Speakers....?

Question

http://www.3wisemonkeys.co.uk/proddet.jsp?id=1290&cat=47#null

As far as the speakers go on the above, what do you think? Are they suitable for listening to music?

Cheers.

Answer 1

They seem to have a seperate subwoofer.  The best stereo effect comes from wide seperation of the speakers, and premium cabling is incredibly worthwhile - use 79strand OFC copper, as a minimum, and not the noodles that come with your equipment.

Answer 2

they seem very low wattage  SW 30W, SP 15W x 2.

so power wise they are computer speakers. listening to music through them wouldn't be a problem, listening to them with any volume would be a problem. for example our formal lounge room is 12mts long and even big speakers (200w RMS) are working fairly hard to fill the room. if you have a small room it wouldn't be a problem.

have you actually heard these speakers?? speakers are a very personal thing. people have different tastes in what  sounds good. you would be better spending your money on something you have heard.

i assume those power ratings they have supplied are RMS.

when ever buying speakers look for the RMS output not the 'peak power.'

Answer 3

They are sold cheaply.  This is because they are made cheaply, using poor quality, inferior components.

As a result, the sound quality is poor, the build quality is shoddy and the reliability is suspect.

Always remember, "Buy cheap, buy twice".

Answer 4

The sorts of speakers which tend to be packaged with these all-in-one systems tend to be of very low quality when compared to even basic, cheap hi-fi separates speakers. On the other hand, at least these are wall-mountable and match the looks of the system they're with.

As one of the other answerers said, 15W x 2 ain't a lot of power, so if you have anything other than a small room to put the system in, you might find the speakers either don't have enough power to produce decent volume levels, or that the volume has to be turned up high to fill the room, and cheap speakers driven at high volumes almost invariably sound nasty.

I think the crucial point here is which aspect of the speakers and the system they're with is most important to you - looks, cost or sound quality.

99 times out 100, even very basic hi-fi separates sound vastly better than all-in-one systems, but tend to be larger, uglier and can be more expensive when you have a multi-function item like that Yamaha system.

You might find that this system sounds OK if you replace its original speakers with some cheap but decent separates speakers from Richer Sounds (www.richersounds.com).