Every now and then in the midst of products that are intended to make your system more powerful or impress your friends we get to play with products that are fun. We found this in a pair of external speakers from a company called Accessory Power. The speakers are designed to look like the heads of animals (in a cute way) and can work with PCs, phones, tablets and pretty much anything with a 1/8-inch speaker jack. In addition to their function as a speaker set they are also intended to bring awareness to endangered species. We were lucky enough to receive two different models for our testing and enjoyment. So let’s take you along as we see if the Accessory Power Gogroove Speaker Pals Panda and Koala sets are worth your time and money.
The Panda and Koala Speaker Pals -
As we mentioned the Accessory Power GOgroove Speaker Pals are designed to look like the heads of certain endangered species. This is not done in a creepy way though, and the speakers look very cute. In fact when I first heard about them I showed them to my wife and 16 year old daughter I was told this more than once.
As you can see both the Panda and Koala pals are small for better portability. The basic design of the speakers is the same. You have two small drivers inside a ball. Both drivers are in the front set at a slight outward angle to give them a better distance (these are not meant to fill a room with sound though). The front has a small nose (depending on the animal in question) and a smaller blue light that indicates power and looks a little like a mouth. The ears for the Koala and Panda are both add-on with the Koala ears being a little larger. These are strictly ornamental and help to give the look of the Panda/Koala.
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Around the middle there is a groove. This is meant to store the speaker cable and does a very good job of that. The actual plug clips into the back very securely on both speakers. The back is also where the USB power port is. On the left side of the speaker is volume dial; well you know that that is for.
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In keeping with their portability the Speaker Pals can be powered via USB or with the help of three AAA batteries. The batteries fit into a compartment on the bottom. There is also a power switch to keep the batteries from draining when the speakers are not in use.
Over all the Speaker Pals appear to be a pretty nice set of speakers. So let’s move on and see how they sound.
