Urgent!!! How good is Creative SBS 380?

de.das.dude · Aug 28, 2010, 06:52 AM

i have a budget of 20$ and i was considering the creative sbs 380. i curently use a moserbaer headphones.

what does 3+3+6 Watts RMS mean??
rms stands for root mean square i know... but ti get the peak wattage i need to multiply it with a certain factor... is it 1.414 or root2 like in AC?

Wile E · Aug 28, 2010, 06:55 AM

They are crappy. But all $20 speakers are crappy. They will make sound. I presume that's all you need.

And peak wattage doesn't matter, so don't worry about it.

de.das.dude · Aug 28, 2010, 06:59 AM

OK. and hi. didnt know you are here too...

jmcslob · Aug 28, 2010, 07:02 AM

LOL
They are Ok But I think Logitech has em beat slightly in that price range

Wile E · Aug 28, 2010, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by jmcslob

LOL
They are Ok But I think Logitech has em beat slightly in that price range

Not really. You either get tinny, or all mids. All sound bad in this price range.

de.das.dude · Aug 28, 2010, 07:07 AM

you are being too pessimistic. i heard these at my friends place. werent that bad. but will it go with my mobo??

Wile E · Aug 28, 2010, 07:15 AM

I'm not being pessimistic, I'm being truthful. Listen to a good set of speakers, then listen to these, and you'll quickly realize that these do not sound that good. But, they serve their purpose, so that's what counts.

At any rate, speakers are universal. They will work with anything that accepts a headphone style plug. So yes, they will work with you mobo.

de.das.dude · Aug 28, 2010, 07:16 AM

the current frontech ones i have started acting crappy after i changed mobos.

Wile E · Aug 28, 2010, 07:18 AM

Either coincidence, a faulty mobo, speakers went bad/broke, or you're doing it wrong.

jmcslob · Aug 28, 2010, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Wile E

Not really. You either get tinny, or all mids. All sound bad in this price range.

That's what I meant by slightly LOL..

rahulyo · Aug 28, 2010, 04:53 PM

Altec Lansing BX 1221 ,VS4121 or VS2621 is another option .But VS4121 and VS 2621 is expensive (But Much better than That creative ).

de.das.dude · Aug 28, 2010, 06:05 PM

the subwoofer on the altch BXR 1221 is puny.

rahulyo · Aug 29, 2010, 02:26 AM

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Originally Posted by de.das.dude

the subwoofer on the altch BXR 1221 is puny.

Ur budget is low thr4 I suggest BXR 1221 .If u want Bass then Intex Blaster 2600 is also a option . Or increase ur budget and take VS4121 or Vs2621,best for u.

Black Haru · Aug 29, 2010, 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Wile E

At any rate, speakers are universal. They will work with anything that accepts a headphone style plug. So yes, they will work with you mobo.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wile E

Either coincidence, a faulty mobo, speakers went bad/broke, or you're doing it wrong.

I laughed at this until I remembered plugging in my speakers to my clearly labeled mic jack for the third day in a row.

my 2 cents: garage sale or other used source. you'll probly get some better options in that range (unlike most hardware speakers from 5 years ago are still just as good)

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