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Posted by: purple hayes Oct 10 2007, 04:44 AM

Any recommendations? The crap computer speakers that I have now sound like well...crap.

Thanks

Posted by: kahall Oct 10 2007, 10:12 AM

You generally can't go wrong with anything from Altec Lansing. Like http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836113016, but also look at others at that site as they have many.

Posted by: muris Oct 10 2007, 04:48 PM

Perhaps you just need speakers with more bass,woofer?

There are many on the market tho.

Posted by: Andrew Cockburn Oct 10 2007, 08:19 PM

+1 for Altec Lansing, I had a great pair a few years ago. I now have a pair of Klipsch - they are also pretty good!

Posted by: Hemlok Oct 10 2007, 08:21 PM

Yup I second, or third i think.. Altec Lansing. That is what I have at the moment, but looking to upgrade to some crazy surround sound big loud LOUD speakers.

Posted by: tonymiro Oct 10 2007, 08:55 PM

Altec Lansing as people have said a re great computer speakers. As Muris says though if you need more bass then a woofer is almost certainly a must. Just make sure that your sound card can do at least 3.1 (ie two speakers plus a woofer) - 5.1 and even 7.1 is pretty common for pc speakers and sound cards now a days.

Cheers,
Tony

Posted by: Andrew Cockburn Oct 10 2007, 09:12 PM

If you just want a woofer, you don't usually need a 2.1 card, a regular stereo card should work fine as the woofer is driven off the stereo signal - thats how mine work. For 5.1 and above you definitely need support for it in the card as Tony says.