Review of Sonicgear Xenon XFI200
At a glance, SonicGear’s Xenon XFi200 Micro Hi-Fi speakers look right at home in a chic city pad. In terms of aural punch, each of the linked pair of speakers comes with a 1.5-Inch driver and a 1.5-Inch woofer. Place below the reverberation chamber, the base of each speaker has foam padding to prevent slippage and to act as a damping material. The speakers are USB powered with a 3.5mm audio cable at the end.
A decent amount of cabling is provided; more than sufficient for a standard desktop setup for your lappie but the actual cabling between the 3.5mm audio cable and the USB port is too short, making to awkward with some laptops as the USB port may be too far away from the audio jack. Unfortunately, these speakers lack rechargeable batteries and will have to remain hooked up to a USB port to continue playing.
In terms of audio quality, the XFi200 is a middling 2.2 Hi-Fi sound system. While the speakers perform well in handling highs and mids, lows are a let-down. Even with volume cranked up and the micro bass driver blatting away, the bass sounded flat. Another quibble is the lack of volume controls on the speakers. However, audio clarity is decent and the speakers do not crackle at full blast.
All in, the XFi200 looks handy if you’re in the market for louder, better sound on top of the usual built-in pair on your laptop.

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