CNET put ION’s Desk Rocker USB speakers through their paces, looking to quantify the quality of a $99 set of speakers with RCA, 1/8th inch, and USB input jacks that let you double these bookshelf-sitters into recording devices. Not surprisingly, they found the Desk Rockers do a decent job acting as a jack of all trades (so to speak), but aren’t particularly stellar options for any one usage: audiophiles will want better sound reproduction, gamers will want a surround option, musicians will need more types of inputs (and possibly better D/A converters, if CNET’s statement about higher volume distortion is any indication), etc. However, for anyone getting started in those areas, investing $100 as a down payment towards developing a hobby doesn’t seem like too much to ask.
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