Dec112011

What are things to look for before buying speakers?

Sahil Dave asks:

I want to buy Speakers in January. I haven’t yet decided on 2.1 or 4.1 or 5.1 because that’s not my main concern, I just want to play music at high volume in my room. I am not after a specific feature or anything, I just want a simple set of speakers.

My budget: 1500-2000 Rs.



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Jeff Fabish

December 11, 2011

Some things to look for are:

• Wireless or wired?
• What interface do you want (usb, aux, etc.)
• Subwoofer or no?
• How many speakers?
• Does it have a headphone jack?
• Does it come with a remote?

You can shop for speakers at NewEgg or Tiger Direct.

Mike

In addition to what Jeff said what you should look at are the RMS (average power output) and the frequency range.
If you are a music enthusiast you want to look for speaker that go from ~30Hz (or lower) all the way to 30kHz (or higher).

December 11, 2011
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Jay

December 11, 2011

typhoon
intex
Creative

Offers you 2.1 and 4.1 speakers, the last price range I know is 1800-2200 Rs.
playback quality is not bad for this price.

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Dave Parrack

December 11, 2011

You may not even need a subwoofer thanks to the capsule speakers now available. These are ultra-portable, mini speakers designed for use with laptops, tablets, smartphones, and mp3 players. And they’re highly affordable. There are a number of manufacturers offering capsule (or pod) speakers, but the X-Mini is currently the pick of the bunch.

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Sahil Dave

December 12, 2011

Thanks all for replying…i mainly need speakers for my laptop, as in to play music through laptop..

so,
wired √
aux jack √
subwoofer – depends
how many speakers – as i wrote above, thats not my main concern
headphone jack – not sure
remote – no

In all, i want a normal speaker to play music on high volume (not as high as a big party)…I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND

FIDELIS

Hello, most times you have to consider that there might be different brands in your part of the world.  You could consider trying brands like altec lansing, creative and logitech.  There are several configurations for these brands and so are the prices.  If you like listening to music, I would say that a subwoofer good be a good choice.

December 12, 2011
Jay

You will get a sub woofer with Creative 2.1 in your budget, I will add iball to the list on my previous comment.
check speakers from these brands, you will get what you are looking for.

 

December 12, 2011
Dave Parrack

In light of your preferences I would suggest a 2.0 or 2.1 system, either of which will do just fine for a laptop. You can then choose the brand dependent on price and personal taste. Narrow it down to a few you like the look of and then read reviews of each in order to help make your mind up.

December 12, 2011
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Sahil Dave

December 13, 2011

Creative SBS A335 Speaker

Speaker Power:
5 Watts RMS per channel (2 channels)
11 Watts RMS subwoofer

Frequency Response:40Hz ~ 20kHz

Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR):75dB

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Jay

December 13, 2011

I think it is a good deal – below 2000 Rs.

http://www.flipkart.com/computers/speakers/itmczzcahzh9zekg#read-reviews

I could find only one site with user reviews.

Sirf ek room me sunana hai to chalega ye.

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Rick_S1

December 16, 2011

If you are primarily listening to music, then a two channel system, or two chanel and sub woofer should work well. Multi speakers systems, IMHO, are made for sound effects in movies. Since you will be listening at higher volumes, you want to make sure that the sprakers don’t blow out. It may be counter intuitive, but the main reason that speakers blow is that the amplifiers powering them are not powerful enough! Many amps, when they are over driven, go into hard clipping. Hard clipping will fry the speaker’s coils!

Unfortunately, wattage gives only part of the necessary picture, and a high watts level may not indicate anything about the clipping behavior. Soft clipping will not destroy speakers. So, read reviews to get an understanding of an amp’s behavior. Even a lower wattage good quality amp will sound better and louder than a cheap high powered amp!

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Alexander Kenter

December 16, 2011

Instead of looking, try listening, instead.

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Anonymous

December 16, 2011

Hi,
after messing around with logitech z5500 cables (great system, especially if you watch a lot of dvds and/or need outstanding basses) I decided to downgrade to stereo to save space in my room (and because I don’t watch many movies with surround effects…). I choose Empire PS-2050 because they were a good compromise between quality, space saving and price.
They have 2 inputs, so you can connect your laptop and ipod at the same time if you wish. The only uncomfortable thing is the control panel (power, volume and bass) located on the rear of the left speaker.
Now PS-2050 are out of market, I think s-500 is the way to go. And they also moved the control panel on the side of the speaker!

Anonymous

Know I understand my suggestions are out of budget, sorry!

December 16, 2011
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Henry

December 16, 2011

The only thing that really matters is your satisfaction with the sound they produce & how much you can spend without a heartache. Listen, listen & listen; be satisfied; then buy.

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Birr_haha

December 16, 2011

Just want music at hi volume!!!!  Easy buy 2 old ahuja Horn speaker n & connet it to 100watts amplifier & put in your room, second hand can get even at 500 rupees

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Sahil Dave

December 16, 2011

Thanks a lot everyone for replying !

I think i am gonna buy 2.1 system may be Creative SBS…Thanks !