Laptop Speakers

[captain5640]

Not sure if there's already a topic on this, if so please just point me in the right direction.

I'm looking for a quality set of speakers to connect to my laptop. Preferably in the $150-$250 price range. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know. Thanks.

[78]

The problem with laptop speakers is the sound that your laptop generates creeps into the sound coming out of the headphone jack.

What you need is a product that can bypass that.

There's a small unit you can buy (kind of like an pre-amp) that connects using a USB - it has a program that converts the sound output and sends it via usb to eliminate the comp 'background noises.

The name of the product escapes me right now but it's made in the States and they have a range of products.

So if you want quality sound and are looking to spend a few hundred bucks I recommend you get one of these because a laptop GENERATES NOISE and you WILL HEAR IT on good speakers.

I just picked up some $15 logitech usb joints which are great for travelling... and a nice Denon AVR1907 amp for the room...

[jabar]

Sound Sticks.

www.harmankardon.com

$169.95

-or-

Sound Companions

www.bose.com

$224.00

[keagan]

to

or speaker system of choice.

[homme.homme]

LaCie firewire speakers...

[ProfMonnitoff]

http://klipsch.com/world/eu/en/products/details/promedia-ultra-2-0.aspx

+ a low-end subwoofer

+ a low-end M-Audio or similar external soundcard

Also, if I wasn't moving into a dorm room next month, I'd buy these in a heartbeat.

[maxmax]

seconding the LaCie. got them this past week. very loud. nice that they plug into the firewire port (for power, therefore one less cord going into the wall.) and they're only $80 something on amazon.

[CoMp1eX]

Yeah, I have heard nothing but good about LaCie Speakers. I plan on purchasing them soon on Amazon also.

[captain5640]

Thanks for the replies. How's the bass sound on the Lacie's?

[Davidbaze]

cnet.com

http://reviews.cnet.com/4323-6531_7-6509142.html?tag=txt

Bang for your buck $62 - Rated 9.0 (Cnet Editors Choice)

[aziz]

^ Not bad...

[dann]

get the logitech ones, unless you want your laptop to look fashionable

[Tarmac]

I would recommend Tivoli Pals but they raised the price recently

[cpaik]

http://www.amazon.com/Think-Outside-STWBT21-BoomTube-H2O1/dp/B000BSEWVO/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-2394512-9741615?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1187205194&sr=8-1

couple this with a DAC (digital to analog converter) if you have impurities in the laptop headphone out.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00030099O/sr/ref=pd_cp_pc_0/002-2394512-9741615?ie=UTF8&qid=1187205554&sr=1-12&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-41&pf_rd_r=0AXDFXRP1V27JM75ECN8&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_p=250314601&pf_rd_i=B0000ULADG