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Recommendations please: beige colored desktop speakers

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First post, by crusher

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Hi everyone,

I'm searching for alternatives to these Roland MA-8 / MA-12C, Altec Lansing etc. speakers as they are quite impossible to get nowadays.
I don't need a sub, 2.0-system is absolutely fine.
I'm searching for little desktop speakers next to my display for gaming purposes.
Sound quality should be good, but I don't need very high volume. Moderate bass is sufficient.

The only requirement would be beige color to fit in my retro setup.
Everything else especially black just don't looks nice because we had 90% beige shells and cases for computer, displays etc. back in the days and I want it to be most authentic as possible.

Thanks for your recommendations.

Reply 1 of 6, by Law212

Posted on Today, 13:54

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I dont know about where you are but I can always find nice sets of cambridge soundworks speakers pretty easily. Some 2.0 some 4.0 and they are authentic for mid 90s . I use a set for my 486 system

Reply 2 of 6, by crusher

Posted on Today, 13:59

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Thanks, I will do a search for them. "Cambridge soundworks" I read now and then when searching for retro speakers.
I'm located in Berlin, germany.

Reply 3 of 6, by Shponglefan

Posted on Today, 14:26

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Yamaha YST-M10 or YST-M15.

Even though you don't need a sub, they do pair nicely with the Yamaha YST-MSW10 subwoofer.

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Reply 4 of 6, by dr_st

Posted on Today, 15:30

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Impossible to find speakers?
Heck, I cannot even find pictures of some speakers online. Like the huge Maxxtros in the first photo here:
3 Retro systems (late 90s to mid 00s) - beige, silver, black

For a "noname" brand, they have been remarkably good to me. Loud, nice boomy base, and they still work 25+ years later, after I had the faulty wire spliced.

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Reply 5 of 6, by wierd_w

Posted on Today, 15:33

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I have a set of faux-whoofers that I *still* use.

One of the switches broke inside, but it was easily repaired.

I forget the brand exactly. I'll check when I go home today, but they are beige, and rattle the floor when bass timbre sounds are made. Use a stereo input.

Reply 6 of 6, by Barley

Posted on Today, 15:46

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I've always liked Labtec speakers, but admittedly I am not an audiophile.

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