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Bring on the USB products. The more peripherals bearing Universal Serial Bus connectivity I install, the more I love it.
I know, the DSS370s are just speakers--not exactly the toughest component to add to your PC--but you don't even need a sound card to make 'em work under Windows 98.
It was a simple matter of connecting the right and left 15-watt speakers (each with a 2-inch tweeter and 4-inch woofer) to the 30-watt, 5.25-inch subwoofer, and plugging them into an available USB port, and the system was pumping out sharp digital sound. (Onscreen speaker controls and Windows 95 and 3.1 drivers are also included on CD.)
The right speaker houses controls for "Dynamic Bass Boost"--which any self-respecting gamer will just leave on all the time--and "Incredible Surround." I was impressed at how well the surround worked, especially when in close proximity to the speakers. In Team Fortress Classic, I could hear, behind me and to the right, an engineer construct a sentry gun and explosions on the floor below.
However, the volume control consists purely of "+" and "-" buttons, with nothing to denote where the volume currently lies in a range, and it's difficult to tell how much you should increase or lower the volume without a constantly playing sound.
But that's just the volume. The DSS370 speaker system ain't cheap, but you hear what you pay for.-- Joel Strauch / GamePro
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