Forum Home Forum Home > Other music related lounges > Tech Talk
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - Best Budget PC Speakers?
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login

Topic ClosedBest Budget PC Speakers?
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  12>
Author
Message
  Topic Search Topic Search  Topic Options Topic Options
MikeEnRegalia View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: April 22 2005
Location: Sweden
Status: Offline
Points: 21149 		Direct Link To This Post Topic: Best Budget PC Speakers?
    Posted: April 30 2007 at 04:47
I really love the sound of my Logitech PC speakers:


Logitech X-230 (2.1, ~$50)


Logitech X-530 (5.1, ~$80)


I use the small 2.1 set at work, and the bigger 5.1 set at home for gaming, watching DVDs and listening. Together with the Creative X-Fi sound card it sounds really good, and much, much better than the price suggests.

What are your favorite budget PC speakers?


Edited by MikeEnRegalia - April 30 2007 at 05:06
Recently listened to:
Back to Top
mystic fred View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: March 13 2006
Location: Londinium
Status: Offline
Points: 4252 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2007 at 05:03
 
sharkoon 5.1 desktop surround speakers
 
 
 
i actually bought these by mistake in a buying frenzy last year, thinking the soundcard on my new Ankermann games/graphics PC had 5.1 surround! never mind the stereo sound isn't too bad at all for PC desktop speakers, my music computer is rigged up to my hi-fi system.
Smile


Edited by mystic fred - April 30 2007 at 05:04
Prog Archives Tour Van
Back to Top
MikeEnRegalia View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: April 22 2005
Location: Sweden
Status: Offline
Points: 21149 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2007 at 05:32
^ how do you connect the music computer to your hi-fi?
Recently listened to:
Back to Top
mystic fred View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: March 13 2006
Location: Londinium
Status: Offline
Points: 4252 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2007 at 06:14
Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

^ how do you connect the music computer to your hi-fi?
 
i have an M-Audio audiophile 2496 sound card which has four RCA connectors, two-in two-out, which connect to the tape connectors on the amplifier, but using mixed connectors  this can be done with any sound card  or amp.Smile
 
 
Prog Archives Tour Van
Back to Top
MikeEnRegalia View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: April 22 2005
Location: Sweden
Status: Offline
Points: 21149 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2007 at 06:17
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?
Recently listened to:
Back to Top
mystic fred View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: March 13 2006
Location: Londinium
Status: Offline
Points: 4252 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2007 at 08:09
I have a Rega Apollo CD player as principal CD source and a Cambridge Audio DVD89 for 5.1 DVD Audio and 5.1 SACD playback, i only use the computer for music programs (Reason/Acid Pro 4) and PA samples/mp3's  . 
 
tried playing back CD from the computer sometimes and though not bad wasn't as good as the Rega. sound from the mp3's on computer aren't bad either, but noticeable degradation in sound quality.
 
.Smile


Edited by mystic fred - April 30 2007 at 08:11
Prog Archives Tour Van
Back to Top
Snow Dog View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: March 23 2005
Location: Caerdydd
Status: Offline
Points: 32995 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2007 at 08:53
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
Back to Top
MikeEnRegalia View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: April 22 2005
Location: Sweden
Status: Offline
Points: 21149 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2007 at 09:12
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


Of course you can, with lossless formats and a good sound card.
Recently listened to:
Back to Top
Snow Dog View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: March 23 2005
Location: Caerdydd
Status: Offline
Points: 32995 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2007 at 09:16
Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

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


Of course you can, with lossless formats and a good sound card.
 
LOL
Back to Top
MikeEnRegalia View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: April 22 2005
Location: Sweden
Status: Offline
Points: 21149 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2007 at 09:21
^ you can't be sure unless you tried it yourself!
Recently listened to:
Back to Top
Snow Dog View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: March 23 2005
Location: Caerdydd
Status: Offline
Points: 32995 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2007 at 09:27
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
 
 
Back to Top
MikeEnRegalia View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: April 22 2005
Location: Sweden
Status: Offline
Points: 21149 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2007 at 09:28
^ I'm just warming up for Olivier! Wink

Edited by MikeEnRegalia - April 30 2007 at 09:29
Recently listened to:
Back to Top
Snow Dog View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: March 23 2005
Location: Caerdydd
Status: Offline
Points: 32995 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2007 at 09:29
Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

^ I'm just warming up for Olivier! 
 
I was helping you warm up!Tongue
Back to Top
Philéas View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member


Joined: June 14 2006
Status: Offline
Points: 6419 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2007 at 10:51


Creative Gigaworks T20 are the best ones I've tried.
Back to Top
MikeEnRegalia View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: April 22 2005
Location: Sweden
Status: Offline
Points: 21149 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2007 at 10:58
^ 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?
Recently listened to:
Back to Top
mystic fred View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: March 13 2006
Location: Londinium
Status: Offline
Points: 4252 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2007 at 11:02
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
 
 
 


Edited by mystic fred - April 30 2007 at 11:04
Prog Archives Tour Van
Back to Top
Philéas View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member


Joined: June 14 2006
Status: Offline
Points: 6419 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2007 at 11:07
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
Back to Top
dwill123 View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: December 19 2006
Status: Offline
Points: 4460 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2007 at 15:39
I've had my Logitech Z-5500 for a couple of years now and they still kick major ass.
 
Back to Top
KoS View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: May 17 2005
Location: Los Angeles
Status: Offline
Points: 16310 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 01 2007 at 04:06
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
Back to Top
MikeEnRegalia View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: April 22 2005
Location: Sweden
Status: Offline
Points: 21149 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 01 2007 at 04:41
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
Recently listened to:
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  12>

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down



This page was generated in 0.117 seconds.
Donate monthly and keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.