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I am just about to buy some speakers and I have my eye on these http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=112146
they seem to be a good price but was wondering if anyone here has them?
also are these better http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=480679, I know they have digital inputs, is that it?
whats wrong with the Logitech Z2300 (2.1 version) or the Z5500's (5.1's) ? they certainly are some ofthe best speakers i have tried... well the only ones have tried for that matter :P
I don't know the ones you are interested in but I am quite impressed by the quality of the logitech for the price. Also, for a small budget (half the price), the creative solution is also acceptable.
Logitech Z2300
Creative i-trigue l3450
Heard good things about the Abits although its worth checking out some of the Logitech 5.1's.
Its just that it is the cheapest decent sound system with dts/THX which is meant to be better for games. I would get the Creative i-Trigue 5600 5.1 but it does not have DTS/THX.:)
get some of the higher end creative :P
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=315677
doesnt cost much more than the abit things :P
lol I cant afford that, the ones I was talking about were pushing it.:crazy:Quote:
Originally Posted by Metier9
The i-trigues are not very nice IMO, the Logitechs have a much richer sound.
and the creative gigaworks have a better sound than the logitechs ;)
Personally i find all Logitech and Creative speakers to be very substandard if good quality sound is importaint to you. Their bass is usually very boomy and distorts the midrange and the high end is too dominating, again ruining the mid range. All my friends who study music say the same thing.
The altec lansing speakers are excelent. The thing you want to look at is the frequency range the wider the better. The range on the altec lansing ones is far better than any offerings from logitech or creative (apart from the very high end ones which are very similar)
I would honestly stick with the altec lansing ones, they not only offer better sound but the connections between the speakers is well thought out and well designed. The only thing i would mention is that the sub is about the same size as your PC so make sure u have space for it
Well if you want a good speakers/excellent speakers blah blah blah... you dont buy computer speakers ;)... Also it depends on what you want to do with them, what you like in your sound, what music you listen to etc...
anyway, also depends what set up and amount of speakers.
Then theres EAX things ^^ and yes of course the frequency range... for me i like a deeper sound, sound alittle more in the bass is my choice (i dont mean drum and bass music) my friend likes more treble so he has different speakers.
i like to hear the drums alot/percussion and so the bass gives it more impact.
well I just decent sound basically for my pc:p
I play games and watch lots of films so I would like the THX thing enabled just to give better sound, and so I can here stuff better in games (I don't really have enough room for 5.1 if I am sensible). And I don't want to spend a over £100 tbh.:)
I'm in the same boat. I'm looking for some decent speakers (sub £100 and 2.1 setup for space reasons) to replace the ones that have just died on me - well the sub unit anyway.
I'm not overly keen on Creative and the comments on the logitech were generally along the lines of 'very loud, boomy sub' (that will shake the house lol) and on some there's mention of interference that can be heard through the speakers.
So I think I'm going with these:
http://www.acoustic-energy.co.uk/Pro...ies/Aego_M.asp
Haven't read a negative thing about them (yet) but probably not the best for gaming.
They look ok and 'what hi-fi' is usually pretty reliable. As with most really small solutions, the satellites are only 1 way which will inevitably lose quite a bit of high or mid frequency.Quote:
Originally Posted by silentvoice
Look on richer sounds and buy seperates im sure you cud get a decent systems for under 100
All the altecs I have used and owned have been excellent. They are primarilly a speaker maker specialising in professional installs, rather than a general electronics manufacturer. They often come up on ebay cheap due to being too heavy to post, my current 5.1 system cost £15.
I've got the Logitech Z5500. I know, the're 200 quid, but they're exellent.
Humm, what is the best pc speaker set for £100 for gaming, films and music iyo? that is the right question :p
This is just going by scan prices
but for £100 i wouldnt bother with the 5.1 sets
this 2.1 altec lansing is £92, just about on budget ;)
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=112146
i wouldnt bother with creative in the 2.1 land
I would say the altecs are if u want a 2.1.Quote:
Originally Posted by No.72
I would day a better option would be to find your local richer sounds and ask them to do the best deal on a set of hifi speakers and an amp for £100. they are usually really reasonable and will knock the prices down to help u out. a mate got a decent cambridge audio amp & some really wharfdale speakers for just over £100. they beat any computer speakers hands down (as long as u don't mind not having' a sub) bit extra hassle but well worth it
Oh ok ns one, I will go and check out the Bournemouth shop to see what they can do:)
I have your first choice, the Altec Lansing Black MX5021 Hi End 2.1Ch THX Speaker System. They are, IMHO the best speakers available at that proce point. Ther do not have a digital input.
If you get them, and you like quality audio, then you will not be disappointed.
They are no match for the Monitor Audio speakers I have on my hifi, but then again thay were £600 a pair....
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Originally Posted by jackvdbuk
My choice, absolutely brilliant speakers, chrystal clear, and ****ing ear poppingly loud if you want em to be.
Couple them with a sound card capable of pushing DTS:Connect and you're in high-fidelity heaven! I know I am. :D
Auzentech X-Plosion
the Z-5500's are double the budget though. This is commonly known as breaking the bank ;)
But the result is awesome! :)
Helps if I read the hole thread as well... ;)
let me know how it works out... after all this talk i wanna get rid of my crappy logitechs and start gettin a decent small hi-fi for uniQuote:
Originally Posted by No.72
i went to richer and spent £230 :embarrassed:
lol give us some pics and specs :mrgreen: :bowdown:
lol, and it was only yesterday that you were tempted...Quote:
Originally Posted by Biscuit
Anyway, I decided to go for the AE Aego M's. I'll let you know how I get on with them (when they arrive ;)).
Interedting. I have some AE Aego P5's (ie. with tje suround decoder unit) and for the 600 quids they are brilliant for my home cinema setup.Quote:
Originally Posted by silentvoice
Suppose il have to get a camera aswell then :lol: Il borrow the lasses and get some snaps of my set up on here.Quote:
Originally Posted by No.72
richer currently have a sony 5.1 5x50w amp on sale for 120 which is what i got and let me tell you, its bloody cracking.
Got some tannoy mercury f1 customs which also sound very nice. They have a flat bass cone which seems to make the bass real nice and acurate almost like studio monitors. Frequency range is (55-20) isnt quite as good as the Altecs as i have no sub but i was thinking of putting my logitech one through it somehow for the time being which will fill out the lower ends quite nicely.
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s...teer/amp-1.jpg
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s.../overall-1.jpg
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s.../Speaker-1.jpg
If you went for a cheaper 6 ohm stereo amp and some cheaper 6ohm speakers you cud get a kit for just over £100
DONT get the mission m2ss as the screws holding the cones in come loose from the plastic and u loose the ability to play it at any substantial volume.
Below are links to an alright £100(ish) system. Once u add the cables etc it does bump it up but u can always try and get them to throw it in for free ;)
http://www.richersounds.com/showprod...id=GALE-SILMON
http://www.richersounds.com/showprod...pid=ELTA-AMP70
Edit- can you see the pictures?
Edit2 - now you can :)
Nope!
yep
nice!