Makes a Great Pair of Speakers for the Office

Needing a pair of speakers that sounds good, looks good, and easy on the wallet?  Then take the Logitech LS-11 speakers for a spin!

In the office, a pair of 2.0 stereo speakers would do just fine.  Who needs the .1 sub woofer in the way?  We're not looking to shake the cubical walls here.  It just had to be good enough for web-chats and a bit of personal music enjoyment via a small collection of MP3s brought from home.

You would think that you can only get some no-name, tiny sounding, ugly speakers for under $15.  However, you'd be wrong.  The Logitech LS-11 stereo speakers has a well-established name-plate, as well as the glossy look that doesn't screen "cheap".  The drivers themselves are not covered by any grill, but then again, it's better that way.  It not only shows off the piano black exterior, but also the aluminium brushed full-range driver.

Well, technically, it's not exactly "full range" since it doesn't do earth-shaking bass.  It's "full range" in the sense that it's the only driver that adorns the speaker cabinet.  It looks tiny, which gives it a very modern look.

As far as sound goes, the LS-11 gives off some good treble as well as fill out the mid range.  You'd think with the tiny drivers, bass would be completely lacking, but you'd be wrong again.  True, it isn't earth-shattering (as mentioned before), but it is sounds so well represented, you'll be satisfied with it.  It reminds me of those iPod dock speakers.  They look puny, but they sound pretty good.  And neither of these have the "boomy-ness" of a 10" sub.  But then again, that's not the point, is it?  It's just one of those tiny speakers that sound much fuller than it looks. The cabinet must have lots to do with the sound you hear from this set of speakers.

The design doesn't only not look modern and sexy, it looks modern and sexy without me also mentioning "for the price".  It's a simple set of speakers, and looks very minimalistic.  It's very Apple-esqe in a way.  You only get a single dial that is also in the same piano black, and it's pretty big.  It's smack dab just below the right speaker's driver so you can't miss it.  To turn the speakers off, you just turn it all the way down until it clicks.  How decidedly simple and old school.

Also located around where the volume knob is a headphone jack and a line-in jack.  When you plug something into the line-in jack, it cuts off audio from the main input automatically.  Just as expected, if you plug in a pair of headphones into the headphone jack, the sound to the speakers are automatically switched off so you can enjoy the sound in private.  This is a nice touch, so you don't have to reach into the back of your computer for plugging in your MP3 player or headphones.

As long as you are not looking for powerful, full bass reproduction, and keep your expectations in check, the Logitech LS-11 does indeed impresses for a pair of inexpensive stereo desktop speakers.  It does reproduce enough of the bass in music to satisfy you, and the design is beautiful for something that doesn't even break the $20 mark.