The usual 2.1 speakers are common enough and there is nothing that stands out about these. A neat looking set of stereo speakers with a dedicated woofer. The satellites are very light and constructed of plastic. The driver units are exposed, we're normally used to seeing some sort of mesh shroud. The woofer unit is small and light and doesn't feel that sturdy. The woofer is down firing therefore Mercury provided this unit with one and a half inch long rubber feet to allow for some distance between the units' driver and the floor. Incidentally the woofer driver is a mere four inches - not impressive, we figured even for an entry level setup at least a 5.25-inch woofer should have been provided. The satellites have a single 2.75-inch driver each - no horns or tweeters here. Connectivity is provided via RCA ports on the woofer.

We hooked these up to our test system and turned the volume up to around 75 percen t. It's safe to say these speakers weren't meant for high volumes and the distortion that occurred was enough to deter us from venturing higher. Once the volume has been set to 40 percent the sound doesn't distort. Mind you, they're still reasonably loud for a desktop set of speakers, but those who like their music loud or people who want to watch movies from a bit of a distance will be disappointed. The bass is seriously lacking, especially noticeable in movies and games but also with music. The mid-range is decent and vocals are clear, unfortunately the music isn't involving - vocals don't have weight to them and neither do the guitar notes.


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