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I own a Gigaworks T20 for almost 2 years now after Megaworks 250D. I like my T20 very much except that it lacks of bass. Thus, I look into Gigaworks T3 speakers hopefully it will punch in some bass for some music and games.

In fact, T3 bass is very deep. It is deep and strong where it shakes the table at low volume which comparable to Megaworks 250D 7/8inch sub-woofer with a lot smaller size form. It is good to have strong bass for movie and games. However, it is too strong and has to stay at 30% level for most songs. I wish it has game mode and song mode on the remote so I don't have to tune it frequency.

The sub-woofer bass level can be tune at the back of the sub-woofer itself but it wouldn't totally turn off even you turn to minimum level which is not a big deal to me. The cross-over frequency of this sub-woofer is unknown but I would have guess it is pretty low as it doesn't provide much details in from the sub-woofer.

The satellite speakers are surprisingly small and does look nice. The satellites also sound crisp and clear but somehow too metallic and lack of warm where T20 did a better job. These satellites sounds un-natural for soft music with overwhelming treble and weak mid frequency response. The disappointing thing is that basic feature like tuning the treble is not possible. The remote control provides AUX, earphone interfaces and volume control but not treble level control. As I am trying to set up 4.1 surround with combination of T20 and T3, changing treble on system will affect my T20 as well.

As the satellite speakers doesn't perform as I wish, I removed the satellites from sub-woofer and listen to the combination of T3 sub-woofer and my old T20 speakers sounds. Unfortunately, probably because that the cross-over frequency of the sub-woofer doesn't match with these speakers. It doesn't sound right. So, I hook the original satellites and sub-woofer as rear speakers which actually does acceptable good job.

Overall it is a good speakers for most people out there looking for deep bass and high treble if not too worry about the price. However, it fall below my expectation for hundred over pound pricey speaker. I mean I could have bought a lot cheaper Megaworks 250D and punch equally strong and deep bass although the product is obsolete.

Conclusion, the sub-woofer performs as I expect which is deep but lacks of details, satellite speakers have too much treble and lack of mid-frequency response. Thus making Gigaworks T3 not a perfect music speaker. Anyway, it is still a good quality speaker for movie and games. I would give 5 star if it is priced below 100 pound.

Three major problems with this otherwise excellent product:

1) The volume of the two small speakers is too low, great if you have sensitive neighbours or are giving it to a noisy member of your family, but a problem when the sound quality of something you are listening to is not good or there is a lot of background noise where you are.

2) The speaker system has no 'off' switch and remains on standby wasting electricity. Please add an 'off' switch at the point where the volume is turned right down.

3) for some crazy reason the volume control for the Woofer is at the BACK of the woofer making it very hard to access as you cannot see it. This is a big problem if the woofer is on the floor and you have to keep getting down on your hands and knees. Gigaworks should understand that different music, game and video has different settings, especially when listening to YouTube. I would add this control to the speaker volume control if possible.

Gigaworks are on the right path and will hopefully listen and develop this promising product. It would be worth paying more if these issues were corrected.

I have just been using these speakers for about 1 week now and ordered it from Amazon. Arrived when it did and in good condition.

The speakers itself is small and packs out some sounds. It covers alot of ranges and definately has clear highs and the lows are deep, warm and filling. The mid ranges are ok but I'm not too sure how to analyse them so I will say they are as what i would expect them to be.The subwoofer is just crazy. There is loads of bass and can contain more if you really want it but it scares me too have so much. I keep it on the middle setting just to keep my heart working. I have thrown classical/pop/rock/punk/ at it and so far i really enjoy listening to it. Its perfect for a home office or a bedroom.

I use mine with an iMac and use the extra connections on the dial for my HD TV and that is connected to my PS3. I can hardly find any fault in this at all. However i have two recommendations,

1) make a 5.1 system with the same quality speakers and sub.
2) a little cheaper as its a little pricey but you pay what you get for here.

The bass control on the subwoofer is placed on the back but unlike others i'm not fussed about it as I'm quite fit and healthy so dont mind getting down to tweak for perfection. I'm not sure how healthy and fit the others are to say that it causes too much of a problem. So much of a problem that they knock of 1 star from it? Hmmm....pretty harsh I would say.

Theres no doubt the speakers give off a good sound. They also look very modern and compact. Only one criticism and that's, the control for the base is on the back of the subwoofer, so its down on hands and knees when you want to adjust it.

I found that whilst playing music there were occasions when the sound became very distorted. I tried trouble shooting over the net with no luck. I looked into my system (Windows Vista) and tried the different permutations and number of speaker settings,none matched the creative giga works but that wasn't the problem.
It turned out that it occurred every time the screen saver came on the pc the sound was distorted, also if I used other applications such as checking email, it interferes with the quality of the sounds. I have now adjusted the time before the screen saver comes on so I can listen uninterrupted to my music.

It's a shame the speakers don't marry up exactly with the vista sound arrangements and speaker layout but they still perform well.