Logitech Z130 PC Speakers, Full Stereo Sound, Strong Bass, 3.5mm Audio Input, Headphone Jack, Volume Controls, Computer/TV/Smartphone/Tablet - Black

Logitech Z130 speakers arrived on time and in excellent condition. It's not often that I have enough similar products to run a comparative reveiw. However, in this case I have 3 pairs of budget priced, AC plug in, amplified speakers. These speakers are all offered by Amazon and Amazon Prime. In the order that I will review them, they are: the Cyber Acoustic 2.0 (CA2014), the Logitech S120 and the Logitach Z130. CYBER ACOUSTIC 2.0 (CA2014) PRICE: $11.88 BOOST: Very good. These spkrs. have the most amplification of the 3 sets reviewed, though there is some distortion at full volume. SOUND: Flat and tinny. Spkrs. have little or no bass and therefore are not a good choice for music, movies or TV. Voice does come through loud and clear so these might do well for classroom audio presentations. Remember, these are small spkrs., so they're not going to be adequate for a really large area. MISCELLANEOUS: The separate on-off switch is a nice touch CONCLUSION: Though the spkrs. do work, these units seem to have the least quality applications of the three sets tested. LOGITECH S120 PRICE: $12.49 BOOST: Good. While the amplification is not as great as the Cyber Acoustic spkrs., the S120's still work well for most applications. SOUND: Very good. Seems to have the most accurate sound reproduction of the three sets. Little distortion. MISCELLANEOUS: These spkrs. are rather narrow which can be handy for tight spaces, but can also tip over easily. I wound up using Velcro to keep them stable. CONCLUSION: A very nice, inexpensive set of amplified speakers for all around use LOGITECH Z130 PRICE: $19.70 BOOST: Very good. The Z130s have almost or as much amplification as the Cyber Acoustic spkrs. The difference is that that CA spkrs. has most all of its boost on the treble side, whereas the Z130s boost is spread between bass, mid range and treble. SOUND: Very good. The Z130s have basically the same qualities as the S120s, except the Z130s are louder and have a little more bass. MISCELLANEOUS: Though small, these spkrs. are very attractive and have a wide base, which makes them very stable. CONCLUSION: I have tried the Logitech Z130 spkrs. on TVs, computers, tablets and MP3 players, and though these spkrs. do cost a few dollars more, I believe these are the best of the three sets of spkrs. tested.

I used to have a 2.1 Logitech system. I had it for 2 years and then the left speaker finally blew. I wanted to find a pair of satellites to plug into my subwoofer so I could restore my 2.1 system without replacing the whole thing. 1. These worked. I plugged them into my sub and the disc control that controls the sub also controls the speakers. 2. The speakers don't sound bad. The highs and mids are decent. The bass isn't terrible but it's not good either. Thankfully, since these are plugged into a sub I don't have to worry about it. I know that not everyone who buys these has a sub to plug it into so I made sure to specifically listen to these without the sub first to see just how good/bad the bass is. For casual listeners these are good for music but if you like heavy bass you'll need to get a sub or buy more powerful speakers. 3. All the cables were long enough. 4. The build quality seems alright and they look nice. I don't intend on dropping them or anything but they look nice on the desk and they survived being shipped here with no issues. Cons 1. While the sound is really good for $12 speakers, they still fall into the sound quality of $12-$35 speakers. Obviously if you spend more you can get better fidelity, bass response, highs, lows, and mids. 2. The more you turn these up, the worse they sound. I keep mine at about 30% and use my sub's volume controls (it's one of those little volume boxes that sits on the desk) to control sound. They get loud but they also get muddy and distorted. Overall, for $12, these are amazing speakers. Like really, once you sit back and realize that you spent less on these than you did for a family of 3 at a fast food restaurant, it's really quite great. If these break I'll update my review but last pair of Logitech speakers lasted from February of 2012 until last week (13 months) so hopefully these bring the same kind of longevity...but again I'll update my review if anything goes wrong. Until then, this is a great $12 buy.

... and less wiring all about the desk than if a bass central unit were employed. By placing a pair of Logitech Z130 speakers on either side of the monitor, I'm using the monitor's tiny speakers as 'tweeters'. Locating the Z130's in the SAME plane as the monitor-base speakers results in a VERY pleasing wall of sound - without the stereo 'hole-in-the-wall' effect. I bring up the volume on the Logitech Z130's to match the monitor 'tweeters' volume, resulting in a VERY pleasing, full sound plane. It's most enjoyable to listen this way. When reading at the PC (often, for me), I don't want room-filling, wall-shaking sound - just a pleasing diversion from dead silence, sometimes. These Logitechs fill the bill perfectly. The bass, such as it is, is crisp and tight i.e. not boomy or poorly defined. Though not sure, I suspect that (and it looks like) they are using good polypropylene or mylar drivers to accomplish this crisp (not tinny), quality sound. Frequency response sounds reasonably flat with no obvious frequency peaks or valleys. The end result is that they sound NICE! ... a joy for the modest price. However, after a few weeks, listening at MINIMUM volume levels, the electronics started acting up. The Volume would be VERY loud from the left speaker. Turning them 'off', then back 'on' didn't help. After awhile, it might settle back to normal volume ... or maybe not i.e. the problem became inconsistent. When I turn them up to medium (12 o'clock) or 3 o'clock volume, they settle back to normal (for awhile). I considered that the connection or PC sound card might be failing; but, headphone listening from the same outlet eliminated that possibility. Since they were only ~$20, it was not worth bothering to return them. I've since discovered that, if I turn them 'ON' BEFORE playing whatever sound source, the electronics don't act up (as much, anyway). Used that way, they've been working; so, perhaps I was too harsh, rating them 2* ... and I've raised my rating to 4*; that seems only fair. When working, they REALLY sound remarkably crisp and well-defined ... without sounding tinny or harsh.

