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. 

watts are not everything...
more watts doesnt mean your air-con is cooler right?

same here, more watts doesnt mean sounds better.
the thing is, u should audition them yourself. for me, i go for S730D anytime over the Z2300. anyway i cant find a Z2500.

anyway u wanna check the power of S730D woofer, u can go youtube, type edifier S550D (only got 1 now) and listen. listen to how loud it is until it distort the recording and it is much louder than most of youtube clips.

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?

Even you chosen the Rm450 one, you still have to get a sound card in order to let it performs it's best.

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Added on March 31, 2009, 2:08 am

Err mind telling what are you more into?? i mean bass or clarity, if you feel that s730 & s530 is  too much for you and you prefer better clarity than bass, you may get the s330 in rm400+-....

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

Just add another rm100+- and get r501, will be better than m3500, refer to some forumers' reviews...

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Added on April 3, 2009, 12:30 pm

I think you are gonna be bashed by s730's users over here....

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