5.1 Speakers under $100

I'm looking for a set of 5.1 speakers with a good (loud) sub woofer for under $100.

Any suggestions?

 

Might not be to your tastes, or maybe not even your quality. But I tihnk creative speaker systems are great, especially for their money.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16836116137

Have a look at the wattage and that, see if it suits you .

 

I (and most of my coworkers, friends, and family) are using the Logitech X-530 5.1 setup, and I think I paid about 54 for them.

NEVER buy Creative speakers, they sound like a dog licking himself played through a tin can attached to an iPod. They're that bad. I have a set of 2.1 by them and every time I listen to them they suck worse...

 

You honestly couldent be any more wrong.

 

no... he's right... cratives stuff may sound good in the beginnig but they loose their sound after a while

 

I can honestly say mine sound as good as they did 12 months ago. If the quality depreicates after that I dont know, but these have been great to me.

 

Mine are nearing four years old. They REALLY wear out over time...

 

How is the sub-woofer with the Logitech X-530 5.1? The reason I ask is because these speakers will be used...for lack of a better word...to show off. Im going to host a computer workshop for kids and I want stuff to get them interested in computers. They wont care about processor speeds or SLI, but stuff like loud bassy (its a word...why shouldnt it be ) music will get their attention...so thats what these are for.

 

I can hear mine a quarter mile away at the mailbox if I have all the doors to the house shut.

 

<Mr Burns Voice> Excellent.

 

i can confirm, they are mighty speakers for the money. i am listening to the 2.1 version right now and can really fault them. i liked them that much i recommended my m8 got the 530s for the pc i was building him and they are incredibly loud, a good demonstration piece, ask the kids to put their hand infront of the bass port when its turned up

 

I have the same Logitech X-530s; not only do they make things shake if you want them, they are also good for just listening and not just boasting about the uber bass

 

Logitech X-530

i went from a cheap 5.1 speakers (15 watts total) to logitech x-530 (140 watts total)

i spend around $80 Canadian during that time (dumb me, other places were selling for like $60)

i saw the other speaker "Logitech Z-5500" which has total of 505watts but at the price of $400+ which was too much for me

i came home not knowing how good it is until i turned on some trance, WOW, the bass was so clear even if you turn the nob all the way (it's on the back of the subwoofer) and the sound... just amazinly CLEAR and CRISP... i am so glad i spend the little money for a nice speaker

my neighbor doesn't really like it because now i have better computer speakers than them LOL

 

oh... and yes,,, it does make your table shake from all the bass

 

Altec Lansing make some tasty speakers.

Well mine are tasty, and extremely loud.

Also consider cambridge soundworks

 

Well after hearing all those good things about the logitech x-530 5.1 I'm pretty much settled on them. At that price I might have to get 2 sets and hook um both up (can anyone say 10.2 )

 

No, you cant say 10.2; no one makes 12 channel audio.

 

I told my friend about these when they were on sale for $100 and he bought them. He cant even have the bass at half without his whole house shaking, not to mention they sound great too. At $134 they are well worth the extra $$

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16836121121

 

I now have a new way of checking if my stero is loud enough, AKA the Kayin test

 

yea i know...but...but...