Speaker system recomendations

I still have the pair of Altecs I bought for $25 5 years ago. They still work great!

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Originally Posted by ScorpioIlya

Look at cambridge soundworks.....i'm sort of an audio elitist, but for 75 bucks, you can get a powered speaker system with a small sub, that won't annoy the hell out of you.

www.cambridgesoundworks.com

Oh and BTW, if you want a really cheap increase in quality, throw out the cheap wire that comes with them, and buy some 14 gauge, for like 5 bucks at a U-DO-IT (don't buy designer brand)... You'll hear an improvement in treble...something noticieable when you don't have a separaate tweeter :).

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Err umm is not creative = cambridgesoundworks not TRUE?

But the rewiring trick however works 'good' with pretty much any speaker set, & right across the range ;)

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Originally Posted by ironwill99

Sorry, something got screwed up when i made the post. Here is what i wrote :

Hey guys and gals. I am looking for a decent quality 2.1 (left, right, sub) speaker set. I am looking to spend about $75. I have looked in the stores around here and most of the ones I went to didn't have any working demo systems. I have found several set in my price range online but I can't test them out for myself. Any input would be apreciated!

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The logitech Z640's are 5.1 and are only $66 dollars on newegg. They recieved excellent reviews.

I thought we were talking real speakers, not these kid toy ones.

Gosh! I kinda like these kid toy speakers. The main faults I find with Logitech speakers in general is that they tend to have a fair ammount of distortion at max volume, and I find them too "bright" at most default mixer settings. Since most Logitechs have lots of volume I don't really find most users running them so loud they distort badly. Adjusting the high range with the mixer software takes care of the second problem.

I also like Altec 221 and 2100 speakers. The 221 is end of life, but can still be found if you look hard; about $50. ATP3, are good, too, but they and the 2100 will most likely cost you about $80-$100. I like all of these better than the 121's.

I really just can't get too excited over Creative (aka Cambridge Soundworks) speakers. That's more of a problem with the way I see the company than the product per se.

I have many vendors who keep trying to sell me CyberAcoustics speakers, but I think all they have going is low price. Yamaha, Harmon-Kardon/JBL all make decent speakers, but I think I would go with Logitech or Altec. I consider it a toss up. Trouble is, speakers are a very personal issue. What I like may not sound good to you.

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Originally Posted by Kymera

I thought we were talking real speakers, not these kid toy ones.

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You think you're bad!?! Do you have one of these::: Speaker of the House

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Originally Posted by 2nat2

The logitech Z640's are 5.1 and are only $66 dollars on newegg. They recieved excellent reviews.

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I have a the 640s myself. Pretty good speakers for the price. If space is a problem, just don't attach the rear speakers. Bass is way overpowered, but some people like that. These are by no means going to beat out a good home theater set, but for the price and space they take up, excellent system.

you're spending under 100 dollars for a system that has line inputs, a sub, a chassis for the sub, 4-5 speakers, and an amp for all 5-6 drivers......so retarded..just get 2 speakers with a sub, it'll sound nicer......who needs 5 speakers that suck, when u can have 2 that don't.

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You think you're bad!?! Do you have one of these::: Speaker of the House

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Yeow! I thought my Vienna's were expensive.

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Originally Posted by Ya_know

You think you're bad!?! Do you have one of these::: Speaker of the House

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Droooooooooool

254 speakers ! ... I wonder what control panel will make of that !:D

Yeah that Pioneer setup looks awesome. Maybe when I win the Lotto I will pick one of those up :) Oh well back to reality again :(

Thanks again for all your suggestions!

TDK S80's offer superb sound quality and power for not a lot of money, plus they look good

HEY

I see someone mentioned SoundMan X1 speakers


I have those, but, I lost the drivers for it when I installed a new harddrive / O/S
and now I dont have any sound!!!!

anyone know where I can get the driver

Welcome to Windrivers brandonk

You should start your own thread in the sound forum for a request like this, rather than tack on to someone elses thread.

logitech have this to say about installtion