Ion Desk Rocker USB speakers Video
Ion Desk Rocker USB speakers Video Transcript
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>> Hey, I'm Donald Bell, Senior Editor for Digital Audio and MP3 and today, we're taking a First Look at the Ion Desk Rocker USB speaker system. The Desk Rocker is around $99. They are power speaker system that attaches directly to your computer over USB and can also be used as a stand-alone system for playing music from an MP3 player or a CD player. The USB port is there to allow the Desk Rockers to send and receive audio back and forth from your computer without a lot of extra cables or an expensive audio card. The speaker is powered by 10-watts run through a 1-inch tweeter and a 3-inch woofer. Underneath the woofer, you'll find a volume knob and a headphone jack that mutes the speakers when it's used. The back of the Desk Rockers include RCA and 3.5 millimeter stereo auxiliary inputs, a bass boost switch and power and USB plugs. One cool feature of the Desk Rocker system is that when the speakers are connected to your computer over USB, any audio source that's connected to the aux inputs can be recorded directly to your computer as CD quality 16-bit 44-kilohertz sound quality. Ion even bundles a few Mac and PC programs to help you capture and edit recordings. At $99, you get what you pay for when it comes to sound quality. The Desk Rockers can get plenty loud, but the quality of the sound is a little muffled with a lot of emphasis on bass. We also weren't thrilled with the Desk Rocker's design, which is a little bulky and a little boxy, especially if you're gonna have to look at this thing everyday. I'm Donald Bell, and that was a First Look at the ION Desk Rocker USB speaker system. ^M00:01:30 [ Music ]
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Ion Desk Rocker USB speakers Review
The good: The Ion Desk Rocker speaker system offers a direct USB audio connection to your PC or Mac. The system has line-input recording, a headphone output, volume control, bass boost, and RCA and minijack auxiliary inputs, as well as bundled recording software, a gutsy sound, and an affordable price.
The bad: The Ion Desk Rocker's design isn't very portable or pretty, and its sound quality is blunt.
The bottom line: Ion's Desk Rocker speaker system is an inexpensive way to add recording inputs and powerful sound to your computer system.
Ion Desk Rocker USB speakers Specs
Manufacturer: ION Audio
Part number: DESKROCKER
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