I've got a set of these, and they replaced a T40 S1 set which eventually blew after many years of service. The S1's originally replaced a pair of T20's.
I like them. They don't take up a lot of space due to their vertical orientation, they are plenty loud for a computer/gaming type application, and the sound quality is really good considering the size of the enclosure and the drivers.
Yes, they do have an auto power-down function built in, but it's not really that much of a problem to work around. I've never had it intrude whilst gaming - it tends to catch me when I'm due on a Zoom or Teams call and I haven't had any music playing for the last 15-20 minutes (I'm not sure what the time out is). In my case pressing the reset button on the mixer which feeds them kicks them in to life instantly when needed.
I run everything through the T40 S2's, via a mixer - so they do my main office pc/workstation, retro pc's, consoles etc. Plenty loud enough and a well rounded sound - you don't get the punch of a set of good bookshelf speakers in an enclosure this small, but they are pretty damn good for what they are.
I don't like the blue LED ring around the volume/power control knob. The S1 was better in that regard with the small single LED that could be blanked out, I also think the gunmetal fronts of the S1 enclosures was classier, but that's an subjective opinion!
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