Creative Labs GigaWorks T20 Series II 2.0 Multimedia Speaker System with BasXPort Technology | 
| Brand: Creative Labs
Category: CE
List Price: $99.99
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Rating:  37 reviews
Sales Rank: 3528
Color: Gloss black
Media: Electronics
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 7
Dimensions (in): 10 x 6 x 9
MPN: 51MF1610AA002
Model: 51MF1610AA002
UPC: 054651161146
EAN: 0054651161146
ASIN: B001RNOHDU
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| Features:
| • | Precision-tuned two way speaker design with 28 watts RMS | | • | Woven glass fiber cone driver | | • | Cloth dome tweeter and BasXPort technology eliminating the need for a subwoofer | | • | Convenient front access to volume, bass, treble and input jacks | | • | Works with computers, TVs and other audio sources |
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Product Description
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Amazon.com Product Description
Creative GigaWorks T20 Series II 2.0 Multimedia Speakers put depth in your music and soundtracks without adding clutter to your desk. The sleek, compact speakers produce realistic sound without a bulky subwoofer thanks to BasXPort technology and a two-way speaker design for clear mids and highs. You can even add to your entertainment options by connecting your MP3 or CD player to the front auxiliary input.  | 
The woven glass fiber cone drivers and cloth dome tweeters provide broad, crisp audio. | 
These space-saving satellite speakers have a two-way design to deliver robust sound. View larger. | Audio to Complement Your Music and Movies
It's no secret that the small speakers built into most laptops and desktop computers leave a lot to be desired. The GigaWorks T20 Series II Speakers allow you to get the most from your movies, music, and gaming by providing rich, complete sound. A woven glass fiber midrange speaker works together with a cloth dome tweeter to create a high-quality sound delivery system. BasXPort technology produces the deep tones for impact when playing games, watching movies, or listening to your music. Small Speakers That Deliver Big Sound
If your desk space is at a premium, you'll appreciate the T20 Speakers' sleek design. Each speaker generates a powerful, robust sound from 28 watts of total power. A 50 Hz to 20 kHz frequency response and 80 dB signal-to-noise ratio mean that these speakers cover the sound spectrum with efficiency, producing clear, precise highs, mids, and lows. Convenient Control and Expandability
Dial in the perfect sound to match your needs with the front-mounted bass, treble, and volume controls. A front auxiliary input allows you to plug in your digital music device or CD player, making it easy to listen to your digital music library. And a headphone jack lets you enjoy music and movies without disturbing those around you. Each Creative GigaWorks T20 Series II Speaker measures 3.3 x 9 x 5.6 inches (WxHxD) and weighs 1.1 pounds (2.2 pounds total). What's in the Box
GigaWorks T20 Series II Speakers (left, right), stereo-to-stereo audio cable (6 ft.), dual RCA-to-stereo audio TV adapter, power supply adapter, Quick Start leaflet.
The sleek T20 adds style to your sound system and its surroundings. |
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 Best bang for your $100 bucks! July 17, 2009
J. Li (NYC)
30 out of 31 found this review helpful
I have done extensive research on numerous computer speakers, everything from the simple 2.0 to 5.1 surround sound configurations for the past 6 months. I ended buying these Gigaworks Series II 2.0 speakers. Why? Because I couldn't have spent my $100 on anything else better.
Delicated tweeters for your high notes, midrange drivers for your mids, and the BasXport on top of the speakers for them lows, and all in a small 2.0 system! A lot of speakers do not allow the user to adjust their treble and bass, these do. Not a bass person? Dial it down to 0 and turn up the treble, or max out on both and anything in between. That's what the dials are there for, because not everyone is content with preset one-off factory settings.
There are users who complaint about the bright blue light glaring at them when it is on, I don't think it is that bad unless you are sleeping with them on. Some users also said that the speakers don't do too well at high volumes, as in the sound start to become unclear/muffled. I say it is true somewhat, just try not to turn it up past 75% and you should be good. Even at that level it is loud enough to be heard in my entire house, you're not running a nightclub in your house afterall.
