On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 07:14:51 -0400, "Arny Krueger"
wrote:

"David" wrote in message
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Hello,
I am looking to buy some speakers (2.1) for my new desktop in the
$100-$150(maybe $200) range. I've heard some good things about the
Monsoon MM 1000's, 702's and Planar 14's. Which of these is the best?
The speakers will be used mainly for music listening, not gaming. It
seems as though the company no longer makes theses speakers though...
Is there anywhere online that still sells Monsoon Speakers? If not,
can anyone recommend some other computer speakers in this price range?
Thanks a bunch for any info,

AFAIK Songistix, the manufacturer of Monsoon speakers, is out of business. I
checked a few shopping/comparison sites and found that they had no active
links to retailer sites for what used to be popular Monsoon speakers.

http://www.bestselectionsunlimited.com/662252.html

Here is the current range that's still being made:

http://www.eastech.com/english/index.htm

And here are two of three of the models that was asked about:

http://www.eastech.com/Products_webs...ll%20Sheet.pdf
http://www.eastech.com/Products_webs...ll%20Sheet.pdf

The Planar14 that was asked about is at the first link. Note that
availability is listed as limited, so don't know how successful the
ordering would be. The Eastech site has an email link - perhaps that
person could be written to to find out about availability of all
products. Or, even better, write the guy listed at the bottom of this
press release, since they are the branch responsible for marketing:

http://www.3dsoundsurge.com/press/pr2610.html

As an aside, I heard the speakers in a store setting and was
underwhelmed. I compared them directly with about 4 or 5 different
systems and they seemed anemic sounding compared to the $60
Altec-Lansing system that I ended up getting, which was on sale for
$39 (a closeout). Admittedly, the listening conditions weren't the
best, but I'd do my best to try to audition the speakers before
buying. I have an affinity for planars and the like and I really was
hoping that they'd be the ticket. The particular system that I
listened to was't the ticket, however.