Conclusions

Considering the quality and attention to detail Razer puts forth in its products, I've had my eye on these speakers since they were first officially introduced over a year ago.  Finally, after some delay, these speakers have hit the market and after given the pleasure to review them, found there was indeed a reason why I was so eager to give them a try.

Starting with quality, these speakers are clearly designed to impress and you'll immediately notice this upon un-boxing.  From its contemporary style, to its unique speaker cables and high-tech control pod, its overall level of quality will certainly impress and they are beyond what you'd expect from such a product.  The large, touch-sensitive control pod is both a pleasure to the eyes and it is to use. After carefully evaluating this product, there were no corners cut in terms of quality and certainly justifies its hefty price tag.

In terms of installation, it just couldn't get any easier and they are designed in such a way that they are practically fool-proof.  This is a result of the unique, proprietary design of both the cables and connectors. 

Finally and most importantly, its sound quality is superb and beyond what you'd expect from a 2.1 system.  In the end, it was a number of its exclusive features that helped provide such impressive sound.  Its downward firing, omnidirectional speaker design provided room-filling sound that your average 2.1 speaker system simply cannot offer. In fact, other than one older but powerful 2.1 system from Logitech, these are by far, the best sounding 2.1 speakers I've had the pleasure of using.  Its total power will also rattle you and they are easily a better option over a cheap, low-watt 5.1 solution.  In fact, the only major negative during evaluation was one particular angry neighbor, who knocked on my door when playing Massive Attack's "Teardrop" quite loud at 10:45PM during testing.  It handled all tests with ease and with some tweaking here and there, managed to reproduce sound that was significantly better than mostly all systems I've owned or used in the past.  However, note that in order to take advantage of its quality sound, you must pair them with a quality sound card as well.  Built-in audio solutions may not yield such impressive results and if you can spend this much money on a set of 2.1 speakers, you should already own or be able to spend extra on a decent soundcard. 

A perfect blend of style, innovation and performance, these high-quality speakers break the norm of conventional speaker design and are built to impress impress.  Highly Recommended!

More information on the Razer Mako 2.1 Advanced Speaker System can be found on the official Razerzone Website.

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