Cheap Computer Speakers

Summary: The perfect 2.0 speakers for a mid-$20 budget price range.

Disclaimer: Every user has a different setup and different expectations. Take their comments with a grain of salt and note that what they experience with the speakers do not apply to everyone.

Official Overview and Specifications

Professional Reviews (click the links for more information)

None.

Average User Reviews (click the links for more information)

Good

"I have owned several speakers in the last 12 years but these babies are the absolute best you can buy for the money. "

"Adjusted bass to my liking and turned volume to max, no sound distortion, and the extra bass sounds great in games. "

"For the price: These are tough, sturdy attractive looking speakers. In fact, better than most. The treble is excellent and the mid-range is near perfect. The bass is a high-bass, so don’t expect your desk to rumble, but the overall quality of sound is very good. "

"Speakers deliver a rich, warm sound yet deliver plenty of bass that others in this price range fail to provide."

"Darn good bass for there not being a subwoofer. and when positioned correctly you’ll actually get a mostly pleasing audio experience."

Bad

"I’m surprised at all the positive reviews, but I guess different strokes for different folks. I think these things sound awful…not enough low end, very "middy" and hollow for my ears, very boring, lifeless sound. "

"The tweeter and woofer are connected, so when a decent amount of bass hits, you’ll lose a little bit of the mid-high/high frequency response."

"The bass is a little lacking, but that’s a result of their size."

"These things are big. Too big. Also, the cords are hard-wired into the speakers – Ugh!"

"Some pop and crackle at not particularly high volume, bass takes away some clarity from midrange. Okay for casual listening while sitting at the computer."

Personal Opinion

Now, the reason I chose to cover this as my first entry is that this kick-started my search for cheap computer speakers in a way.  This being the first pair of speakers I got a while ago while I was on a super-tight budget but didn’t want worthless speakers, I was blown away by what I got for the price. As you can see from the official overview, the main selling point for these speakers are its deeper bass and slim profile. This means that for you guys out there without much desk space for huge speakers, these are great for providing a good quality sound even without a subwoofer.

Seriously, for the size (which is a bit big and heavy for speakers in this price range, but it’s not offensively so) the sound from these 5W (!!!) speakers is amazing. Some user reviews have complained of a low general volume but maybe it’s their computer settings or something; my volume setting on the speakers is set below the halfway point and I still have to tone down my Winamp player so I don’t destroy my ears. The bass is also surprisingly robust, albeit a little muddy, especially when turned up on the tone knob.

Another plus point is the peripherals, such as the aforementioned tone knob (as well as volume knob) on the front of the right speaker for adjusting the bass equalization. There’s also a convenient headphone output and input for MP3 players on the front. Furthermore, you can turn off the speakers remotely without having to unplug them.

These are the best 2.0 speakers in this price range in my opinion, and surpasses many cheap 2.1 setups as well. While there’s no professional review probably due to the low price of the product, you can’t go wrong if you’re on a budget.

Buy Now (click vendor to purchase)

Vendor	Price
Amazon.com	$22.99
mwave.com	$23.99
TheNerds.net	$26.99
TigerDirect	$26.99
OnSale	$25.99
eBay	See Below