Best possible 2.1 speakers for under £300?

luckymoneysaver

Hi

I am looking to get some new speakers for my pc. A 2.1 system as it will be on a desk with the sub underneath.

Im looking at various logitecs, but more interested in the Bose Companion 5 at the moment.

Is there anything better out there. Im looking for lots of volume, good quality and a good base.

I know you get what you pay for, but im not sure how powerful the Companion 5's are as Bose dont publish the wattage. But a true audiophile knows its not just about the wattage, more the quality etc.

Can anyone help please?

Many thanks

:beer:

fwor

The general moneysaving advice is "don't buy Bose". You pay a big premium for the name and their advertising, and the sound quality is not generally considered to be the best.

I'd be looking to save some money and get something by Logitech - such as their 2.1 THX-certified setup with 200W sub - or else get some proper active speakers. For that money you can get pretty good quality.

OK_Sauce

What's the good logitech speaker model no.??

[Deleted User]

I've got the Acoustic Energy Ageo M 2.1 set up, they're superb. Best speakers I've ever owned and I'd thoroughly recommend them then use the money you've saved to buy a better soundcard.

[Deleted User]

Not quite 2.1 but I've got these 2.0: Creative Gigaworks T40 Series II Multimedia Speakers

Quite imposing beasts next to a laptop at roughly the height of a wine bottle and they really do sound excellent. No sub does not mean no bass.

PhylPho

OP: just to emphasise fwor's helpful post, don't buy Bose. Back in the mid-1960s, Bose was a name to cherish and a sonic force to be reckoned with. Nowadays, it's the name of a direct-sell outfit which pays up to £23,000 a time for a back page ad in a national paper or supplement and that advertising spend is costed into the price of each and every unit sold.

Every product has to be advertised, but Bose's ad spent is consistently one of the highest of any manufacturer, anywhere.

Which means the punter daft enough to respond to that advertising has just paid as much for the ad as the product. . .

luckymoneysaver

Thanks for all the replies. I've decided not to go for the Bose for all the above reasons.

I've narrowed my searching down to the following

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ALTEC-LANSING-MX6021-ULTRA2-1-MULTIMEDIA-SPEAKER-SYSTEM-/170540734758?pt=UK_Computing_DesktopComponents_RL&hash=item27b5051926

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000Y13NBS/ref=asc_df_B000Y13NBS950658?smid=AMBCQIC6ZPEF2&!!!!!pricerunner-ce-3p-21&linkCode=asn&creative=22218&creativeASIN=B000Y13NBS

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Razer-Bi-Amplified-Multimedia-Speaker-System/dp/tech-data/B0012MAY2O/ref=de_a_smtd

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Edifer-S730-2-1-Speaker-System/dp/tech-data/B001ERYAAY/ref=de_a_smtd

Personally im liking the look of the Razers.

Any thoughts? Thanks

debitcardmayhem

I would save a few more pennies if you want them for the pc and get the B&W MM1's they sound awesome , I drooled then went home and tripped over my Logitech woofer . £400 for PC speakers :eek:. Thirty years ago I would have bought them there and then, sadly the lugholes are 30 years older and cannot justify that.

googler

Go to Richer Sounds, buy a proper HiFi amplifier and speakers, and you're unlikely to need the sub.....

Hammyman

Second Richer Sounds. Wattage on computer speakers is usually advertised on poor quality ones with no redeeming feature other than how loud the hideous noise is. A set of 25W ones coupled to a decent A/V amplifier should be more than loud enough.

daytona600_2

nuforce do good range of desktop audio

luckymoneysaver wrote: »

Hi

I am looking to get some new speakers for my pc. A 2.1 system as it will be on a desk with the sub underneath.

Im looking at various logitecs, but more interested in the Bose Companion 5 at the moment.

Is there anything better out there. Im looking for lots of volume, good quality and a good base.

I know you get what you pay for, but im not sure how powerful the Companion 5's are as Bose dont publish the wattage. But a true audiophile knows its not just about the wattage, more the quality etc.

Can anyone help please?

Many thanks

:beer: