Computer speakers
On Thursday, December 20, 2012 4:25:38 PM UTC-5, PStamler wrote:
I know this opens up the gates of Hell, but...
My partner needs a pair of computer speakers to plug into her laptop. Requirements:
1. Portable, powered.
2. Reasonably affordable.
3. Not *too* horrible sounding. I know computer speakers, for the most part, stink; she needs something that doesn't stink as badly as most.
Any recommendations? If it was me, I'd choose a good pair of powered monitors, but that violates criteria 1 and 2. We're not talking an audio professional here, but someone who needs the equivalent of a better-quality boombox.
Peace,
Paul
Paul,
If your partner is a typical casual music listener, then asking that question here is like asking a room full of PhDs in English for a book recommendation. You're going to get a lot of Plato and Shakespeare, but not a lot of stuff that most people are going to enjoy for beach reading.
You probably won't like this advice, but if you want to get her something she's really going to enjoy listening to (and she's willing to spend 250 bucks), I would check out the Bose Companion 20. From my experience, that is the sound that's vastly preferred by most folks who are not sound professionals. I know the jokes too ("BOSE...no highs no lows," etc.), and I certainly wouldn't rely on them as a monitoring reference, but I can pretty much guarantee that's the sound she's going to like.
Jonathan
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