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Small powered monitors for a small HDTV

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Mr. Wolf

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I just ordered a Dell S2209W LCD (1080p, 21.5") to use as a small HDTV with my workstation. I also need some small speakers to connect to my digital cable box. I just want some clean, simple audio since the TV will be tuned to news M-F or a football game on the weekend. Cheap is good for this purchase. Think these would do a decent job?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...OTC-Froogle-_-Speakers-_-Behringer-_-36196006
 
Considering it's low price and good reviews, i'd say you found a winner in that price range.

Looks like they're rebadged Roland MA-8 Stereo Micro Monitors
 
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Cool. I'll get'em unless someone has a better or cheaper suggestion.
 
Behringer are good at budget studio audio, i say go for them for the price they are.
 
Uh oh... I looked up the specs and the speakers are listed as 9 inches deep (front to back). That's way too big for my desk space. Any recommendations for something smaller? Doesn't have to be powered monitors. I found a cool speaker from Logitech called an Audiohub. It'd be perfect, but I can't see how I could connect it to a cable box. It's meant to connect to a laptop or desktop via USB.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t..._shr?_encoding=UTF8&m=A33MUIY6HPWDRJ&v=glance
 
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It appears to only have a USB connection. I also can't imagine it sounding good.......at all.
 
I'm gonna head to a local Best Buy and see what I can find. Too bad about those Behringers. They'd end up hanging halfway off my desk.
 
Mr. Wolf said:
Found a decent little speaker set at BB, yesterday. Got a Creative Labs Inspire T12 2.0 set for just $25. It was an open box deal. They're small and produce enough sound to listen comfortably to news and sports on my Dell S2209W LCD.

http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=4&subcategory=789&product=18449&listby=usage
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Is this what it looks like in the back ?: http://us.creative.com/products/enlarge.asp?product=18449&img=Inspire_T12/pop_fea3.jpg&alt=

Odd arrangement if so. How do they sound compared to other multimedia-ish type speakers you've heard? I'm guessing it punches above it's weight at $25, and looks decent sitting on a desk.
 
Yup, that's it. They sound pretty good, especially for what I use them for: news/financial channel watching. I also watched the Falcons-49ers game and was very pleasantly surprised with the sound. I wouldn't have paid the $69.99 retail price for them, but for $25 they're perfect. I'll snap a pic when my new camera arrives in a few days.
 
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