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KiTBoH

KiTBoH

KiTBoH

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Another newbie asking for advice here :D

I currently have a labtec pulse 475 setup for my laptop speakers /flex. Next year again, I will have my laptop and the year after that too (in uni so a laptop is the easiest option) this means I can't get a soundcard and, even with a soundcard I probably couldn't tell the difference.
I've made do with the speakers I have for a while now but I'm looking at upgrading them soon.
I have had a look around a few threads here and have seen z-5500's and audioengine a5's but they're all ~£250. I'm looking for, if possible the best quality ~£100- £130 speakers I can get. I'm not entirely bothered whether it's a 5.1 or 2.1 or even if its a set of desktop speakers.
Are there any good value for money speakers in this price range?
 
Problem with the Tannoys is that they are hifi speakers and will need a seperate hifi type amplifier to power them which you plug your laptop into. So these may or may not be what you're looking for.

maybe you could try these:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SP-001-AE&groupid=702&catid=22&subcat=173

These are among the best 2.1 setups for your budget and will plug straight into your laptop without the need for a HI-FI amplifier.

AFAIK they can be had for less than 90 quid some places, OCuk don't seem to have much stock so you can have a look around.

Well worth a look.
 
The only problem I may have with the Tannoy F1's is as Rodger said, I need it to plug straight into a headphone port on a laptop :/ I can't find anything anywhere that says what cables it uses.

It seems most of the speakers I have seen are all meant for Hi-Fi and so would be hard to connect to my laptop :<
The Aego M2.1's are so incredibly ugly too O_O
 
So far it seems that the best options I have are the M-Audio AV40's or the Edirol MA15's which are more expensive :(
Are there any other speakers worth noting that can be plugged straight into a laptop output?

Thanks for all the help so far D:
 
Sorry I forgot to say you need an amp... I have around 10 of them lying around so I assume most other people have an amp when they infact don't! :o

You could pick up a Sonic Impact T amp for less then £50, and it would work great with the Tannoy's...
 
MikeHunt79 said:
Sorry I forgot to say you need an amp... I have around 10 of them lying around so I assume most other people have an amp when they infact don't! :o

You could pick up a Sonic Impact T amp for less then £50, and it would work great with the Tannoy's...
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Even with an amp, though, would that be all I need? because I could end up forking out £150 and then find out I need to spend even more :(

Also I am pretty sure I have absolutely no amps at all :(
 
If I were to get a pair of tannoy F1's and the sonic impact T amp though, would it give better quality all around than getting a single unit like the MA15's?
 
KiTBoH said:
If I were to get a pair of tannoy F1's and the sonic impact T amp though, would it give better quality all around than getting a single unit like the MA15's?
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Most likely yes. Got a link to the MT15's as I've not heard of them.

The nice thing about speakers like Tannoy's is that hifi shops have them in a demo room do you can try before you buy. If you can, go and listen to a pair... If you're impressed go with the Tannoy's, if not, go for the MT15's...
 
I have been looking around for the best price on the sonic t amp and I cannot find it anywhere.
There's a portable version for £60 on another website but there are reviews all over the internet stating that the amp is -$30. Is it possible to get it for around £30 in the UK or is that only american prices?
The portable version is a completely different one, I've been looking around for model 5066 D:
 
Yeah, I'm going to have a look around but from what I've read it seems the T Amp is going to be the best value for money :(

I don't want to end up spending huge amounts of money, £150 is over what I was originally looking at already :S
Still, will keep looking around.
 
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