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    Posted: May 04 2007 at 03:43
Originally posted by oliverstoned oliverstoned wrote:

No, they are not designed for computer.
 
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No, they are not designed for computer.
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^ nice speakers, but neither budget nor suited for connecting to a PC ... aren't these passive speakers?

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Micro speaker: Mission M30



Isn't it cute?

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I currently have a Creative X-Fi (the smallest model for around 100 EUR) and I'm quite satisfied with it. It processes music (including CD or mp3 playback) at 24bit/96khz and sounds terrific ... although I must say that my main motivation for buying it was computer gaming, it accelerates games like CS-Source etc..


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What about your sound card Mike, what is the exact model, and how much does it cost. Any further recommendations?
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Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

Originally posted by dwill123 dwill123 wrote:

I've had my Logitech Z-5500 for a couple of years now and they still kick major ass.
 


And you're sure they are "budget" speakers?Wink
You're right, at about $300 US they are not exactly the cheapest but you can spend way more and get a lot (and I mean a lot) less in the way of sound quality.  But if your talking specifically about cost the best for the lowest IMO would be the Logitech X-230 at about $35 US or the Klipsch Promedia GMX A-2.1 at around $120 US.
 
Klipsch Promedia GMX A-2.1
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^ seems reasonable to me ... £60 or €100.
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Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

Originally posted by dwill123 dwill123 wrote:

I've had my Logitech Z-5500 for a couple of years now and they still kick major ass.
 


And you're sure they are "budget" speakers?Wink
 
Define it for us Mike.
 
Say up to £60?
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Originally posted by dwill123 dwill123 wrote:

I've had my Logitech Z-5500 for a couple of years now and they still kick major ass.
 


And you're sure they are "budget" speakers?Wink
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Originally posted by dwill123 dwill123 wrote:

I've had my Logitech Z-5500 for a couple of years now and they still kick major ass.
 
My friend has those and the walls literally shake at full blast.Clap
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I've had my Logitech Z-5500 for a couple of years now and they still kick major ass.
 
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Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

^ how much are they? If they don't come with a separate sub woofer then I'd doubt that they sound good at reasonable volume ... or do they have build in woofers on the back side?


If you order them from Creative's site, they're 99.90€.

Yes, they have built-in woofers. They sound very good for being computer speakers, and there's nothing wrong with the low-end I assure you! Smile
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Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

At last an audiophile who uses computers as a source. How would you describe the difference between a musical CD player and a CD ripped losslessly on the computer?
 
Pfffffffff.
 
 
You cannot be an audiophile, and use a computer source.Dead
 
 
who......moi ??Wink
 
i've never proclaimed to be an audiophile - i'm a listenophile!Tongue
 
 
 


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^ how much are they? If they don't come with a separate sub woofer then I'd doubt that they sound good at reasonable volume ... or do they have build in woofers on the back side?
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Creative Gigaworks T20 are the best ones I've tried.
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^ I'm just warming up for Olivier! 
 
I was helping you warm up!Tongue
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^ I'm just warming up for Olivier! Wink

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Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

^ you can't be sure unless you tried it yourself!
I thought you might realise that I was joking. Don't you know me by now!Wink
 
 
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^ you can't be sure unless you tried it yourself!
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