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(More customer reviews)As with most things, it really depends on what you're looking for. If you're looking for speakers around $30, that dont take up much power and dont need to damage eardrums at your next rave party, then you should really consider these. I recently bought both the T10's and the logitech x-140's and had a chance to literally do a side-by-side comparison on my desk. The T10's just sound better, there's no question about that. But they're also slightly more expensive.
Similarities:
-both look great.
-both are low wattage - easy on your electric bill and wont annoy the neighbors
-on both, treble is not too tinny, bass is not too overpowering; on both midrange is wanting (tho you can live with it in either case, its not terrible either).
-both have tone knobs, which is nice
-both do special things to try to enhance bass (logitech has an excusion driver, t10 has a duct)
-If you plug either into a power strip that turns off when you turn off your computer (such as the "smart strip" - to save energy and so that you dont forget to turn off/on your speakers), both will make a small "Popping sound" when turned on or off in that way. However - the logitech's sound is considerably louder and more annoying than the t10's sound. The logitech in fact makes a fairly loud 'pop' even when you just turn it on normally (the t10 does not).
-logitech has bright orange led which may be too bright; t10's green led is normal.
Differences:
-logitech is about $20 to $25 cheaper, depending on current prices, tho the t10's can come close if you happen to catch one of the rebates.
-logitech is 2.5w per speaker RMS, t10's are 5w per speaker RMS. That said, if you're looking for personal speakers, both will be plenty loud. The logitech in particular suprised me in terms of how loud it could get on just 2.5 watts/speaker. I used to own a 2w/channel pc speaker system before and it never got nearly as loud as the logitech's do. Clearly speaker technology keeps evolving.
-logitech x-140's each have a single speaker plus a 'bass excursion' driver. Each T10 has a bass duct - plus 2 speakers in each case - a tweeter and a woofer.
-Both are about the same weight and roughly the same size - both are a bit bulkier compared to the average desktop speaker. But in a good way. Sound comparison: T10 wins, but Logitech is respectable
I did a side by side comparision, swapping out the creatives and then the logitechs from my pc while playing the same song list for comparison. First I listened to the logitech x140's -- and was impressed. For the size and very low wattage, they're remarkable: Loud, fairly decent bass, easily fill a room, definitely many steps better than the 'stock' speakers that come with pc's. Mid-range of course was lacking a bit, but voices clear when listening to the news or watching youtube interviews. I thought I could live with them quite happily as an inexpensive set of personal speakers.
Then I tried the T10's. Within 10 seconds I knew I would be keeping the T10's rather than the logitechs. Why? Look: At this price and wattage range, you are not going to get audiophile quality speakers anyway. So one has to just get something as good as possible within this range. And the T10's seem to me as good as it gets within this range. In particular, compared directly with the Logitech's, they were simply and clearly better in sound quality. The sound was much less 'boxy,' a touch less muddy, a touch more clear, more 'alive'; the highs were a touch crisper, the lows were a touch deeper, the soundstage was a touch wider, songs sounded a touch better. The T10's are, after all, using twice the wattage and have 2 drivers in each case rather than 1 -- and you CAN tell that it makes a difference.
I mean I could live with the logitech's quite happily - unless I heard the T10s.
So how do voices sound on the T10? Whats the midrange like? Midrange could be better (as with all speakers in this price range). But its good enough to live with. Voices in newscasts etc sounded good, were not drowned out by bass or treble.
Other notes on the T10:
-tone knob is useless if moved much from the middle position.
-they look and feel just fantastic, like they're much more expensive than they are. THey're *heavy* for such small speakers, and the nice black piano finish is classy. They reek quality in touch and feel.
Bottom line: If you want to save $20 (depending on current prices), get the logitech's. You *will* be happy with them. If you can throw in an extra $20, yes get the T10s. You'll be genuinely satisfied with them.
Whats more, if you get one of those turtle beach usb sound cards, they have a built-in 10-stage equalizer. I'm using my t-10's with a USB steelseries sibera sound card (which is similar to turtle beach) and I was able to tweak the equalization to my hearts content. The t-10's responded very well to such tweaking.
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