Price: $400
The Skinny:
Razer teamed up with THX and creates one of the coolest-looking and
greatest performing desktop speaker systems we've ever experienced.
The Good: I can't remember the
last time I got this excited about a sound system. It's completely
badass. From the stylish look (two small saucer-like satellites and one
big saucer-like subwoofer) to the convenient LED touchpad to the
supreme sound quality, I was blown away. It's amazing such a small
system manages to muster up this power. Whether you're into gaming or
just music and movies, it all sounds incredible. If you excuse me, I'm
gonna get a room now…
The Great: The LED touchpad deserves some extra love. It allows you to power up by touching the center, control the volume by dragging your finger around the edge, adjust the bass, choose between Line 1 or 2 if you have it set up to multiple systems and mute within seconds so you don't have to fumble around when silence is required. Hey, that Dominos pizza guy isn't going to let himself in.
The Bad: If we had
to nit-pick, and we do, it'd be the number of wires needed, which all
plug into the subwoofer. The satellites use thick ethernet-like
cables—there's a bunch of warnings not to plug it into your ethernet
port (though we were very curious to find out if we could hear the
Internet; then we realized we hear it everyday and it's very angry).
There's also a cable for the touchpad and another headphone-like jack
to plug into your computer. This really isn't a huge obstacle, but
since our desk is wire-central as it is we'd appreciate some
consolidation.
Space Savers:
Proof that bigger isn't always better. They save a ton of space,
especially on a desk as messy as mine. Plus, the speakers and subwoofer
use the surface they're resting on to improve sound quality and power.
How is this possible? Who knows? Seriously, we're not scientists so we
don't know.
The Verdict: By far the
ultimate desktop sound system we've ever experienced. The price may be
a little steep for computer speakers, but the power and quality more
than make up for it.
The
rundown:
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Razer Mako official site