Best 2.1 system for music ~£100

Burly · 12 Mar 2007 at 23:31

What do you say!
What do you say!

TALON1973 · 13 Mar 2007 at 01:07

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SP-001-AE

Sirrel Squirrel · 13 Mar 2007 at 13:14

I've tried both the Acoustic Energys and the Logitech Z2200s, which have since been replaced by the Z2300s http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SP-022-LG&groupid=702&catid=22&subcat=173

I had Acoustic Energys hooked up to my Mac and the Z2200s on the PC and I honestly think the Z2200s are much better, they produce better bass and go much louder whilst keeping very good clarity on tracks. There's not a lot of difference in the sound quality of both speakers but the bass is so much better on the 2200s.

M0t0r0la · 18 Mar 2007 at 20:01

For £100 you could get:

Eltax AMP70
Mission M2SS

This would sound miles better than any £100 'PC Speaker' setup!!

squiffy · 18 Mar 2007 at 20:03

M0t0r0la said:
For £100 you could get:

Eltax AMP70
Mission M2SS

This would sound miles better than any £100 'PC Speaker' setup!!

Eltax. lol. Quality gear.

geeza · 20 Mar 2007 at 00:50

pick up a second hand A1 and a second hand set of speakers for about £50 like the ones I have. (mission M71)

PC speakers are turd. I had megaworks 550 and they dont even compair to the cheapest amp and speaker setup

overcl0cker · 20 Mar 2007 at 10:15

I've used this kit before:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SP-011-AL&groupid=702&catid=22&subcat=173

It's good

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M0t0r0la · 20 Mar 2007 at 17:53

squiffy said:
Eltax. lol. Quality gear.

lol

Still miles better than the mickey mouse amps in 'pc speakers' :rolleyes:

geeza said:
pick up a second hand A1 and a second hand set of speakers for about £50 like the ones I have. (mission M71)

PC speakers are turd. I had megaworks 550 and they dont even compair to the cheapest amp and speaker setup

Exactly

Richersounds do some good deals

Kezmo · 21 Mar 2007 at 23:16

"Best 2.1 system for music ~£100"

http://www.klipsch.com/products/details/promedia-gmx-a-2-1.aspx

DeeJay-Mo · 22 Mar 2007 at 00:14

Carlsbro Black Box. Oodles of bang for buck. Or get a seperate amp and speakers as others have suggested.

Beansprout · 22 Mar 2007 at 00:25

TALON1973 said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SP-001-AE

These are absolutely fantastic, and teeny weeny.

When you pick up the satellites you realise the difference between them and PC speakers.

I have various Logitech and Creative PC speakers and they're all rubbish in comparison. Though that said I've not tried the £200+ kit of either manufacturer but I presume at that price point proper hifi stuff becomes a far better option. Actually...I know it does....because I have one at home

CompMan · 22 Mar 2007 at 18:24

Nothing wrong with eltax speakers no idea about their amps though.

squiffy · 22 Mar 2007 at 18:27

CompMan said:
Nothing wrong with eltax speakers no idea about their amps though.

We had a pair, used for about a week and chucked in the skip. They were that bad.

CompMan · 22 Mar 2007 at 19:08

No no they do make mid/high end speakers you probably got a budget set.
They also make very bad cheapo set.The bass on my eltax liberty 3+
is unbelievable.Which model did you get? must have been cheapo budget ones to have chucked in a skip i guess.
if eltax were bad hi fi specialists wouldnt stock them let alone sell them.

squiffy · 22 Mar 2007 at 19:21

CompMan said:
No no they do make mid/high end speakers you probably got a budget set.
They also make very bad cheapo set.The bass on my eltax liberty 3+
is unbelievable.Which model did you get? must have been cheapo budget ones to have chucked in a skip i guess.
if eltax were bad hi fi specialists wouldnt stock them let alone sell them.

lol Richer Sounds aren't Hi-Fi specialists. Is that all you can say about the Eltax's, that the bass is great?

CompMan · 22 Mar 2007 at 19:26

Richer sounds dont stock my liberty 3+ i just checked.
No they have a nice forward sounding mid and high too.
I'm not saying they are the bee's knees here just saying nothing wrong with them.Of course if you want very nice you have to spend a lot.Goes without saying.

DeeJay-Mo · 29 Mar 2007 at 03:35

CompMan said:
Nothing wrong with eltax speakers no idea about their amps though.

I picked up a AVR-280 for about a ton. 50W of power to five speakers and 100W to the sub. At that price you can't go wrong. Some of the EQ modes are a bit rubbish but I've got it set up sounding nice.