Tritton Sound Bite - External USB Laptop Speaker

You took my advice and now you’ve fallen in love with Pandora. One problem; you’re listening to it on your laptop. The sound quality is so terrible you can hardly stand it. I listen to Pandora on my laptop in the kitchen when I’m cooking. The sound system is so bad that I can’t hear it if the water is running (apologies to Tennessee Williams!).

I’ve been on the lookout for a small speaker that I could store in a kitchen drawer, or laptop case, and plug into my laptop when needed. I did some research on the Internet and found the TRITTON Sound Bite, Portable USB Digital Speaker System.


(I stuck the spoon in there so you could see how little this thing is.)

This is just about the coolest little gadget ever. It’s only about $30 and scored better than many speakers that were three times the price. It’s about 4” or 5” in diameter and maybe 2” tall and weighs just a few ounces. It is powered by its USB cord, which coils conveniently up in the base. No power cord necessary.



It has little side speakers that flip up. There is a subwoofer in the base. No CD was necessary for my Windows XP install. I just plugged it in and it worked. I understand it works just as easily with a Mac. In order to play iTunes through it you need to plug in the Sound Bite first and then launch iTunes. If you launch iTunes first, it won’t be able to make the switch over to the external speaker and will continue to play through the lousy onboard speakers. iTunes is the only application that had this problem.



Looking to improve the sound of your laptop? This little USB external speaker system is just about the coolest thing ever. The sound quality is truly incredible. Good things do sometimes come in small and inexpensive packages!



Although I will make about a dollar through the Amazon affiliate program if you purchase the Tritton Sound Bite through my link, this is definitely NOT a paid review! Just wanted to share my new favorite thing!