Customer Reviews

Cyber Acoustics CA2016 2-Piece USB Powered Computer Speaker System (Black)

5 star:		(15)
4 star:		(12)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(31)

 

 

I have two pairs of these speakers. One for at home and one for at work. With the power coming from the USB it is one less clunky plug I have to find room for on the power strip. The sound is fair. I have no problems with humming or picking up static. While it is very minor I also like the blue power light.

Update November 7th 2008

After 4 years these speakers are still working great.

I purchased 3 pairs for an office to be shared by 3 people (myself and 2 others). The only criteria was cheap, headphone jack and decent looking, and these fit the bill, except...

Like others here, the USB power method seemed like a good idea to save plug usage. It may be a good "idea", but as some others have noted, the implementation of the idea is fatally flawed.

There's a HUGE amount of noise using headphones and a 5.8GHz cordless phone on the same desk causes an irritating tone when in use that only stops by turning the speakers off.

Very disappointed so hopefully they can be returned despite 2 with no packaging.

These speakers appeared to be a good basic pair of speakers for those who want a no-frills, inexpensive system. They look pretty nice, admittedly. Power is drawn through a USB port, which is a nice idea - no bulky transformer. And herein lies the problem.

Power from the USB port needs to be filtered; on these speakers, it is definitely not. They hiss, crack, and transmit/amplify every electronic interference signal that comes out of your PC. Move your mouse, and you hear clicking. CD-ROM usage is even worse. The noise renders the speakers unusable, for even the most patient among us.

For the price, they're not even worth the effort to return ship them. These are totally unusuable and going straight into the trash.

I'm not the type of person who is picky about sound quality, so I figured it wouldn't matter if I got cheap speakers. Boy, was I wrong. These buzz and aren't even worth listening to. Their best feature is the blue LED power light. You'd be better off plugging a pair of cheap dollar headphones into the back of your computer. You've been warned. I wish someone had told me.

Sound quality is good and installation is easy, but 2.4Ghz cordless phone caused interfearance.

I wanted USB speakers to "conserve energy" avoiding an other power adapter always on. I don't use sound all that much and in the past cheap speakers always did the job for me. NOT this time: not only this speakers sound really really BAD but pick up so much static noise from the USB (even with the volume all the way down) they are UNUSABLE. My solution: I ripped the USB cable off and adapt it to my older $10 speakers making them USB powered! In short: stay away from the Cyber Acoustics CA-2016.

Do yourself a favor spend another 10 dollars and buy another pair of speakers. These are awful! It is my opinion they should not even be sold. I can honestly say that the old transistor radio has better sound than these so called stereo speakers. Amazon did the right thing and refunded the order but the company that makes these should really be ashamed to have their name associated with these so called speakers.

Supplier's description was accurate, delivery was prompt.Speakers work great. And price was right. What more can one ask?
Erle Howery (In California's "Gold Country")

These speakers just plugged in and worked but the sound level is not sufficient for a very large area. If you need personal sound and are going to be very near to the speakers, these will do nicely.

These speakers were for my small office at work to help keep me relaxed and less stressed. The speakers look great but I'm not realaxed! The buzzing really gets on my nerves.