[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Buying computer speakers - help wanted!

[Larry Wittig]

Tracy --

Can you post a picture of the connector on your existing speakers? A
simple adapter may fix the problem.

-- Larry


On Sat, Feb 17, 2024 at 5:43 PM Tracy Marks via LCTG <lctg at lists.toku.us> wrote:
>
> Hello folks!
> I joined this list many years ago when I was teaching Photoshop and
> basic
> Windows skills....though I only still teach the former occasionally.
> However,
> I'm not very tech savvy so most of what you all discuss is over my head
> so admittedly I rarely read the list (but am grateful for it)
>
> Plus I'm now partially disabled and incapacitated, homebound,
> and only able to work 8-10 hours/week teaching through Lexington
> community ed online, living on very limited income in senior disability
> housing. I can't afford to hire tech help....so am in a quandary.
>
> A friend actually bought me a new computer (HP desktop,Windows 11)
> for Christmas because my 9 year old computer was/is dying. And I got
> Best Buy's home installation - though I had to wait FIVE weeks for
> the Geek squad's availability.
>
> But now I've run into several problems - speakers and inability to get
> Eudora - which has over a million emails since 1998 - working on W11.
>
> I'll address only the former here. The sound on the new computer
> is thin and tinny so I really need and want decent speakers.
>
> First of all, I tried to hook up my old speakers (probably about 15
> years old) to the new computer - no luck. The USB cable prong is too
> big I cant figure out what I need. And I'm really thinking that I need
> to buy new speakers but would have to keep the cost under $100.
>
> Plus I'm not able to do any kind of technical hookup (I now have a
> neurological condition that makes it almost impossible for to figure
> out cables, wires etc.) so I need to get speakers that will immediately
> work for me almost out of the box unless someone will volunteer
> his/her time to come her to help out. What I want is good sound for my
> online courses, and full-bodied sound  for music, especially in the
> lower registers since I prefer tenor, bass and baritone voices.
>
> I've read a lot of articles about buying computer speakers and don't
> understand them or what I'd need to do to set them up. USB? Bluetooth?
>   Wireless? Help!
>
> It's easiest for me to buy on Amazon with Amazon Prime. After many hours
> agonizing over this and reading reviews, I narrowed down my choices to
> four selections.....though I'm open to other possibilities.
>
>
> SANYUN
> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B088CZ2R8Y/
>
> CREATIVE STAGE
> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07JC6YZ4K/
>
> NYLAVEE
> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C6XYMTWL/
>
> LOGITECH
> Logitech Z407 Bluetooth Computer Speakers with Subwoofer and Wireless
> Control
> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0877BPCJM/
> (this one's way more than I could/should pay but I'm fixated on it.
> Living
> alone and being isolated, I rely a lot on music online......)
>
>
> Can anyone help me with the choice of speakers?
> And maybe even setup?
>
> Please email me privately. Thank you in advance!
> Tracy Marks
>
>
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