Try Edifier M1310...

What about the JBL Creature thingy? How come we don't see much of Harmon Kardon nowadays?

Try Edifier E3100 or Edifier M2300..

It is China product! Check their website.

No many computer people know much about Klipsch... although its very well known in Hi-Fi circles..

Jamo is like Klipsch... They are Hi-Fi speaker manufacturers.. The other real Hi-Fi folks are JBL and Harmon Kardon.

He's talking about "fancy" and attractive design.

The kampung size also counts..

Note: About 50WRMS can cover about half a football stadium, methinks..

Nice and cheap did you say? Anything below MX5021 is simply...erm ...certainly not nice nor cheap.

Does not apply to Altec Lansing and Sonic Gear..

This post has been edited by lex: May 5 2010, 01:21 AM

Try Edifier M1335 for around RM109 to RM119 depending shop.

That depends on the output power (or wattage). Nowadays many PC speakers are not the tiny "multimedia speakers" of yesteryears. Many are already quite powerful (looking at the RMS wattage, not the marketing "PMPO" one).

This post has been edited by lex: Mar 2 2011, 05:54 AM

As for the sweet spot thingy, there are also other considerations such as speaker design/hardware (especially the tweeters), speaker positioning, distance between the speakers, listening room characteristics, and amplifier matching.

With certain high end monitors, sitting position isn't very crucial as those speakers have great transparency, expansive sound stage and stereo imaging (as well as literally can fill the whole room, and the sounds seems to be everywhere rather than from the speakers themselves). Notably System Audio ones have these characteristics.

This post has been edited by lex: Mar 2 2011, 04:46 PM

However depending on design, quite a number of "multimedia speakers" can interchange parts as well... such as the satellite speakers. Replacing a single driver (full range) with a 2-way driver (tweeter and mid-randge) can significantly improve the sound especially bringing out the highs. Of course, one criteria when changing speakers is impedance matching.

I'd heard those SA speakers before, and I must say their sound stage is pretty accurate actually (can even tell and point out the direction/source of each sound) while filling the room (forward sounding). In comparison with others (e.g. the usual Mission, KEF, JBL, Harmon Kardon, etc), not even close to its performance. But the price of those SAs are out of my range.

This post has been edited by lex: Mar 3 2011, 08:14 PM

You may want to try inquiring over here: Special Interest -> Home Entertainment -> Audiophiles -> Please Recommend... a 2.1 or 5.1 speaker set V4, Comparison and advice needed (PC Audio). Usually for RM200 above, my usual picks would be Edifier M3300 and Edifier M3400. Still, I would recommend testing the speakers first (at the shops) before buying since most people may have different listening preferences.

Try inquiring over here: Special Interest -> Home Entertainment -> Audiophiles -> Please Recommend... a 2.1 or 5.1 speaker set V4, Comparison and advice needed (PC Audio)...

Legendary MX5021. You can try asking around Jalan Pasar's electronic shops (lots of them). Other than that, I could also try repairing it. Just PM me if interested.