I got a new computer recently, put together (built) by a good friend, and it's apparently a "gaming computer", with COLORS. It illuminates COLORS. I can change the colors, I can turn off the colors, it still kind of 'illuminates' from inside. Kinda creepy, it's like someone or some thing is working inside there, I have to pause and keep reminding myself, "it's supposed to do that." For speakers for my computer, I thought it would have been cool to have speakers that had LED lighting on them, that changed colors as the computer does, too. WRONG! NOT GOOD! Firstly, let me tell you: all the color-changing thing, may be 'cool' to you, but it's annoying to me. Secondly, having a CPU that has "coloration" to it is one thing, it can be under my table where the colors don't bother me, but having speakers on my table that changes colors......those speakers were returned to where they came from. I had thought that the more fancy speakers would have sounded as cool as they looked. That was wrong, too. They sounded like I was using paper-towel tubes on my ears to listen. I took a gamble at ordering THESE speakers, they are LogiTech and I've never had any issues with anything from this company: not from keyboards, mouses, WebCams, speakers, nothing! It's a shame they don't make the speakers I had before, they were just like this set, only they came with a subwoofer that fit ever so perfectly under my computer desk. (I loved it when the bass would engage, I got a nice foot-massage!) Anyway, these speakers I thought I'd give them a try and if I didn't like them I would return them. There's no returning these, they sound very nice, clear enough, and "comfortable enough" for my intents and purposes. They aren't Cerwin-Vega (from the mid-90's, remember those?), but for the price and the quality, these are perfect for my needs and I'm very pleased that I have these now. STAY AWAY FROM LED-CHANGING-COLOR-SPEAKERS! Just sayin'...

These are small speakers. They’re great for moving from room to room. If you’ve already got a Bluetooth speaker with a jack in the back, there’s no need to spend the extra money on the Bluetooth option. I bought these to add depth to my Bluetooth setup for my iPhone - and they work AWESOME for my purpose. I have a tiny old Bluetooth speaker that I like to use to listen to music when I don’t feel like wearing headphones and don’t want the big sound I get with my other setup. These speakers add clarity across the entire sound spectrum. There’s no subwoofer, so I’m not sure why the bass is getting rough reviews. For a tiny speaker, the bass is great. It’s well- balanced with the rest. If you don’t like to hear the bass at all, these aren’t the speakers for you. The volume knob is small - there’s not a long ways to go from quiet to full blast, but the volume control works great. The speakers don’t crackle when turned up all the way. These are great speakers for casual listening. I would not recommend them for concert hall quality and they are not a substitute for a surround system. For the price, they are excellent.

Let me start by saying that I purchased these speakers with realistic (read, LOW) expectations. If I wanted deep, rich, powerful sound I would listen to the 1000+ watt Polk / Klipsch component surround system in my living room. What I DID want, were a pair of cheap, small, nice looking speakers for my office workstation so that I didn't have to use the horrid speakers on my monitor. I just needed something for very low to low volume music to make my day a bit less mundane. After a lot of research, I found these, that fit my needs perfectly: - Quite small and fit on my desk great - They look surprisingly good (I was worried they'd look cheap; not the case) and seem well made - They sound surprisingly good for what they are. They actually put out an impressive amount of sound for the wattage. - Nice volume control, and I like the forward-facing headphone jack (even though I'll probably continue to push my headphones with their own amp). The biggest issue I have with them is the power plug. It's the style where the enclosure of the plug is wide and runs perpendicular to the prongs, so if you were to plug it into a typical vertical wall outlet, it would be sitting horizontally. This isn't a big issue in itself, unless you want to plug it into a power strip. That means it takes up at least one extra outlet on the side that has the power cord (unless it's plugged into the end), BUT, it also is a bit wide out the other side. I'm not sure if I could fit another power plug of any style on the other side either, so this thing can effectively take up 3+ plugs in the typical surge protector. Not a great situation, but it didn't present an issue at my work computer station. Are these home theater speakers? No way. I don't even know that I'd buy them for heavy or moderate -volume listening on a regular basis... but again, that's not the reason I bought them. If you have similar needs as me, I really can't see how you could go wrong with these speakers, for the price. I'd have a hard time believing there is a better value out there. Any reviews less than 4 stars are more than likely people that had way too high (and highly unrealistic) expectations of a 5W / speaker, $15 setup.

