Recommedations for good sub $100 speakers for PC

[Libertad]

I love to use my headphones but i really would like to spread the joy of my music to others.

It sucks when my friends come over and only one of them can listen at a time because i only have headphones so i need some pc speakers

I listen to phy trance classical rock (all types and metal) Hip hop Rap R&B and well you get the picture so a balanced sound will be great and i would like it to be as small as possible preferably not surround

I don't care mush for aesthetic beauty SQ is my priority here

and any input is much appreciated
also if it has a good headphone connector that's a supper plus

 

[arterius2]

if you are looking for pc speakers for under $100 you wont find any with stellar sound quality. however back in the days when i researching a cheap(affordable) pc speakers myself for around $100 i came upon the Logitech Z-2300. its on ebay for under $100+shipping. the speaker is THX approved. SQ on this is pretty decent. and its got the most wattage i have ever seen in a 2.1 system. a whopping 200W peaking at 400W. if you turn this baby up it will blast the **** out of your place. not saying that power has anything to do with SQ but the bass on this thing will rock ur Rap and R&B's ur playing. and wait for the neighbours to knock on your door. and yes it does have headphone connector.

some stores sell this item over $100 so im not exactly sure if this is within ur budget, but def. wanna check it out.

 

[Libertad]

That does sound groovy but do you know any pc speaker with good SQ for lets say under $200 i am willing to send that much at most however but the whole thing about blowing up with bass interests me ill look into those

 

[arterius2]

oo we are talking about sub $200 now, nice nice, take a look at KLIPSCH PROMEDIA 2.1. there was actually a thread about this recently. check it out: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showth...H+PROMEDIA+2.1

according to what people said about the promedia 2.1, its also bass heavy @200W so i suppose its similar to the z-2300. seems like the headpone out is powered so that might be able to help a bit when driving high impedence headphones.
the price of the promedia varies between $100-200, and their are used ones on ebay in nice conditions.

 

[Libertad]

Don't get me wrong i love bass but i don't want to bombard my ears just for a few genres

im looking for balanced sound with good bass im looking at theis one set from altec that is getting good reviews herehttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16836113140

 

[arterius2]

yea the reviews look good(just note that you can find a lot of product online with feedbacks like that, a lot of times the reviews were written by someone who just went and bought themselves a pair of speakers and call it their "best ever owned" when they had no previous experience to compare it to. in fact, its their "ONLY ever owned"),not to say that i dont trust them on Newegg, but if i were to get a better impression of an item im buying id feel more confident reading it off a dedicated forum(such as Head-fi) than a mainstream site.

 

[terrymx]

you can now get the Swans M10 2.1 for $99.99 at newegg.

 

[umcloud]

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Originally Posted by terrymx /img/forum/go_quote.gif you can now get the Swans M10 2.1 for $99.99 at newegg.

Wow, and with free shipping. That is a pretty great deal - in fact, I'm going to add it to the original thread.

 

[arterius2]

yes i failed to mention the Swans M10 2.1. ive read about it a while ago. personally dont have any experience with this. but according to people on this forum. is a very good choice for the price. not to mention how nice and polished it looks.

read about it here: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=264991

 

[Libertad]

Hows there sound signature?
And there not on newegg any more another place i can get them?

 

[cribeiro]

I am also inclined to the klipsch. I have heard some of their big brothers, and if they keep their sound signature, you will have a lot of fun. Not the most neutral sound, though. But the bass... ah, the bass...

What about a T-amp and a couple of second hand loudspeakers?

 

[jilgiljongiljing]

I dont think the M10's will pump out bass anywhere close to the Z-2300's. If you like your bass, get the 2300's. If you want a more neutral clean sound, get the M10's

 

[event]

My Z-2300's are pretty great. However, be warned that if you use the headphone plugin on the speakers it uses the amp built into the subwoofer. It's not a terrible one, but it's probably not as good as plugging them in directly to the computer.

 

[Libertad]

The thing is i like balanced sound but i like bass to crapp ill have to look at them more

also has anyone tried the burn in there loudspeakers using pink noise and if so does it have any good effects because played pink noise on my 5.1 logitecs on my 360 and they sound better to me just wondering

also how do these soundhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16836136102

 

[ykim8]

I've only heard good comments about m200. It should sound much better than any conventional 2.1 pc speakers, although it will lack in the bass department.