Just looking to buy small speakers

Irish_PXzyan · Nov 1, 2014

I think I will settle with the Genius HF1800A! Reviews seem good and the price is certainly very good ^^

But my girlfriend has suggested that she would buy me the M-Audio AV40 for christmas if I were to wait instead of getting lower quality speakers. I'm interested in this offer

But would I be better off actually buying something better than those M-audio speakers?

Or should I just forget it and just get the Genius or microlabs?

WhiteNoise · Nov 1, 2014

Free speakers are free.

Irish_PXzyan · Nov 1, 2014

That's what I was thinking

I might just accept the christmas proposal ^^

flmatter · Nov 1, 2014

well with xmas less then 60 days away, I would wait and get the M-Audio's. Cheap is good but free awesome!

AsRock · Nov 1, 2014

WhiteNoise said:
Free speakers are free.

Not when your wife\GF gets them lol. You better be on the look out and be extra smart or some one be in the dog house ha.

Yeah i had seen some m-audio ones on ebay they should do the job just fine.

RealNeil · Nov 1, 2014

I have two JBL 2.1 systems called Creature-II. They develop good bass and crisp highs. You can find them for a decent price if you look around a little.

Irish_PXzyan · Nov 2, 2014

hehe yeah that's right! I better be very careful as I don't want any trouble from the missus after her buying them for me :L

Those creature II speakers are actually very nice and would suit very well I must say. I will consider them and watch some reviews and they're a good price on ebay too.

Here's another question I have though, I currently own a Genius 6000 5.1 speaker system but I have it set up downstairs as stereo and currenly the centre and 2 fronts or rear which ever ya wanna call them are laying around doing nothing.
I was thinking, could I buy a subwoofer and just connect them up to it? Or would I need the exact same subwoofer to work with them?

The speakers themselves are okay and sound pretty good. Much better than the microlab 2.1 system I currently use in my bedroom

Drivers :
Subwoofer: 8” 6 ohm woofer
Front Speaker: 4” 8 ohm Full Range and 1” 8 ohm Dom
e Tweeter
Rear Speaker: 4” 8 ohm Full Range and 1” 8 ohm Dome
Tweeter
Center: Two 4” 4 ohm Full Range
and 1” 8 ohm Tweeter

The sub is rated at 100W and the speakers are 20W each.

So what do yee say? Get a new sub? or nah!

RealNeil · Nov 2, 2014

IDK the answer to that.

I like to keep it simple when I can,.....so I have a Bose 3-2-1 system in my bedroom for the 46" TV.
I have the two JBL Creature-II systems on a couple of PCs, and I'm thinking of getting some JBL Creature-III speakers (new product) for my wife to use.

I do have an Onkyo HT-S3500 5.1-Channel Home Theater Speaker/Receiver system that I bought a few years ago, but I never liked it like I do the Bose 3-2-1 setup. So it's setup in the garage with a Sony BD player for movies.

Irish_PXzyan · Nov 10, 2014

Well lads, I just want to let yee know that I've decided on buying a different system than what we've been looking at.

http://www.amazon.co_uk/dp/B00G58Y7NC/?tag=tec053-21
They are the Acoustic Solutions 20W wooden speakers and so far they're pretty good.
I wasn't expecting them to sound this good but I'm very pleased ^^

I have them hooked up to my laptop so far and they sound very good also! I tried using them with Razers surround sound tool for the EQ settings and it really adds to the bass when needed so I'm also pleased with that!

It also works with my FIIO E07K headphone amp and is still VERY loud and also adds some extra bass and treble to it when lacking

I'm a happy camper so I am!

Darcy · Nov 11, 2014

yamaha is good positive, you can have a try.

Nokia X Hülle

freeleacher · Nov 11, 2014

I say
Corsair Gaming Audio Series SP2500 High-Power 2.1 PC
I use them on my tv I give them 9/10

Or Acoustic Energy Aego M
Got my son these for his pc
http://www.acoustic-energy.co.uk/#!aego/cgnd

Both push out a lot more sound than you would expect considering the size and price.

You may aswell enjoy what your listening to because life is short.

tecophile · Nov 21, 2014

I use Audio engine 2+ . Its the best under $300 laptop speakers you can get hold of ..

INSTG8R · Nov 21, 2014

Sigh...Way to necro a thread where the OP already bought his speakers... :rolleyes:

Irish_PXzyan · Nov 22, 2014

Yes yes lads! They're all lovely speakers that I certainly would love to own! but I gave myself a budget and had to stick by it and am very pleased with what I bought ^^

Muhad · Nov 24, 2014

I purchased these http://www.bestbuy.com/site/bose-co...iece/8864513.p?id=1218918122908&skuId=8864513 for my wife.
They are surprisingly good. The supplied stereo cable that goes between the computer and right speaker is a little on the short side.

Irish_PXzyan · Nov 25, 2014

Those do look pretty nice I must say, Not a fan of that brand but they do seem decent!

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Just looking to buy small speakers

Irish_PXzyan

WhiteNoise

Irish_PXzyan

flmatter

AsRock

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RealNeil

Irish_PXzyan

RealNeil

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