My old Cambridge Soundworks speakers were giving up the ghost and to be honest I listen to lots of music during the day sitting on my backside as a web developer.  My friends will tell you that I am tighter than a cows arse during fly season so I scoured the net for a good looking, good sounding package for not much cash.  I was expecting to pay about £60-£80 for a decent set, but everyone appeared to be raving about the Logitech X-230's which have been around for about a year.  £25 with free delivery from Amazon.  Hang on a minute, that's £23 for a set of Logitech speakers which I am told sound as good (and err, better!) than speakers costing £100+!  Nope, can't be true, can it?  Finding it difficult to believe the hype, I made the purchase (damn the expense and I punched the air to add emphasis)

 

When I unboxed them I was suprised at the size of the two speakers.  For some reason I thought they would be smaller, but they sat just nicely next to my LCD's.  The asthetics of the speakers and the sub looked very good indeed.  They have a power button on the front, together with a volume control and headphone jack.  The leads were nice and long too which makes a change.  The sub also has a level control which is needed to get the bass just right.  The sound is incredibly crisp and the bass sounds great after some level tweaking.  Other reviews I read suggested using iTunes instead of Media Player which apparently makes a massive difference in the quality.  I spent a while playing with both and noticed NO difference whatsoever!   Another bonus is that the speaker stands rotate so they can be wall mounted (neat feature). 

 

The bottom line is "WHAT THE HELL ARE LOGITECH DOING SELLING FANTASTIC SPEAKERS AT THIS PRICE!"  Idiots....  Yes, I am sure when you crank them up really loud you may notice the difference between these and a > £200 set, but for 99% of people, these will be more than perfect.  I can't recommend them enough at that price.

 

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