Creative GigaWorks 2.0 Speakers are AMAZING! July 3, 2009
NASAHUB (New Market, MD USA)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
Creative Labs GigaWorks T20 Series II 2.0 Multimedia Speaker System with BasXPort Technology
I purchased these speakers for my wife so she could listen to and watch a portable DVD player in the kitchen while she prepares food (the built in speakers on the DVD player were tinny and no depth of sound). I just received the Creative 2.0 speakers this morning from FedEX and we were both blown away with the sound quality of the speakers. They have a nice response through the entire frequency spectrum and they do have punch and plenty of volume with no noticeable distortion for this setup. I encountered a little problem initially when I hooked the cable coming from the ear phone jack on the DVD player to the Audio Input in the back of the speaker and got terrible humming distortion. Then I read the instructions and moved the plug to the correct location, the Aux Input on the front of the speakers and it works perfectly. The Audio Input in the back is for an analog input source. I highly recommend these speakers for using with any portable device such as DVD player, iPod, laptop, etc. They are not battery powered so you need to have an outlet nearby.
Great computer speakers, great mp3 player speakers, great speakers period December 15, 2009
V. Montoya (Fontana, CA)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
These speakers in my opinion, are awesome, as long as you know what you're using them for. If you're looking for a surround sound system, this set of speakers is NOT for you. If you're looking for bass heavy speakers with subwoofers that will shake the earth, these speakers are NOT for you. However, if you need a set of speakers with good sound for the price, that you want to play video games/music/movies on without too much hassle, and your source is a computer, television, mp3 player, cd player, etc, these speakers ARE for you.
I had a set of 2.1 speakers from Acoustic Authority that were great, although really it was for the subwoofer. However, one of the speakers went out and I had to chuck the whole thing, including the subwoofer. However I wasn't interested in getting another 2.1 system because I wanted something simple, a set of 2.0 speakers that had good sound, something like my old Harman Kardon HK19.5 2.0 speakers, but better. So I looked around, and before I settled on these, I tried out both the Creative T20 series I and the Bose Companion 2 series II speakers.
The Creative T20 series I speakers were good, but did not bowl me over enough to warrant keeping them. The highs were great and mids were decent, liked the adjustable EQ settings on the right speaker, and were loud enough, however, I did notice that if I put the bass dial a hair past halfway, it would give a weird rattle that would distract me from the music, and if I turned it up louder, it would get worse (it is most notable on bass heavy music or music that had great emphasis on bass kicks). Also that blue light that people said was annoying...it really was annoying, and that sealed it. I took those back, and tried the Bose Companion 2 series II speakers. They were smaller, however they were more sturdy, mostly because they were heavier. No outside EQ setting dials, but had 2 AV outputs in the back, and then I tried the sound. It was really good. In fact it was great, UNTIL I started turning the volume past halfway. By then, it does this weird volume change where the highs and mids are cutback while keeping the bass, so you get this unnatural volume level change when it should be steady, and that bothered me, because it ruined the enjoyment of playing music (or other things for that matter) at a slightly higher volume, even if it was just past halfway. So off they went back.
So then I tried these. Saw them at Best Buy, thought they sounded good when I listened to the music playing station it was set up at, so I took a chance and bought it at Best Buy, mostly because it was on sale AND I had a coupon for an additional 10% off. I took the speakers out of the box slowly, opened the plastic, set the speakers up, plugged them in, popped in the Talking Heads disc "Speaking in Tongues" so I could queue up "Burning Down the House" (which was the song I queued up when I set up the T20 series I speakers). It sounded awesome. Then I got cocky and decided to crank the bass level up past halfway....wow, not nearly as much rattle from the speakers this time. The bass is actually quite good, for a set of speakers that are under a $[...] bucks that doesn't include subwoofers. Mind you, these speakers do NOT have quite the amount of bass any 2.1 set will have, but that is besides the point. If I wanted speakers with a mad amount of bass, I would have gone for a 2.1 system, but I didn't. That being said, the sound overall is quite good, once you tweak it to how you want it.
