Posted: 2/23/2008 8:31:54 AM EDT
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I am trying to find some good computer speakers. I use my computer as my home stereo so they have to be able to get really loud and still sound good. Cost doesn't matter as long as the speakers are worth it. So what do you guys recommend? I don't much care for surround sound so the speakers have to be 2.1. Thanks, Nic |
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This is what I have and I am very happy with them. Good sound, small and it has enough bass to piss off the spousal unit two floors up in the house. Klipsch 2.1 ETA: Here is a review of several others. YMMV Speaker Review |
Audioengine A2 Desktop Speakers $199.00 These are the real deal, audiophile quality speakers. They come highly recommended by the folks over at head-fi.org. I'm ordering a set when my tax returns come next week. eta: They come in black also. |
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Thanks for the replies. I don't know about those audioengine speakers. It looks like the volume control is on the back of a speaker, and they don't have a separate subwoofer. I think I will try the Logitech z-2300 speakers. They seem to get the best reviews in the 2.1 speaker category. Nic |
Your money, your ears, your loss. Good luck with the plastic logitech crap. |
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+1 on the logitechs. I was a skeptic on computer speakers for many years. I always had my computer plugged into an amp, with "REAL SPEAKERS" and I lol'd at those poor bastards who were stuck using computer speakers. "How could the even listen to that crap!" I constantly wondered to myself. Then I bought the 5.1 logitechs. Wow. They are the best sounding speakers I have ever plugged into my computers, hands down. |
Wow, it looks like somebody forgot to take their Midol this morning. |
Huh? I don't get it. Are you sensitive or something? |
I would consider these speakers if the volume control was somewhere that it could be reached. But on the back of the speaker? What were they thinking? Plus there is no bass control. You also seem to be overly supportive of these speakers for someone who doesn't even own them. But, thanks anyway. Nic |
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Why wouldn't you be able to reach the volume control on the back of the speaker? Also, volume should be controlled from software. There's no reason to be frequently twisting the knobs on the hardware. The same thing is true of the bass. This is controlled from the computer software mixer. Speakers with hardware bass controls are using DSP or other fake bass boost circuits. Stay way. Also, keep in mind that the A2s are powered with a built-in amp. Unless your music requires some special bass, the woofers on the A2s should be plenty. The reason I suggest these speakers is that I've done the research and I trust the recommendations from the audiophile sites that I visit. The Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 also comes highly recommended. |