Recommend some good 2.1 PC speakers?

[NeilF]

You shouldn't be able to hear the subs.

Most subs with the ones you're looking at are fart boxes.

Shouldn't be able to hear the sub? What's the point of it then?

From my understanding it fills in typically the 20-200ish hz range where normal speakers tend to struggle to produce audio. ie: If I turn my sub off on any of my units, I'll hear the difference given the appropriate audio playing.

 

[NeilF]

I'd rather have good pair of decent sized standmounts than a 2.1 with fartwoofer box.

I've just bought some high end subs. 2000w amplifier in each

Good for you

For my requirements, I suspect I'll be happy with a good set of reasonable speakers for sub £200... And I suspect from previous experience, a sub in the mix will help.

 

[NeilF]

Wharfedale diamond 9.0, sw-150 subwoofer

Understood, and I suspect it will sound very good.

But the issues against my tick boxes/order of requirements it puts crossed on are:
- Going to cost well over £200
- The speakers are large for my study desk.
- The woofer is large for my study floor.

My list and of importance has practicality and cost right towards the top of the list...

Hence why standard PC speaker packages are looking to be the best option. It's simply choosing one that ticks the boxes.

 

[NeilF]

Go to richer sounds ask for demo after listening to pc pap from big pc retailer store

I can play audio thru my existing (pap?) Cambridge Soundworks system or through my current Home Theatre setup (while its working), or used to be able to play it through my beloved Sony micro hifi system (in my study) before that unfortunately died.

I'm aware of the difference in (perceived) audio quality/nature... But, given my list of requirements, dedicated hifi bookshelf speakers and the like are just not going to tick (size) my boxes I fear, which leaves by the looks of it only dedicated PC speaker solutions being small enough.

 

[NeilF]

In a small'ish room, a pair of good 2.0 is plenty.

My post #31 where I go from Edifier 2.1 with uprated Yamaha satellites, to Prodipe studio monitors. On paper my Prodipes only go to 55Hz bit listening in near field (3 foot from each speaker) it's totally fine, also thought they say 55Hz. I was listening to Cole Cox Ibiza / Boiler room session today, sounds good. If not for speaker isolation foam the desk would be vibrating, plenty of low end.

And the crazy thing the Prodipes are only around £30 more then the £200 junk the OP is wanting to buy.

http://www.prodipe.co.uk/studio-monitors/2111-pro-5-v3.html

If the Prodipes were poor I would not keep banging on about them, but there exceptional for the money they cost. As said previous they are proper entry level studio grade monitors.

No doubt very impressive, but unfortunately too big for my requirements, and 2x the price of some of the "junk I'm wanting to buy".

 

[NeilF]

Sorry about that, I though you going to spend £200 on the ones you mentioned before.

I still think your better with something even like these Edifiers below, are you that limited on space you can't fit these on? These Edifiers will have a reasonable sound, and some mid range for vocals.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/edifier-studio-r1280t-2.0-42w-rms-speakers-maple-sp-020-er.html

I mentioned some klipsch 2.1 speakers at one point which are around £200, but there seems to be a lot of talk of a sub buzz/hum.

I'll take a look at the Edifiers you've listed... Nice and cheap at least

 

[NeilF]

The Bose Companion 5 are excellent IMO.

As someone with a reasonably expensive 2.1 setup (I’m excess of 3k), I’d happily have a pair on my desk if I had the space.

Seems there's the 50 too. The 5 is USB, the 50 is a regular 3.5mm socket.

 

[NeilF]

The Bose 50s people mention a hiss...

There's also the 20s some people praise.

 

[NeilF]

£300 for that lol

Well under £100 2nd hand...
Do I need to "lol" or not... Confused...

 

[NeilF]

The 50s seem to be a cost cutting product - it’s the 5s with USB which would take my pick.

You should be able to get them for £150 second hand I would have thought.

So the 5's appear as their own sound card/audio output device on the PC in question?