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Looking for something better than the £10 usb-powered things I have at work. Will be primarily for video call/meeting plus some internet radio/Spotify to keep the lab morale up etc. but I guess the nightshift guys will appreciate the improved Netflix experience too. Don't mind spending a bit because they'll be mine to take away as required.
I've seen the Presonus E3.5 for £76 on eBay, just wondered if there was anything better out there for less than £100. Needs to be active speakers as we simply don't have the desk space for separate amp and cables and passive speakers.
Always been very happy with my Creative T20s
I guess Creative must be, too, as they don't appear to have changed them in anyway in the many years since I bought mine! Although only Creative actually claim to have any stock, so this may turn out to be a false lead...
Edifier sound amazing for the money
Very happy with my Edifier speakers.
Edifier here too.
Not maxing your budget but I've...
And their not bad. Leaves 90 quid to buy bike bits
Bose companion 20 are excellent. Used mine for years until I moved to a dedicated desk and hifi in the home office post lockdown. Buy used at about your budget. Silver too - if that matters.
Always been very happy with my Creative T20s
I guess Creative must be, too,
I didn't realise Creative were still going.
I've got 3.1 parts of a Creative 5.1 system on my desk (there's nowhere sensible to put the surrounds). I inherited it from my ex and it's spent most of its life in a cupboard, so it's probably pushing 20 years old. It is surprisingly good for diddy little speakers, I'd happily buy it again.
I've had the Creative Pebble plus 2.1 speakers for 2 years and they've been great. Great sound quality for the price, subwoofer makes a big difference.
£34.99 on Amazon.
https://amzn.eu/d/1VIo1QU
These in fact. P580.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165911912821
There's an absolute raft of Creative speakers on CeX, including the aforementioned T20s.
https://uk.webuy.com/search?stext=creative%20speakers
I really don’t think you’ll do better than these
Edifier R1280T Powered Bookshelf Speakers - 2.0 Active Near Field Monitors - Studio Monitor Speaker - Wooden Enclosure - 42 Watts RMS https://amzn.eu/d/9kQRX7m
Loads of reviews online
In my experience those 2.1 systems with tiny satellites aren’t all that
Oh and to be clear I have a pair of Edifiers on my pc and think they are fab
+1 for Edifier I am using R1280T Speakers as well
Looks like Edifier it is. Thanks all!
I bought some tannoy reveals from ebay about a year back for £100.
They're very good.
As Cougar but it has been in daily use for 20 years, 15 of which my pc was also my home entertainment system.
Bluetooth any good? My JBL flip was sub 100, is good for what it is and has the portability / waterproof bonus too.
Edifier is probably the best choice if you want to use all your budget.
I've been using a pair of creative T20's for donkeys years and been very happy with them, in that even after all this time I can't really justify replacing them unless they get broken.
Although I suspect the Edifier would be a little better - but then they cost a little bit more too.
For anyone reading on a tight budget, those second hand 'A-grade' T20's on CeX for £35 I'd hazard are pretty much unbeatable VFM.