Re: Recommendations for Computer Speakers?

Curmudgeon wrote:

> Sorry for the extensive crossposting, but I wasn't sure which group was
> best targeted by this request for information and opinions.
>
> Thanks to the generosity of my brother, I have $200 to spend at Amazon
> and I have determined that my primary need is a new set of speakers for
> my Macintosh.  I have loaded my entire CD library into iTunes and would
> like to begin using it as the playback-system-of-choice so I can begin
> selling off these little silver coasters.  Everything's been encoded as
> AAC (128 kbps, 44.100 kHz), so the quality should be pretty decent.
>
> I have been running an original Cambridge SoundWorks system until just
> recently, but unfortunately it began cutting out on me as it warmed up.
> I'm certain that I could have it repaired, but I wanted to see if there
> might be a better system available to replace it.  (In the meantime, I
> have been limited to an original set of Bose Roommates.  They make some
> noise, but it isn't very pleasing!)
>
> The only demands I'll place on my new system are music reproduction (of
> all genres).  I am not a game player, nor do I expect to use the system
> for surround-sound DVD playback.  I just want a set of speakers that I
> can plug in, sit back, and enjoy.
>
> Please let me know what you would recommend and, more im****tantly, what
> you'd avoid.  If I need to spend a bit more than $200, that's OK.
>
> And for the record, this is a 466 MHz G4 Macintosh running OSX 10.4.11
> and iTunes 7.5 (although I can't imagine why any of that should matter
> very much).

COMPUTER speakers (that is, typically plastic boxes marketed for use with
a
PC) are pretty much universally JUNK. Even those with sub-bass units and
satellite tweeters. They are designed to look cute rather than sound good
and are probably OK if you just want a few sound FX for gaming.

If you want to listed to music and value sound quality you'll want to buy
some hi-fi kit to do this. It will be immeasurably better value too.

Graham