Which 2.1 speakers?

M@lice

My new room for college this year isn't really suitable for a full 5.1 set up so i'm looking at 2.1 speakers.

I don't want to spend too much as I eventually want to get a savage 5.1 set up going so these are just a stop gap solution and i need a set quick.

I was thinking something from the creative inspire range. Cheap and cheerful i thought but what are your opinions?

Oh and is it possible to to just use 2 of the speakers in a 5.1 kit as a 2.1?

Richard Dower

Would you spend €140?, i have the awesome Creative I-trigue L3450 2.1 speakers. They look amazing and sound amazing!

I only buy the best!

BloodBath

Have you got a sound system? I just hook my pc up to that and use the excellent speakers off it until I get around to getting a good 5.1 setup.


BloodBath

Poz3D

I bought the Creative Inspire T2900 2.1 Speakers, and I'm very happy with them. You can see them in the Creative online shop. The online price is €70 (inc. shipping) but I picked them up for about €60 in a store.

Hope this helps

neokenzo

Richard Dower wrote:

Would you spend €140?, i have the awesome Creative I-trigue L3450 2.1 speakers. They look amazing and sound amazing!

I only buy the best!

I second that. I have them and I'm very happy with them

KdjaCL

Bought Logitech X220s today for €60

Damn fine set of speakers.

kdjac

CyberGhost

here are some suggestions, I have been looking for 2.1 speakers myself 2 month ago so I'm pretty informed


Logitech Z-2200


nice sound! and quite a cheap price! - no tweeter! = no highs! this speakers are good if you like rap and techno music, boomy subwoofer
http://www.jes-computer.de/product_info.php?pID=16383

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Creative Megaworks 250THX



sounds a little better than Z-2200 but comes at a price! has a tweeter, more controlled subwoofer!
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=114820&cks=PRL

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Klipsch Promedia 2.1(I own these )


blows those 2 speakers and any other 2.1 speakers in the world away! don't believe me? please google for klipsch promedia 2.1 review! they have 5/5 stars in 99% of the reviews! of course one downside! they are available only in 110v so you will need a transformer - very controlled subwoofer! unbelievably clear sound! Awesome for rock!

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Altec Lansing MX5021

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/ProductInfo.aspx?ProductID=6453,

IMO a little better(more clear) sattelites than Klipsch Promedia, but weaker less controlled subwoofer! = you won't enjoy movies as much, but if classical music, guitars and things like that is your stuff, these are for you!

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here are the reviews
Altec Lansing Mx5021, reviewed and compared to Klipsch Promedia
http://www.fastlanehw.com/reviews.php?action=view&revid=73


Z-2200 being reviewed and compared to Klipsch and Altecs!
http://www.fastlanehw.com/reviews.php?action=view&revid=98


here's a thing, if you are not an audiophile! and don't have trained ears! and have never listened to any of the above speakers, I would suggest you getting Logitech Z-2200s, you will be more than happy with them trust me!

you have to remember, when I say a boomy subwoofer or something like that, that means compared to the other 3 speakers, these 4 speakers are the leading multimedia 2.1 speakers in the world!

balkieb2002

I bought these and i'm very impressed so far. They're cheap but well worth it, getting great sound in far-cry and doom plus they're eax compatabile.

They would work as 2.1 but ya wouldn't have same benifits of using them as 5.1

M@lice

Hmm i just want to be sure about whether it's possible to just use 2 of the 5 speakers in a 5.1 kit as a 2.1.

Then it's just a matter of deciding whether to just get a cheaper 2.1 set that i can afford now or put it off for another while and get a sweet 5.1 set up.

Decisions decisions........

Thanks for all your reply's. Naturally i'd love to get the €140 speakers but i couldn't justify spending that much on a set of 2.1's. But if it was 5.1 i'd spend €200-250 or there abouts and get something really savage. I do likes my music. I'm prog rock and jazzy fusion stuff but i'm leaning towards gaming and movies where the speakers are concerned.

M@lice

Bloodbath, I don't have a proper sound system, at least nothing i can connect the pc to. The idea was that the pc was going to be the sound system itself. Its good advice though. I know lots of people that do that and it does sound great.

parsi

Cyberghost - are the Klipsch the ones you were getting from eBay ?

CyberGhost

parsi, yep!

but those are 5.1 system, haven't gotten them yet!

these(2.1) I won for 86$ and payed 100$ for shipping lol!

but i tell you what they are worth every penny I spent on them!