11 Best Computer Speakers (2025), Tested and Reviewed

Other Computer Speakers We Tested

There are tons of machine speakers connected nan market, and galore of nan ones we tested are perfectly good but don't merit a spot supra for 1 logic aliases another.

Onkyo Creator GX-10DB for $249: Capable of producing a lukewarm and rich | sound, Onkyo’s speakers are nan cleanable size for your desktop and travel pinch angled stands (though they are plastic). The connectivity options are solid, pinch USB-C, optical, and stereo RCA inputs, and support for Bluetooth 5.3. These speakers get a small louder than our apical pick, though you’ll request to brace a subwoofer if you’re into bass (there is simply a subwoofer-out port). Sadly, nan measurement knob connected nan backmost of nan correct speaker is tricky to reach, nan slim distant power has a weird layout, and nan root LED connected nan beforehand is ever on. But what I struggled pinch astir was nan automatic powerfulness disconnected (Onkyo says this “feature” is an eco-regulation successful Europe) that turns disconnected nan speakers if they aren’t utilized for 15 minutes. If you person much abstraction and crave much power, I besides tested nan Onkyo Creator Series GX-30ARC ($350), which goes acold louder and adds a decent listen of bass.

Creative Pebble X Plus for $120: If our fund prime isn’t rather doing it for you, Creative’s Pebble X Plus adds a cube-shaped subwoofer nether your desk. The larger speakers, pinch RGB lighting, are besides much powerful, and nan sub provides punchy bass. They sound reasonably bully for nan money. Connectivity is besides beefed up compared to nan V3 above, pinch headphone and microphone ports and Bluetooth 5.3, but each of this invariably comes astatine a higher cost.

Soundblade by BlueAnt for $100: If location were an grant for nan astir stylish soundbar, nan curved Soundblade by BlueAnt would win. The Soundblade besides delivers a amazingly nuanced sound and a existent punch of bass, courtesy of nan built-in subwoofer. It is expected to beryllium nether your show but not service arsenic a guidelines aliases riser (sadly, BlueAnt told maine not to put thing connected apical of it). Connectivity is bully pinch USB-C, 3.5 mm, aliases Bluetooth 5.3, but nan sound prompts are annoying. It sounded bully for movies and games, but somewhat muddy mids and restrained highs hampered nan music. It comes pinch a useful wee remote.

OXS Thunder Lite for $150: This compact soundbar lacks nan bells and whistles of its bigger related above, but is acold much affordable. It tin get plentifulness loud, supports virtual situation sound, and comes pinch a mini remote. Unfortunately, separation was poor, truthful it was reliable to show wherever sounds were coming from successful games, and it is severely lacking successful bass for a soundbar pinch thunder successful its name. Connectivity includes USB-C, 3.5 mm, Optical, aliases HDMI, and it supports Bluetooth 5.0.

Edifier QR65 for $500: Delivering prestigious looks pinch supercool lighting effects and a earnestly big, powerful sound, these speakers are fantabulous for music, movies, aliases games. They besides travel pinch 2 angled stands to constituent them astatine your ears. They person USB, RCA, and Bluetooth 5.3 inputs and USB ports for charging your gadgets. Controls are decent, pinch a beingness fastener connected nan correct speaker for powerfulness and cycling done modes. The problem is that they are immense and won’t fresh connected astir desktops, including mine.

Creative Sound Blaster GS5 for $100: While it doesn’t rather person nan powerfulness of nan OXS Thunder Lite above, this soundbar is cheaper and matches it connected connectivity, moreover adding cool RGB lighting to nan underside. It besides has a distant and decent package for making EQ and lighting adjustments. The sound lacks clarity, and nan bass is limited, but this is simply a solid, mini soundbar for nan money and useful good arsenic a desktop device.

Creative Stage V2 for $100: This affordable soundbar offers fantabulous connectivity pinch HDMI ARC, optical, USB, 3.5-mm aux, and Bluetooth 5.0. But it’s not particularly powerful, tin sound muddy and flat, and has a short cablegram (no bully for sit-stand desks). The subwoofer lends immoderate decent bass, there’s a distant control, and I for illustration nan Clear Dialog action to sharpen voices, but you tin do better.

House of Marley Get Together Duo for $150: Sporting an charismatic and eco-friendly blend of bamboo and fabric, nan Get Together Duo from House of Marley is affordable. They link via Bluetooth 5.0, RCA, aliases 3.5-mm aux. There’s nary subwoofer, nan midrange is dominant, and they are lacking thing astatine nan precocious end. The battery-powered correct speaker tin besides double arsenic a portable speaker, and you tin usage these arsenic bookshelf speakers aliases brace them pinch House of Marley’s Stir It Up turntable ($160) (8/10, WIRED Review), but arsenic machine speakers, they are conscionable OK.

SteelSeries Arena 3 for $170: Sporting a bully pear-shaped creation pinch tiltable speakers and subtle branding, nan entry-level Arena 3 from SteelSeries tin get loud. But they deficiency bass, suffer item successful nan highs, and sound a spot fuzzy for music. Even for SteelSeries fans, location isn’t overmuch logic to take these complete immoderate of our picks above. They don’t person lighting, USB, aliases immoderate different extras.

Razer Nommo V2 X for $150: The sound value of Razer’s entry-level speakers is coagulated for music, though lacking successful bass, and bully for movies and games (there's THX Spatial support). These no-frills speakers look awesome but deficiency a subwoofer, RGB lighting, and a remote. They connection USB and Bluetooth connectivity and tin beryllium customized successful Razer’s Synapse software.

Logitech Z407 for $114: A complete 2.1 strategy astatine this value is nary mean feat. These speakers link via USB, 3.5-mm aux, aliases Bluetooth, and there’s a wireless distant measurement dial. Construction is cheap, and nan sound lacks definition, but there’s a bully listen of bass from nan subwoofer, and mids and highs are reasonably crisp, provided you don’t move nan measurement up excessively high. WIRED reviews editor Julian Chokkattu says he utilized a variety of nan Logitech Z bid for astir a decade and only precocious donated them to personification else.

Logitech Z906 5.1 Surround Sound Speaker System for $450: This 5.1 strategy is THX-certified and comes pinch a immense subwoofer, 5 speakers, and a cardinal power unit. The creation feels dated, possibly moreover a spot ugly, and you request to tally cables astir your room. The situation sound effect is solid, and you tin moreover person stereo pinch nan 3D mode, but overall, it’s a bass-heavy system.

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