What speakers to get.

JoshR1989

JoshR1989

JoshR1989

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My Cambridge Audio minx 2.1 active speakers have died on me and they are NLA, really gutted as they sounded great for the money and had a built in DAC that could be used for headphones.
Anyone got any idea of something similar that I could get?
The money starts to get silly spec'ing an amp with DAC, bookshelf speakers, sub etc. I have a pretty good set up in the living room with Cambridge audio separates and Q acoustics floor standers so I appreciate decent audio quality.
Josh.
 
£200ish, would prefer active in my office as I've got a decent set up in the living room already. 2.1 for some extra lows would be an advantage too.
Josh.
 
Not a lot of choice of decent 2.1 speakers. There's Acoustic Energy Aego 3, but they're likely repackaged Aego M with added Bluetooth and for £200, a tad expensive in my opinion.

There's Edifier C2XD, which seem good value for £100. I've seen two people give good comments about them after buying them to replace broken Corsair SP2500. There's also Edifier S530D for £230.

Other than those, not a great deal of others to consider that aren't Creative or Logitech.
 
Marsman said:
Not a lot of choice of decent 2.1 speakers. There's Acoustic Energy Aego 3, but they're likely repackaged Aego M with added Bluetooth and for £200, a tad expensive in my opinion.

There's Edifier C2XD, which seem good value for £100. I've seen two people give good comments about them after buying them to replace broken Corsair SP2500. There's also Edifier S530D for £230.

Other than those, not a great deal of others to consider that aren't Creative or Logitech.
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That's the biggest problem the cambridge audio's were truly brilliant, they were comparable to my main sound system that cost 10x as much.
Think I may just go for the creative kratos S5 in all honesty, reviews seem good and they look ok.
Josh.
 
I got some JBL LSR305 'studio monitors' a few months ago. Very accurate. I use them for general music listening.
2 x 40w class d amps in each speaker. 5 inch drivers.
They're compared to speakers costing much more quite often
 
I was very happy with my Microlab solo 9c speakers and they were only £150. But it seems thet dont sell them anymore, and I dont know why as they were amazing quality/price.
 
Pity OcUK don't sell Microlab's stereo speakers anymore. The Solo range always seemed popular from what I could see with quite a few recommendations; and with larger 6.5" woofers, were a good choice for those who wanted more bass than you get with Edifier's 4" speakers, without having to have 2.1. Nothing else fills that gap, without spending a lot more on passive speakers + amp.
 
I have seen the solo 9c going for £640 on ebay a few weeks ago and £290 for a second hand pair!
 
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