What speakers do you use with your computer?

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2005-02-13 08:13pm

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.

Post by **Dalton** » 2005-02-13 09:01pm

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.

Temjin · Post by **Temjin** » 2005-02-13 09:05pm

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.

The Cleric · Post by **The Cleric** » 2005-02-13 09:20pm

A cheap pair of Logitechs.

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2005-02-13 09:46pm

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

Brother-Captain Gaius · Post by **Brother-Captain Gaius** » 2005-02-13 10:32pm

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

Medic · Post by **Medic** » 2005-02-13 10:36pm

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

edit:

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.

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2005-02-13 10:46pm

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

Vohu Manah · Post by **Vohu Manah** » 2005-02-13 11:31pm

A Boston Digital BA790 2.1 speaker set.

desertjedi · Post by **desertjedi** » 2005-02-14 12:28am

Logitech Z-640 5.1

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2005-02-14 12:29am

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

Executor32 · Post by **Executor32** » 2005-02-14 01:05am

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.

Petrosjko · Post by **Petrosjko** » 2005-02-14 01:29am

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

Glocksman · Post by **Glocksman** » 2005-02-14 01:34am

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:

Sarevok · Post by **Sarevok** » 2005-02-14 02:16am

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

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2005-02-14 02:22am

Somthing that came with my Dell.

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

Arthur_Tuxedo · Post by **Arthur_Tuxedo** » 2005-02-14 02:34am

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.

Hamel · Post by **Hamel** » 2005-02-14 02:39am

Some Cambridge Soundworks speakers with woofer---

Dead_Ghost · Post by **Dead_Ghost** » 2005-02-14 04:40am

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.

Arrow · Post by **Arrow** » 2005-02-14 08:15am

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!

Melchior · Post by **Melchior** » 2005-02-14 08:48am

A decent creative labs 2.1 system.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2005-02-14 08:55am

Axiom M3ti bookshelf speakers.

Faabio · Post by **Faabio** » 2005-02-14 11:06am

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

CorSec · Post by **CorSec** » 2005-02-14 11:49am

Arthur_Tuxedo wrote:Hail to the king.

Alesis biamplified studio monitors. (M1 MkII)

Bow before your god.

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2005-02-14 01:08pm

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.