Best Desktop Computer Speakers for Every Budget – 2024

We'll be looking at the best desktop computer speakers across a variety of price points – starting at $20 and working our way up to $500. Let me know what you think in the comments!

0:00 Intro
0:56 Cheap speakers (less than $50)
2:52 Medium priced speakers ($70 - $150)
7:17 Expensive speakers ($230 - $400)
10:04 Ultra expensive speakers ($450 - $700)
12:46 Closing thoughts

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Creative Pebble V3

Amazon Basics Speakers

Klipsch ProMedia 2.1

PreSonus Eris 3.5

Creative GigaWorks T40 Series II 2.0

Creative T60

Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 

Swans OS-10

Kanto YU2 + Speaker stands

Kanto 8” Subwoofer

iLoud Micro Monitor

Kanto ORA Speakers

Kanto YU4

Vanatoo Transparent Zero Plus

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Monitors - Dell S2722QC 27-inch 4K USB-C Monitor

Monitor arms - VIVO Dual with Telescoping Arms (modified!!)

Standing desk

[chrisbullock]

Unless you are an audio engineer and get paid for needing high end audio on a computer, $200-$250 is the max 90% of people need that also want good quality for their money.

[salsa_ow]

Great video and insightful commentary, thank you!

[easymoneeey]

Cheers for the video. I bought the KantoORA's, love em

[tylersnider]

Just the video I was needing for some real speaker insight.

[iCanonKiD]

Thank you!! Very informative. Have you ever tested the Q Acoustics M20s?

[MightyPZer]

Great video, you know the recomendations are gonna be top when you see the legendary T40s on the list.

I'll give the Swans a shot, they look really cool.

[jerryh]

Recently bought a Kef R3, with a Marantz amplifier.
Speaker is pretty big and you need space for the amp as well, but a hifi bookshelf speaker with a seperate amp can be a great solution, especially when buying used.

[jmweglo]

Hey Jasper, thank you for this great comparison. Would you say the swans sound better then the ora's but are just bigger or are the ora's better in general?

How do you think these two stack up against the t40's? Those have been my go to and I still like them but I have been wanting to upgrade them for quite some time now.

[keithlewis]

Would you recommend any of these for TV use? Would they have decent output for a “medium” room? Speaking generally obviously

[jasonm]

The Swans OS-10's really do sound fantastic for the $$.

[ciao_abhi]

i remember buying the kanto yu6 4 years ago when it was around $399. Now its around $520. Crazy. Glad I purchased it. It still sounds awesome

[CAIDMASTEROFPYRO]

The best desktop speakers are just some nice powered bookshelf speakers. personally I use edifier r1700bt

[corbalan]

Great video again!
I'm guessing you are talking about the ones you have tried, but I'd add the Edifier MR4 for that budget range. Really good for the price.

[charlesbronson]

I have two sets of Creative Gigaworks T40 series 2 and two sets of Presonus Eris E3.5 they are both great speakers, I use the Gigaworks T40 for movies and gaming and the Presonus Eris for music

[dharkbizkit]

you seem to be a good person to ask. i current have edifier 1280db's and they are.. okay. on the other hand i have a pair of beyerdynamic dt990 and i love how they sound. the edifier have 2 "problems" they sound flat and dampend compare to the beyer headphones and they are very sensetiv to positon. meaning, they dont throw a very wide cone so to speak, they dont fill the room. so what iam looking for, is a pair of speaker, that have the same or similar sound profile as the dt990 but a wide cone then the edifiers.. speakers that dont need to be perfectly centered towars you in order to sound right.. any suggestions?

[ninetenduh]

I got some Edifier R980T, they may not be the greatest, but for 70Euro they do a really good job.

[ivanwen]

Klipsch Pro Media or swan os-10? does swan os-10 worth the price different?

[yourtubisfilled]

On the super ultra expensive side I can recommend the very underexposed Airpulse A100 as an additional step up. The horn loaded ribbon tweaters are amazing for clarity and soundstage. With an external woofer attached it turned my desktop system to the only system I need.

[KeyboardSavant]

The Kanto TUK have been my set for a few years now. Frankly, Kanto's entire product lineup is exceptional, but I really enjoy how TUK sounds when compared to the YU series.

[odebroqueville]

Also heard good things about the Kali LP UNF in the $300 range