Home > Consumer Reviews > Creative Labs I-trigue L3450 2.1 Computer Speakers (3-Speaker)

I was looking for some external speakers to go with my Apple Powerbook G4, and ended up choosing these. Having played a wide variety of music through these, and making endless adjustments to attempt to get the perfect sound out of them, I offer my opinion.

They look great, I love the remote, set-up is easy, and the bass is more than adequate, but for the price, these speakers are severely lacking in mid-range. The high end sound is fairly crisp and clean, but there simply is not nearly enough mid-range. Everything the dude below says is absolutely true. For $50, I'd be happy with these, but not one dollar more. I'm already shopping for something else...

I purchased these speakers for aesthetic reasons, especially after having read the positive reviews posted here. However I was sorely disappointed by their performance.

Pros: aesthetically pleasing, small size, wired remote

Cons: no treble control (can only adjust the bass level), weak midrange output

I played all genres from dance, R&B, electronica, rock, punk, classical, opera, jazz, piano, choral, Latin, solo instrumental (violin, cello, clarinet), and movies. The bass is excellent as others have already pointed out. However, due to the small size of the speakers, the midrange output was significantly lacking. When I tried to compensate for this by boosting the treble in iTunes (the speakers have no treble control!) certain songs were played with noticeable distortion due to overloading the small speakers. A perfect example of this is how alto saxophone in certain jazz songs were really distorted. Even my 5 year old basic Phillips speakers and subwoofer performed better than these. The only redeeming quality of the I-trigues is their attractive aesthetics and small size.

According to some Apple audiophiles, Soundsticks 2 by Harman Kardon is a good alternative to these speakers for $50.00 more.

Got these speakers for X-mas. They sounded a little flat at first; plenty of midrange and bass but weak in the highs (compared to the Harman Champaigne Glass model which came with my PC). There's no treble control on the unit. I also own JBL Creatures which look and sound awesome plus have bass and treble control knobs on the sub. Of course the sound of either system can be adjusted via the equalizer in your Real or Windows Media Players. Back to the I-trigues; the more I listened to them, the better they started to sound. As I read in another post, there seems to be a break-in period. The soundstage has gotten wider and the sound, more detailed; quite unbelievable considering the narrow profile of the speakers. I like the wired remote w/ volume and bass controls & headphone and line-in jacks. Again a treble control would have been nice though. Overall, very impressive speakers. They also look great next to my 20" monitor w/ their tall slender appearance.

Pros:
-- Design
-- Sound great, at high or low volumes
-- Remote (nice to control volume and bass levels, and I like the line in and headphone ports on the remote)

Con:
-- Sub woofer size: At 12"h, 7"w, 10.5"d it is almost as big as my pc.

Overall:
These look great, sound great and take up only a small amount of space on my desk. They look really great next to my silver lcd (and would look just as well next to a white lcd, but probably not black).

I bought these and love them. They look great and sound even better.
If you have a Mac, these look like they were made my Apple.
The sub woofer is robust and really thumps. They are very sturdy and do not wobble
or fall over. Directions are made for First graders, so I had no problem getting them going. My friend listened to mine and ordered his own pair.