creative have just bought out some funky looking speakers which may suite you.

http://www.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=4&subcategory=28&product=14299

was looking at them for a friends PC, she wanted decent speakers without the huge sub or cables everywhere. they look pretty good



edit-- ooops review here too

http://uk.gear.ign.com/articles/700/700749p1.html

 

How much is not a great deal?

 

Don't waste your money on PC speakers, just buy some proper hi-fi speakers and a stereo integrated amplifier. For example B&W 601's with a Rotel RA-971 amplifier. If both of those are bought second hand be around double the price of the T20's with superior sound quality.

 

How about Monitor Audio Radius 90's? Fantastic speakers. If you want small and 2.0 speakers you won't get full-range, you're going to have compromise....say 70-80hz bass response so missing ALOT of musical info. Either buy bigger speakers or have a speaker/sub combo.

 

Do you understand what I said? Because they're small they will lack bass information, so will sound tinny/midrangy but no bass. ie Bass guitar will be missing. I've used £450 Boston Acoustics Micro 80 (could have got them for £30 but I returned them, sound was rubbish) due to their size sound rubbish without a sub. I also have £150 5.1 sat/sub Creative speakers and they're rubbish too. A cheap sat 2.0 L/R without sub won't sound good. A pair of Kef coda 7 will poo over a set of sat PC speakers.

 

The best 'PC Speakers' that I've heard are probably those Harmon Kardon ones that look like two dildos and a jellyfish.

 

:shudder:

They're called Soundsticks, btw. Have you been using it for purposes it wasn't produced for?

I agree with squiffy that a 2.0 PC speakers setup with no sub will almost invariably sound crap, unless you manage to find the old Videologic Sirocco Spirit or something. For a 2.0, you really need large full-size speakers and most PC speakers... aren't.