Bradley Lewis59 said:I guess it might be worth taking a listen to that Logitech setup. It features a 6.5" subwoofer driver, which I suppose could even pass for a decent little sub. 😁
You should really swing by sometime to hear my Adam setup; it's just a little 7" driver, but I think you might find it interesting. 😁
darkowl72 said:It really all boils down to how the amplifier and the cabinet are engineered together, the specific quality of the drivers, and a whole host of other technical variables. But I suppose, more importantly, you really have to keep the intended use in mind—whether it's just for personal listening—alongside the actual price point you're looking to hit. 😬 I mean, let’s be honest, these prices definitely aren't in the ballpark of what you'd expect if you were looking at true audiophile-grade equipment.
I still have an old set of 2.1 speakers hooked up to one of my computers—they’re just basic little things, really, with a 12W wooden subwoofer and two 7W satellites. I think I picked them up years ago at a local Best Buy during a clearance sale, if I recall correctly. Honestly, I have to say they almost fill the entire room with sound, and the quality isn't half bad for what they are. Though, I suppose if you get a bit too ambitious with the bass settings—given that the 4-inch sub only puts out a modest 12W—my neighbors might start noticing. You can definitely feel the vibrations traveling through the floor; it’s not exactly enough to bring the house down, but it’s certainly enough to make the windows rattle a little. As for the build quality, I guess it speaks for itself, since you don't really start noticing any distortion until you crank the volume past the 90% mark.
I honestly feel like this was one of the best purchases I’ve ever made, especially considering how little it actually cost me at the time. Even looking back from today, I think these speakers could easily outclass many of the newer, much more expensive models hitting the shelves right now. It’s a bit of a shame that the Labtec brand isn't around anymore, but I suppose the clearest testament to their quality was when Logitech stepped in to buy them back in 2001, purely to dominate the competition.
I believe there is yet another solid company worth mentioning, assuming they are still around—Microlab.
It feels like a lifetime ago, but I remember picking up...
I suppose I should probably get started on this. I suppose it’s just some sort of thing, I guess. $133 I suppose that’s really about as much as you could reasonably expect for that price point, though if you're lucky, you might even squeeze a little more value out of it.
One thing I’ve never quite been able to get past with those budget 2.1 PC speaker setups is how incredibly underpowered the satellite speakers tend to be. Because they lack any real substance, the subwoofer ends up being forced to pick up the slack by reproducing the lower-midrange frequencies, which really isn't what it was designed to handle in the first place. I guess the inevitable result is this noticeable gap in the midrange, and since the subwoofer is trying to push tones well above 100Hz, you can easily pinpoint exactly where it's sitting in the room. 😁
