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Chrispy_ wrote:two pairs of bookshelf speakers with at least 4" drivers (ideally 5" or more) at $150 each
meerkt wrote:Chrispy_ wrote:two pairs of bookshelf speakers with at least 4" drivers (ideally 5" or more) at $150 each
You can find decent speakers for less. With some patience, half that much.
And I'm not convinced PC speaker are that great anyway, any reviews comparing them to standalone speakers?
I suspect even normally-priced $80 speakers could be more than competitive.
Krogoth wrote:I did grew attached to 5.1 output for gaming. I was wondering if I would be sacrificing that with if were go with a home theater route.
Krogoth wrote:After playing around with the speakers. It looks like that aforementioned rear speaker's membrane is cracking from age and the wiring is suspect.
Chrispy_ wrote:I'm not in the US so you'll have to excuse my approximations on budget
check out noaudiophile.com
meerkt wrote:I find it hard to believe that combo speaker systems for PC, and from non-speaker companies (Logitech), can somehow end up both offering better quality and being cheaper.
CScottG wrote:IF the Co. ...
meerkt wrote:CScottG wrote:IF the Co. ...
Why would a computer peripherals company have a technological / manufacturing / economies-of-scale edge over an established speaker-audio company?
meerkt wrote:How would scale in all of their products combined help in a specific sub-group of products?
meerkt wrote:Whatever the market for speakers is, I don't see how Logitech could have more of it than speaker-only companies. Maybe even versus companies that make speakers along with other audio products.
meerkt wrote:If scale in non-speakers does help, while Logitech's become surprisingly big (I guess less so 13 years ago), there are also speaker brands that are part of big corps or multi-brand conglomerates. They should have both the experience and the size.
just brew it! wrote:Relationships with contract manufacturers who have a lot of experience building electronics.
How many people still buy discrete speakers for non-computer use? I'm guessing not very many.
I tend to think of the smaller brands that specialize in them.
LoneWolf15 wrote:Maybe you could find a leftover satellite on eBay. That's the first thing I'd do.
Those are much nicer than mine; I'm still using Logitech's X-530 set. Which I got new, on clearance, for $30 shipped free, probably around ten years ago now. They're still going strong.
qmacpoint wrote:LoneWolf15 wrote:Maybe you could find a leftover satellite on eBay. That's the first thing I'd do.
Those are much nicer than mine; I'm still using Logitech's X-530 set. Which I got new, on clearance, for $30 shipped free, probably around ten years ago now. They're still going strong.
Ah the X-530, I bought this at full price, and was blown away by the quality. Moved away and gave them to my brother, and even to date, they are still going strong too. Best bang-for-buck speakers made, and I loved that design!
LoneWolf15 wrote:Believe it or not, my nearly 3 decades-old ACS-400s are connected to my Amazon Echo Dot right this minute. It sounds much better than the full-size Echo does.I'm still using Logitech's X-530 set. I had Altec Lansing ACS500s.