Today I’m taking a look at the Level Gaming Speakers from Five Below. These speakers were brought to us by Bass Jaxx (just like nearly every other piece of audio gear from that store), and they’re definitely interesting.
First and foremost, these are USB powered aux-in speakers. That’s right, they’re USB powered speakers, not USB speakers. Your PC will not recognize them as an audio device.
It’s a good thing that these speakers are USB powered too, because they use two 52mm audio drivers and have color changing LEDs. With how small the batteries on Bass Jaxx’s rechargeable speakers are, I can only imagine how quickly these bad boys would drain one.
Of course, by going with the 52mm drivers these speakers end up delivering some surprisingly high quality audio. It’s not audiophile quality by any stretch of the imagination, but it’s definitely usable. In fact, these speakers will be going on my main PC. I usually use headphones, but I’ve been meaning to get a set of small speakers for it (my old speakers are too big for my current desk).
My only real complaint about these speakers are that they lack any sort of power switch. According to the manual the only way to turn them off is to unplug them from the USB port, and that’s pretty inconvenient. Fortunately I have a USB hub that has a power switch for each port, so I have that covered. I ordered my 7 port hub online, but Five Below got some 4 port hubs with switches in stock. You might want to pick one up if you end up buying these speakers or one of their USB powered LED strips.
