Good speakers in $50 price range

Student Lounge College Life
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<p>Can any of you recommend good speakers for around $50ish for my dorm? Almost every site I've visited lists a bunch of 2.1 systems with subwoofers, but I'm assuming those aren't recommended for college dorms because of noise complaints and stuff.</p>

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<p>Just because you have a subwoofer, it doesn’t mean you have to have it cranked up. But it may ultimately be better to have speakers that are elevated a bit from the floor. </p>

<p>What type of size are you looking at? What will you be driving them with? Are you looking at something that can just be connected directly to a laptop/computer? </p>

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<p>I’d prefer something at least somewhat portable. I’ll be connecting it to a laptop.</p>

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<p>Are you looking for something that you can just plug straight into the headphone jack on your laptop?</p>

<p>If so, Logitech makes really nice computer speakers. </p>

<p>These are fairly well below your price range, but sound quite nice. I used to have a pair that I used with my laptop before I went to a dedicated component system for my computer audio.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-970264-0403-X-140-2-0-Speakers/dp/B000IF4788/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1407813695&sr=1-1&keywords=Logitech+X-140”>http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-970264-0403-X-140-2-0-Speakers/dp/B000IF4788/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1407813695&sr=1-1&keywords=Logitech+X-140&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>For a bit more money, these sound quite nice too. I got my mom a pair of these for Christmas last year, and they sound great.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-V10-Notebook-Speakers-970194-0403/dp/B000G0JD0C/ref=sr_1_148?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1407813990&sr=1-148&keywords=computer+speaker”>http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-V10-Notebook-Speakers-970194-0403/dp/B000G0JD0C/ref=sr_1_148?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1407813990&sr=1-148&keywords=computer+speaker&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Those are both fairly portable too. You could easily throw them in a backpack and bring them along with you if needed. </p>

<p>Just be aware that if you’re a bass junkie, these are going to be a bit lacking. They do still have a reasonably healthy bass tone, but they aren’t going to be thumping by any means.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the help! After doing a little more research I settled on the Creative Inspire T12: <a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Inspire-T12-Multimedia-Technology/dp/B0028N6YH0”>http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Inspire-T12-Multimedia-Technology/dp/B0028N6YH0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I’ll be using it with a 23" monitor attached to my laptop, so I suppose this won’t stand out too much on my desk.</p>

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<p>I’ve never heard those ones, but they do look nice. Very well reviewed. I hope you enjoy them!</p>