<£250 speaker reccomendations

Pug · 3 Aug 2010 at 01:12

Might be looking to buy a set for my near-field requirements, what would people suggest I demo?

Audioengine2

AE Aego M

Altec Lansing ultra

Logi Z2300

Bose companion 3

Splash out on focal XS!

Kurisu Makise · 3 Aug 2010 at 02:12

Audioengine A5 if you can

Pug · 3 Aug 2010 at 08:45

Bit on the big side tbh though heard good things

mast3r · 3 Aug 2010 at 08:46

Z5500 = the win

Marsman · 3 Aug 2010 at 11:03

mast3r said:
Z5500 = the win

You have got to be kidding. He said near field, not surround. :rolleyes:

If the A5's are too big, definitely the A2's or the Aego's IMO. Although, that might depend on bass requirement. Common sense would say the Audio Engine's will sound better, but the Aego's will provide more bass.

Pug · 3 Aug 2010 at 11:03

should add i dont want 5.1, and its a bit extravagant to throw away three speakers of a £350 setup. WOuld rather just buy a better 2.1 setup (hence the comment about the Focal XS). they are a "big" sound though, no doubt

mast3r · 3 Aug 2010 at 16:05

I missed that bit, Z5500 are not win! ignore the Mast3r.

Pug · 3 Aug 2010 at 16:15

lol, no worries - thanks for the input all! I think i need to go demo the Aego Ms and the A2s then... my old Altec Lansing were decent too, and so i'll probably give those Ultras a go (as do the Z2300s lol i'm getting nowhere fast!)

EDIT: I think after reading some more i've narrowed it down to the A2s Aego Ms or the Creative Gigaworks T3

whipitrnd · 7 Aug 2010 at 01:13

logitech do some speakers for 250 i think it is. that are good bass.

Parsley · 7 Aug 2010 at 12:16

I do love my M-Audio AV40s.

They are well below your price bracket but they sound brilliant to my ears.

http://maudio.co.uk/products/en_gb/StudiophileAV40.html

You would need to buy a seperate SUB but if you aren't totally obsessed with bass I think these speakers do fine myself.

sicknote · 8 Aug 2010 at 08:06

I just bought a pair of Adam A5X monitors and love the sound they produce. Over your budget but they do a smaller version the A3X that are available for around £340. You should give them a listen if possible......