Creative GigaWorks T20 |
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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Creative
EAN: 0004000000121
Label: Creative
Legal Disclaimer: Layer One UK does not offer any warranty other than the one imposed by the manufacturer. Consequently, the warranty conditions proposed by Layer One UK will be an exact copy of the manufacturers.
Manufacturer: Creative
Model: 51MF1610AA003
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Creative
Release Date: 2006-02-01
Studio: Creative |
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Content: Type - Active / Speakers - PC multimedia speakers / Frequency - 50 - 20,000 Hz / Number of Speakers Delivered - 2 speakers / Subwoofer - No / Inlets - Audio line-in 1 x headphones (3.5 mm stereo mini-phone) / Included Accessories - 2-metre audio cable, 50-cm audio cable, audio adapter
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Product Description
The GigaWorks T20 speakers from Creative are made for anyone who appreciates good music. With a design that is praised for its superior quality, the GigaWorks T20 sets new standards in terms of performance and style by providing bidirectional stereo sound to your office. This speaker set includes quality components such as cloth dome tweeters and woven glass fibre mid-range drivers to deliver unparalleled sound that will change your perception of desktop speakers, while BasXPort technology ensures sound is heart-warming, making these speakers the perfect choice for music fans. With a polished look, world-renowned quality sound playback and a host of user-friendly buttons on the front, the GigaWorks T20 is ideal for use in home studios and with computers and MP3 players.
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Really top sound - no subwoofer needed!, 2008-11-09
I was convinced I needed a speaker set with a subwoofer but my other half (correctly as it turned out, dammit) said to forget a subwoofer because at the cheaper end of the market they all tend to be very poor, with more boom than bass. To be honest, I hoped to get a set of speakers for around the twenty pound mark, but clearly, as these speakers demonstrate, you do get what you pay for and I am very glad I pushed the budget up a bit higher because I think it is paying off already in terms of listening enjoyment.
So, having been persuaded to opt for the T20's, I have to say that I am very impressed with the excellent sound and the rich, full bass these speakers produce. I know that they will 'bed in' over the next few days too and the sound will get even better.
My one and only niggle is with the very bright blue power light - it was so distracting when I was trying to use the PC that I have taken the black touch-up paint stick for the car and painted over the light, I can now concentrate on the PC and the music without getting dazzled.
I was able to redeem my Nectar points to buy these in a well known catalogue store so all the points I have saved by clicking through from the Nectar website to Amazon each time have been put to good use.
All is well with the world now I have these speakers! (Okay, thats probably a bit of an exageration, but you know what I mean!)
bigger than expected, 2008-11-01
i was expecting to find something a little smaller when i opened the box. well worth the expense. the performance is very good, cutting through the high noise environment to deliver a full rounded sound, if i had to say something negative i would say they are lacking a little bass. but that could be because of where i use them. idea as laptop speakers.
 A decent speaker, 2008-11-03
First of all the cons.
1)The power transformer cable is 2m (I know that's standard but longer would be nice).
2)The transformer itself is quite wide and could be a tight squeeze if placed alongside another large plug.
3)The blue LED which indicates the speakers are on is so powerful it is downright annoying. (I covered mine up with some insulation tape).
4)The speakers have plenty of mid-bass but lack the low down grunt a decent 2.1 system supplies. These are rated down to 50hz which is lower than my Mordaunt-Shorts! Even with careful positioning I just don't believe it.
5)They are in no way comparable to hi-fi. Treble is metallic, mid-range lacks depth and clarity and the mid-bass is heavily coloured by the enclosures.
6)The volume control is also the on/off.
Now the Pros:
1)Although not of hi-fi quality they produce a level of sound quality beyond your average PC 2.0 speaker.
2)For only 14 watts RMS per channel they produce a hell of a lot of volume.
3)Build quality is excellent. The plastic enclosures are light but solid and the controls have also have a solid feel to them.
4)They look great. (Personal opinion I agree.)
5)Simple to set up and more convenient than 2.1 or 5.1.
6)Shielded so you can place them anywhere.
To sum up I bought these to replace a Yamaha 5.1 DTS system which sadly blew up after many years use and although they can't match the Yamaha's in the DVD enviroment they put up a credible performance nonetheless.
And when it comes to gaming you never miss any dialogue as you change position.
All in all a good compromise and a great little pair of speakers. Recommended. Just don't expect genuine hi-fi quality which at this price would be unreasonable.
A superb 2.0 speaker , 2008-11-07
I should this speaker was excellent to use for my laptop, sounds very clearer , high in volume. Although you may think it is just 2.0 speaker and you are considering a 2.1 with a subwoofer which may better. I should say "not" because I think T20 give enough bass rather than those 2.1 one got a huge subwoofer, because the bass may overcross the sound from the music.
Lastly in my opinion, if you a thinking to buy a T20 or T40, i will say T20 is enough for your home audio speaker in just 45pounds. If you want to enjoy more real music and not worry about the cost, T40 is more suitable.
But remember the size of T20 is already big, i may say T40 is a bit large.
Very decent sounds, 2008-10-18
having read the positive reviews people gave for these speakers I was quite confident that I wasnt going to be let down by its quality. I was right, even with its relative small size compared to some 2.1 sets, the T20 performance fares really well in audio quality. Having owned previously a Logitech Z3 , I wasnt expecting too much for the T20 bass performance, to my surprise it actually deliver some pretty good low ranges, not to mention the excellent mids and highs. Even when I crank it up loud (45%-55%) there is hardly any loss in clarity. Since I happened to have Creative ZS soundcard for notebook, I used that with the T20, I couldnt notice much difference in quality compared to plugging it directly without soundcard. The reason i said this is because when I use my sennheiser pc151 headset , i could notice that the audio quality is much better with ZS plugged in than without.
One thing about the bass is that although it is there, no doubt, still it isnt same kind of punchy deep base given by the Z3, kind of like synthetic bass , nevertheless it good enough by my standard I think...
The blue LED is quite bright but I got used to it after a while~~
Final comment: If you are looking for a compact and all-round speaker which will satisfy your acoustic needs no matter what music genre you listen to, the T20 is probably the right one for you!
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