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Decent 2.0 Speakers?

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Celeron

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I just moved my desk around (bought the wife a new one, needed to rearrange as a result) and now I don't have room for my subwoofer. As such, I need a nice set of 2.0 speakers for my desk. I'm having trouble finding a decent set. Most of the pairs I've seen thus far are cheap pieces of junk. The thing I despise the most is hard-wired cables. I want removable cables but this seems to be pretty difficult.

I'd be willing to spend up to $100 on a decent set.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, I'm not having any luck finding any decent ones.
 
Celeron said:
I just moved my desk around (bought the wife a new one, needed to rearrange as a result) and now I don't have room for my subwoofer. As such, I need a nice set of 2.0 speakers for my desk. I'm having trouble finding a decent set. Most of the pairs I've seen thus far are cheap pieces of junk. The thing I despise the most is hard-wired cables. I want removable cables but this seems to be pretty difficult.

I'd be willing to spend up to $100 on a decent set.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, I'm not having any luck finding any decent ones.
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no personal experience but it seems like a lot of people like the bose companion 2's
 
I took at look at those. They really don't sound that good for their $100 price tag. Also, the wires are hardwired.
 
I like my m-audio studio pro 3 speakers - about $100, good midrange...though wouldn't be great for gaming or anything with a lot of bass (if you want that Thump, get a separate sub woofer).
 
Creative GigaWorks T40 all the way!

Love this speaker besides my MBP.. Highly Recommended!
 

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If you can spend an extra 50 bucks, you should get these:
Logitech Z-10 2.0 Speakers
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The sound is amazing. You'll notice an instant change in richness and substance to any music. Highly recommended (ONLY if you can raise your budget a little bit :p)
 
I have these. Picked them up for $129. I know this is a little bit higher than what you want to spend, but once you hear these babies, you will be glad you spend the extra $$.
 

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After reading countless threads on the topic I also settled for those.

They are in the UPS truck for delivery as I write this, I'll post an update once I could test them :)




byocrysis said:
I have these. Picked them up for $129. I know this is a little bit higher than what you want to spend, but once you hear these babies, you will be glad you spend the extra $$.
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byocrysis said:
I have these. Picked them up for $129. I know this is a little bit higher than what you want to spend, but once you hear these babies, you will be glad you spend the extra $$.
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Those look like the M-Audio AV30s? Maybe the AV40s? In any case, I picked up the AV30s from BestBuy on Sunday for $95. I used them for a day or so until I noticed an annoying hum coming from the speakers even with no audio source connected. I tried changing the power outlet, to no effect. I returned them yesterday.

I also tried looking for those StudioPro3s but I can't find anyone locally that sell them. I'd like to buy local so I can return them if necessary.
 
I have heard good things about AudioEngine speakers but I have not heard them in person. Perhaps too expensive.
 
I also second the motion for active Monitors.
I´d shell out a bit more and go for the Behringer MS40 that can be fed a digital signal directly from your Mac. You won´t be disappointed.
 
ceres said:
I also second the motion for active Monitors.
I´d shell out a bit more and go for the Behringer MS40 that can be fed a digital signal directly from your Mac. You won´t be disappointed.
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Those looks good, but damn, they are HUGE! I'd have to mount them to the wall I think if I got those. Perhaps more than I'm looking for in a computer speaker.
 
Celeron said:
Those looks good, but damn, they are HUGE! I'd have to mount them to the wall I think if I got those. Perhaps more than I'm looking for in a computer speaker.
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Physical
Dimensions (H x W x D)
11" x 6 4/5" x 9 5/8"
279 mm x 173 mm x 245 mm
Weight right: 10.78 lbs. (4.9 kg)left: 7.04 lbs. (3.2 kg)
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Given the sound they (re)produce and their digital input facilities I guess you can cope with their size. I used to own Logitechs Z10 bc I felt the way you do now. I HAD to unload the Z10 on ebay after "accidentally" listening to the Behringers (I just wanted to buy some RAM for my MP).
The Z10 don´t even reach 1% of the sound quality the Behringers put out.
Really, 1% MAX. It´s like day and night. You could always buy a cheap LOD and hook up your iPod to the Behringers :p
 
thegoldenmackid said:
What were wrong with the Creative GigaWorks? IF monitors are going to be too big for your needs.
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Funny you should mention those, I just picked up a pair of the Gigaworks T40s tonight at CircuitCity. My daughter is asleep right now so I can't really test them out with any sort of decent volume.

The only thing I don't like about them so far is that the power light is blue and its extremely bright.
 
Celeron said:
Funny you should mention those, I just picked up a pair of the Gigaworks T40s tonight at CircuitCity. My daughter is asleep right now so I can't really test them out with any sort of decent volume.

The only thing I don't like about them so far is that the power light is blue and its extremely bright.
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Wow...you are picky....
 
ceres said:
Given the sound they (re)produce and their digital input facilities </snippage>
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Hi Ceres, just wondering what the advantage is of having a speaker as digital inputs versus an analogue one? My understanding so far is that you need drivers / software if you use a digital input and not for analogue. Are there any major benefits to having digital?

Thanks! :)
 
I really loved the Harmon Kardon soundsticks as well as iSub. Too bad that thing does not work with Intel Macs which forced me to sell mine recently.
 
I just bought a pair of Creative Inspire T-10s for my Mac Mini media centre... fantastic set of speakers for only £33 (about $65).

Excellent build quality, nice piano and matt black finish, good bass and crisp high-end. You could do a lot worse...
 
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