Bookshelf Speakers — SVEN G345

The SVEN G345 is a small powered 2.0 desktop speaker set from the Finnish brand SVEN, aimed at computer and gaming desks. Both cabinets take their power and their signal through a single USB cable, and a Bluetooth receiver lets a phone or tablet play through the pair without any wire at all. A switchable dynamic RGB backlight is built into the enclosures, and a wired remote control puts volume within reach of the listener.

Key specs that matter

SVEN rates the total output at 10 W RMS, split as 2 x 5 W across the two channels. The stated frequency range runs from 100 Hz to 20,000 Hz. Each enclosure carries a full-range driver of 47 mm diameter, and bass support comes from a passive radiator rather than a reflex port. Power arrives as USB or DC 5 V, so no mains adapter is supplied or needed. Each speaker measures 75 x 94 x 72 mm (width, height, depth), the set weighs 0.392 kg, and the only listed finish is black.

Engineering and use context

The passive radiator used here is an unpowered diaphragm that moves with the air pressure inside the box. In a cabinet this small it does the job a port would do, extending low output without a tube that could chuff or take up internal volume. Running the whole system from a USB supply keeps cable clutter down to one lead from the computer and means the set can also be fed from a USB power adapter when it is used only over Bluetooth. The wired remote doubles as an audio hub, offering a 3.5 mm headphone socket and a 3.5 mm microphone socket, which is useful on a desk where the computer's own ports are out of reach at the back. The RGB lighting can be switched off for work use. SVEN packs the speaker system with its operation manual and a warranty card in the box.

Pairing

Any laptop or desktop computer with a free USB port can drive and feed the G345, and a phone or tablet can connect wirelessly at the same time as the USB link supplies power. A headset plugged into the remote's sockets makes the set a practical base for voice chat, and the compact footprint leaves room beside a monitor or under a shelf. Because the low range is limited, buyers who want deeper output for films would need a larger 2.1 system rather than this pair.

Alternatives

The SVEN 380 is another 2.0 speaker set in the same multimedia range that also uses a passive radiator.