Better than built in speakers
353825
These speakers are much better than the built in speakers on my ASUS laptop but I wish I would have spent a few bucks more for better sound.
619490
Big improvement over the TV's speakers. I had a difficult time installing them but I'm not the brightest when it comes to this kind of stuff.
1449220
I love these speakers!  They sound so much more than their size and clear at high volume.  I'm driving them with a NAD D 3020, which could use a little more power.  I have to run the amp at high volume to fill the room well, but it is well made and can handle it.  I might upgrade to a surround setup and get the uni-fi center and a Sub.  Bass is really nice but is missing that thump in certain music and movies, but otherwise , clear at low volume, funky at high volume speaker.
618410
These speakers have been paired with a Yamaha RX-V367 5.1 receiver and a Sony SA-W2500 subwoofer. My viewing and listening room is on the smallish side, 12 ft X 12 ft and this setup has plenty of ooooomph for the setting.  Great highs and pretty good mid-range, they are much better than the speakers they have replaced.

They are mounted on the floor stands that I already have, and mounting was a bit of a pain for the satellites and surrounds. The connections are on the bottom of the speakers, and they are spring loaded and small.  To make sure of a secure connection, I recommend buying a set of flat pin connectors for the speaker wires and using them to connect the wires to the speakers, running them through the hole on the bottom of the mounting bracket, not the side of the bracket as noted in the instructions.  Gold plated connectors cost only $4.67 + tax for a set of four from Radio Shack, or order a set when you purchase the speakers.  No real issues with the connection to the center channel since it is in the cradle just in front of the TV screen.
4444467
We adore music. We've owned a number of high end stereo systems over the years, and both of us are musicians. We enjoy listening to music and paying attention to it, vs just having it on as background babble.

We were quite impressed with the bluetooth set up on these speakers. It was quite easy to do.

Sound is always a relative thing. Yes, they're far better than cheap sets. However, if you put them side by side with, for example the Harman Kardon Soundsticks, you realize just how much bass is missing here. Some people probably don't care. Others will cringe at the bottom missing in the sound.

The speakers seem to shut off if they're left without sound for a while. That might be a good feature for some people. For us it gets annoying, because we then have to go turn them back on again if we pause to work on other things.

Also, the speakers occasionally crackle and distort. We currently have them in a location with other electronic gear and it could be that there's a shielding problem with the speakers. It also seems to happen more frequently when the humidity dips low, so that could be related.

All in all a good set of speakers, and depending on your needs, they could be just right.
472788
Bought for a church PC but tried them at home first.  I was not expecting them to sound very good especially for USB powered speakers.  However, I was very surprised how clear and loud these speakers are considering the price.  I only tried them on a view songs so I can't speak on the longevity of them but way better than monitor or laptop speakers.  Obviously, the bass isn't there but I think if you are a person shopping for something like this (portable but good sound), I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
4228417
These speakers were easy to hook up and the sound is much better than I would have expected from small, inexpensive speakers.  I set them up behind my monitor and the volume adjust is easy to reach.  Even cranked wide open, I have not gotten any distortion.  Now keep in mind these are not high performance by any means but for general listening they are great !
4585680
These are actually decent speakers for the price/size.  I like having a better stereo sound than that of a single speaker.  The only minor detail is that they are not very loud but a "good enough" loudness for most situations.  I use them in the office, kitchen, and bathroom and enough sound for my needs.  The rechargeable battery inside the speaker holds a charge for about the said stated hours.  They look as good in person as they do in the pictures on here.
3198846
Awesome sound, better than having a home theater.
2563487
Speakers are perfect for moderate listening. They can't rock an entire house party, but they work for our purpose :)
2826235
I've had the same Advent speakers for 15+ years, on three different successive desktops. Since one was occasionally losing sound, I was pleased when Amazon offered me these Olasonic speakers to use and review. An added plus was that I was in the process of moving into a smaller apartment with fewer electric outlets, and these speakers are both small and USB-powered. I also found that they were easy to connect and set up.

My first reaction listening to them? They were not spectacular. For some reason or other, I thought they would outperform speakers from the 1990s, but then again a search online informed me that the Advent speakers I had were truly high quality. I also cannot make a fair comparison, since I had a subwoofer before, which I gave up because of limited space, and because I now live in a building where I cannot play music as loudly as I did in the past.

I was - and am - most bothered by the fact that these egg-shaped speakers keep tipping over, and have even fallen off my desk, leading me to fear an eventual Humpty Dumpty fatality  They are on my computer work desk where I constantly am shuffling papers and scanning books, and it only takes a tiny jolt for these them to roll off their stands. Their precarious position on separate stands also means that it is difficult to use them with my laptop while working on a laptop desk in bed unless they are placed on the floor. But then, simply moving a laptop or getting off the bed and jostling the laptop cord can cause them to fall off their stands and roll over. Not good.

Based on my above criticisms, you might assume that I am unhappy with these speakers. But actually my reaction is mixed. After a few weeks of relying on them while listening to streaming classical music while working, or to YouTube videos of many kinds (at the moment, The Doors, which certainly relies more on bass than do string quartets, I do find that the sound quality even in the bass compares favorably to my Advent speakers, and I do like their appearance, size, and USB-usage. Some reviewers have mentioned distortions at loud volume, vibrations and speaker movement with bass-heavy music, but so far I have not experienced any of these problems.

