Will Most External Desktop and Laptop PC Speakers be powered by USB?

[froggyboy604]

Most casual computer users usually buy cheaper external PC speakers, and don't usually spend more money for a pair of speakers with better sound.

Users can get a pair of USB speakers for about $2 or less at an online shopping website, or a local discount store like the dollar store.

I think the cheapest amplified PC speakers are USB powered speakers. These USB speakers are cheap because they do not come with a Power adapter which is worth $5 or more. USB powered speakers uses the USB port on a computer for power, and the headphone jack on a PC for sound, or uses a single USB cable for both sound and power.

USB speakers which uses the USB cable for connecting both sound, and power, so they are good for people who get easily confused on which port is the audio/headphone port on the back of the PC which sometimes has 3 audio ports for a mic, speaker, and line-in.

Bluetooth wireless speakers can be considered USB speakers as well because most of them are charged or are powered with a USB cable.

USB speakers are also usually good enough for office and school computers, and computers at a grocery store where the speakers are mostly used to play system sounds like the login and logout and error sounds in Windows, and Windows program. The audio quality and loudness of many USB speakers are good enough for listening to online videos on social networks like YouTube and Facebook where the sound is usually recorded with a microphone on a smartphone or cheap digital camera.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

I think its safe to say most things are usb based these days.

 

[froggyboy604]

I think its safe to say most things are usb based these days.

I agree most computer accessories like basic PC stereo speakers, webcams, mouses, and keyboards gets it power from USB, and usually transfer data like sound and video from a USB port unless it is cheaper to use the headphone audio jack for connecting to speakers instead of using the same USB cable, and an extra audio circuit board on the device for both data and power like most webcams where a single USB cable is used for video, microphone audio, power, and sometimes speakers for all-in-one webcams which has a camera, microphone, built-in speakers, and USB power cable adapter where the USB cable is use for every connection on the webcam.

A lot of power bars, some wall power outlets, and power adapters have USB ports for plugging in stuff like USB lights, speakers, and fans. I like that USB chargers and power adapters usually only take up one power outlet instead of blocking 2 or more outlets on a power bar or wall power outlet.

 

[zoldos]

I have a really nice fully powered set of Logitech speakers with a sub woofer. They plug in to my surge protector, not USB. My g/f and I play a lot of music and demand good sound.

 

[froggyboy604]

I have a really nice fully powered set of Logitech speakers with a sub woofer. They plug in to my surge protector, not USB. My g/f and I play a lot of music and demand good sound.

I also has a set of Logitech speakers with sub woofer. It sounds great.

I have a pair of USB speakers which I sometimes use for my laptop, tablet, and other desktop computers, and the USB speakers are loud enough where I can hear the sound better than the built-in speakers on laptops, tablets, and smartphones.

Some USB speakers don't sound as good as higher quality speakers with a sub woofer. But, USB speakers sound similar to most average external stereo PC speakers with a standalone power adapter. USB speakers usually are louder than the speakers which are built into most LCD monitors, tablets, smartphones, laptops, and cheap TVs in my experience.