What kind of speakers do you use with your desktop ?

[james_bond]

As you know there are mainly three kinds of speakers namely (a) bookshelf, (b) floorstanding & (c) satellite.

I have used only satellite speakers all my life. I started with Creative & when that one died I purchased a Logitech.

 

What kind of speakers do you use with your desktop ?

People who have used all three types which one sounds the best ?

[Blue4130]

7 minutes ago, james_bond said:

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People who have used all three types which one sounds the best ?

Can't really make a generalization like that. I have bookshelf speakers that blow away my old floor starting units, but I know that there are floor standing units that make my bookshelf ones sound like trash. 

[AngryBeaver]

7 minutes ago, james_bond said:

As you know there are mainly three kinds of speakers namely (a) bookshelf, (b) floorstanding & (c) satellite.

I have used only satellite speakers all my life. I started with Creative & when that one died I purchased a Logitech.

 

What kind of speakers do you use with your desktop ?

People who have used all three types which one sounds the best ?

I have an aging set of the Logitech z906 speakers, and I also had a pair of the Klipsh Promedia. They both sound just fine, but truthfully I feel headphones are just better for most pc applications these days. Dolby atmos works flawlessly on most headsets and produces a much better 3d effect than anything other than an actual atmos speaker setup. They muffle all the other noise so you aren't losing emersion to random sounds.

So for me I think any of the three solutions you listed can sound good given it has a power sub in the mix. That is not as needed for good bookshelf or floor standing speakers, but it still does a lot to improve sound. I just think that when it comes to games, music, even movies being watched from a pc... that the headphones are extremely hard to beat.

[WhitetailAni]

My speakers are a 2.1 setup that's made up of a stereo set that's beige, and a subwoofer stolen from a 2.1 setup that's beige.

The sub makes a great footrest.

Getting it to work, though, that was a pain.

For whatever reason, Realtek Audio Console doesn't support a 2.1 setup, but it does 5.1.

So I got it working as a 5.1 setup except the subwoofer was the center speaker, not the subwoofer.

I did some more things and now it's a 2.1 setup except it's a 5.1 setup, so the left speaker is both front and rear left, right speaker is both front and rear right, and the subwoofer is both the sub and the center speaker.

Stereo speakers are harman/kardon something, subwoofer I have no idea.

[Levent]

I have 12 year old logitech X503s that I got with my first computer. They sound really good and after all those years I still dont think I want to upgrade them. I dont use headphones on my desktop, on laptop I just use whatever I got laying around, audio stack in linux sucks.

[Skiiwee29]

I use Logitech Z625s

[atxcyclist]

I have an off-the-shelf Altec Lansing 2.1 setup I bought at least a decade ago, it's good enough.

[Volbet]

In the home studio I use Event Opal active monitors. They're getting up there in years, but they're still amazing for mixing.

 

In the office I use a pair of Quad S-2 speakers.

[PlayStation 2]

Some mediocre home entertainment/DVD player set up in a really rigged way.

[nbrowser]

Good quality sound card to a Marantz SR6008 receiver powering a pair of Polk Audio RTi-A7 towers. with a Klipsch sub somewhere in the room...it's nice.

[Ravendarat]

I use a par of Kef Egg speakers which are bookshelf speakers and then I use a separate dual 8 inch powered sub to handle the bottom end. In reality "best" is very subjective. Depending on what your main wants are and budget will often change the answer to this question. I would never want large tower speakers with my computer deck because It wouldn't fit in at all with my set up but I totally understand why in some set ups they would be desirable. 

[JR1911]

I'm using a pair of Genelec 8020Bs connected to a Marantz HD-DAC1 which is connected to my computer via a Singxer F-1 USB Audio Bridge.

[Middcore]

I've been using this 2.1 set purchased on Amazon for several years: https://www.amazon.com/Genius-SW-G2-1-1250-2-1-Audio/dp/B08143J5G6 I'm not an audiophile but they've given me nothing to complain about for gaming, YouTube, and occasional music listening. When my wife bought them for me as a gift Amazon also did an oopsie and sent a crate with 4 sets, so I was able to resell the other 3, meaning I made money by getting them, so how much can I complain. Sadly they've been unavailable for Amazon for quite a while, and they appear to have pulled the old product page and then relisted it for some reason, as there used to by many more reviews. 

 

I've considered replacing them with something like the Kanto YU2's or Audioengine A2+, mainly because I would like to simplify my setup by dispensing with the separate subwoofer and control box, but for my needs I can't justify spending the money until what I have stops working. 

[YellowJersey]

I just use my monitor's built-in speakers. Good enough for me! If I want better quality, I just plug in my headphones.

[NineEyeRon]

The ones in the monitor or on my work laptop

[Bombastinator]

13 hours ago, james_bond said:

As you know there are mainly three kinds of speakers namely (a) bookshelf, (b) floorstanding & (c) satellite.

I have used only satellite speakers all my life. I started with Creative & when that one died I purchased a Logitech.

 

What kind of speakers do you use with your desktop ?

People who have used all three types which one sounds the best ?

I actually don’t use any of those, though I have used all of them in the past.  I got a sound bar, which is really just a pair of stereo speakers smushed together I guess.  Mostly because it was very convenient.  One plug and go.  I got some headphones as well for Christmas, which is actually quite useful because they actually do surround really well.  They fake it of course.  It’s quite complex how it’s done.   I’m not an audiophile though.

[Guest]

I just use the Creative Pebble USB speakers. I'm looking to upgrade to something by Audioengine. I really only use speakers during games or for watching YouTube videos, so it might be overkill. I'm primarily a headphones-user when it comes to music. 

[Rybo]

I use a set of these babies, except black:

 

They're called JBL Creature speakers.  I'm pretty sure I got them between 15 and 20 years ago.  They are still perfectly serviceable.  

[vf1000ride]

I run a Logitech x-540 5.1 surround for normal listening and some gaming.  When I get serious I have a Schiit Audio Magni 2U headphone amp and an oldschool pair of Koss Pro 4-AA studio headphones.

 

[Dedayog]

On 2/7/2021 at 9:44 AM, Grumpy Old Man said:

Amplifier: Daytonaudio DTA-2.1BT2 (2x 50W + 100W sub)
Speakers: Audio Pro Cinema C1
Dynavox Banana Connectors (only on amplifier)
Oehlbach Speaker Wire (2x 14 awg)
Dynavox 3.5mm - RCA cable

 

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Always makes me smile.

 

I'm using Mackie CR5BT's using onboard sound.