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Posted by Cru54d3r on Dec-26-2002 21:05:

Best 2.1 Speaker Setup ..

For playing trance music (only) ..

2.1 (2 speakers and 1 sub) cos I want to keep my comp setup small and compact and dont want to have 5 or 6 sats around that I havent got shelf space or brackets to place ..

Max budget is �150 ($240 / 230Euro) and I'm looking for some quality speakers .. I dont want another pair for �30 or something .. I use my headphones usually so these speakers will step in when the house is empty and I can blast out some nice music

Atm the only 2 I have thought about are the:

Videologic Sirocco
Klipsch ProMedia 2.1

Anywayz thought the trance community might have some tips/advice for me .. hope I got the forum right but didnt seem right putting it in music discussion ..

Thx in advance

Crusader

Posted by El~ZaPo on Dec-27-2002 17:04:

Videologic Sirocco, or the Diva Swan M200.

Lots of info here:
www.3dss.com

Direct any questions to the forum, they are very helpful there.

Posted by Cru54d3r on Dec-27-2002 18:50:

Yea I went to that site b4 .. prob is the sirocco are hard to get ahold of in the UK and I havent seen any suppliers of swan speakers yet ..

Any thoughts over the Altec Lansing 621 ?

Thx

Crusader

Posted by zarathustra on Dec-27-2002 19:27:

I had Altec Lansing 2.1. Does the job just fine and not too expensive.

Posted by El~ZaPo on Dec-27-2002 21:19:

Haven't heard anything about the 621s before but a quick look online and they seem to be getting positive reviews. At this point I would recommend going to the 3dss.com forums and asking there.

Posted by j@y on Dec-27-2002 23:27:

altec lansing is the right choice for a comp

Posted by THE_Chris on Dec-28-2002 00:51:

Ditch the computer speakers and get a decent amp/sound system and pipe the computer Mp3's through it.

'tis what I do. Much better IMO.

Posted by Technaut on Dec-28-2002 00:58:

quote:
Originally posted by THE_Chris
Ditch the computer speakers

sounds about right

Posted by Cru54d3r on Dec-28-2002 02:09:

quote:
Originally posted by THE_Chris
Ditch the computer speakers and get a decent amp/sound system and pipe the computer Mp3's through it.

'tis what I do. Much better IMO.

U can get a decent amp/sound system for $240? Since when?

And no I wont pay more ..

Crusader

Posted by Raptor on Dec-28-2002 16:14:

quote:
Originally posted by THE_Chris
Ditch the computer speakers and get a decent amp/sound system and pipe the computer Mp3's through it.

'tis what I do. Much better IMO.

indeed! i was doing that for awhile, but i had to move the setup. now the setup is used for my vestax pcv 275 / 2x1210 mk2's

Posted by Hoss on Dec-28-2002 16:21:

If you're looking for a good bang for your buck, check out Klipsch. Here's the link: http://www.klipsch.com/

I have a set of these and I love them. I know they're out of your price range, but I also know that they make computer speakers and smaller bookshelf speakers that will suit you. It's worth the time to check em out. Good luck.

Posted by MindShifter on Dec-28-2002 17:58:

Hmmmmmmm

Well bein a former audio/stereophile myself, I'd say that for the money that you set forth as your budget, your not gonna get anything that is gonna be exceptional. However having said that, I don't know if your "ear" is developed enough to make a difference in the first place. The set up that I run for my mp3's is similar to what others have mentioned thusfar, stereo/amp and speakers that i connect my comp to. Much better IMO, but you already mentioned that you wouldnt do that. Sooooooooooo considering the what you have mentioned and whats been mentioned my advice would be to go for the klipsch setup, my roommate has it and it does fine for trance. Also I noticed in the other thread thats in music discussion someone mentioned bose, I advise against them, they are too geared towards ppl who know nothing about speakers, thus they will not be the quality that you are looking for. Good Luck, and let us know what you decide

Posted by Cru54d3r on Dec-29-2002 19:29:

Ok some updates .. I have gone against buying the altec lansing 621 as it has no headphone socket and I use my headphones quite a bit and having to plug it in and out from the bottom of a full tower case would frustrate me ..

I've checked out the klipsch promedia 2.1 and I even liked the monster updgrade kit for the speaker cable but it seems as tho no1 in the UK sells these .. and the 1 place that I did find sold them for �200 as compared to $180 in the US

Finally back to the videologic sirocco .. same prob .. cant seem to find these anywhere in the UK .. :\

I wouldnt class myself as an audiophile tho at all and I highly doubt that I would notice the difference .. saying that any speakers will be a big improvement over my current 2.0 yamaha m10 or 20s i think or something .. As for not wanting to buy a stereo and amp .. its not that i dont want to .. its just that with mu budget I wouldnt get very far and I dont want to get carried away with what is essentially pc speakers ..

Crusader

Posted by Cru54d3r on Jan-14-2003 20:43:

Well decided to go for the Cambridge MegaWorks THX 210D Speakers in the end .. gave up trying to find a Uk retailer for them in the UK and having emailed klipsch they couldnt find 1 for me either

Anywayz best bit is that I got a good price on them too .. only �144 which happens to be less then the $250 they want on here: http://www.hifi.com/store/category....s&item=c1mw21ee which seems to be a first (uk price beating us price)

Anywayz if any1s interested i can post back a review of it .. how it fares up playing trance music and games/movies .. otherwise i just thought id let u know on my decision

Crusader

Posted by cinematic on Jan-14-2003 21:25:

megaworks systems are pretty sweet, i have the megaworks 510d 5.1 speaker setup myself and it really kicks