Zag deze week bij de Media Markt LaCie FireWire speakers staan. Net nieuw schijnt. Kosten € 99,- Ik ben benieuwd of er al iemand is die ze heeft aangeschaft en wat de eerste indruk is. Ik vind ze er wel cool uit zien, maar heb nog niet echt kunnen luisteren hoe ze klinken.

Ff Googelen en je vindt diverse reviews, o.a. deze.

Ik heb ze en ben er erg tevreden over. Zie hier voor mijn review.

En voor het gemak hier ook even de tekst:

In a few days I'll be giving a mini-presentation about Assembly 2007 at Snow's monthly gathering. Because my presentation contains two short demos that are worthless without audio I enquired about audio capabilities at the office. I was shocked to hear that there are none in our main assembly hall. Remarkable!

Anxious to not see my talk go up in flames I quickly scoured the web for a decent pair of speakers that I can easily hook up to my iBook. The need to be portable, yet also provide decent sound quality. I don't even remember -how- I found them (I think it was through the Apple Store), but I found them: the LaCie Firewire speakers.

These rather good looking speakers are brand-spanking new as the US website still claims that they will become available in April. I managed to get my hands on them anyway through Central Point, which was a very lucky strike because apparently they've been selling like hot cakes in the Netherlands.

First impressions? Colour me impressed!

* They look great, although a bit more squat than the picture's on the web would suggest.
* The only two wires required are the one that connect the speakers together and the Firewire cable.
* When used through Firewire you will not need anything else. No adapter, no additional cables, nothing.
* They work in Mac OS X without any drivers as OS X is prepared for Firewire audio from the get-go. Windows folks will need to install a driver.
* Sound quality is sharp, yet a bit characterless. 1995 by Kewlers sounds awesome and full bodied, while the whole Blame it on the youth album sounds a bit soulless.
* Because the speakers only contain one driver each the perceived sound quality depends quite a bit on your position relative to them. If your sitting close to them you'll need to aim them properly, while sitting further off you won't have this problem as much.

I would heartily recommend these speakers to -anyone- looking for a portable set of good speakers. The fact that they're bus powered means that you won't even need a socket in the vicinity since the speakers run off your laptop's battery. I'd say this kit is well worth the $99!

Dank voor jullie reactie. Nog een klein vraagje. Ik geloof van niet, maar zit er nog een extra FireWire aansluiting op? Ik heb namelijk een externe Iomega HD, die wil ik ook kunnen gebruiken, maar mijn MacBook heeft maar één FireWire port. Alvast bedankt.

Dit kan je ook nog gebruiken als er geen extra poort op zit,
wat waarschijnlijk het geval is of gewoon even googlen op firewire hub

Heeft die Iomega drive geen 2e Firewire poort waarmee je kan doorlussen?

Nee, heeft die niet, dat is het 'm juist. Het is zo'n 2,5 inch Portable. Wel super compact.

Ter bevestiging: de speakers hebben ook geen doorlus mogelijkheid.