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What speakers do you use with your computer? How satisfied are you with their sound quality?

I've got an Altec Lansing 2.1 set from 1998 that works okay. I'm toying with the idea of upgrading, although I have no idea what's good and worth the money.

I think I have the same...Altec Lansing 2.1 model 221. They're OK but I'd really like a nice surround sound system. Also have a pair of speakers in my monitor.

I use these speakers from Koss. They're around seven or eight years old and came with my last computer.

They still work great though.

A cheap pair of Logitechs.

Harman/Kardon speakers and subwoofer, not sure about the exact model.

I got this Creative Labs 5.1 set for Christmas. Very nice.

Kinyo 4.1 with a subwoofer. Sound quality is good if not as good as the Bose hooked up on to my TV.

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It's actually designed for gaming systems but it has a headphone adaptor so I just plug directly in to my MP3 or the computer for PC games and movies.

Most damning feature or rather lackthereof is bass and tremble control. It has front/rear volume control but no bass control which is most vexing as it distorts on louder volumes (edit: well, actually, just louder basslines of certain pitch). I get around this by burning CD's and playing them on the PS2, which nowadays functions mostly as a glorified CD player.

I'm wierd like that.

Really, really old Boss speakers. Still working in good condition.

A Boston Digital BA790 2.1 speaker set.

Logitech Z-640 5.1

I've got some really massive speakers set about 60CM above and infront of my head, their awesome.

For gaming, I take out a headset

An Altec Lansing ACS41 2.1 set, with the plastic 40-watt ACS250 subwoofer replaced with a 44-watt wooden subwoofer from a Labtec APX4620 2.1 set. The Altec Lansings were free, and I got the Labtec subwoofer from a local (now closed) thrift store for $10.

Dunno the specific model, but I've got a nice Altec 4.1 system that works fine for me.

A set of Harman/Kardon HK 695's that I got from the Harman outlet on eBay for $40 shipped.

Klipsch Promedias they ain't, but they do have a nice balanced sound for such small speakers.

Here are the sats on my desk:

I have a 3 piece set of Boston Acoustics BA635 speakers. Not impressive but suits my needs.

Somthing that came with my Dell.

It has two speakers and a basebox, good enuff for me.

Klipsch Promedia 2.1's. Not the crappier new ones, but the glorious older models. 35 Watts per satellite, 130 Watt subwoofer. Hail to the king.

Some Cambridge Soundworks speakers with woofer---

Hamel wrote:Some Cambridge Soundworks speakers with woofer---

Same here, Cambridge SoundWorks SW320, which is a pair of satellites and a subwoofer. I have these since 1999 and no complaints about'em.

Logitech Z-680s. Awesome speakers.

Now, I have seen discussions in other forums where people use a home theater receiver and speakers for their computer. And they were using the expensive stuff!

A decent creative labs 2.1 system.

Axiom M3ti bookshelf speakers.

my computer is hooked up to a Harman/Kardon avr130 with wharfedale diamond 8 speakers and a wharfedale powercube 12A subwoofer

Arthur_Tuxedo wrote:Hail to the king.

Alesis biamplified studio monitors. (M1 MkII)



Bow before your god.

A set of Yamaha YST-MS201s. They weren't that expensive at the time and Yamaha is generally a decent brand for audio, although I'd take JBL over Yamaha any day.