Computer Speakers on a Budget?

Angela asks: "In the spirit (and utter terror) of the upcoming holiday season, I would like to ask the opinion of the Slashdot community on speaker technology. The dilemma is this: I would like to purchase computer speakers for my audiophile husband for Christmas, but I am clueless when it comes to this particular field. I am also on a budget ($200USD or less?). What computers speakers would you suggest and why?"

Comments

Re:Audiophile?

[Anonymous Coward]

azz oles r u

Get headphones

[mr3038]

With a budget of $200 or less the best choice would be a good pair of headphones. You can get pretty nice sound from some small speakers but with that small amount of money spent to two or more speakers and an amplifier isn't going to result in high quality sound. With any luck, $200 should get you pretty good headphones and an amplifier for those. And be cheap about the headphones and use more money on the amplifier because it'll probably last longer anyway. Read some reviews and remember that if the subject is going to wear glasses some cans are going to cause problems (for example, I cannot use any sennheiser setup but I have Sony MDR-F1 instead. Be warned that MDR-F1 is a bit hard for the amplifier and you can ruin the result with a cheap one.