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25 May 2011
improves over laptop speakers; look good on Dells; good deal at =$15
Got the AX510 (not the AX510pa, which has a power supply adapter as well). Hooked up to my Dell U3011 (their newest 30") LCD fine -- no power adapter needed. Sounds quality is as expected -- sounds a lot nicer/deeper/richer than the built-in Mac Book Pro speakers, but not as good as a real stereo system. For market price ( = $15), a good soundbar for the Dell LCD's -- clean look and decent performance.
Make sure to keep the laptop's output sound level low (e.g. itune's volume at 30% -- not 100%), and use the soundbar's volume control knob instead for loud volumes .. otherwise will sometimes hear distortion at bass end.
The white light (power on LED) in the middle of the soundbar is a little bit annoying -- I could imagine that being a bit distracting in the corner of your eye, when looking at the display at times. But would be easy to cover up (e.g. fill the grill holes in front of that LED), if needed.