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Hardware Review
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»Logitech Playgear Amp
"Awesome speakers, not that great in portablility."
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The practice of making better speakers for portable music devices seems
to be going full force. There are dozens of brands trying to cash in on
people looking to increase the volume on their little portable
machines. The PSPs internal speakers are nothing to gloat over, but are
Logitech’s speakers worth your money?
Logitech is known around the PSP realm as nearly gods of accessories. So far, they really haven’t disappointed in crafting cases or screen protectors
for the PSP. Logitech’s Playgear Amp is no exception. These speakers
sound amazing. However, they do have their share of faults.
Construction of the unit is quite simple. It only takes a few screws,
masking tape and a dab of glu…just kidding! It’s just a matter of
plugging in the AC adaptor and the headphone cords and off you go. If
you want to use it as a movie stand, fold out the speakers and stand,
take the little plastic connecter and attach that to the bottom of the
speaker unit. I should mention that the speakers don’t use the same
power cord as the PSP, which means you need to lug around yet another
cord with you.
If you’re hoping to carry these speakers around with you and watch your
PSP on the go, it’s probably not the best idea. Carrying them is a
hassle because the base that holds the PSP isn’t connected to the main
unit. When you have it set up on a table, it’ll work perfectly. For
some wireless listening, you can put 4-AAA batteries in there, and get
a decent amount of playtime, but it’s certainly not practical. Don’t
plan on taking this thing around as a boom box anytime soon.
The wires on the back of the unit kind of bother me. The piece that
attaches to the speaker unit has a block at the end of it to hold it in
place, and the other end looks like your normal headphone plug. I think
this could have been thought out a bit more, and maybe had an
retractable wire coming out of the big unit itself. Having loose wires
at the back of it doesn’t really seem to be a great design, and having
the AC adaptor plugged in doesn’t really help either.
The sound quality on these speakers is just amazing. For speakers of
their size, they completely blow my mind. However,
the bass is a little weak, and doesn’t sound deep enough. It actually
sounds kind of like tapping on plastic when turned up to the maximum
volume. For speakers of this size, the bass is far ahead of what I
expected, but still not up to par with bigger speakers.
After you fold out the speakers, the PSP fits in between them (without
touching them) and looks quite appealing. Everyone who I’ve shown has
been quite impressed with these speakers. The sound quality and
appearance are great, but the price is something to worry about. For
$60, you get the speaker unit, the little plastic connector, a short
headphone cord, a long headphone cord, an AC adaptor and a nice little
Logitech case. The case holds everything nicely, but doesn’t have room
for the PSP itself. Compared to those speakers marketed for iPods,
these are a steal.
If you want to have your PSP on your desk for music or movies, you
can’t go wrong with these. Cubicle workers might get away with having
these instead of a radio. That way, you can play your PSP while your
boss isn’t looking.
Note: PR does not take responsibility of any firing resulting from playing PSP on the job.
Article by: Knives
Posted on: Jan. 26th, 2006 |
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Comment Posted on: January 27, 2006 |
Bloodspoor |
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The first picture is probably the worst picture you could have taken, dude. The glare isn't so much a problem, but why is it so dark if you had a flash?
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