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Title: Best computer speakers for music?
Post by: Koremora on 26 Mar 2010, 22:24
Basically what the title implies. What do you guys think are some of the best speakers for listening to music whilst hooked up to your computer? Seeing as most people listen to music this way nowadays, it seems this would be a Pretty Important Thing To Get. LET ME HEAR YOUR OPINIONS

(on a side note, I use the X-540 5.1 Logitech speakers right now, and they sound great when you use the Matrix mode to make 5-channel sound out of 2-channel output. Only issue is that they occasionally have popping, clicking, and buzzing noises, and the music sounds like it's wavering. Which is annoying as fuck. Any ideas what may be causing that?)
Title: Re: Best computer speakers for music?
Post by: Be My Head on 26 Mar 2010, 23:02
the Klipsch promedia line seems pretty good.

Also, have you made sure it's not your soundcard causing the issues?
Title: Re: Best computer speakers for music?
Post by: Sox on 27 Mar 2010, 12:26
I would advise against buying anything that is marketed as 'computer speakers' for the same reason I wouldn't advise eating from an indian restaurant that serves pizza. Your computer has a jack-out so you could conceivably connect it to anything you wanted to. Find a way to listen to it through the same system you listen to your music from. If that's as simple as buying a few extensions and a jack-phono cable, excellent.

If you don't narrow your choices down to 'computer speakers' then you'll find you have much better options.
Title: Re: Best computer speakers for music?
Post by: 20 jazz funk greats on 27 Mar 2010, 12:31
darryl offers some pretty sensible advice. it really depends on the set up you have.

eh
Title: Re: Best computer speakers for music?
Post by: Alex C on 27 Mar 2010, 13:03
Yeah, listen to Sox. The handiest attribute of desktop speakers are their size, and even if space is an issue there's a whole world of bookshelf speakers out there that are worth considering when you do your comparisons. They may take up a bit more room but imo it's usually worth it.
Title: Re: Best computer speakers for music?
Post by: Sox on 28 Mar 2010, 05:43
The best advice I ever gave was 'don't listen to anybody who tells you to listen to me'.
You two just lost a lot of credibility.
Title: Re: Best computer speakers for music?
Post by: 20 jazz funk greats on 31 Mar 2010, 06:17
and then anna sighed a little and stopped caring about the internet.
Title: Re: Best computer speakers for music?
Post by: Melodic on 31 Mar 2010, 09:54
make yr own speakers outta Pavement
Title: Re: Best computer speakers for music?
Post by: look out! Ninjas! on 01 Apr 2010, 19:45
Powered 'bookshelf speakers' would be your best bet for music listening. A 2.0 setup would lose the surround sound in games and movies (and the odd 5.1 album), but you'll get much better sound.

I've heard good things about the AudioEngine A2s, but as I have no idea what your budget is...

http://www.audioengineusa.com/a2_home.php
Title: Re: Best computer speakers for music?
Post by: Alex C on 01 Apr 2010, 22:03
I have A2s hooked up to my bedroom rig, actually. They deserve their decent rep, although I dare say you can probably get similar quality for a lower price with enough digging, but I'm honestly pretty happy with them since I didn't really feel like comparison shopping too much when I got them. The best thing I can say about them is simple: They're real speakers. They're made out of mdf, kevlar and silk like most of the big boys you see out there.
Title: Re: Best computer speakers for music?
Post by: David_Dovey on 01 Apr 2010, 23:27
ooh dang they're pretty
Title: Re: Best computer speakers for music?
Post by: bicostp on 01 Apr 2010, 23:33
Altec Lansing makes good speakers.

Right now I have a Boston BA635 2.1 set running through a WOW Thing (a small enhancement box that applies the WOW effects you get in Media Player to all the sound coming from yoru PC). Good for music, but most of the time I just wear my headset.
Title: Re: Best computer speakers for music?
Post by: Alex C on 02 Apr 2010, 13:14
ooh dang they're pretty

My black ones are kind of a fingerprint magnet though due to being so glossy. I love black, so I don't really care, but if you're really OCD about such things the white ones might be a better choice. Of course, other types of damage always seem to show up better on white. Tradeoffs!
Title: Re: Best computer speakers for music?
Post by: Melodic on 02 Apr 2010, 14:31
SEMEN-COLORED SPEAKERS, THE ANSWER TO EVERYTHING