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Creative A250 2.1 Multimedia Speakers | Silky Sexy Sounds
By THE MARCUS GROUP on Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2018
Love the product. Excellent sound quality. It has a silky sexy tone. Quite pleasant to hear. Context. I’m not using this speaker system for its intended use—speaker system for a desktop computer. Instead, I have it hooked to our VIZIO E291-A1 29-inch HDTV (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009LG6AW6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_VMZfCbNBT2J51). At first, I was a little disappointed. I have a Logitech Z313 Speaker System (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002HWRZ2K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_4bf6Bb9Z03RSY) in my bedroom hooked up to my iPad. The Logitech Z313 is bass-heavy with no way to control it on the speakers themselves. But I’ve gotten used to it and am amazed at the sounds I can hear in movie soundtracks (“Batman Begins,” “Interstellar”). So when I was testing the Creative A250 2.1 Multimedia Speaker System, my benchmark was the Logitech Z313. And there’s definitely a difference. However, the more I hear the Creative A250, the more and more I’m sucked into it. TV shows I’ve heard on the LG 24LF452B 24-inch (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N1XYP7Y/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_fXZfCbSTM7XCJ) speakers, sound silky and sexy through the Creative A250 speakers (currently hooked up to the VIZIO E291-A1 29-inch). (The VIZIO E291-A1 was originally in storage. And when I desired to add speakers to the LG 24LF452B 24-inch, and discovered I couldn’t, I started searching for options. And the VIZIO E291-A1 is in play.) Though the bass on the Creative A250 speakers aren’t as heavy as the Logitech Z313 (which honestly, is TOO heavy; think overkill in certain instances) I’m VERY VERY PLEASED with it. I’m even speculating that Hans Zimmer (movie soundtrack composer for “Interstellar,” co-composer for “Batman Begins”) would choose the Creative A250 speakers over the Logitech Z313, if limited to these two. Ha! Another reason I’m focused on the bass generally, is the “The Dark Knight” soundtrack. Particularly the “Why So Serious?” track. It contains sub-bass content. And, either of these speakers aren’t going to really realize the bass audio properly. These are economical speakers. They’re not audiophile quality. But I do want some sort of quality till I can get, or really appreciate, audiophile quality speakers. Another thing I’m really pleased about, is the Creative A250 speakers’ audio imaging. I didn’t quite grasp that when I was reading the box the A250 was in. The box used language such as, improved Creative IFP (Image Focusing Plate) design that improves sonic imaging for stunning audio quality. Now that I’ve been listening to the A250 for weeks, I get it! It’s like you can see with your ears. There’s a spatial perceptibility with these things. Close your eyes and “see.” The only drawback is the length of the cables/cords. Since the A250 was designed for a desktop computer, not my repurposing it as an audio solution for a 29-inch HDTV, it’s understandable. If I had these hooked up to my MacBook Pro, I’d be elated. At any rate, these are some good speakers.
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Fine speakers. It's not that hard to make a ...
By mdreiling on Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2016
Fine speakers. It's not that hard to make a set of speakers for a workstation and Creative is a solid brand. Being a solid brand I expect all aspects of design to be covered, however, and these speakers fail ergonomically. This sounds geeky but the way things work matters as much as the way things look. I prefer to adjust master volume at the speaker. Managing volume at the system or app level invariably stacks up conflicting instructions such that sound volume becomes unpredictable as you move from app to app. Thus the knob becomes an important feature. The volume knob on these speakers is on the right side of the left hand speaker. If you operate it with you left hand (the one that's near that speaker) you have to rotate your hand in an unnatural direction making it harder to grasp the knob. The knob is smooth plastic with the obligatory piano black end cap. It has reasonable rotational resistance but it's slippery. This means you need to grip it tighter to operate it. I textured or knurled knob can be operated with less force. Because it's on the side (not the top) and you have to grip it more tightly to operate it, you end up using enough lateral pressure that the speaker slides to the left. The speaker is light and the feet don't have much friction so the speaker slides erratically at every adjustment. The result is that you need two hands to set the volume. Right answer #1: Knob on top with a knurled edge (there are millions of knobs like that out there.) That way you push against the table and your hand is in a natural position. I have speakers like that an half of our workstations. Right answer #2: Knob is on the left or front and it is splined so that you can grip it without leaning in. I have a bunch of speakers like that as well. Yes, this sounds absurdly deep and nitpicky. But the cumulative ergonomic component of the mass of devices populating an office or household is substantial and ergonomic failures add to the increasing dissatisfaction felt by experienced users with this mass of devices. That dissatisfaction translates to loss of productivity, irritation and an attack on personal dignity felt by people who use lots of machines and get regularly annoyed by such avoidable failures. I suspect that deep in the world of industrial design there are some pretty thick books on knob theory (yeah I said that...) I'd like to think the design department at Creative has one of those books. They didn't look at it this time, however. Speakers sound great of course. But I use the knob a lot and it is entirely frustrating.
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