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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Inspect Your Gadgets > PC speakers - need a recommendation
 
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ChadSexington
Aug 12, 2004
I am so not competitive. In fact, I am the least non-competitive. So I win.

powderific posted:

I really like the audioengine a2's for small computer speakers. Despite the teensy little woofers they have satisfying bass. They're also much nicer looking/feeling than MAudio's low end monitors.

The a2's were actually my replacement for a klipsch 5.1 promedia set that died. The promedias obviously destroyed the a2's in sheer desk shaking bass power, but the a2's overall sound is much nicer, especially for music.

edit: TenementFunster, AudioEngine's wireless dongle things work with any speaker, not just AudioEngine stuff. I love AudioEngine, but if you like something else better, just pick up the wireless set and use it with that instead.

I was just thinking about getting these. I'm tired of listening to music on my laptop's crappy built-in speakers, and my current desk has limited space on it, so the small form factor is attractive as well. I just want nice sound quality and don't need BIG BASS, so this sounds perfect. Are they worth dropping $200 on?

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ChadSexington
Aug 12, 2004
I am so not competitive. In fact, I am the least non-competitive. So I win.

powderific posted:

I feel like they're well worth the $200 and I have quite a few different speakers. Besides the sound, which I think is quite fantastic, they feel like $200. They're heavy, the finish is beautiful, etc. I haven't personally seen/heard anything in the price range that has the same combo of sound quality + aesthetic pleasingness.

Only thing I'd suggest is that you might try to get them off the surface of the desk a bit. They can sound a little boomy from being on a big flat surface. This is true of any speaker, but you don't notice it with sub/sat systems where the low end is all coming from a sub on the floor. I just put mine on a couple little stacks of books. If your desk has a hutch that'd probably work to.

Also: search for coupons before you buy, they ALWAYS have 10% off somewhere.

Just wanted to say thanks for the advice; I decided to pull the trigger on the A2s (and I had a gift card at Amazon I had to burn anyway). They sound great - lots of power behind these guys and it's amazing how much more detail I can hear versus my crappy laptop speaker.

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