The current best 2.1 speakers for a desktop

jubei · 2 Oct 2009 at 00:23

Hi guys,

I have been thinking about getting some new speakers and for quite a while have been looking to get the Aego-M speakers. This is mostly for games and music as i already have surround sound on my tv for films.

I have noticed the z-2300s on TWO for about £90 which seems pretty good, just not too sure on the quality of them (do they look tacky in the flesh?) and how they compare to others on the market.

What-Hi dropped Aego down to 3 stars saying they were great but now there are better on the market but it doesnt actually say what these miraculous new speakers are.

Can someone please point me in the direction of the best 2.0/2.1 speakers i could get for around £100?

Thanks

jubei · 5 Oct 2009 at 18:11

I am running out of time to buy the 2300s if i want to get them on TWO. How do they sound when playing music and games, also would they plug in okay to a xonard1 along with Sennheiser HD595?

At the moment i have to use the plantronics switch for my creative inspire digital 5700 and headphones in order to have mic plugged in, but with the 2300 having a headset port on the control i mite be able to forego the switch?

I am just having trouble justifying the extra 20 quid to myself for the aegos when all of the reviews on the site for the 2300 look good, similarly i do not wish to waste 90 quid on vastly inferior speakers and will pay the extra if its really worth it.

jubei · 6 Oct 2009 at 10:20

gurusan said:
Why not get an amp and some studio monitors?

I dont really know anything about it, as i am no audiophile i doubt i would notice too much difference between that and a decent pair of pc speakers.

jubei · 6 Oct 2009 at 11:26

What are peoples thoughts on M-Audio Studiophile Av40 speakers? They dont have a seperate sub and i am not sure how much of a difference that would make when listening to music or playing games?

Should i just bite the bullet n buy the aegos or is there better to be had for the money these days?

jubei · 6 Oct 2009 at 17:05

Well i just ordered the Aego speakers, really hope i dont live to regret the decision over getting audioengine A2/AV-40/z-2300 speakers :/

Could anyone reassure me that i should see a significant improvement on these speakers over my creative inspire digital 5700 speakers or should i be cancelling my order right now lol

Ooo i forgot to ask, i currently use a plantronics headphone/speaker switch because the xonar seemingly wasnt as good for inputs as i thought. Will this still work using the aegos and will it reduce the sound quality?