Looks like an a time low for these pretty well reviewed monitor speakers.
White and Black available, free shipping.
Looks like an a time low for these pretty well reviewed monitor speakers.
White and Black available, free shipping.
Yeah, I literrally have a pair I bought for same price from Centre.com en route.
$118 shipped to WA the other week. Still worth it.
I have them & really like them plus bought another pair from the Centrecom deal last week… Not a huge loss but a Loss is a Loss :-(
Can you hook it up to pc?
Of course, they're powered speakers.
Powered dont need an additional amp.
But depending on what outputs your computer has, you may need a DAC.
Have some older edifier S330D with a subwoofer, any benefit to the MR4's over these?
S330D is better for movies, games and bass heavy music.
MR4 for more accurate and clear sounds. It looks much better too.
Which is better for gaming and movies in your opinion, the MR4s or the R1280DB?
I got MR4's to replace some R1280DB's.
Only catch is I haven't opened the MR4's in over like 3 - 4 years. Paid $99, did my research at the time. They're just sitting in storage though.
@WasBargain: Ahh the ozb way
Which amp to go with these to connect to computer
These are active speakers - amp (42W Class-D power) is builtin.
These are powered monitors. No separate amp is needed. Amp is built in
Would personally wait for a deal and pay a small amount more on the R1700BTs - example deal https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/825187
Thanks, i was about to ask exactly this.
How do they compare?
I cant personally compare sorry to say, I just know the bluetooth is nice to have. Ive bought 3 R1700's after I was so happy with my own I gave others as gifts but im sure there are advantages in quality
mr4 has better directivity (easier to eq), but the r1700 has more bass extension
Thanks OP. Got these for my Mac Mini. Will be perfect for my WFH setup.
Do speakers like these work better than a soundbar for a TV or are the purely for a desktop setup?
Better than a cheap lone soundbar, probably not better than a 2.1 soundbar that comes with a subwoofer, or a pricier chunky soundbar
what's a good pricey chunky soundbar?
I use a Samsung HW-N650 that was being discounted from $796 all the way down to a bit over $300 shortly before it went permanently oos in 2020 (based purely on people raving about it in the OZb comments for the deal).
Any soundbar deal on OZb that has excited comments is the go I reckon
I wouldn't use these for a TV unless you're sitting quite close to it since they're near field speakers.
Love this brand ! I have the D12 and the 1280DB's. Both great for the price!! Highly recommend
Would these work with a turntable ?
Im not sure about these ones, but i got the R1700BTs on a deal recently for a turntable. Very happy with them.
If the turntable has line level output (i.e. it has a built in preamp). Old school turntables used a lower level; on older amps you'll see they have a line/aux input and a phono input. Most modern turntables do line out.
I don't pretend to have good audio knowledge, but from what I have gleamed, for what they are, Audio Science Review and Erins Audio Corner both commend these. These outlets seem to be two of the heavy hitters in the field and not glorified surface level peddlers. Though in this hobby I know everyone get's attacked at some point. From memory they still need equalisation to shine though. Easily one of the smaller monitors worth a damn too. Nothing that I'm aware of punches as hard as these for the price, particularly in our market. Can be had for slightly more at Centrecom on a regular basis.
i think its more in the context of what else is there for $93 that's better given then you need an amp and two speakers
granted if you spend $300 youre going to better these but you've spend 3x the price
as always there's a limit to what a 4" driver can do… ie. there's going to be a lack of bass but again, everything else at $93 is worse
Thanks OP. I hear good things about this brand and it’s now the time to try 😀
Got these for $50 on marketplace from a backpacker. Great set of smaller studio monitors. Recommend setting up an EQ with Peace (if on Windows). Can't remember where I found the eq I'm using (I recall the username was moonlanding something) but probably from here: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/e…
Any recommendations for speakers < 20cm (maybe closer to 16cm) to replace Sonos One? Any taller and they're going to be blocked by my monitors (the screen type)… preferably active, wired, for PC, and with optional bluetooth.
great pair of speakers, owned one. Just wish they have bluetooth though.
Bluetooth adapters are cheap at least. Not as elegant as a built in solution.
I paid $140 for these and felt like it was still good value so I wouldn't hesitate on this deal.
I'm looking for some to go with my son's Audio-Technica LP60XBT do you think that these would do the trick to give him decent sound for his bedroom? Most of the time he is on headphones but I'd like something simple and cost effective.
Centre Com has the R1700BTs mentioned above for $119 at the moment.
$111.99 now
Missed them at the original price but bit the bullet at $111.99. Thanks!
What do people recommend speakers for a room?
Already have a Rotel A10 amplifier.
On amazon they are 122.26 and then i was able to apply a 15 dollar voucher for them. Brought it down to 107.26
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Doesn't seem to work?
Somebody on the last thread said he'd paired them with the Kanto SP9s - I bought them as well because all purchasing decisions should be made based on ozbargains comments. Set it up today, it looks sexual, and the speakers are great compared to my Sound core bluetooth speaker which had latency even with an aux connection.
White is back at $93.99, black at $99.99
Paid $99 last week. Damn. Ah well, at least its not a huge loss. Great speaker.