TranceFan
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To all speaker experts of Head-Fi...
I'm currently using an 9-yr-old Harmon Kardon set-up (don't know the exact model, but it's two very small speakers by my laptop and a subwoofer next to my feet), and it's starting to finally reach the end of its lifetime (crackly audio, difficult to get sound through both speakers). As such, I'm in the market to get a new set of speakers - nothing big, but something to keep on my desk like my current ones (I take it these are called 'bookshelf' speakers? Correct me if I'm mistaken!).
Now, I'm a graduate student and on an extremely tight budget. I'm fully aware that I'd need to shell out some serious cash to get a nice setup, but I'm looking for something that'd give the best "bang for the buck," if you will. I know very little about speakers since I've just had this set up for a while (heck, it came for free with the Dell PC I bought back then!), so I'm turning to the experts now
My budget is less than $50, I'm hoping. I'd be primarily using these for various multimedia (shows/movies/sports) and music (mostly everything, but definitely a greater focus on trance/electronica). I wouldn't be using them too often since I work pretty late, hence the desire for a very low-priced set (and also the fact that I have very little spare money, haha).
Some searching from this forum led me to the Phillips MMS 321, which seem like what I'm looking for.. but I'd love to hear more suggestions and recommendations. Thanks in advance for your help, looking forward to your replies!
I'm currently using an 9-yr-old Harmon Kardon set-up (don't know the exact model, but it's two very small speakers by my laptop and a subwoofer next to my feet), and it's starting to finally reach the end of its lifetime (crackly audio, difficult to get sound through both speakers). As such, I'm in the market to get a new set of speakers - nothing big, but something to keep on my desk like my current ones (I take it these are called 'bookshelf' speakers? Correct me if I'm mistaken!).
Now, I'm a graduate student and on an extremely tight budget. I'm fully aware that I'd need to shell out some serious cash to get a nice setup, but I'm looking for something that'd give the best "bang for the buck," if you will. I know very little about speakers since I've just had this set up for a while (heck, it came for free with the Dell PC I bought back then!), so I'm turning to the experts now
My budget is less than $50, I'm hoping. I'd be primarily using these for various multimedia (shows/movies/sports) and music (mostly everything, but definitely a greater focus on trance/electronica). I wouldn't be using them too often since I work pretty late, hence the desire for a very low-priced set (and also the fact that I have very little spare money, haha).
Some searching from this forum led me to the Phillips MMS 321, which seem like what I'm looking for.. but I'd love to hear more suggestions and recommendations. Thanks in advance for your help, looking forward to your replies!