My inclination would be rate these speakers 3.5 if that were possible, but since my primary criticism is their lack of steadiness in upright positions rather than clarity of sound, I hereby elevate my rating to 4.0 rather than downgrade it. Computer users who want quality sound without spending more than $100 are not likely to be disappointed.
2523431
After trying out and returning OSD Audio BTP525 5.25 Indoor/Outdoor Wireless Bluetooth I decided to try my luck with these with much hesitation and i'm glad I did. After 30 days of use i'm pretty happy with with them. They are great for putting on a deck to listen to music and portable to take anywhere, the speakers connect to together to form one speaker that gives 360 degree sound at the beach or a pool. Initially, this wasn't a criteria for me but it turned out to be a handy feature listening to music at the pool.

The problem that I ran into with other speakers is that they are waterproof however, the power converter (brick) they use is not waterproof and if your deck is not enclosed you will need to protect the power converter. Thankfully, Monster doesn't have power converter but a straight power connection that you can plug to an extension cord. For now i have them hanging on the deck not wired to power and I take off for the night. At some point, I'll run an extension cord to each speaker.

The speakers put out decent sounds quality, the bass though is pretty weak. I tested the bass using a band called bass 305, their CD title digital bass (my go to choice for testing bass on speakers). It sounds pretty good on rock, acoustics and other genres. Being in a condo I don't want to crank them up too loud to piss off the neighbor but I can hear them 30 feet away if I step out into the yard.

What's not to like about them? I can't think of anything so far. Battery life is decent, i get about 7-8 hours before recharging. i'm assuming the batteries are lithium and will probably need to replace the speakers after two years unless you wire them to power. For those that have an open deck that might run the risk of exposure of the elements, you might want to look at these speakers.
3971617
I waited a few days before reviewing these speakers. I bought them to use them as bluetooth computer speakers. The environment they are being used in is a workshop and needed to be placed away from the computer. They reside on a shelf 8 ft behind the computer. The sound quality is extremely clear running through the bluetooth. I've had no problems with it losing it's pairing or picking up any random RF noise. My only complaints about the speakers is there is a blue LED ring around the subwoofer that I wish you could disable. And secondly the volume output with bluetooth is a touch lacking. With the sound turned all the way up on the speakers and computer It's loud enough till I run tools. I actually listen to music and such with the computer volume turned down a small amount. But I would prefer it if the speakers were not sitting at basically max volume all the time.

Additional information.

After having used this for over a month I have two things to add. The bluetooth drops it's connection with the computer about once a week, maybe once every other week. Fairly rarely as a whole, and reconnecting is simply holding down the middle button on the sub for a few seconds till it beeps. The low volume issue still exists, but it's apparent now that the source had a fair bit to do with it. I've had to turn down the speakers some over the past month. It's still rather see them try to drive me out of my shop a bit more. 30x30 room. My old speakers were smaller and louder with similar sound quality, but wired and suffered RF interference something terrible, which the new speakers don't suffer from those problems.
3574119
For my purposes, these speakers trounce the competition.  I would definitely buy them again if I had it to do over.

I tested the Altec Lansing speakers and was unimpressed.  The Bose iPod speakers were also disappointing-especially considering their price.  Finally, I wanted something more portable than the Klipsch iPod speakers. The Klipsch speakers had the best sound of all the units I tested, but the difference wasn't great enough to justify the Klipsch's bulk and high price for me.

After testing a friend's On Stage speakers I bought a set for myself and found the sound to be even better than the test run suggested.  The bass response won't exactly shake your windows, but it is much better than I had expected.  Midrange and high end response is nice and crisp--surprisingly good for the size and cost of this unit.

What do I mean by "surprisingly good?"  To my ears, they are superior to most boom boxes (less bass, but clearer in the middle and upper ranges), but they are not as good as the Alpine CD player in my car.  I was looking for something that would allow us to enjoy some music in the evening while we were on vacation in a rental cabin, and they exceeded my expectations in that role.

My only complaint is that the volume controls are a bit quirky.  They work OK once you get used to tapping them just the right way, but I didn't expect a learning curve on a simple appliance like this.

I know people who keep On Stage speakers on their desks.  A bonus advantage of the circular design is that if you use these speakers in a cube farm, you can secure them by running your laptop security cable through the center of the unit.
1965605
The surround sound is a really nice improvement over the crumby speakers that are built into my 46" flat screen.  These speakers do a good job, especially considering the inexpensive price!
1691665
Recently upgraded my family room speakers (had small JBL shelf speakers) in a large open concept living space.  The sound was always difficult to hear and movies weren't enjoyable.

With these, the sound is much more directed when I'm seated, plus the sound is outstanding.

I should've upgraded a long time ago!
1216788
Better bass and more volume than the slightly smaller or less powerful 6 watt speakers. The mids do not seem to be very clear in comparison to other units. The speaker will "walk" itself across a flat surface with the bass, which could lead to it falling off of a high surface. I can't comment on the battery life because I haven't used it for an extended period of time yet. I'll update with info on whether there is background noise when using while charging.