PC Speakers what have u got?

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  1. Ted Smithton

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    Y'all

    Something I've always wondered...

    What is a good commercial PC speaker that's readily available.

    I need some reliable grot box reference PC speakers. I have auratones but I'm talking that shitty PC speaker sound.

    Is there an industry reference for PC speakers? (no not those apple's that Bob Clearmountain uses cause I can't find them anywhere!) But something along those lines would be good...

    Do you cross ref on your PC speakers?

    How reliable (translatable) have they been?

    Cheers

    TS
     
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    Creative. I have GigaWorks T3 2.1.
     
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    A used pair of Genelec 8020 that I found for a good price.
     
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    I don't have computer speakers. I use Munrosonic Egg 150 and a crappy monospeaker instead. The mono speaker is for referencing. If the mix sounds good in it I know it's all good.

    The Appledesign powered speakers can be found easily on Ebay.
     
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    I used to have a pair of Logitech Z623. they sound great for everyday listening. Now I use monitor speakers and mixing headphones.
     
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    Personaly, I'm using Behringer K5 and for simulation Audified MixChecker, and now working on personal approach to NS10, will be powered by refurbished NAD amp.
     
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    Altec Lansing IML227 Orbit USB:
    https://www.amazon.com/Altec-Lansing-IML227-Speaker-Netbooks/dp/B0043ZWJHU

    I bought this little speaker for my wife so she could listen to music on her laptop. I ended up using it as a reference to check my mixes in mono and they are excellent for exactly that. It sounds like shit but gives you a really good idea of any elements in your mix that are getting lost either because they are too panned out in the stereo field or need a little compression. Very useful little tool.
     
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    Tannoy PBM 6.5. Really old, but work very well.
     
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    Before I bought my current monitors and began the second incarnation of my recording life, I had these Altec Lansing A5650-R speakers. They had no real high end to speak of, but if someghing sounded good through those tney tended to sound good through everything else. They were a long term borrow.
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    Two QUAD ESL 57s on a 405 main amp and one Sennheiser powered monitor across the room.
     
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