Suggestions for 2.1 computer speakers

[Indus]

I had a logitech x-230 pair that finally died after 10+ years.. so I'm looking for a new pair of speakers. Is there anything good under $50 that will give me the same "awesomeness"?

 

[danEboy83]

not 20$ but i've using these for the longest, http://www.amazon.com/Altec-Lansing-251-Computer-6-Speaker/dp/B000068IGR/ref=cm_rdp_product

although i bought mine for roughly 60$. best computer speakers i've ever owned. i have it coupled with a 5.1 sound card, in my opinion the only speakers i would prefer are the klipsch 5.1 or 2.1 which cost double or three times as much

 

[danEboy83]

these were the 2.1 version , also great but not as dynamic with only 2 channels http://www.ebay.com/itm/Altec-Lansi...0e3e393&pid=100338&rk=1&rkt=7&sd=331440836634

 

[fralexandr]

If you have a big desk:
how about going with the monoprice 8250 ~$20 (speakers with 6.5" woofers are gigantic though :S)
http://www.monoprice.com/Product/?p...d=8250&sortby=&period=&rating=&seq=1&format=4

speaker wire 18 gauge copper ~$7
http://www.monoprice.com/product?c_id=102&cp_id=10239&cs_id=1023904&p_id=4044&seq=1&format=2

lepy 2020 Stereo Amp ~$20
http://www.amazon.com/Lepy-LP-2020A...&ie=UTF8&qid=1445837263&sr=1-4&keywords=t-amp

3.5mm to RCA ~$2
http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Audio-...8&qid=1445838093&sr=1-2&keywords=3.5mm+to+rca

amazon items have resellers with free shipping.
Total cost ~$56 after monoprice shipping

 

[DBissett]

With a back ported speaker like those at Monoprice how far away from the wall do they need to sit...could complicate things.

 

[razel]

No need to worry about how far back from the wall. If your speakers are on your desk, then sound quality is not your primary concern. If it does bother you, plug the port. You'll get better bass, slightly less volume and extension, but better quality overall.

 

[Indus]

If you have a big desk:
how about going with the monoprice 8250 ~$20 (speakers with 6.5" woofers are gigantic though :S)
http://www.monoprice.com/Product/?p...d=8250&sortby=&period=&rating=&seq=1&format=4

speaker wire 18 gauge copper ~$7
http://www.monoprice.com/product?c_id=102&cp_id=10239&cs_id=1023904&p_id=4044&seq=1&format=2

lepy 2020 Stereo Amp ~$20
http://www.amazon.com/Lepy-LP-2020A...&ie=UTF8&qid=1445837263&sr=1-4&keywords=t-amp

3.5mm to RCA ~$2
http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Audio-...8&qid=1445838093&sr=1-2&keywords=3.5mm+to+rca

amazon items have resellers with free shipping.
Total cost ~$56 after monoprice shipping

Hrm very interesting suggestion. I have some old floor standing speakers that I don't use since it was a 20 year old system limited to tape/ cd changer. I could be able to use them again with this and I just need to buy an amplifier.

Ingenius.