Tascam VLS21 Compact Monitoring System with Subwoofer

Feature:
Well, again, these are just plain speakers for "studio monitoring", not your average PC speakers so there is no headphone jack and no volume knob, just like many "real" (read more, way more expensive) studio monitors. Of course, it would be nice to have them if you are using it as PC speakers... There is a power button though :-\.

Quality:
Everything seems well designed and assembled (again, for $99.95...).

Value:
At this price point, I will buy the VL-S21 over any PC speakers, I use them for music, movies, games ... They beat Altec Lansing, Creative and anything else I've owned or tried.

Desirability:
Yes, I will buy another "pair" (+sub) if I need affordable speakers.

Sound:
OK, these things are not "real" monitors and are certainly not good enough for any serious monitoring duties but ... hey... we are taking about $99.95 here... And compared to any $100 speakers (the amp is included here..) I believe you'll have a hard time finding something better. Sound is fairly accurate, nothing exaggerated, mids are not bad at all. The sub is doing a good job but wont do much below 50-60 Hz..

Ease of Use:
Since they are simple as they can get (assuming that pressing the power button is "simple") they are quite easy to use : plug the power cable, plug the input RCA cables and press the power button AFTER you've turned your source down.

Support:
never used

Overall:
Im very pleased with what I've got for what I've paid. I think the sound quality/price ratio is hard to beat. I recommend it over any PC speakers for listening music from your computer, CD player, TV set or mp3 player .... as long as you can live with the fact that there is no headphone jack/volume/eq ...

Feature:
a headphone jack would be nice but that's about all it's lacking. then again, they're speakers so...a volume knob is pretty much the standard 'feature' here.

Quality:
ok they -sound- fine. but they haven't really held up for me. i'm about to have to call them and have the satellites replaced because they've started to buzz a bit. if these are going to be marketed as monitors, they need to be able to handle a fair amount of constant loud signal. so far, they haven't. i haven't used them very much and as i said, they've already got a bit of a rattle in them that comes with sounds like clean guitars, rhodes pianos, and resonant pads, which are sadly all of the sounds that i like the most.

Value:
if they send me a replacement and those don't break, they're totally worth buying if you need monitors and can't drop any more than a hundred bucks. if you can, i'd buy something better. but they're ok.

Desirability:
i'm glad i have them around, but i'll be buying something better as soon as the opportunity presents itself.

Sound:
pretty much in line with other entry-level monitors i've heard. the sub is nice and punchy and the highs are very clear.

Ease of Use:
speakers aren't hard to use...

Support:
this remains to be seen...

Overall:
if they were any more expensive than they are, i'd have scored them a lot lower than this. but for the money, they aren't bad. they do sound nice, which is really what counts here. but if they can't hold up at 75% volume then i really can't be bothered with them