Considering the price of 225 EURO ie the assessment:
The sound is outstanding for a 2.0 stereo system in this price range. The stereo resolution is impressive - as well as the incredible bass performance with the compact size of the speakers. Who it is too much bass, which must readjust an equalizer on the PC or even take the sound card settings (for Win7) under the microscope: there is some default preset to "space corrections". If you change these settings, the route a bit "dull" Bass can be corrected. You can turn the speaker also very noisy. Overall very impressive and qualitatively far more than standard PC speakers Logitech and Co. The opening bass is very small and is like many speakers (sadly) gone backwards. So you should not stand too close to the wall.
Works on laptop or tablet well by simple cable. Furthermore RCA inputs are available. More you do not normally need. The volume can be adjusted well to the front or with the remote control.
Voice and video / films also get along very well on the boxes.
The build quality is outstanding. The weight is very high, especially the active box. The remote control works well, even from 4-5 meters. Each box is wrapped a a great bag. The cables are wrapped in a cloth bag.
The quality of the cable is rather simple (China Goods). Nothing special.
NOTE: Unfortunately, the wrong power cord is included! He does not fit into the outlet, there is still a third pin in the connector and the other two are also wider. In daylight, even the "black" edge / frame of the driver looks cheap because it, the membrane itself is rather dark gray but deep black. This will cost a star in the sum. Fortunately, I still had a cable at home, which fit then ...
For regular 400 EURO certainly expensive. Who then again sets 300 EURO it, gets the ne plus ultra, namely Nubert per A-200. These are pretty much the best active in the area of 2.0 speakers and test winner in almost all audio and PC magazines on the market. When it comes to connectivity options have these once more to offer and also allow sound settings (bass and treble) directly on the speaker system or the remote control. In terms of sound the nuberts are also clearly superior yet again. But as I said, it depends on what it is worth one.
The speakers are a worthwhile investment, and in the bamboo version also unique among the active speakers on the market. Unfortunately, you can not make any bass or treble adjustment to the speakers themselves, or by remote control. So you have this over with PC / laptop / smartphone etc. make directly.
Strong buy recommendation.