Best audio solution for $100

[Half Life]

Hello. I want buy some speakers for my pc, but i not decided which. Tale with $100 to spend on it, no matter if it are 2.0, 2.1 or 5.1 just i want heard the better sound (for $100 of less). I hear it's good option studio monitors us, but are not the subject tufts. People in these gustare me:

+ M-Audio AV30

+ Behringer MS16

 

The use will be music and games (50-50) films rarely.

[defunkt]

Don't go for studio monitors for normal pc speakers. Monitors are made to have a sound as flat as possible so when your editing you hear what it's really like and not what it's made to sound like. Go for maybe a nice amp and some speakers. Or Corsair SP2500's are pretty good :) I'v gamed with studio monitors and sound is soo drab and boring.

[knight_40k]

For under $100 the Edifier M3300 are great pc speakers. I have them on one of my systems.

[josh_05]

Don't go for studio monitors for normal pc speakers. Monitors are made to have a sound as flat as possible so when your editing you hear what it's really like and not what it's made to sound like. Go for maybe a nice amp and some speakers. Or Corsair SP2500's are pretty good :) I'v gamed with studio monitors and sound is soo drab and boring.

That's subjective imo, some people do enjoy a neutral presentation. At the price range of $100 i would probably prefer some monitors to similarly priced PC speakers.

[defunkt]

That's subjective imo, some people do enjoy a neutral presentation. At the price range of $100 i would probably prefer some monitors to similarly priced PC speak

I'v always used an amp and some nice speakers. Can turn everything to neutral for editing and turn everything up a little for everything else. I always have to turn the treble down for linus' videos though :)

[josh_05]

I'v always used an amp and some nice speakers. Can turn everything to neutral for editing and turn everything up a little for everything else. I always have to turn the treble down for linus' videos though :)

I do agree an amp and speakers would be better but at $100 you would be having to look second hand...

[defunkt]

Well... I'v got a really nice pair of Warfedale Diamond 9's which sound amazing and they were only £40, And now to get sound you don't need a £200 amp any more and there's always sales. And then £10 or so on speaker cable? Most people's parents have an old amp in the attic to :)

[josh_05]

Well... I'v got a really nice pair of Warfedale Diamond 9's which sound amazing and they were only £40, And now to get sound you don't need a £200 amp any more and there's always sales. And then £10 or so on speaker cable? Most people's parents have an old amp in the attic to :)

Awesome score on the Wharfedale's :) I completely agree if the OP can find an amp and speakers then go for it.

[Crackhead1]

ive had many different pc speaker systems, most with some issue or another. 

 

logi x530 (sold)

logi z5500 (3 rma's then refund)

divoom xc-1 (awesome sound but died)

gigworks t20's sII (present for older sister)

logi 523 (present for younger sister, died and replace with t-amp set up)

swan m10 (present for dad)

currently sport a yammie home theater system

 

just finished making a system for my sister using t-amp, CRAZY!

 

people on head-fi and avs forums talked them up but u really cant believe how good a t-amp set up sounds without hearing it.

 

i spent:

 

$25 on a lepai t-amp from ebay, lepai 2020t i believe

had a 5 amp dc power supply lying about

5 bucks on a rca to 3.5mm cable, ebay also

30 bucks on crappy set of second hand bookshelf sony speakers

 

and i tell u, imho this sounds better than the z5500's i use to have.

 

mad cheap and awesome sound

 

hope that helps

[Half Life]

@Crackhead1

 

You have a worklog of the t-amp or some pictures? Realy i dont have idea how can do that.

[Maxibonbits]

I would go for some logitech Z523 speakers.

 

Nothing too fancy but they sound quite good and should be rather easy for you to find.

[t0wer]

those lepai amps are fantastic for the price.

 

Not as good as my m^3 headphone amp for even driving speakers, but that cost me >$400 more than the lepai amp.

 

 

if you can push your budget a little $130+shipp and don't want to source speakers/amps these would be hard to beat

http://www.theaudioinsider.com/product_info.php?loudspeakers=swan-active-desktop-sound&p=swan-m10-active-desktop-loudspeaker-system%2C-white&cPath=21_24&products_id=89&osCsid=3e15aef2e171b6937b4e72705a2f0015

[h264]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0052L6Q78/ref=mp_s_a_1

Here's an idea

[Human_Error()]

I'v always used an amp and some nice speakers. Can turn everything to neutral for editing and turn everything up a little for everything else. I always have to turn the treble down for linus' videos though :)

Sorry, but when you say a amp do you mean a legit guitar amp, because if that's the case, then I am all set :)

[t0wer]

not a guitar amp a speaker amp, typically integrated amp or a receiver.

[Human_Error()]

not a guitar amp a speaker amp, typically integrated amp or a receiver.

Thanks, got confused for a second.

[NewKID]

id just get regular computer speakers. studio monitors are meant for music production.