Smallish USB powered PC Soundbar

[nekrosoft13]

looking for "small"ish USB powered sound bar that sounds good.

My old SOULION speaker started looking connection and became very annoyed, I bought Creative GS3, it sounds good.
But its massive, this is just for some basic plex audio.

any recomendations?

Something with USB-C would be preffered.

 

[Darunion]

Anything small and usb powered just sucks so I’d just grab whatever is cheap. Sound blaster makes a couple different ones and they are slightly better than monitor speakers.

 

[Nobu]

Maybe this: https://a.co/d/f020Ssn

Note: It's cheap, it's gonna be cheap. It might be barely better than Dell's mini-soundbars...maybe. Don't expect it to last forever either. But it might do what you want, anyway. Check the reviews.

I don't have one, btw. I just picked that one because it's from a brand I know, and it fits the criteria of usb power. In my experience, creative's quality is not as good as it used to be, but it's still okayish.

 

[nekrosoft13]

Maybe this: https://a.co/d/f020Ssn

Note: It's cheap, it's gonna be cheap. It might be barely better than Dell's mini-soundbars...maybe. Don't expect it to last forever either. But it might do what you want, anyway. Check the reviews.

I don't have one, btw. I just picked that one because it's from a brand I know, and it fits the criteria of usb power. In my experience, creative's quality is not as good as it used to be, but it's still okayish.

that still huge at near 16 inches wide.

Note: this is not for a TV in living room. I have a full Denom setup in living room.

my old Soulion soundbar was 20w peak in small 10-ish in package, just to watch some basic TV while i work on 3d printer.

These creality speakers at close to 16 inch take to much workbench space.

 

[Nobu]

that still huge at near 16 inches wide.

Note: this is not for a TV in living room. I have a full Denom setup in living room.

my old Soulion soundbar was 20w peak in small 10-ish in package, just to watch some basic TV while i work on 3d printer.

These creality speakers at close to 16 inch take to much workbench space.

It's not huge, it's about the avg width of a pc monitor, if you ignore the weirdos here who use a 52" tv as a display on their desk. It is big, but I couldn't find a smaller one that was usb powered. They either have a DC jack or a battery, and USB is just for audio or charging (one had a review saying the battery died while plugged in, never used unplugged, and no longer functioned because it required a working battery to function).

Good luck.

 

[FighterAce124]

I have this on my PC as a second sound output for streaming YT and Plex audio when Im playing games on the main speakers.
It is loud enough, and clear while at max volume, that I have never watched anything with it at max, probably never more than 2/3 - it gets painfully loud in a smaller room.

Im not sure I would listen to music on it, but for TV/movies in a non-dedicated environment, its absolutely awesome. I actually got rid of an older, larger soundbar I was using the same way due to wanting the space back on my desk.

 

[Slayer2003]

I have this on my PC as a second sound output for streaming YT and Plex audio when Im playing games on the main speakers.
It is loud enough, and clear while at max volume, that I have never watched anything with it at max, probably never more than 2/3 - it gets painfully loud in a smaller room.

Im not sure I would listen to music on it, but for TV/movies in a non-dedicated environment, its absolutely awesome. I actually got rid of an older, larger soundbar I was using the same way due to wanting the space back on my desk.

Was just going to post a Soundcore, I got one for a relative a bit back and they use it all the time for just general ambient music/video playing around the house. I use a couple of JBL Flip 5's in the basement and in the garage for when I'm puttering/exercising and want to listen to music or watch tv, and they are pretty good too. They can pair together if you have more than one, so you can technically do a stereo setup if you wanted larger sound space. I am not sure there's a limit to how many can be paired... They also upgraded to the Flip 6, which gives better charging options/reliability (USB-C over Micro USB).

 

[Supercharged_Z06]

I really liked this speaker so much for use with my secondary PC's around the house (kitchen and kid's gaming PC) that I picked up two of them:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08TWQ2ZFX

Can play plenty loud, has a good/clear sound, and it *really* excels with voice for Zoom calls.

It uses USB for power only though - connects to a PC via 3.5mm stereo plug or via bluetooth. I've found that powering it off of a standalone USB power charger (~ 2 amp phone charger) works best - many laptops and PC usb ports just don't supply it with enough power, which can then affect its sound quality. To me it sounds great for what it is, a minimal stylish speaker that tucks nicely under a monitor. It has a really nice volume control knob which comes in very handy. Delivers very solid sound - plenty for a small room. The RGB lighting has different modes but can also be turned off easily. It's also not a cheap plastic speaker - has a good bit of heft to it, feels solid and sounds damn good given its rather small size - i.e not tinny.