For my purposes the Logitech Z130 speakers don't even rate 1 star! I gave it 3 because they are not bad speakers, they are nice in many ways, and are probably perfect for other applications, specifically when people have plenty of power pumped from their PC into the speakers. But if your needs are like mine, they are worse than worthless. My wife and I like to watch informational videos, where our objective is to hear every word spoken. Usually they are fine--we just listen with either our laptop or our notebook PC. But some people just record their videos way too low--frustratingly low volume, such that you have to strain to hear, and still miss things, especially if there is background noise, such as a dishwasher. That is the ONLY purpose of buying these speakers--to boost the volume to a clearly understandable level. These Logitech Z130 speakers don't boost the volume at all. Worthless! Even worse (for our purposes), it decreases the higher Hz (the sound range for consonants), with a more pronounced lower mid-range Hz causing it to be even more difficult to understand anything said. Is that always bad? For us, yes, but not for everyone. If you want to play music, this may be more to the liking of some people (it's not "correct", just a preference for some people). Again, I am not addressing how loud the speakers "can play" IF enough power is pumped into them. It's just that they add zero volume--and actually lose clarity for consonants necessary to understand verbiage due to less crisp high range) for people speaking too quietly. Interestingly, we have a very old set of cheaper, skinnier, slightly taller Logitec speakers that DID give that little edge needed. They don't play sound loudly, but they DO amplify recordings that are too quiet, and just enough that I don't recall anything that we couldn't hear, although we probably used full volume on some. (Understand that we don't plug in speakers--which are a slight inconvenience on a notebook, which you pick up and put on your lap to select each new video--who wants extra cords and devices plugged in? If you use a desktop, this doesn't matter--leaving things plugged in is no bother.) The problem is that they have somehow become damaged over the many years, and one speaker shorted out. We can hear through one channel only, which MAY be slightly louder than the stereo speakers on the notebook, but also may not be (besides the potential of losing what comes through the other stereo channel). One speaker, roughly half the volume, it's typically better to just use the notebook speakers. So here is an interesting thing: I plugged in the old Logitech speakers, then plugged in the new Logitech Z130 speakers into the 3.5 mm output of the old Logitech speakers. VOLUME BOOSTED! Yea! Only...whatever shorted the old Logitech caused the loss of that same channel in the new Z130, so only one Z130 speaker played when plugged into the old Logitech output. Back to the drawing board. What is there that does what I want? My old CHEAP ones did. Unfortunately I've been too busy, and just missed the return window of these Z130 speakers, so I'm out whatever it was--$30 or so, which I hate (but is my fault).

As with most Logitech products, these little speakers do a very solid job, in their specific swim lane. In this case these little “laptop speakers” do one specific job very well. If you’re looking for some crazy audiophile experience these are obviously not for you. If you have a practical everyday use in mind these may very well suit your needs. When I started working remotely full-time during COVID in March of 2020, I discovered that my work laptop’s speakers were ridiculously inadequate for everyday use, especially in Zoom/Skype calls. People have such varying mic quality that I was missing a lot in low volume call conversation. After picking these speakers up that is no longer an issue at all. They’re super easy to use, are very affordable for this application, and can get quite loud. The sound quality is also just fine, very clear even at louder volumes, but don’t expect a crazy music/bass heavy experience. But for something on the go, say for a home office, dorm room, or hotel visit, these will be great for you. They’re also a pretty good size for traveling in that way so you can reasonably do that. The only thing that’s mildly unfortunate is needing both to plug the sound in via the attached USB cable as well as power to an outlet. It would have been more convenient to have power come through the USB which it is capable of, but it’s not a big deal, and is to be expected for speakers that can pack the volume/size that these do. If you manage your expectations these Logitech speakers will be a great choice.

best for the price range ! i am one of India's well known edm artist and producer and i highly recommend this one for casual listening ! infact one of our best tracks have been made on this until we moved on to yamahas.

sehr tolle Lautsprecher

Purchased these to replace the speakers on my monitors that blew out about 3 weeks ago. They work great! I am listening to music on them right now. John Legend sounds like he is right here in the room with me... Great for an office set up etc. I had another cheaper pair that were very crackly and unreliable. These were just a few dollars more and, well, you can't go wrong with logitech. Great quality stuff for a reasonable price. Its not cheap. They were very easy to hook up and have been on ever since. Packaging was great too. They look great sitting on my desk and are small enough that they are not taking up too much desk space. Great buy! Would purchase again.

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Got these on a refurb and I'm glad I did. I wouldn't pay 70 bucks for them but they're fine for my little girl. For 20 bux I can't complain. My daughter was delighted that the light was not orange but green. The sound is okay but do not nearly have the bass that the old 30 dollar fourteen year old Creative Soundblasters (approx same size) still running on my other daughter's PC. These Logitechs do sound a bit tinny but not so much as other 30 dollar speakers I've heard. I'm happy with what they can do and the price. The rate features listed here don't allow me to do these speakers justice. For design I'd give them 5 stars. So many speakers in this genre don't allow for a good firm place to plug in head phones but these ones do and the volume control works with the headphones well. At the refub price I'd buy them again.