These are plug & play and come with everything you need. The amp is built into one of the speakers, and you use the included speaker wire to connect both. Only one power cable for the pair of speakers. It comes with an RCA to AUX cable, so connecting them to a computer is straitforward. This is going to make a great Christmas present for someone who doesn't know about amps or audio related stuff, but wants good audio and a simple setup. I tested them first and this is a huge step above those cheap Logitech and other PC speakers in a box. Even though these are small bookshelf speakers, they're able to pump out some bass. Not super low bass, but it still has some impact. It gets loud from up close, and the treble from the silk dome tweeters is not harsh. They're no where near as clear as my studio monitors in the picture, but the person recieving these has never had bookshelf speakers. Long story short, if you're trying to get audio from your computer and want something that's actually nice to listen to music or watch videos, spend a little bit more if you can for a decent pair of bookshelf speakers like these.

Great speakers for the price, the audio quality is better than I expected and so is the bass. I have never owned speakers before and it only took me 5 or so minutes from opening the box, to having a record on.

great speakers, i use them with a turntable and they have been performing well for awhile

Excellent PC speakers. Small footprint, excellent sound. I am not an audiophile, but these "sound better" than a friends couple hundred dollar Sony home theatre setup. I am sure these would be excellent off a PC, would be ideal for a toolbox or garage. They're very loud.

They sound great, are stylish and compact. Exactly what I was looking for.