Speakers for dorm

[thepirat]

I'm looking for some speakers for my dorm under $50. I'm thinking along the lines of 2.1 because of the limited space and the fact that I can't really put anything behind me.

I was looking between these two:

Longitech X-230
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16836121123

AOpen 90.18612.SPH
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16836154012

I totally dig the look of the AOpen speakers. Anyone have any other ideas? Thanks in advance.

 

[Bleedblue12345]

the aopens look like mini flying saucers to me, just pick w/e sounds best, and looks the best

 

[~GoaT~]

I have the x230s and only use them for music and movies and I like them alot.

 

[thepirat]

I have a Macbook pro so I thought the AOpen flying saucers would match with it

 

[Mav451]

X-230's are good for dorm rooms. Inexpensive, but enough bass & oomph to drown out your neighboring dormmates/roommates

 

[Lethal]

X-230's are good for dorm rooms. Inexpensive, but enough bass & oomph to drown out your neighboring dormmates/roommates

Be kind to your roomies and get a nice set of closed cans instead. Seriously, if I were trying to study and you insisted on playing games with the speakers on, I'd have to hurt you.

 

[Zero82z]

The AOpens may look fancy, but the X-230s will kill them in terms of audio quality. I have a pair lying around which will go with a media PC I have to get around to building, and I used them with my main PC until I got a set of 5.1 speakers. The speakers sound really nice, and the sub has a lot of oomph(for lack of a better term). Of course, a decent set of headphones is a must for late-night use, but it's always nice to have both.

 

[Mav451]

Be kind to your roomies and get a nice set of closed cans instead. Seriously, if I were trying to study and you insisted on playing games with the speakers on, I'd have to hurt you.

The sad fact is that most of your hallmates will not be very respectful to you in college. This was my experience as the sole engineering student among history/sociology majors. Maybe in your junior/senior years when you get individual suites instead of sharing...then maybe. If you have an individual room as a freshman, all the more power to you then.

 

[thepirat]

thanks for all the input, I'm going to buy the X-230s