PC speaker advice

matt

matt

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Howdy all

So, I'm looking at buying some PC speakers for my boet for xmas, and the budget is R150 - R200

So far, I've come up with DIVOOM Atom-357 (2.1) at Esquire, that'll cost around R200
http://shop.esquire.co.za/ProductDescription.aspx?id=645933

and Krator Neso2 N2-20U03 (2.0) ones that are going for R157 at Zaps
http://www.zapsonline.com/0-ch-spea...nclosure-20-channel-speakers-frsp-k20u03.html

I don't really know the brands or all that much about what's good in a pc speaker. Anyone got any idea which is the better buy, or other suggestions?

Thanks
 
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matt said:
Howdy all

So, I'm looking at buying some PC speakers for my boet for xmas, and the budget is R150 - R200

So far, I've come up with DIVOOM Atom-357 (3.1) at Esquire, that'll cost around R200
http://shop.esquire.co.za/ProductDescription.aspx?id=645933

and Krator Neso2 N2-20U03 (2.0) ones that are going for R157 at Zaps
http://www.zapsonline.com/0-ch-spea...nclosure-20-channel-speakers-frsp-k20u03.html

I don't really know the brands or all that much about what's good in a pc speaker. Anyone got any idea which is the better buy, or other suggestions?

Thanks
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Out of those two I would take the Divoom's. I think they look better, and at a glance the power output is better.
Personal favorite speaker set for me is the Logitech brand, so if you can save a little extra I think the LS series is the better purchase.
www.logitech.com/speakers-audio/home-pc-speakers/devices/4251
 
simon said:
Out of those two I would take the Divoom's. I think they look better, and at a glance the power output is better.
Personal favorite speaker set for me is the Logitech brand, so if you can save a little extra I think the LS series is the better purchase.
www.logitech.com/speakers-audio/home-pc-speakers/devices/4251
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Thanks simon. I also like the Divooms because they are 2.1 and the others are just 2.0. The little sub makes a difference. I just don't know whether it's a good brand or not.

I also like Logitech's, and I was looking at Rectron and Corex for some, but they don't seem to stock them any more. The R200 budget is the problem. We're doing a secret santa thing, and everyone agreed on a budget, so going overboard will make people feel bad.
 
matt said:
Thanks simon. I also like the Divooms because they are 2.1 and the others are just 2.0. The little sub makes a difference. I just don't know whether it's a good brand or not.

I also like Logitech's, and I was looking at Rectron and Corex for some, but they don't seem to stock them any more. The R200 budget is the problem. We're doing a secret santa thing, and everyone agreed on a budget, so going overboard will make people feel bad.
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Well its up to you. What I would do anyway is pretend the price was R200 odd. Say you found somewhere really cheap that was having a sale, or you swapped it for something.
I have been eyeing out a set of Divooms for myself actually and thinking of giving my speakers to my gf for her new laptop.
But for me I want to go 5.1
They seem cheap and good quality, I suppose they are still trying to get to a point where they can charge Logitech prices lol
 
If it helps I bought my gf a set of Divooms, also a 2.1 speaker set. And bang for buck it's fantastic, it's got a nice clean sound to it.

IMHO you won't go wrong with them.
 
The Divooms are known for having a lot of bass xD Sound quality isn't bad either. A mate of mine owns a set of the Divoom 5.1 and he is really happy with them. I haven't heard horror stories either and most people seem happy with it, and the logitech Ls series is pretty good, but they offer no real bass.
 
The Joker said:
The Divooms are known for having a lot of bass xD Sound quality isn't bad either. A mate of mine owns a set of the Divoom 5.1 and he is really happy with them. I haven't heard horror stories either and most people seem happy with it, and the logitech Ls series is pretty good, but they offer no real bass.
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What set of Divooms would you recommend for me, looking 5.1 without breaking the bank, lol hence the reason why I am not going Logitech lol
 
The Krators are way higher quality build, but yes the divooms offer better bass for that price. If I were you I would maybe just wait a little, save up a bit more and buy something at around R400.00

Otherwise go for the divooms.
 
My brother has those Divoom speakers and they are not bad imo. My Logitech X-230's do sound a lot better though and has more defined bass (deeper and clearer), but at 200 bucks you really can't go wrong with those.

The Joker said:
The Divooms are known for having a lot of bass xD Sound quality isn't bad either. A mate of mine owns a set of the Divoom 5.1 and he is really happy with them. I haven't heard horror stories either and most people seem happy with it, and the logitech Ls series is pretty good, but they offer no real bass.
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My X-230's would beg to differ. On 30% bass volume my floor starts to shake if the volume is high, this is why I never crank the bass volume to full, it's too loud. :)
 
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Isengard said:
My brother has those Divoom speakers and they are not bad imo. My Logitech X-230's do sound a lot better though and has more defined bass (deeper and clearer), but at 200 bucks you really can't go wrong with those.



My X-230's would beg to differ. On 30% bass volume my floor starts to shake if the volume is high, this is why I never crank the bass volume to full, it's too loud. :)
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Um I know mate..I was talking about the LS series Logitech...not the X series.
Read my post again xD lol
 
The LS 2.1 are going for R249 at Chaos Computers here in Cape Town, so that should be a rough pricing on how much they would cost up there.
 
I went into Computer Mania over the weekend and was advised that the Creative A520's were a pretty good purchase over the Divoom 5.1 set. So for R649 is that a good purchase or anything else worth considering?

I am thinking of buying myself a 5.1 set and then giving my current Kasaku 2.1 to my gf.
 
The best is to have a listen ur self, go to the guys, set it out and listen, then make a descision, I like Divoom its a great set and i own one myself, but not everyones taste is the same...i like chees burgers with diet coke...do u?
 
F1Tester said:
The best is to have a listen ur self, go to the guys, set it out and listen, then make a descision, I like Divoom its a great set and i own one myself, but not everyones taste is the same...i like chees burgers with diet coke...do u?
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Yeah probably will if I could, don't know if they will allow that though.
It will be used for gaming and movies, not music so that is going to make it a lil tricky as they won't test it with a game.
 
I know it's outside of your price range but the Logitech X510/X530s are awesome. Maybe look at the smaller versions of those two, and you might be able to find some in your price range.
 
Thanks for the feedback guys. I went and got the Divooms on Friday. Sounds like they are decent enough, and it's for my little brother, and he doesn't like things too loud, so I didn't need anything over the top, just decent.
 
I would suggest the Divoom system. I bought one due to budget limitations and I don't regret buying the system. The sound is clear and loud from such a small system
 
I'd way rather go for logitech myself for pc speakers quality is better but i use my sony ddw5500 home theatre sound quality is brilliant but is a bit pricey
 
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