I currently have a Logitech Z2300 but its started buzzing something awefull, its been a great system though. I was looking around and im lost, i would prefer just a good quality stereo setup, some decent speakers that dont look like they were designed by a 5 year old, some nice simple speakers that sound good. I dont have any audio equipment past on board audio. Is there a go to simple stereo set? Maybe around £100?
Recommend me a stereo speakers for my PC
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https://www.overclockers.co.uk/edifier-studio-r980t-2.0-speakers-24w-sp-021-er.html
Would these be a nice replacement for my Z2300? Would they sound as good or would i have to spend more?
or maybe these?
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/edifier-studio-r1600t-iii-2.0-60w-speakers-maple-sp-040-er.html
Would these be a nice replacement for my Z2300? Would they sound as good or would i have to spend more?
or maybe these?
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/edifier-studio-r1600t-iii-2.0-60w-speakers-maple-sp-040-er.html
R1600T III are very good. Worth spending the extra £40 over the 980T I'd say.
Another option would be passive speakers and a small amplifier. Wharfedale 9.0's for £40 from Richer Sounds and a small SMSL SA36 amp for around £45 from the jungle site. Looks like the 9.0's are currently in store only at the moment though. They can be bought on the website, but the amount of stock they have probably dictates when they are available online and when they are in store only. Depends whether you have a store near your location I guess.
Haven't heard the R1600T III, but a friend has the older R1600T and my mum has some 9.0's connected to my old amp. Both sound great, but if it were my choice to make, I'd probably plump for the Wharfedale's + amp. I have a similar set up myself, so maybe my opinion is a little biased towards passive speakers.
I should point out that neither is going to compete with the Z2300 subwoofer for bass, but they both have decent bass for their size. I suppose it depends what you'll use them for mostly.
Another option would be passive speakers and a small amplifier. Wharfedale 9.0's for £40 from Richer Sounds and a small SMSL SA36 amp for around £45 from the jungle site. Looks like the 9.0's are currently in store only at the moment though. They can be bought on the website, but the amount of stock they have probably dictates when they are available online and when they are in store only. Depends whether you have a store near your location I guess.
Haven't heard the R1600T III, but a friend has the older R1600T and my mum has some 9.0's connected to my old amp. Both sound great, but if it were my choice to make, I'd probably plump for the Wharfedale's + amp. I have a similar set up myself, so maybe my opinion is a little biased towards passive speakers.
I should point out that neither is going to compete with the Z2300 subwoofer for bass, but they both have decent bass for their size. I suppose it depends what you'll use them for mostly.
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Wharfedale diamond 9.0 with a t-amp
Depends if you want powered or passive.
I'm in same predicament but need powered to go with my schiit amp which has phono out. Presonus Eris E3.5 come into your budget but I'm personally looking at the 4.5. As mentioned the Wharfdale's with a t-amp (something like a SMSL) is a decent shout.
I'm in same predicament but need powered to go with my schiit amp which has phono out. Presonus Eris E3.5 come into your budget but I'm personally looking at the 4.5. As mentioned the Wharfdale's with a t-amp (something like a SMSL) is a decent shout.
Im really just after a simple speaker setup that will be plugged into the wall and then plugged into my pc. Now i was thinking, is there a reason my speakers have started buzzing? i just built a new pc and it seems the buzzing has gotten worse, it has always buzzed a little but now its really noticeable, maybe becuase my pc is silent now and before my pc would mask it via fan noise. Is there a fix?
Ok thats a great idea and i feel like an idiot not thinking of that. Now i do wonder, i was googling and aparantly speaker wires near power wires and high power devices can cause buzzing, is that right? Maybe its because the wires got moved in the cleanup and now they are closer to my pc/monitor power cord?
Could well be,worth trying a few things first.
Oh, if it's just interference you are hearing, then if you are still happy with them, then it's worth remedying that if you can, rather than ditch perfectly good speakers.
That can happen, so worth moving the cables for the speakers away from anything else. If that doesn't help, then it could be EMI (electromagnetic interference) within the PC case being picked up by the onboard audio.
If it is EMI being picked up by the motherboard audio, then a sound card might be the solution. More resistant to EMI than motherboard audio, but they can be affected. It's impossible to say whether a sound card will be affected or not, until you try one.
If your motherboard has optical out, then a DAC with optical input is a more fool proof solution. EMI can't affect optical, because it's fibre optic; EMI is transmitted along copper wires.