Let me first say, I love the look of these speakers and they sound magical on the right setting. The speakers need to be attached via USB/Bluetooth and use Razer Synapse software or app to change the RGB and other audio settings. The Razer Synapse software will make it easy to link all your Razer devices in one spot (Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers, etc.). That is, Razer RGB devices. Hence, if you have a color scheme it will follow on other Razer devices if you please.
Now for what I don't care so much for and what could be improved. When I first set these speakers up on my desk, I went from using a pair of 5" Klipsch speakers paired with a vacuum tube amplifier to these 3" Nommo Pro. The Nommo Pro sounded terrible to my ears. Back they go! -- I thought. But I looked through the software and found some pre-EQ settings. Lets give these a try, nothing to lose at this point! After going through all the pre-EQ settings and trying it both in gaming and music I found the 'Dolby Game' EQ to be best, magical almost! Finally, a smile entered my face. Now for the RGB. Setting this up was fairly easy, select your color(s), pick a scheme and save to a profile. This is where this product fails in a multi- use setting for gamers. When you select the RGB one wants, it is saved to a profile on the users device and not the Nommo Pro itself. For example, I am able to save a Keyboard profile directly to my keyboard. So no matter where I take or use my Keyboard, everything stays the same, for it is saved on the Keyboards memory but no not the Nommo Pro. They can't be moved out to the living room to be used on your gaming system or tv for it will not keep the profile you have picked on your computer. Instead you are met with the nauseous rainbow effect that is just distracting. Lastly, the speaker cords are short! And I mean short! With use of an 34" ultra-wide monitor the subwoofer/control module has to sit under my desk slightly to the side of my feet. This can be frustrating when you stub your toe on the unit! I would of like to set it on the outside of my desk, one side or another. But the speaker cords are just too short. I decided I needed at least 3 to 4 foot extension cable so I hoped over to Razer's store website in search for such a cord. But no luck (of course) and the speaker ends terminate into a proprietary connector. I searched the web far and wide and was unable to any extension of such.
One other thing I almost forgot to mention that becomes annoying with the Nommo Pro is that after so much time, like 10 or 15 minutes without any sound playing the Nommo Pro will go into standby mode but they will not wake back up after sound starts playing again. Now you have to reach over to the power button and power it back on manually. This may not be a deal breaker for some but it is annoying over time and worth a mention. I mean it is connected digitally via USB or fiber optic it should wake itself back up with a sound input but sadly it doesn't. Maybe in a future firmware/ software update this could be possible but not as of right now, it isn't. Strangely, my cheaper Creative Sound Blaster Katana soundbar would auto wake-up on all inputs even the analog input!
But if you are like me -- for the most part -- just wanting gaming speakers; these have been wonderful. Wide sound stage and imaging is incredible! Details are drawled out into an immersive environment that is wide and open with precision. Both the sound and looks are beautiful but some minor details that where over looked and left out at this price keeps these far from perfect.
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 1 |
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