Pros:
- Great sound for not a whole lot of money. Doesn't rattle as much when bass level is past halfway unlike the T20 series I (I did find it will rattle, but only when bass level is near full blast, which I don't do)and it doesn't also have that weird volume cutoff unlike the Bose Companion 2 series II speakers.
- Adjustable eq settings on right speaker means you can tweak your sound more.
- Sharp looking design. Also, the grills are easier to take off/put on (I prefer the grills off). Also on the design note of the speakers, the hole where the X-bassport is on each speaker is more narrow, which is good because less air travels throughout and not as much rattling due to less air traveling.
- Blue light no longer is a bright dot by itself. Instead it's a less brighter ring shade around the volume knob. Doesn't bother me as much so that's good.
- At 28 watts, it gets surprisingly loud. When the volume is roughly in the 1 o'clock position, I can hear it from the otherside of my house. In a 1200 square foot house, that is loud. Needless to say, if you have a small area of residence (like a 1 bedroom apartment), or you need something for the bedroom, these are perfect. In fact, these things can get almost as loud as one of those Bose wave systems (maybe not the BIG wave system, but the regular one) Yes, that loud.
- Surprisingly portable. Now I don't think a lot of people will be carrying this around from place to place everyday. BUT, if you needed to take some speakers to somewhere like a friend's apartment or a hotel room, and you don't want to lug around a heavy boombox, these will do. However, the setup of the plugs and cords and whatnot will keep these from being truly portable. In fact the T10s are probably a better option if that is what you're looking at.
Cons
- The eq and volume knobs are more recessed than in the series I speakers, which makes it somewhat harder to just grab and turn.
- I like the black color and finish, but the front panel of the speakers are ripe for fingerprints.
- Slight 2-3 second delay between turning on the speakers and hearing sound. This was one of the things I read about in reviews of these speakers before I bought them, however I have adjusted accordingly and is not a concern to me. Maybe to others, but not to me.
- Left speaker is lighter than the right one and is therefore more prone to wobbling with movement near it, such as if I'm typing really fast, or if I shake the desk a little bit. Doesn't move when music is played so really that's all I care about.
In reality, the cons are just slight nitpicks to me and I can deal with those without much trouble. Out of all of them I think the left speaker wobbling more than the right might be the only issue that could be troubling to others.
Otherwise, if you need a set of 2.0 speakers, without spending a bunch of your hard earned cash, and you want great sound with plenty of options, get these.
Little forces of nature! December 28, 2009
T. Ledbetter (Portland, OR USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I bought these for a bedroom system- plugging in the ipod nano. They seemed small when they came out of the box which initally concerned me. I'm thinking- at this size how are these going to sound great? And what's up with this BasXPort technology? Sounds kind of gimmicky. Well you just have to hear them to believe it. They somehow achieve real bass presence from a 3" woofer! Take off the grill and these little woofers are traveling up to 1/2" in some passages. The tweeter does a fantastic job of creating pleasing midrange and highs. Tried them out on "Come Together" from Abbey Road (2009 remastered) and they were very adept at handling the bass and drums. When the distorted guitars came in at the chorus the tweeters brought out a nice crunch that was truly pleasing. I'm picky about speakers and I've returned more pairs over the years than I've kept. These are definitely keepers.
Great Product November 29, 2009
Curtis Ferrell (Woodbridge, VA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
These speakers are an excellent value. I was going to get the BOSE 2.0 computer speakers but opted for these and am very glad I did. They sound just as good (if not better) than the BOSE and are louder. Overall an excellet pair of speakers at a reasonable price.
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