Trust Arys 2.0 Speaker Set

These speakers are perfect to replace the speaker that recently failed after many years of good service; I hope these last as long! The speakers feel solid, stand securely on the shelf with non-slip feet, and have a good sound. My only criticisms are the bass is a little less than I prefer (but not really an issue) and the illuminated volume control is not good when getting to sleep: I cover it with an opaque cloth to hide the light (removed for the photo!). I have included my bookshelf in the photo so you can clearly judge the size of the speakers. The speakers attach nicely with my alarm-clock/radio which, in its turn, connects with my iPhone via Bluetooth. The clock/radio has a standard 3·5mm stereo audio output and a USB charging port that supplies plenty of power for the speakers. All in all, I am very happy with the speakers, the sound quality is good for the price, and there is virtually no background sound from them (unless you put your ear right up against the speaker!). Good choice.

Whilst the units are about 30% bigger than the 20+ year old speakers they replaced, the sound quality is much better thanks to the bigger, newer drivers. Where the old speakers had to be turned up high, these present clear sound with no distortion at much lower levels. Thanks to the USB power, these were a breeze to get set up on the desk and cabled neatly into the PC, whilst the metal front grille provides better durability than those with bare or cloth covered fronts. These provide big sound for such low price units and even come with a set of inputs on the side further adding to their usefulness.

The speakers arrived on time and well packaged. The build quality looks good, they have a genuinly solid feel. The sound quality is fine but a little 'low' but that is a minor gripe. There is no background buzz, even when volume turned up high, if there is no sound playing they are completely silent, unlike my last ones which hummed as soon as they were turned on, so I mark that as a great improvement. The ombine on off dial is solid in feel and a good size with a gentle blue LED glow around it. My only comp[laint is that like most of these sets the two speakers are permanently linked by the speaker cable. It would have got 5 stars if there had been seperate plug connections instead. All in all I am very pleased with my purchase and would recomend them to anyone looking for a set of good, solid, basic computer speakers.

The trouble with the new small TV's is that the sound is really poor. Breakfast TV sounded like they have their heads in a bucket! These Trust Remo speakers however are just perfect for our new 22" Samsung TV in the kitchen. I tried some Bose speakers which dramaically improved the sound but were a little bit too 'bassy'. They also needed a plug-in transformer which looked ugly. These are just perfect and work off the USB on the TV for power and the 3.5 headphone jack for sound. The balance between treble and bass is good with clear speech (not tinny or echo-y) and also just the right setting for listening to music. Our TV is on the work-top in a corner and these speakers sit nicely behind it angled in line with the wall so they can't be seen. The Trust Arys speakers are just perfect for use with our PC. Nice sound that's far better than the standard TV/Monitor built-in speakers. PS: One extra point is that when I put the TV into stand-by the speakers also switch off. Al. UPDATE: I decided to test the Arys speakers on my PC and they were perfect. However, if you plug into the USB on the back of your tower then the power may not be switched off in the sleep mode. I've overcome this by plugging the usb power into the back of my LG tv/monitor (no headphone socket unfortunately). The tv switches to stand-by when I put the PC in sleep mode and the speakers go off...until I wake the pc and they're ready to go. So; Remo for a small TV and Arys for a PC.

Fine for the price as basic speakers. easy enough to connect and set up. There is no tone or EQ option so very little bass frequency for my use. Also there was a static noise coming from them which you can hear when they are switched on. Just put me off.