I think it sounds better than anything L-tech ever produced until they turned to absolute &*%T besides the original THX 4.1 system. This little Creative system is very impressive. If you can overlook the annoying power (blue) leds on the volume knob, its a great little setup. For under $100 this is pretty awesome. I don’t remember having anything with such a punchy, deep sounding bass and bass response from such a small driver. I know I had one in college but it was not as good as this and that was 23 years ago.