flipdac
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Hi everyone,
I'm looking for a decent set of speakers to use with my computer. I've lurked around on Head-Fi before, but this is my first post. Please be aware that I'm in college, and do not have anywhere close to audiophile ears, but also that I can tell good sound from bad sound.
My current speakers are the Logitech Z-2300's. I do like that loudness of the bass (huge subwoofer) and the trebles are good. However, the set has pretty much no mid-range whatsoever, and the bass, although loud, seems muddy IMO.
I was looking at the M-Audio AV 30's, which apparently have good sound, but I also heard that it, along with its big brother, the AV 40's, get very hot and have horrible reliability. I was also looking at the Klipsch 2.1 system, but it also has horrible reliability according to reviews I've read and advice from friends.
Can anyone recommend a set of speakers that has decent bass and mid-range? 2.1 would be nice, I do like having a subwoofer. 2.0, though, would be fine as well. If I end up with 2.0 speakers, I may just use headphone splitters and use the sub from the Logitechs, and maybe throw in the satellites from the Logitechs as rear speakers, just for the hell of it.
So, to sum it all up, I need 2.0 or 2.1 speakers with the normal 3.5mm jack (or RCA, since I can just buy an adapter) that are reliable, have decent bass, and have mids that are not as crappy as what comes out of the 3" Logitech speakers. I use them mainly for music (predominately rock and alternative), and secondarily for console games (not much in the way of movies). For a while I was thinking of getting 5.1 speakers, but I really don't need them for a college dorm room / apartment setup. I'd like to spend less than $200 (so no nice Audioengine A5's
) and have them plug right into my computer (I don't want to have to buy a receiver, so that pretty much eliminates the bookshelves).
Thanks!
I'm looking for a decent set of speakers to use with my computer. I've lurked around on Head-Fi before, but this is my first post. Please be aware that I'm in college, and do not have anywhere close to audiophile ears, but also that I can tell good sound from bad sound.
My current speakers are the Logitech Z-2300's. I do like that loudness of the bass (huge subwoofer) and the trebles are good. However, the set has pretty much no mid-range whatsoever, and the bass, although loud, seems muddy IMO.
I was looking at the M-Audio AV 30's, which apparently have good sound, but I also heard that it, along with its big brother, the AV 40's, get very hot and have horrible reliability. I was also looking at the Klipsch 2.1 system, but it also has horrible reliability according to reviews I've read and advice from friends.
Can anyone recommend a set of speakers that has decent bass and mid-range? 2.1 would be nice, I do like having a subwoofer. 2.0, though, would be fine as well. If I end up with 2.0 speakers, I may just use headphone splitters and use the sub from the Logitechs, and maybe throw in the satellites from the Logitechs as rear speakers, just for the hell of it.
So, to sum it all up, I need 2.0 or 2.1 speakers with the normal 3.5mm jack (or RCA, since I can just buy an adapter) that are reliable, have decent bass, and have mids that are not as crappy as what comes out of the 3" Logitech speakers. I use them mainly for music (predominately rock and alternative), and secondarily for console games (not much in the way of movies). For a while I was thinking of getting 5.1 speakers, but I really don't need them for a college dorm room / apartment setup. I'd like to spend less than $200 (so no nice Audioengine A5's
Thanks!