new speakers, budget £50-£80

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New speakers, It will be used for gaming and music, but I do not want 5.1 or 7.1 as I have no where to put the speakers.

not sure if 2.0 or 2.1 would be better as i like nice low bass etc..

and I'm using onboard sound if that helps.

TIA
Yanto.
 
I recently changed from a 5.1 to a 2.0 setup. I went for the Creative Labs Gigaworks t40's. They are great for games and music.
 
I'd get the aego energy or logitech z4's if i needed a headphone socket as the aego's don't have one.
Personally i got the z4 for a good price couldn't be happier no midrange but what pc speakers do have midrange.
Love the fact that headphones you can still use when you turn the logitech off.
 
£80 will get you a second hand amp and speakers. about 30 for an amp and 50 for speakers.

It will sound much better than pc speakers
 
geeza said:
£80 will get you a second hand amp and speakers. about 30 for an amp and 50 for speakers.

It will sound much better than pc speakers
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I have old stereo Rotel amp, would this be ok?

where can you get 2nd hand speakers and amps from?
 
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yantorsen said:
I have old stereo Rotel amp, would this be ok?

where can you get 2nd hand speakers and amps from?
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Yep, any old amp will do as long as it has auxillery/phono. All you do is connect aux on the amp to your soundcard output (with a 2 phono to 3.5mm jack)

my amp
http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=Cambridge+A1

my speakers
http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/sea...ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&fsop=1&fsoo=1

connector
http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/sea...ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&fsop=1&fsoo=1

Of course theres loads of other amps and speakers out there that are better but for 80 or so quid you cant really go wrong with a setup like that
 
Raikiri said:
Yeah, as said eBay is your best bet. Rotel are generally quite good too, so if it has the relevant connectors it'll be fine.

This is the exact cable I use, very good for the money: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PHILIPS-3-5mm...goryZ295QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Speakers wise something like Tannoy M1, Tannoy F1 Customs, KEF Cresta 10, Wharfedale Diamond 9.1 etc. would all be great.
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trouble is my desk isnt really big enough for hifi type speakers, and my Rotel amp is like 25 years old. It wouldn't surprise me if its a tube amp.
 
Probably without the original packaging or some bits but the unit itself should still be in brand new condition. Have bought countless items in clearance and b-grade and there was nothing wrong with them what so ever.

According to the dimensions found on other website: Sub Woofer - 265 x 190 x 350mm Satellites - 68mm x 103mm x 90mm
 
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steve258 said:
Probably without the original packaging or some bits but the unit itself should still be in brand new condition. Have bought countless items in clearance and b-grade and there was nothing wrong with them what so ever.

According to the dimensions found on other website: Sub Woofer - 265 x 190 x 350mm Satellites - 68mm x 103mm x 90mm
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that size should be ok,

so what wont it include? will it include all audio cables?

and do you know if those speakers have 64-bit drivers? do speakers even need drivers these days?
 
No you don't need driver for that.

It should still include all the cables just without original package. I wouldn't worry about it too much mate.
 
ok :) i'll order those speakers then, hopefully they'll stil be in stock by the time i get the money on friday.

I didnt think speakers needed drivers lol, but i just thought i'd better check.
 
I'm about to order now, but i just want to know how these compare to cheaper 2.1 systems? or the T40? what kind of things actually vary between different speakers? becasue I'm only in a bedroom so volum eis not too important, its all about sound quality.

TIA, Yanto.
 
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