F&D Fenda V620 Plus Black Speakers

The speakers in most computer Laptops has historically been very poor. Even those which are branded as ‘Multimedia’ machines cannot produce sufficiently good sound to fill a 10 x 15 room. A laptop might reach high volumes, but it is at the expense of clarity. Hence a lot of people resort to using headphone for enjoying music or movies on their machines.You might say that getting computer speakers will solve the problem. Yes and No.While computer speakers will definitely improve the quality of sound, they need to be plugged into a plug point to generate their power. This is inconvenient and defeats the purpose of portability. After all, having one plug point for your laptop and another for your speaker is difficult to find.So what is the solution?Portable USB Speakers are your best bet. They are normal speakers but they draw their power from your computer’s USB port. Just one problem. Most of these portable laptop speakers still do not loud or clear enough to provide an enjoyable experience. If there are any good ones, they are expensive, normally Rs. 2, 000 and above for a known brand like Logitech or Philips.But what if you were not brand conscious? Would you go in for an unknown Chinese speaker for your laptop?Introducing the Chinese F&D V620F&D? Yes. F&D. What does it stand for? I don’t know. When a friend recommended these spearks I was very sceptical. After all, a Chinese brand speaker I had never heard of? It cannot be any good.But further research on the Chinese audio forums(google translate is a lifesaver) proved that these little machines are an awesome pair of speakers for very less cash. They cost less than Rs. 900 at my local IT hub, so I decided to get myself a pair.The Speakers – Build Quality and CableThe V620 are a set of 2.0 USB powered speakers. Opening the rather plain box, you find two small speaks which look sleek. Lifting them up, they proved to quite heavy, belying their tiny size. By tiny, I mean a length of 3.5 inches by a depth of 2 inch and a height of 2.5 inches. The speakers are on a solid metal base and are black in colour. A silver share is also available. It fits in the pam of your hand and feels quite hefty and well built.The speaker cable is the only thing I could find fault with. It feels rather flimsy and is only around 2 feet in length. But hey, these are for laptops, so a long cable is proably not essential. The 2.5mm jack and USB connector are nestled next to each other.2 speaks, There is also a volume control know, which is a nice touch.How does it sound?Plug the speakers into the headphone jack and USB port and they light up at the base with a cool blue almost halo effect. They are ready to use, no drivers or installation required on Windows. Both USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports provide sufficient power to operate, but using a USB hub does not.The sound quality can be summed up in two words: Clear and Loud.These speakers are rated at a total of 4W RMS while most laptops can muster a max of 2W RMS. But to be honest, they sound much louder than their rated power output. The speakers provide clear vocals in music tracks couple with a deep hitting bass. The bass is so powerful at louder volumes you can feel the speaker vibrate through the table you are using it on. At full loudness there is some distortion but not much. To be honest though, most of the time I ended up using a volume of 50 percent which was more than sufficient. Its sound easily fills up a 10 x 15 foot room or bigger room, which makes it excellent for crowd movie watching as well.The V620 are an excellent pair of Laptop USB speakers. But there a couple of niggles.The blue lighting at the base is too bright at night and cannot be turned off. This is a bit irritating when you are trying to sleep, especially in dark room.I wish the cables felt a bit stronger. You have to handle them with a bit of care to makes them last long.VerdictAt Rs. 1200, the F&D are excellent speaks. Sure, you can get some budget laptop speakers for Rs. 600-700, but I would recommend spending Rs. 400-500 more and getting this pair. They are the perfect multimedia companion for your laptop; an excellent pair of speakers which deliver sound, do not require external power and are built well.

Excellent compact speakers with passive radiator technology which Fenda calls as air spring technology. Each speaker box contains an active powered 1.5 inch speaker and a passive speaker diaphragm (down facing). This acts as a spring due to the air getting compressed due to the active speaker. This produces slightly better sounding bass (Mid Bass) for a 1.5 inch speaker. Kindly note that this bass comes nowhere close to a what a dedicated subwoofer makes (Eventhough a miniature one like with 3 inch woofer). This would be good as an extension of a laptop or tablet speaker in a small and quiet room for listening to lectures and sweet music. Its powered by USB cable and comes with a 3.5 mm stereo jack. Its well built and heavy. Sheds blue light when turned on and comes with a volume control dial.

Update after using for over a year:One of the speakers finally conked off, so I guess the Chinese manufacturing showed it's 'aukaat' after a while. Nevertheless, there is almost nothing better for sound clarity at this price and product segment, so I have ordered another pair to replace my existing one :-)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------These speakers are tiny but solidly built out of metal. They connect via a 3.5 mm headphone plug, and are powered by USB from a PC or other USB power source. The colour is black, with a silver metal base, and there is a blue LED ring that lights up at the base when it is on, it looks really good.Lets be clear on what these speakers are meant for - they are basically USB powered 2.0 speakers that are intended to work with a laptop generally or a PC. They are not large externally powered/amplified speakers, nor are they audiophile speakers (at 800 Rs you certainly can't expect any), and they don't have a subwoofer. It is for general purpose use with a PC, not for hi-fi music or use as a home theatre.With the intended use in mind, the only thing that can be said about these speakers are that they are mind blowingly good!Clarity - superbBass - decent, springy bassVolume - really good, keeping in mind that these are USB powered, and the sizeNoise/Hiss at high volume - almost noneBuild quality - superbCable and connector quality - decentThere is absolutely nothing at this price range that comes close.Con:This is more of a nitpick, but I didn't like the positioning and type of the volume control, it is one of those headphone-type volume dials that are inline with the cable. Generally these go bad after some usage, so I would prefer to not use it at all and control the volume using the source.It's imported and sold by a local company, but I don't think we can expect warranties, the warranty card has the address of the Chinese company. So buy it, test it immediately and return it using Amazon if there are any issues. For long-term usage, don't expect too much by way of warranty.

DON'T EXPECT TOO MUCH AND U WILL LIKE IT...1. Sound is very good, better than others but still you can't compare it with JBL.2. Equilizer effects and Bass is evenly distributed, if you are controlling the volume from ur device i.e. Mobile/PC, But if u are controlling volume from Volume knob provided with the speaker, Bass effect goes dull at lower sounds.3. Very less distortion/noise at Higher Volumes.4. Overall a Good Speakers, but its Price would have been a little less.5. Friends they are providing this speaker of only 2.4 watts, but as per description it should be of 4 watt RMS Power. I checked (on official site also) Fenda v620 is of 4W power rating, I don't know from where the are supplying this 2.4 watt product.