Computer speakers...

[Aliza Martin Joe]

I've got the Boston Acoustics on my computer. Run an old Alpine car stereo amp and a pair of Bose 301's on the wife's computer. Amp is powered by an Astron 25 amp power supply, and volume is controlled by a Sony dual amp balancer. Talk about a hodge-podge system, but it works They could use a nice sub, but I took the old MTX 10 dual voice coil to the shop. Still need to get a crossover built for it. Jim.

How the sony dual amp balance working for you? I have a bad experience with that? And what is your opinion about Mtx Jackhammer ? Have you ever used it?

[Sean Troy]

Why not a good pair of head phones.

[Prashun Patel]

I have some Bose's that I've been using for 10 years. Good.

However, I would also consider the SONOS system. If you want something for music, then SONOS is versatile, modular, and the sound quality is on par with anything but the philiest audiophile could compare it to. I use Bose speakers at work, but SONOS for any sound that matters at home.

[Brett Luna]

I have the Bose Companion 5 speaker system on my desktop PC and haven't regretted the purchase for a minute. But as others mentioned, there are a lot of great options on the market. You might want to check some of the PC and/or audio websites (CNET, DigitalTrends, etc.) for their recent reviews and roundups.

[James Gunning]

+1 for the Klipsch Promedia speakers. Had them for years and are the best I have ever heard attached to a computer.

[John Stankus]

I have some Bose's that I've been using for 10 years. Good.

Wow! You got the Boses just slightly before the first page of posts in this thread

[Myk Rian]

Altec Lansing makes a darn good set of computer speakers as well.

^^^This^^^

[Garth Almgren]

Altec Lansing makes a darn good set of computer speakers as well.

I traded a slow CD burner for a set of Altec Lansing speakers with a subwoofer about 12 years ago (WAY before the post I'm replying to! ), still one of the best trades I've ever made. I'm still using them 3 or 4 computers later and they still sound great.

[Curt Harms]

Why not a good pair of head phones.

That's what I use 99% of the time. Headphones may not be an option for someone that needs to move around unless they go with some sort of wireless though.

[Michael Schneider]

I looked around for 2 sets, I used audioengine for both.

Set 1:
audioengine b2 - small, built in bluetooth (very handy to drive from computer, phone, or pad)

https://www.amazon.com/Audioengine-P...ds=audioengine

Set 2:
audioengine a5+ audioengine subwoofer + audioengine bluetooth module - main set of speaker in living room/office. Great speaker, large sound stage for bigger rooms.


https://www.amazon.com/Audioengine-P...=AKR88PAWTQVN2

I really like music and good speakers. They are very clean in the mids and work great for jazz, rock, blues, country. Vocals are strong and clean

[glenn bradley]

Obviously (thanks to our members) many sub-$100 brands are reported to have given good performance. I will add to this. I have an ancient set of Cambridge woofer/satellites that is small enough that I used to haul it with me back when I traveled for work. It is my system in my current office and still sounds fine for that (quiet) environment. I have a Yamaha system at home that is actually for my piano, I just tapped into it for the home office as it is in the same room. I have an Altec sub/sat system in another location and again, under $100 and sounds great. Computer audio is not sound system / home theater audio so there is no need to make it overly loud or dramatic; it just becomes loud, poor, sound ;-)

[Tom Stenzel]

Why not a good pair of head phones.

I've tried headphones for watching movies and don't like it. The way the sound track is done with sounds seeming coming out of every direction is disconcerting. It sounds fine on the 5.1 sound systems and their ilk which the movie makers were probably targeting when they set up the sound track.

As far as speakers go considering when this thread started I would think Chuck is ready to update about now. I'm still old school with these things called stereo receivers, TVs with CRTs, and even an AM-FM cassette walkman. My computer speakers (JBL Platinum) are just for listening to podcasts and junk like that. Fidelity? Bah!


-Tom