2.0 vs 7.1 ?

[rodr]

hey, out of curiosity... does any1 know if these speakers are any good?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836116153

im asking this because they considerably cheap, not a complain tho :lol: .

maybe something simpler would be better?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16836116006&ATT=36-116-006&CMP=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r

if heard some great things about Gigaworks, and they say these 2.0 speakers are pretty good, although they are $15 more bucks than the 7.1 speakers..


veredict?

 

[Clob]

Whats your budget?

And honestly, I wouldnt spend my money on any of it.

 

[rodr]

well i wasnt planning on buying either.. i was just curious. i may buy something, but not right now..

if u dont like either of em , what would be a good mid range speakers system paired up with.. say a x fi xtreme gamer sound card?

 

[Clob]

What is your budget?

 

[rodr]

im not planing no buy anything now so i dont have a budget..

i guess 80-90 bucks

 

[Clob]

Do you have any sort of amp or reciever thats doing nothing?

 

[rodr]

i have an amp.. yes, although i would prefer something that doesnt need it

 

[Clob]

In order to drive a speaker, you need an amp.... How else do you plan on driving a speaker?

The reason I ask, is because you can get a pair of nice bookshelf speakers for ~$90 if you already have an amp.

If not, then I guess anything off the CompUSA shelf will work for you... If you can live with that. Just buy what ever you think is a good deal. Its all about the same when it comes down to PC budget speakers.

 

[rodr]

lol.. ok maybe i shoulda specified better. I was gonna use the speakers with my computer, so i dont really need an amp.


my bad about that..

 

[Clob]

Thats what I was speaking of...

You can connect an amp to your computer.

 

[rodr]

ok you can but i dont need to have one to get a couple of speakers and a PC to work. So i was looking for ones that can work w/o an amp.

 

[Clob]

There is no such thing. In order to produce sound, you have to move a mass/air. In order for a mass to move, it needs some way to do it. IE an amplifier for a speaker.

Those you listed have built in amps.

You asked me for something good/midrange. An amp and some bookshelf speakers are just that.

 

[astrallite]

clob is saying if you buy a "all-in-one" box for $90, you are paying for an amp , the speakers, plus little desktop decor. For $90 you could get a much better speaker. I would postulate for $90 you can get something that's several times better than a $90 PC speaker.

In fact, it will be *measurably* at least twice as good in some areas, and probably 10 times as good in some areas. (see, I'm not saying "in my opinion here", real performance measurements graphs can be produced)

The downside is it will probably be a little bigger and take up more desk space.

So the question is--convenience or sound quality?