I think Edifier S530D should be within your budget If you can fork out Rm200 more, go for Edifier S730, I think it's better than the S530D
Or u may consider Aego m as well, the price is around Rm600-650. Heard that it's gd for musics.

This post has been edited by chingwooi: Dec 27 2008, 05:04 AM

Yeah, if you like paparoach kind of bands, i think Edifier S530D can satisfy you. Its clarity enables you to heard the instrumental sounds clearly. Bass also not bad yet still, if ur time allow, i suggest you go to Plaza Low Yat and tried each of the speakers, because speakers choice are pretty subjective, every persons has diff demands

This post has been edited by chingwooi: Dec 28 2008, 05:46 AM

Yeah i agree with you, I went to Plaza LY for audition of AL MX5021, Aego m,Edifier S530D and Edifier S730. I turned all of the speakers volume down and listened to the AL MX5021 1st, for the few mins i feel it's okay but you can't listen to the MX5021 for very long. I personally feel that the bass is not balance, it's like it's totally covered the musics, all you hear is the bass produced, can't really enjoy the musics. Then i tried the aego m, the clarity of the satellite speakers are gd, yet it's lack of bass, and i can hear those "hissing" sounds emitted by the speakers when i turned the volume louder (may b due to broken speakers). The last one i tried is Edifier S530D and S730. S730's satellite speakers are more sharp in comparison with the S530D i would say, then i tried to compare MX5021 and Edifier S730, i was shocked that i can hear the huge diff in term of clarity of both of the speakers, for the Edifier S730, you can hear the lyrics clearly but for the MX5021 it's muddy, only the bass is gd( too loud for me though)

Yea, agree with you. If they don't hv it in the showroom. You can try looking at Hyper IT as well, think i saw they hv it there

Yea, if you like classical/jazz those type of soft musics, Aego m will be the first that you should consider, For movies like those type of action and war, Altec Lansing MX5021 would fit in, but for musics, the clarity is not gd enuf, the bass has covered everything so basically all you hear is boom boom boom, I don't really like it because I can't enjoy the musics at all, hearing it for long time also causing irritation/headache. As for Klipsch GMX 2.1. I heard that the latest version is not as gd as the previous version, cutting cost problem. Anyway, I would also want to introduce another brand of speaker which i found to be pretty gd, which is Edifier S530(D). this speaker is balance for everything, regardless of moveis/musics/gaming. You might want to look for this speaker as well as it's within ur budget. Hope it helps. Happy researching.

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Yea, Edifier S730D is really gd, I'm so glad that i bought it, it has caused me bunch of troubles though. How gd is it? at Volume 22, SW 6, bass+2, I can feel the floor shaking a little bit even though i ady shut the door and in the kitchen which is few metres away, I hv tried watching movies with with volume 25, bass+4, SW 8, ends up my housemate comes banging on my door asked me to reduce the bass because they can feel it in their room xD Tried Vol30 above with bass+6 and SW+10 at the risk of police pays a visit to ur house or ur neighbours next door swearing at you It's definitely a gd speaker.

I've nvr heard of audioengine but I did know little bit bout Aego M. If you like classical/jazz those type of soft musics, Aego m will be the first that you should consider, For movies like those type of action and war, Altec Lansing MX5021 would fit in, but for musics, the clarity is not gd enuf, the bass has covered everything so basically all you hear is boom boom boom, I don't really like it because I can't enjoy the musics at all, hearing it for long time also causing irritation/headache. As for Klipsch GMX 2.1. I heard that the latest version is not as gd as the previous version, cutting cost problem. Anyway, I would also want to introduce another brand of speaker which i found to be pretty gd, which is Edifier S530(D). this speaker is balance for everything, regardless of moveis/musics/gaming. You might want to look for this speaker as well as it's within ur budget. Hope it helps. Happy researching.If your budget is around 1k. You may consider Edifier S730, more info on Edifier S730 see above xD

Price for the above speakers:

AegoM:Rm620
Edifier S530D:~RM700
Altec Lansing MX5021:~Rm550
Klipsch GMX 2.1:~Rm450++
Edifier S730D:Rm999.

You bet! You're wasting ur money if you bought a decent speaker but pair it with crappy built-in soundcard.

Haha, boss, i was wondering whether did you seriously read what i wrote up there? Didn't I put the price there Edifier S730D: Rm999

Haha, don't jump into the conclusion so early before you actually hear it urself boss. You'll be surprised by what this so called 2.1 speakers is capable of BTW I thought the audioengine speakers are also 2.1? And it costs 1k plus rite?

Well, if you're from KL. You can go for audition in Plaza Low Yat. They hv it in Edifier Showroom at 4th floor or Hyper-IT mall also hv. Sri Computer hv both Edifier S730 and Logitech Z5500 I think. There's Edifier ShowRoom in Penang as well, Bukit Jambul there I think not sure. Hv to figure it out urself xD

This post has been edited by chingwooi: Mar 31 2009, 12:51 AM

I'm using Asus Xonar U1 with it. So far i felt very satisfied About the lack of bass of sub woofer of S730, when you go for audition, you had better check how high the bass did they set for it, the range is from 0-10. This is because sometimes they purposely turn it off. You can check it by pressing the middle knob until you see the "SW" and make sure it's set to at least 6 in order to get good bass

I think zs3889 bought for Rm200 back in few days ago

Yes, The Asus xonar U1 price is Rm200 because he bought it few days ago. When I bought mine it's Rm250

As for me, I felt it's sufficient enuf. Of coz the sound would be better if you get those expensive soundcard but i'm just a student.... No money to try out those high-end soundcard xD

Boss, if i were you. I'll definitely endure for another 1 or 2 months to collect the money to get an Edifier S730. The SQ is way better than the S530D man. The sub woofer is also bigger and stronger than the 530D. I also always hv the craze of trying the S550 but too bad my room is too small for it. I'm afraid that it'll cause interference and echo then it won't be nice ady

Haha, you sound like I'm so mean Anyway, I won't stop until I manage to convince you into getting one for urself

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Added on April 5, 2009, 2:09 amYea, that's why. Better withstand the urge of purchasing then regretting buying it man. Later you purchase today then saw ur selling thread at Music section after few days

This post has been edited by chingwooi: Apr 5 2009, 02:09 AM

Hmmm, that speaker is very expensive man BTW, Is it 2.0 or 2.1?

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Added on April 5, 2009, 6:13 pmI used to be user of Altec Lansing VS4121. I would say that the speaker is pretty good at price around Rm200.

This post has been edited by chingwooi: Apr 5 2009, 06:13 PM

Haha, even the Altec Lansing MX5021 is also around 10Kg, yet still it's the lightest among all of those. Good speakers are not light, light speakers are not good xD Light=cheap materials. For movies, I think MX5021 and Klipsch GMX will fit the most, not sure about the C3 anyway. Aego M is a big nono

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Added on April 5, 2009, 8:21 pmThe one I owned before is the "cut-cost" one, but I still think it's kinda gd for that price la. The Blue LED version obviously has better performance, no doubt about that(compared my bro one with mine). Quite huge difference actually.

This post has been edited by chingwooi: Apr 5 2009, 08:21 PM

Logitech Z5500 will pawn Razer Mako of coz. Razer Mako is gd in term of design only I guess xD Since you're going to watch movies, gaming and listening to music with the speakers, you should go for Logitech Z5500 with no doubt.