Best pc/bookshelf speakers for $50?

Best pc/bookshelf speakers for about $50?

• Best pc/bookshelf speakers for $50? These are my requierments: Full spectrum sound (it doesn´t have to be 20-20,000hz) They need to have a built in amp(powered) Bass doesn´t have to be booming, I mostly listen to rock 2.0 or 2.1 speaker system 2/3 way

• Answer:

  I have spent some time recently purchasing some speakers. I bought a pair of 100 watt speakers from Sony for $100. They really rock out great. Sony also makes a pair for $50, and all the reviews on Amazon are dynomite. They're probably really really good speakers. http://www.amazon.com/Sony-SS-B1000-8-Inch-Bookshelf-Speakers/dp/B000OG88KY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1272119572&sr=8-1 Those are the SS-B1000. Amazon was out of the bigger ones for $100 so I bought them from Sears just in case you're interested. I cut and pasted a review from Amazon: I'm glad I received these Sony SSB-1000 bookshelf speakers as a gift because I probably wouldn't have bought them myself without a demonstration first. I love the convenience of small speakers but I expected a trade-off of convenience for sound quality. Well, these Sony speakers are impressive in spite of their small size. There's a rounded, glamorous sheen to the sound they produce, over the full frequency range. The bass is rich and detailed, not booming or exaggerated. The dynamic range is expansive, handling big climaxes without popping or distortion. Recordings sound more naturally warm and even old mono recordings have noticeably more body. Without a comparison, it's hard to say how much breadth of sound I'm giving up by not having larger speakers (the Sony SSB-3000, say) but these little wonders are entirely satisfying in their own right. In sum, these are speakers an audiophile could live with. Five stars for value!