... plate under the woofer of the left speaker. However, there is a pleasant and ergonomic remote control included for better convenience. The rear wall of the left speaker with the amp is built into it is performed in rational asceticism: there are two RCA line inputs and two screw terminals for the right speaker connection. There is also a power cable and a ribbed radiator panel for cooling the amplifier output stage. Besides, each speaker is equipped with a round Bass Reflex port. SVEN Royal 2R has ...

... system for extra mounting on the table for especially aggressive racers not used to treating the wheel with kid gloves). Yet there’s something else to add. On the right, there’s a gear lever. On the left – a set of keys (it’s a big plus for arcade racers, the most popular game genre – you can attach all the functions and forget about your keyboard). Don’t forget there are four more buttons on the steering wheel – they are always close at hand. The whole set looks cool and awesome. Moreover,...

... output of the PC of laptop sound card to the subwoofer input. The microphone input of the sound card is connected to the output on the subwoofer connection panel with a separate cable. The satellites, as we have mentioned, have embedded cables with RCA connectors, and they are connected to the subwoofer in the same way. The gimmick of this system is an attractive and very handy wired remote control shaped like a small cylinder consisting of two parts: the moving upper one of silvery plastic and ...

... player. Package Contents The system is not too big, so the package is compact, too. Inside the box you can find the following: subwoofer; four identic satellites; central channel speaker; remote control; two ААА remote control batteries; 3.5 mm to 2 RCA signal cable; 2 RCA to 3.5 mm adapter; RCA to RCA signal cable (coaxial); five satellite connection cables; operation manual and warranty card. Let’s focus our attention on signal cables first, as some users can be worried about their small quantity....

... system is easily pluggable to PC, laptop, MP3/CD/VCD/DVD players and other external sound sources (to audio playback units the system is connectable via a subwoofer’s 3.5 mm mini-jack while the satellite connectors on the subwoofer’s back panel via RCA jacks). Thanks to magnetic screening the speaker system can be safely placed near the monitor as it generates no interference at all. As far as sound performance is concerned, the initial and middle Hi-Fi performance with PC is certainly attainable,...

... painted black. The front panel they made from black glossy plastic, placed the firm’s logo and installed a 12-cm drive. Bass reflex migrated to the back panel together with inputs and volume and bass controls. The system is plugged to sound source via RCA-cable. Cables run from the subwoofer to a pair of satellites made from black glossy plastic. The speakers are slim and of interesting shape. When seen side-face they remind of worms from “The Worms”. When the satellites are turned on a blue LED ...

... unit is interesting: the emitter is located inside its case and the sound propagates through a round megaphone in lower part on the facade. Besides two input stereopairs, there is an analog multichannel 5.1 input; everything is assembled on the usual RCA jacks. Therefore a user, who has in his PC a modern audio card with Dolby Digital decoder and multichannel output, can involve Sven IHOO MT 5.1 P speaker system in a role of the home theater on the basis of PC, or simply to connect a DVD player or ...

... saving on, be the saving ever so little. But Sven company is well-known primarily for quality of its products and not for their cost-effectiveness, so here is everything as it should be. Let’s proceed to the back panel. Here we see 3.5 mm signal input, RCA-outputs for right/left satellites and mains on/off switch. Close to these, in the upper left corner, the system controls such as master volume control and individual subwoofer volume control knobs are located. Both knobs are plastic, medium-sized ...

... in such a system. The producer hints about this as well, supplying the acoustic set with three interblock cables with mini jacks, which are used very often in multichannel outputs of computer sound cards. However, if you take ordinary connectors with RCA jacks it will be possible to connect Blu-ray or DVD player to Sven HT-400 , on conditions that it has a multichannel decoder of the surround sounding onboard. A separate input on the subwoofer patch board is dedicated to the commutation with stereophonic ...

... looks more considerable. The wooden case of a bass emitter is located on the right side, it is 165 mm dynamic head hidden under the round cloth grill. There is only a power switch, two pairs of spring terminals to connect to satellites and two inputs of RCA stereo pairs from behind. It is ascetic – but the system is installed extremely simply and quickly. A plastic protective stripe-pad decorated as aluminum is embedded the full height of the façade in its center, but the oval port of a phase inverter ...

... with a big rubberized puck, which is so pleasant to revolve. This unit has also an additional 3.5 mm linear input enabling to connect quickly a portable player or any other suitable device not bending under a table n the search for the main pair of RCA connectors on the rear panel of the subwoofer. And you will not have to do the same in order to turn on/off speakers: the power button backlighted with red diodes on the facade of LF unit is so big that it can be pressed even with a slipper. The design ...

... specification, but that is not always provided even by huge floor-standing speakers. The speaker system can be used both in a multimedia complex on the base of PC and in the home stereo system as well – just connect your PC, MP3 player, CD or DVD player to RCA jacks. By the way, all necessary cables are included in the package of Sven Stream Mega. The system is controlled (volume, amplification of frequencies) from the front panel of the main module. The headphones jack is available there. To our opinion,...

... considerable dimensions; therefore, it gets into the customer’s hands in rather big carton inside which you can find the following: – STREAM Mega speakers; – multiple connection cable; – signal cable with 3.5 mm plug and adapter connector for two RCA; – Operation Manual and warranty card. It is worth noting that non-standard cables with 4-pin plugs are used for commutation of all speakers of STREAM line. The cable length makes 2.5 meter for junior models, in our case it has been increased up ...

... that the main distinction of STREAM line-up products is four-channel amplifier (bi-amping feature). Package Contents The speaker system comes in red and white box containing the following: - active speaker system; - 3.5 mm signal cable; - 3.5 mm / 2RCA adapter; - operation manual and warranty card. Appearance and Design All STREAM speaker systems have a rather similar appearance. But they differ on cabinet sizes, mid-frequency drivers, power and range of reproduced frequencies. In our case the speaker ...

... glossy plastic, put the company logotype and mounted a 12 cm loudspeaker. The phase inverter outputs on the rear panel. Inputs, volume level and bass level controls are located there as well. The system is connected to an audio source with the help of RCA cable. Cables from the subwoofer go to the pair of the satellites made of glossy black plastic. Speakers are thin and they have an interesting shape. In profile they bear a resemblance to worms from the Worms game. When speakers are turned on, a blue ...

... connection of speakers is not an ordinary, but for four contacts. You can see also a fuse on the rear panel, which will protect speakers against overloads. Operation test Speakers are connected to a player simply. For this SVEN offers to use ordinary RCA jacks, but cables with 3.5 mm jacks are also included. The first listening demonstrated the directivity of speakers immediately. SVEN STREAM pretends to the rank of monitors and by the sound the system tends to studio models. As a preliminary – ...