Computer Speakers : Pros and Cons

A brand new computer usually comes together with stock speakers. Consumers are known to complain on the quality of those stock speakers. Stock speakers are complimentary to computer sets, just the same with those complimentary printers. Needless to say, some people opt to replace the speaker with their own choice. Thankfully, there are more options and choices than people can choose from nowadays.

Having speakers on your computer’s desktop significantly decreases the amount of space that you have. Not to mention the presence of the printer, fax machine and perhaps a tiny table lamp. Due to their bulkiness, some owners simply discard their speakers and opt for headphones instead. Others go for the smaller speakers.

Secondly, it is surprising that speakers do tend to break down compared to their counterpart; the headphones. Just a small knock or mishandling will send you to the shop, looking and buying a new set of speakers. Hence, it took extra care for people to use their speakers in order to avoid these misfits. First step, push the buttons with just enough strength to turn on the speaker, not to push them from your desk.

Secondly, if you are good with taking pieces out and assembling them back, then it will be good if you can wipe the interior of the speakers with cotton swab. A fine paintbrush is also a good choice for this. This is to remove any cobwebs of spiders that may have made your speakers their eternal home. Check for any burned wires or cables too. Replace them as soon as you detect them.

After allowing the speaker’s inside to be thoroughly cleaned, assemble the components back again and make sure that they are as tight as before to avoid any gap that can be the highway for lizards and roaches to make a living in your speakers. Put a small piece of mothball in the speaker as an extra precaution against those nasty pests.

When you are going to leave your computer and other appliance for a long time for a camping or an outstation job, unplug everything and store them in dry and cold place. This will not only reduce your electricity bill, it will also help to save your speakers and its friends from being short-circuited should any storm strike your house.

If you serious on buying a satisfactory speaker set, be ready to spend up to RM200. Speakers with the price tag of RM60 and below are usually no better than the stock speakers that came together with your computer set. Why spend that money on the set with same lame quality?

For all reasons of having a good set of computer speakers, you must never sacrifice the quality. Good quality lasts longer and requires less maintenance. Use the speakers with discretion too. You do not want to awake a sleeping baby in the house in the middle of the night just because you forgot to turn down the volume.