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Good CHEAP speaker system
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Join Date: Sep 2000
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Hi, I want to get some computer speakers for about $60 for my Power Mac MDD. Any suggestions? Thanks. (Money is a MAJOR factor here and I don't want to spend any more than I need to).
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
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Altec Lansing's ATP-3, if they are still in production, are some of the best computer speakers.
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for the money, i repeat that, for the money, the Logitch Z03s i think they are are pretty decent, we sell them at the UNis comp store for 40 bucks and i think they are worth every penny
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I GOT WASTED WITH PHIL SHERRY!!!
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OMG G4ME recommended computer speakers I never thought I'd see the day.
I agree with the either of the suggestions, and personally prefer the Altec Lansing ATP-3s.
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Join Date: Jun 2001
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If $70 plus shipping isn't too much, CSW SoundWorks are a fantastic value.
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Hmmm. I dig the retro microphone/post-apocalyptic Fallout look. Post a review after you've auditioned them!
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Join Date: Jul 2002
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Guess I'm too late...but perhaps my suggestion might help someone else. I have these AOpen M-810 speakers that cost 50$ Canadian and the sound they generate is amazing!! Maybe it's my G4 that has great built-in sound, but everyone that has heard my speakers agrees that the sound is fantastic....and they are only 50$!! I defenitely recommend them.
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Originally posted by Dace:
Guess I'm too late...but perhaps my suggestion might help someone else. I have these AOpen M-810 speakers that cost 50$ Canadian and the sound they generate is amazing!! Maybe it's my G4 that has great built-in sound, but everyone that has heard my speakers agrees that the sound is fantastic....and they are only 50$!! I defenitely recommend them.
I don't know what PMPO stands for, but these speakers are listed as 1kW. Woah.
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Join Date: Jan 2002
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Originally posted by pdot:
I don't know what PMPO stands for, but these speakers are listed as 1kW. Woah.
Yeah which equals into about 8 RMS Watts. When a company lists the wattage in PMPO you know they are **** speakers.
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Join Date: Jul 2000
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Originally posted by subego:
If $70 plus shipping isn't too much, CSW SoundWorks are a fantastic value.
Another vote for Cambridge SoundWorks brand - better than Bose quality sound, at 1/2 the price.
You can also opt for the MicroWorks (the next step up from the SoundWorks line) and get sound that will literally rival your main stereo speakers for $80 "B-Stock"
Cambridge SoundWorks MicroWorks Line
Ask many professional musicians what brand of speakers they like - CSW brand consistently comes out as one of those brand near the top of a very short list.
Cambridge SoundWorks are to the speaker industry what Apple is to the computer industry - highest performance, decently priced, not nearly as known/used as they should be.
Happy hunting!
Speed
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Join Date: Oct 1999
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Another vote for Cambridge SoundWorks. I used to have a set of SoundWorks speakers (my mom has them now) and they're awesome. I now have a $40 set of PCWorks speakers on my TV -- they're not as good as the SoundWorks or MicroWorks sets, but by no means bad, and certainly some of the best speakers you can get for that price.
tooki
P.S. I now use two sets of Jamo CS-5 speakers... but they're a bit over your budget (by nearly an order of magnitude, for both sets).
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Join Date: May 2002
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Originally posted by CheesePuff:
When a company lists the wattage in PMPO you know they are **** speakers.
Very true indeed.
PMPO is Peak Maximum Power Output, and is basically the peak momentary power - a transient output. RMS is Root Mean Square power, and is essentially consistent power output.
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