Reccommend me some speakers

[exodus454]

Not sure whether im looking for 2.1 or 5/6.1, but hopefully i can get some help with that also. What i'm looking for is a pair of speakers that will go loud without distortion, pump out good, tight bass but without sounding boomy.

Most of what i would use it for will be music, so i'm not really worried about surround sound for gaming, but if i have to i would go to a 5.1 set providing a noticible difference in sound quality.

sofar i've looked at some of the creative z-680s and z-640s, as well as a few klipsch models. can anyone help to point me in the right direction?

 

[x2ThorsHammer2x]

according to Maximum PC (great magazine) they say the best speakers are as follows:

2.1: Klipsch GMX A-21

4.1: Logitech Z-560

5.1: Logitech Z-680

7.1: Creative Labs 7.1 Gigaworks S750

Hope this helps

 

[oldfart]

For 2.1, Klipsch Promedia 2.1.
For 5.1, same thing. Klipsch Promedia.

The Promedia's are better sounding than GMX series.

 

[LanFear]

Klipsch ProMedia Ultra 5.1. Spend the extra cash, they are the best, and are worth every penny.

 

[Nickel020]

My brother and me both have logitech 2.1 speakers (he has the Z-3 I think and I have some X-220 for my old rig) and I must say they are very bass-heavy. Even at the lowest bass setting the bass is very strong. My brother is a drum'n'bass DJ by the way and if he thinks that the bass is too heavy...
I am quite pleased with my old Creative Inspire 5.1 5300 and i also think that the new Creative 5.1 speakers (the ones for >$100) that a friend of mine has sound very good.

 

[oldfart]

Logitech speakers are like that. Lots of bass, not much in sound quality. Klipsch Promedia have a *much* better sound.

 

[Alptraum]

I have the Klipsch ProMedia 2.1s and they are great. I just don't need a surround setup for my comp. I have also heard from a number of people and places that the GMX series are not as good as the ProMedia series. So if you are looking for 2.1 speakers I highly recommend the ProMedia 2.1s.

 

[slpaulson]

Klipsch Promedia or Creative Labs Gigaworks.

 

[squirrelman]

Forget computer speakers and look towards the Klipsch home theater speakers. Best Buy recently had a 25% off sale on them and i got a pair of the SF-2 tower speakrs for like $187.50 each. These things are a ton better than the promedias. Of course you need alot of room and also a reciever. But the SF-2 towers are just amazing for the price.