Best 2.0 speakers

MooMoo444 · 29 Dec 2016 at 13:54

A while back I had a pair of 2.1s that blew up. Got a refund on them but I'm considering going with 2.0s now as the sub is a little cumbersome to place.

So, I'm in the market for some great ones. Any recommendations for fantastic sound for less than £120ish? Bluetooth not a requirement but would be a bonus.

Any tips lads?

PapaLazaru · 29 Dec 2016 at 14:11

Have a look at the reviews for the Steljes Audio NS3.

You can bag them for £129 down from £200 at the moment.

dacads · 29 Dec 2016 at 15:08

Presonus Eris E4.5

MooMoo444 · 29 Dec 2016 at 18:34

Both look like good starting points, thanks guys

hornetstinger · 29 Dec 2016 at 18:38

Look for second hand. For your budget, I bought £1000 speakers.

crazy8s · 29 Dec 2016 at 22:11

I have the M-Audio BX5 D2 and would recommend them if you can find a good deal on them

macca672 · 30 Dec 2016 at 10:57

2nd hand will get you a far better set of speakers but if you do decide to go new have a look at the Mackie CR4 monitors, I have a set (without Bluetooth) and they are fantastic. £110 for non bluetooth, £135 for the Bluetooth version

MooMoo444 · 30 Dec 2016 at 11:11

Where to buy second hand? Just straight up ebay?

Marsman · 30 Dec 2016 at 11:21

Could look on some websites that have classified sections. HiFi Wigwam and AVForums come to mind

mistersprinkles · 31 Dec 2016 at 18:16

dacads said:
Presonus Eris E4.5

^I've had these for almost 2 years. If you set them up right they really do impress and they don't cost much.

Manners14 · 2 Jan 2017 at 14:30

Bose Companion 20 speakers are decent for the price.

peterhc · 2 Jan 2017 at 15:11

BOSE = Buy Other Sound Equipment
They are cheaply made and highly overpriced

mistersprinkles · 2 Jan 2017 at 22:29

I love it when people say Bose stuff is good. The one thing they make that actually sounds good for the money is their bookshelf speakers. They are not terribly accurate or transparent but they do have a very rich and full sound.

Get the Presonus. You won't be disappointed.

MorleySA · 3 Jan 2017 at 14:33

I picked up 2 Tannoy Reveal 402's for £130 for the pair, they sound great!

dacads · 3 Jan 2017 at 15:32

MorleySA said:
I picked up 2 Tannoy Reveal 402's for £130 for the pair, they sound great!

Nice, don't get to hear about those too often.

MooMoo444 · 3 Jan 2017 at 19:48

MorleySA said:
I picked up 2 Tannoy Reveal 402's for £130 for the pair, they sound great!

Do they hiss at low/silent volume? Seems like a lot of people online saying they do.

MorleySA · 3 Jan 2017 at 21:28

MooMoo444 said:
Do they hiss at low/silent volume? Seems like a lot of people online saying they do.

No complaints from me, i don't get any feedback or hissing from these speakers. I've got mine hooked up to my x7.

hornetstinger · 3 Jan 2017 at 21:34

MooMoo444 said:
Do they hiss at low/silent volume? Seems like a lot of people online saying they do.

Speakers don't hiss, it's what is before that does.

But if speakers hiss, it's because and/or

they're efficent
amplifier has a high noise floor
amplifier has a high gain therefore amplying the noise floor.

If they're active speakers and hissing with no input connected then something internal of the speaker (amplifier) has a high noisefloor.

peterhc · 4 Jan 2017 at 11:24

PapaLazaru said:
Have a look at the reviews for the Steljes Audio NS3.

You can bag them for £129 down from £200 at the moment.

I am tempted to buy these myself but I cant find any review on youtube.
You can get these for 120, are Steljes better than wavemaster TWO ?

bastic · 6 Jan 2017 at 13:37

well I went for steljes ns3

just unpacked them.
have no space to set them up properly and test...manual says to play music via them for 24-48h before listening to any proper music. at the moment they in my opinion miss some mid tones...hopefully this will get better after some music playing as advised

some photos :

our flat was on fire and we are in temporary accommodation...screen is set on our bar/kitchen table

speakers are darker yellow than on images..speaker on the left is closer to the color in real life.

screen is 32" to give you size perspective.