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SidewinderINC
30-05-2009, 10:22
Ahoy hoy!

I'm after a pair of speakers to plug into my macbook for when it's sat on the desk (which is near enough 100% of the time now due to battery issues)

Now the musician in me wants to buy a pair of monitors and an amp of some form, but the simpler side of me wants to just buy a 2.0 set that will plug into the jack socket and have a volume knob on them.


Can anyone advise on the simpler side of things what I could get? I have no idea whats good or not in the world of small speakers :p

Budget of around £50-60 for a small set of speakers.

Thanks guys :p

Streeteh
30-05-2009, 10:46
I've heard very good things about the creative gigaworks range

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SP-115-CL&groupid=702&catid=22&subcat=719

I imagine you can probably find them cheaper elsewhere, i just find the ocuk website really easy to navigate :p

[EDIT] The core components of the speaker are actually manufactured by Cambridge Soundworks iirc, not creative.

SidewinderINC
30-05-2009, 11:06
I always use OcUK as a base for prices as you can usually find it cheaper, and because their site is very easy to navigate :p

Cheers :D

divine
30-05-2009, 11:15
The Logitech Z-4s are good for around £45 but are 2.1, not 2.0

SidewinderINC
30-05-2009, 11:17
how much space do I need to give the sub? I have a few nooks I can put it in but they're pretty enclosed

divine
30-05-2009, 11:20
It's pretty big as PC subs go...

Speaker dimensions (H x W x D, cm):
Satellites: 22.9 x 7.6 x 9.5
Subwoofer: 22.9 x 22.9 x 23.8

Plus any cables poking outwards I suppose.

SidewinderINC
30-05-2009, 11:23
Yeah, I don't have room for something that big :p