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What's your recommendation? I'm looking for some that I can just play music and such... No production... Just enjoying good audio.

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What's your recommendation? I'm looking for some that I can just play music and such... No production... Just enjoying good audio.

Logitech Z623.

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Logitech Z623.

Those are crap

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OP get something from edifier or microlab

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KRK Rokit 5. A little over your budget, but easily some of the best sounding speakers sub $200.

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Those are crap

Have you ever used them to say that they're crap? Because I'm listening to music on mine now and they sound damn fine to me.

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Have you ever used them to say that they're crap? Because I'm listening to music on mine now and they sound damn fine to me

They might sound fine but usually audio products from gamer oriented companies are not as good as what you can get from other companies who specialize in audio products

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I have Z623 - They are ok for general use. Decent bass but such small satellites produce a small directional sound.

Recently bought the Microlabs 7C, a large bookshelf speaker at roughly the same price. 

I love these so much more, the sound is larger and definitely room filling and it really shines in the mids, where most of the sound is. A lot more punch in the beats.

The highs arent offensive and the bass is more than adequate. The Z623 can go maybe 20hz lower to shake the room a bit more, but these overall sound much better.

They arent however suitable for placing on a desk. They require room for the sound waves to piece together. This is where the logitechs would be better.

 

All being said though, you cant go wrong with either of these sets. 

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What's your recommendation? I'm looking for some that I can just play music and such... No production... Just enjoying good audio.

I HIGHLY recommend you NOT to buy regular PC speakers. I recently bought a 40 euro amplifier, and two secondhand Magnat Art 145 100 for around 50 euro's and the sound is absolutely fantastic it's like I have a freaking home cinema now.

 

I bought the gigaworks t40 for around 150 euro's 4/5 years ago and they are literally nothing compared to these

 

My point is: go for loudspeakers and amp, and buy a tulip-3.5mm jack cable, it's worth it.

 

I am still wanting to buy these, read reviews, I think this is the best option for your price: http://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-SP-BS22-LR-Designed-Bookshelf-Loudspeakers/dp/B008NCD2LG

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Have you ever used them to say that they're crap? Because I'm listening to music on mine now and they sound damn fine to me.

yes yes i did. the sound quality is crap. bass and thats about it . but even the bass is not very defined

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I have Z623 - They are ok for general use. Decent bass but such small satellites produce a small directional sound.

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The highs arent offensive and the bass is more than adequate. The Z623 can go maybe 20hz lower to shake the room a bit more, but these overall sound much better.

 

What do you mean by directional? High frequencies are directional, can't change physics laws.

Also lower doesn't mean louder, but I get what you mean.

<50hz is cool to have, but most commercial bass is 50-80hz anyway.

 

Microlabs' 7C are amazing, but not so much for with a PC. 

If you can place them, I'd recommend them over the Z623's.

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What do you mean by directional? High frequencies are directional, can't change physics laws.

Also lower doesn't mean louder, but I get what you mean.

<50hz is cool to have, but most commercial bass is 50-80hz anyway.

 

Microlabs' 7C are amazing, but not so much for with a PC. 

If you can place them, I'd recommend them over the Z623's.

 

Well the z623s satellites dont produce a room filling sound, and they would sound directional because the speaker size is suitable for a high frequency.

They do sound great if you were sitting right infront of them.

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http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/89390-sleeper-rig/

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Well the z623s satellites dont produce a room filling sound, and they would sound directional because the speaker size is suitable for a high frequency.

They do sound great if you were sitting right infront of them.

 

Which is what they're made for right? And they don't produce a 'room-fulling sound' because they are limited to probably 150hz.

That's why a 2.1 set is never sold without sub ;p

 

But what  do or don't you like about the Z623? 'Directional' doesn't give a good impression (IMO).

Almost all speakers are directional above a certain freq, although some have a better off-axis response than the other

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Z623 for a smaller space, 7c's for larger. Although I'm sure most mainstream users would prefer the sound of the logitechs. At the end of the day my logitechs just feel like a set of computer speakers that happen to be beefy, and the microlabs are more than that.

 

Also you are pretty much repeating most the points i am making lol. Of course the 7c's would have a better off-axis response with the large drivers, the abundance of mid tones is responsible for that. 

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it doesn`t have to be solo 7c. solo 6c are very good . for 2.1 go edifier

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