Budget Speakers <$50?
Apr 13, 2007 at 6:03 AM Post #2 of 14
Do you already have an amp to power them or are you looking for powered monitors? I don't think you can get decent PMs for $50. The obvious choice for passive bookshelves I think would be the Best Buy Insignias, but I think their price was raised a bit ago due to how popular they became.

edit: Just checked. $75 on Best Buy's website, but I think you could probably score them cheaper (new) on eBay or something.
 
Apr 13, 2007 at 8:15 PM Post #3 of 14
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Originally Posted by andrewx490 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Are there? i'm looking for a bang for buck type speaker. So, is there anything that sounds good under 50 bucks?


I recently bought some JBL E20 speakers from ebay - as new from an overstock/customer returns specialist - I paid $27 plus $18 shipping - depending on your luck you might even get a cheaper price. I am extremely happy with my purchase, the speakers are
(H x W x D): 10-7/8" x 6" x 8-1/8" and sit on my bookshelf.

http://search.ebay.com/search/search...trypage=search

If you take this option read the descriptions very carefully some speakers are in better condition than others - mine are immaculate, had the manual (sealed), the grilles, the stick on pads for the bottom and the original box.
 
Apr 15, 2007 at 1:32 AM Post #4 of 14
thanks for all the replys. those jbl e20s look nice. the insignias are a little pricy, but im also considering them. again, thanks for all the information to this one-and-done speaker consumer
 
Apr 15, 2007 at 4:01 AM Post #6 of 14
Apr 15, 2007 at 4:46 AM Post #8 of 14
oops, when I searched for insignia they were the only ones that came up. I guess I was in the wrong section.
 
Apr 15, 2007 at 5:11 AM Post #9 of 14
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Originally Posted by andrewx490 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Are there? i'm looking for a bang for buck type speaker. So, is there anything that sounds good under 50 bucks?


Im sorry buddy, spending under 50 bucks for speakies is redic. I would just wait until you could save up for some Athenas!
 
Apr 19, 2007 at 5:44 PM Post #11 of 14
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Originally Posted by FallenAngel /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Simple - CAT5 network cable, you'll be surprised at how good it sounds.


How does that work? Plug it straight into your brain?
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Apr 21, 2007 at 4:37 PM Post #13 of 14
Pardon my ignorance....

Do these bookshelf type speakers require a subwoofer? And what kind of amplifier do they need? Can you just use a headphone amp or do you actually need a receiver?
 
Apr 21, 2007 at 5:04 PM Post #14 of 14
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Originally Posted by drizek /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Pardon my ignorance....

Do these bookshelf type speakers require a subwoofer? And what kind of amplifier do they need? Can you just use a headphone amp or do you actually need a receiver?


Most bookshelf speakers, certainly cheaper ones, will not have much response below about 70hz - so if that is important to you you would need a subwoofer. Personally I do not use one with my bookshelf speakers, they go down to about 70hz. If you are using a subwoofer you would probably need a receiver that has a specific subwoofer output - a traditional two channel amp would not have this facility.

Some headphone amps do have sufficient output to drive speakers but I think these are fairly rare. Headphone amps are generally designed to deliver 10s to 100s of mw levels rather than several watts which speakers tend to need.

My Nikko delivers 12 watts per channel and that is plenty to drive my small speakers.
 
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