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S111
The S111 set is more gray than silver. The first thing you'll notice is the cones of the speaker aren't protected by a mesh of any sort. This may enhance the sound quality, but will also impact the speakers down the road. If they get dirty or they get damaged, the sound quality will be diminished. We would have liked to see some protection for the speakers themselves. The Arctic Sound logo is on the right speaker to the right.
The bottom of the S111 set have four rubber feet on each speaker to hold the speaker firmly in place. The bottom of the right speaker has some additional information and specifications.
The real action start here. The left speaker has a nice and large Arctic Sound logo. The meat of the set is contained in the right speaker. The large wheel controls the volume. These portable speakers have a dedicated volume control that many other portable speakers lack. The left speaker plugs into the right speaker with a RCA style jack.
From left to right: the RCA left speaker jack, USB power connection, and the 3.5mm audio jack. The cables are all built into the unit so if any of them break, you're hosed and will need to get a new set of speakers. We would like to see companies adding ports instead of building the cable into the device. It may add some cost, but these things are the first to break.
Here is the major problem with the S111. Compared to a standard CD, these are very large for portable speakers. Most people on the go aren't traveling with a very large laptop anymore and the case they use would be on the thin side. It would be pretty difficult for these speakers to be shoved into anything unless you had a normal laptop bag with the outer pocket. A briefcase would work, but the size of the speakers defeat the purpose. They are light enough, but the bulkiness just takes away.
The S111 set is more gray than silver. The first thing you'll notice is the cones of the speaker aren't protected by a mesh of any sort. This may enhance the sound quality, but will also impact the speakers down the road. If they get dirty or they get damaged, the sound quality will be diminished. We would have liked to see some protection for the speakers themselves. The Arctic Sound logo is on the right speaker to the right.
The bottom of the S111 set have four rubber feet on each speaker to hold the speaker firmly in place. The bottom of the right speaker has some additional information and specifications.
The real action start here. The left speaker has a nice and large Arctic Sound logo. The meat of the set is contained in the right speaker. The large wheel controls the volume. These portable speakers have a dedicated volume control that many other portable speakers lack. The left speaker plugs into the right speaker with a RCA style jack.
From left to right: the RCA left speaker jack, USB power connection, and the 3.5mm audio jack. The cables are all built into the unit so if any of them break, you're hosed and will need to get a new set of speakers. We would like to see companies adding ports instead of building the cable into the device. It may add some cost, but these things are the first to break.
Here is the major problem with the S111. Compared to a standard CD, these are very large for portable speakers. Most people on the go aren't traveling with a very large laptop anymore and the case they use would be on the thin side. It would be pretty difficult for these speakers to be shoved into anything unless you had a normal laptop bag with the outer pocket. A briefcase would work, but the size of the speakers defeat the purpose. They are light enough, but the bulkiness just takes away.