Cyber Acoustics CA-5402 Platinum Series High Performance 5.1 Speaker System (Black)

So these were the most expensive speakers i had on my list as I am a poor college student. But all the other speakers on my list didnt catch my eye so i decided to splurge on these. So once it arrives it comes in three different boxes and everything is plastic wrapped and all the cords are tied up, so you know they arrived safely. Just follow the picture on the box on how to hook everything up. Once set up these speakers were amazing, the bass shook my desk and i enjoyed this alot because I'm a huge bass fan. Whats awesome is the rear speakers actually play background sounds like cars honking or the wind blowing and the front speakers do the same but provide sounds that are closer, and the middle speaker plays the voice sounds in the movie. So when they say surround sound they mean it. Luckily my room is small so i was able to reach the speakers to where i wanted them but if you plan on using these in a huge room your going to need some kind of cord extender.Moving on, the black gloss look of the speakers matched my monitor perfectly. Coincidentally i also have a black router, shiny black external hard drive, and a gloss black phone, so when they are all on he desk together it seems like it was some kind of package deal lol. Lastly the control pod is AWESOME. You can turn up the volume easily by spinning the wheel (awesome for those wanting to be Dj's :p) and then there is a mute switch so when you want some quiet time its just a flip of a switch no need to turn the volume down, you can just hit mute and when your ready to get back on your computer it'll be at the same volume you left it. The bass control knob is also on the pod. I just leave it all the way up on max bass volume, there isnt really a difference, like when you have bass completely turned down it doesnt play but as soon as you start hearing it it doesnt increase in volume from the max. Lastly on the pod it has an aux in for plugging in of ipods and such which is pretty convenient and also a headphone jack for night time working. the only problem with that is the pods volume does not control the headphone volume, you have to change the system volume to be able to lower the headphone volume. And just to save people from future problems, make sure your computer or tv or whatever is at least 5.1 surround sound capable so that you get sound from all speakers, other wise some of the speakers wont produce sound.To wrap this upPros: Relatively cheap, GREAT sound and bass, appealing to the eyes, control pod for easy access to speaker controlsCons: A little too packaged (can be a pro is some cases to prevent damage during shipping, a lot of wires so make sure you have some kind of entertainment system to hide them behind, not much bass variety (but the max is fine for me, its not booming unless you blast the volume), short cordsOverall these speakers are great and all those cons dont affect me at all, i just foresaw what other people might experience in different situations, BUY THEM!!

Okay so I got these computer speakers in yesterday (6/6/2011) and so far am really impressed by these speakers. For $60 speakers they really give you a bang for your buck considering 5.1 surround sound computer speakers normally go for $200 or $300.I had no problem setting these speakers up. Someone said they couldn't get one of the channels to work. Well sweetie if you put the right connectors to the right holes you wouldn't have that problem.Now sound quality is amazing. The mids are something to be desired but they don't break the deal for me. I've listened to the Midnight Club 3 menu theme song,DMX,Disturbed,Hellyeah,Damageplan,Hinder and numerous other bands that I have in my iTunes library with these speakers, and I have to say the bass,highs and lows are amazing in quality. Some of the best bass work that comes out of the subwoofer has to be with the MC3 menu theme,Damageplan,Five Finger Death Punch & Hellyeah as well as DMX and Eminem. Heck I even listened to Sony and Nintendo's E3 2011 press conferences with these speakers, and have to say when they had music playing the subwoofer did a good job providing good bass.All in all if you're looking for good 5.1 Surround Sound computer speakers and don't want to pay the extra buck then by all means give these speakers a look, you won't regret it.Now I've got a pair of Cyber Acoustics stereo computer speakers hooked to my netbook in my bedroom and have to say that Cyber Acoustics does a good job both in stereo and 5.1 Surround Sound.Thanks for taking the time to read this review. If my words have helped you decide on whether or not to buy these speakers then I've done my deed for the day.Amazon did a good job in getting these speakers to me in a timely manner. I ordered on Friday 6/3/2011 and got them 1 business day later (not counting the weekend). Now this was very much appreciated considering I ordered them with Standard Shipping. Thanks again Amazon, you guys have another satisfied customer.

After a bit of research and personal conflict about how much I was willing to spend, I selected these speakers. I was happy when I hooked them up, the volume dial worked well and it was generally just plug and play.This is now just over a year later, after the warranty expired less than a week ago. The active sub no longer has any bass response to speak of, and one of the side speakers has a static crackle. I never thrashed the speakers, occasionally they were turned up but generally they were just used for everyday listening.Minus stars for the untimely death, but minus extra for the review I posted on the CA site that was never approved because it subtracted one star from their product for the blown sub. A company that won't allow a review to shine unfavorably on their product, rather than allowing a consumer to make an informed decision, does not deserve anything at all so I came to this much more trafficked site in the hopes that this may dissuade even one more person from their product.Regardless, this was my first venture into CA products and it won't be repeated again.+1 star for being happy with the product until now, though.