Not sure how to read speakers.

[kyrax12]

Not sure which speakers are better.

http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Speak.../dp/B000AM6QHE

or

http://www.amazon.com/Cyber-Acoustic...mputer+speaker


The reason these are two options is because I have the Logitech Z4.

It is about six years old and I think it might need to be replace soon. Still working pretty good though.


The Cyber Acoustics is the most popular option on Amazon and it is a decent price.

Which is the better of the two?

 

[DesiPower]

both are crap, but CA takes the cake at suckyness, don't even look that way. These are tolerable

/ibtm

 

[phucheneh]

CA is definitely shit. Logitech is shit to 'tolerable,' as mentioned.

These are probably still the best for reasonable money:
http://www.amazon.com/Klipsch-ProMed...ds=klipsch+2.0

Not much has changed in PC speakers over the years.

Avoid stuff with single 2-3" drivers. A real two-way system (i.e. a tweeter and a midrange with a passive crossover in each speaker) is what you want if you actually like music and stuff.

 

[kyrax12]

I always thought Amazon best seller are usually the err.. "best".

 

[zanejohnson]

I always thought Amazon best seller are usually the err.. "best".

LOL i actually got a full chest heave laugh with that one, easy sir!!! this is expensive vodka.

 

[DesiPower]

Pick a pair of cheap bookshelf speaker like Sony or BIC or Yamaha, buy an old used avr from Craigslist or Goodwill, for under $150 you can set yourself up for a much better experience than any of these "2.1" systems will ever give you

 

[zanejohnson]

Pick a pair of cheap bookshelf speaker like Sony or BIC or Yamaha, buy an old used avr from Craigslist or Goodwill, for under $150 you can set yourself up for a much better experience than any of these "2.1" systems will ever give you

exactly this.

most receivers you'll find will have optical or digital coax, and most onboard sound nowdays has SPDIF output.......so you'll be using the DAC's in the receiver and not the crappy ones on the sound card (and trust me ANY internal sound card has complete crap for DAC's compared to even mid-low end dedicated AVR's....

you'll also get a subwoofer pre-out from the AVR this way as well, so if you want some extra kick later, it's as simple as buying a powered subwoofer.....the receiver does all the crossover/LFE processing and other goodies like Dolby Digital/DTS

i'm a huge audiophile, and use an external (USB) sound card (has incredibly high quality DAC's) to a Yamaha PRE/PRO, powered studio monitors (Phase Linear 8812's) for 2 channel music listening.

center channel, rears, and subwoofer are powered by an Altec Lansing 5 channel amplifier (180x5)

 

[Meghan54]

CA is definitely shit. Logitech is shit to 'tolerable,' as mentioned.

These are probably still the best for reasonable money:
http://www.amazon.com/Klipsch-ProMed...ds=klipsch+2.0

While I used to recommend those for PC speakers, I do what Zane suggested these days. The ultimate reliability of that Klipsch set is horrid. I've owned three of them and in every case, the amp, located in the sub, failed or began having problems....seems Klipsch uses the cheapest caps on earth and they last just long enough to get out of the warranty period. The set will fail within 18 months, almost a guarantee.

 

[Soundmanred]

Phase Linear 8812's

Again, you have Linear Phase speakers, which are White Van specials, NOT Phase Linear speakers which are highly regarded speakers from years ago.

 

[Gunslinger08]

Logitech is shit to 'tolerable,' as mentioned.

Interesting, I didn't know people felt this way about Logitech speakers. I have a set of Z-2300 speakers that I've had for 8 or 9 years and I have no complaints. However, I'm no audiophile.

 

[Throckmorton]

Try to find a good TEAC bookshelf stereo

Also, check B&H and similar websites for powered studio monitor speakers.