Need big speakers

[dalewakelin]

Basically, my speakers are just small and look out of proportion on my desk. I don't have a place to put the sub and the speakers just aren't as clear as a would like them to be when they are loud. So i have had a look around and i have came to these choices

Edifier Studio R1600T

CITRONIC AMP + BOOKSHELFS

The reason i didn't add microlabs even though they would fit my needs is im just not a fan of the dark brown/red wood. If you have any suggestions to speakers around the same size and price im open to suggestions.

 

[NeverBackDown]

The reason i didn't add microlabs even though they would fit my needs is im just not a fan of the dark brown/red wood. If you have any suggestions to speakers around the same size and price im open to suggestions.

To my understanding "wood" makes the sound from the speakers sound more natural due to some properties in wood.(Can not remember which).

Personally if you do not have much room then some Headsets/phones and a cheap mic will be an excellent fit as well and more likely easier to manage.

 

[Nurf]

Do you mainly care about looks or do you also want improvement on sound?
If you want proper sound, my personal opinion is that speakers in that price range are just not worth it. They are more expensive than average desktop speakers, but too cheap to have proper sound. I think you should atleast double your budget on the speakers until its in a prize range that is worth it and if you can't or don't want to (atleast yet) then get a headset. If it's purely for looks (and loudness) instead of proper sound quality improvement, then it's up to you if that price is justifed.
Also if you want a 2.0 system (no sub), then the speakers gotta be quite big to be able to get atleast some what low frequency response and usually the bigger the speaker, the less optimized it is for near field use.
just my 2 cents

 

[dalewakelin]

Do you mainly care about looks or do you also want improvement on sound?
If you want proper sound, my personal opinion is that speakers in that price range are just not worth it. They are more expensive than average desktop speakers, but too cheap to have proper sound. I think you should atleast double your budget on the speakers until its in a prize range that is worth it and if you can't or don't want to (atleast yet) then get a headset. If it's purely for looks (and loudness) instead of proper sound quality improvement, then it's up to you if that price is justifed.
Also if you want a 2.0 system (no sub), then the speakers gotta be quite big to be able to get atleast some what low frequency response and usually the bigger the speaker, the less optimized it is for near field use.
just my 2 cents

Its a mix on sound quality and better looks, thanks

 

[barnsley]

Got any second hand shops near you? I'd try there first as you -could- get an amazing deal.

 

[s3ns3]

If you want proper sound, my personal opinion is that speakers in that price range are just not worth it.
just my 2 cents

have you listened to microlab solo 6C? have you? much,much better than a 2.1 system with those small speakers a a sub. the sound from it its just...amazing. music,not just ''noise'' . for the price the microlabs are amazing. the solo 5C is cheaper and the quality is the same.
i would go with the edifiers(great speakers) or the microlab solo 5C/6C.just don`t buy logitech

 

[jamesriley94]

If you could spend a little more, look at M-audio AV40s.

If not, take barnsley's advice with the second hand shop, and get an amp or hifi or something with some passive speakers.

 

[Nurf]

have you listened to microlab solo 6C? have you? much,much better than a 2.1 system with those small speakers a a sub. the sound from it its just...amazing. music,not just ''noise'' . for the price the microlabs are amazing. the solo 5C is cheaper and the quality is the same.
i would go with the edifiers(great speakers) or the microlab solo 5C/6C.just don`t buy logitech

Much better then a 2.1 system? I'm guessing you mean a 2.1 system that costs the same? Because you can't get a subwoofer for that price, only a noisy box.
Haven't heard 6Cs, but they are quite big for desktop use and even microlabs admits that the frequency response isn't that good. They say 55hz without giving any +-3/6dba rating, meaning its probably the cut off frequency and the real frequency response is crap.
Sound quality has to do with what you are used to and what you personally think.
eg. Logitechs will sound great if you've only ever heard music from laptop speakers.
You might be happy with the microlabs speakers, but I wouldn't recommend any speaker at that price unless the buyer has heard them and says he is happy with them. I don't like waisting money and I think speakers should not be bought without hearing them first, unless its a sum that your willing to throw away, because your taking a risk.

 

[dalewakelin]

I might go with the 2nd hand hifi route because that way i can upgrade things separately and old doesn't mean worse with audio to my knowledge

 

[Nurf]

Thats a good idea. The more expensive you go, the more you can save by buying second hand. In terms of old being worse:
Amps are the only thing that may be outdated in terms of audioformats/connections, but if your going to have a 2.0/2.1 system on your computer then that won't be a problem.

 

[dalewakelin]

I found some speakers that do what i need and are pretty good quality only thing is i need an amp, they are 40w rms and i have about £30 to spend on an amp, would an amp with 20w rms and a preamp do the job? Or do i need to get the 40w rms amp?

 

[Nurf]

It really depends on the amp. Think of the specs the same way you would look at fans. They are never correct and some brands are more honest than others. When talking about passive speakers, the watt rating is the maximum they can handle and you don't need anything near it even if you want to play them loud.
20w rms will be more than enough, but will the amp really give that much? Who knows.

 

[barnsley]

My speakers are beasts and I believe they are older than me. In terms of speakers you should get them second hand from a shop as they'd be easy to return if they have issues.

 

[jamesriley94]

Around 10 years ago, Sony did a load of micro-hifis like the CMT-CP100.

The bass units have a half decent amp inside, and proper speaker outputs, so if you want to save money, you can probably pick one of those up on ebay/gumtree for well under £30.

I run my 60w speakers off one of those and they sound fine.

The unit has phono in too so it's easy to connect your PC to it. If you look at any others, make sure they have phono, or maybe 3.5mm inputs, otherwise it's no use to you.

 

[barnsley]

My big speaker set up would set you back about ~£50 if you get the stuff from charity shops. Brand new my setup would've cost alot more back in the day.

 

[dalewakelin]

Found aiwa speakers and a 2x20rms amp that actually matches my pc case so thats nice, i will wrap the speakers though because they are wooden but they where so cheap i couldn't say no.