PC speaker recommendations?

[lolbeck]

Well, not technically true. They've been having a bit of a spaz the past month or so, so I sent them back to Amazon and they're giving me a full refund.

I did have some glooooorious Logitech X-230s, they were marvellous, I loved them. I considered just buying some new ones, but I can't seem to find them anywhere except eBay - I don't fancy buying them off eBay, solely because they're at about £40+, and I bought mine for £30. Stingy much?

This is where you lovely people come in. Recommend me some decent ones. I'd preferably like to spend less than £40 on them, since I am a student and money's running low. That said, decent sound quality is a must.

tl;dr - suggest decent speakers, less than £40.

[Rufus Gwertigan]

Well, not technically true. They've been having a bit of a spaz the past month or so, so I sent them back to Amazon and they're giving me a full refund.

I did have some glooooorious Logitech X-230s, they were marvellous, I loved them. I considered just buying some new ones, but I can't seem to find them anywhere except eBay - I don't fancy buying them off eBay, solely because they're at about £40+, and I bought mine for £30. Stingy much?

This is where you lovely people come in. Recommend me some decent ones. I'd preferably like to spend less than £40 on them, since I am a student and money's running low. That said, decent sound quality is a must.

tl;dr - suggest decent speakers, less than £40.

[incident]

I did have some glooooorious Logitech X-230s, they were marvellous, I loved them. I considered just buying some new ones, but I can't seem to find them anywhere except eBay - I don't fancy buying them off eBay, solely because they're at about £40+, and I bought mine for £30. Stingy much?

[t8yman]

I have always found logitechs to be great, especially the 2.1 systems, but I dunno if youll get 2.1 within your price bracket.

It might be an idea to look for second hand, your money will go a lot further.

[lolbeck]

I considered the X-240s but the reviews aren't so great for them.

I'll have a nosey into second hand though...

[ste4_20]

I've just bought these;

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/74746

Bought them for my xbox, they handle gaming perfectly, as well as streaming films and tv shows. Weirdly, the only thing they can't handle is the lost theme note played quite loud. Also, ordered them Sunday night with free delivery, arrived Tuesday morning.

Edit; they've got quite a few Logitech 2.1 on there for less than £40 too.

Edited March 31, 2010 by ste4_20

[lolbeck]

Aye, I know it's difficult to get something decent for the price range.

I have no hi-fi, so...that wouldn't work so well.

Those labtec ones don't look too bad though, so maybe...

Or the Logitech Z323s, maybe.

Cheers!

[ampersand]

halp! i've got a hi-fi but it must be about 20 years old and i think it's on it's last legs. my left speaker keeps cutting out unless it's at a stupidly loud volume. connecters are only about a couple years old and everything is in place, so that's not the problem.

like lolbeck, i'm looking for something under 50 quid. should i but new speakers for the hi-fi or just go for standalone speakers? this is for plugging into my laptop btw.

[benc]

Kind of irrelevant, but i won these on ebay last night. I'm not really sure if they're any good as far as speakers go, but have been after a new set for a while now

[ampersand]

Kind of irrelevant, but i won these on ebay last night. I'm not really sure if they're any good as far as speakers go, but have been after a new set for a while now

[windy_miller]

Get some active monitors. Something like this

http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/StudiophileAV30.html

I have the old version of these and they are great

EDIT: or these are a bit cheaper and take up less space

http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/StudiophileAV20.html

Edited September 20, 2010 by windy_miller