Sounds better than most multimedia speakers out there (yeah, including creative labs and other dork oriented brands). The Best thing about the sound here is the fact that these are nearfield-multimedia speakers, meaning that you can sit 3 ft away from them and they'll sound great (as opposed to hi-fi speakers that require a certain distance to provide decent sound imaging) and these won't tire your ears. But please note that even though these can be loud enough for personal multimedia applications, they're only driven by 8 watts each and will distort easily if you try to get'em work the duties of a home stereo.

Basic desktop speaker features. 2-band EQ, volume knob, headphone output and a VERY NOISY (i.o.w., useless) mic input. Rear pannel features both RCA and 1/8" inputs, the RCA being the quieter of the two.

Now, this is where a line must be drawn. These are NOT studio monitors. They're great sounding multimedia speakers that compliment a home PC perfectly and you can add these to an actual studio setup in order to have an extra reference system (exactly because they are less than monitors). Their construction leaves a bit to be desired for $100, the plastic rumbles, the port chuffs and the I/O's whistle when the bass is thumping. Once again, not made for LOUD listening.

These are good quality that speakers work well for the above mentioned tasks, but i find them and their performance way over-priced at$100. You can get a Hi-fi stereo for the same price, with all of MA-8's features and much better sound ('cept for the near filed listening).

Pop, Rock, & Alternative

Although the high response is decent and they are a step-up from any OEM computer speakers, they suffer from the same problem which is a very low bass tolerance. I play rock and roll, not rap, through them and they still can't handle low freqs at any above average volume level. Especially annoying since these speakers are $100.

Good features, bass/treble controls on front.

Seems good quality and never have broken down.

Not worth the money for piss-poor volume tolerance.