Ragnarok.Jessikah said:
»Meanwhile I'm still using the pair of cheap Logitech speakers I got with my first ever PC >_>;
As much as I want to upgrade, the sound quality is still reasonably crisp. And I'm at that point in my life where I'm getting scared of upgrades because there's almost always something that goes wrong with it. Gonna have all that bullcrap Bluetooth technology that won't connect half of the time or the cable won't be long enough or the power light's gonna shine in my eyes and I'll need to put tape over it.
You know those minor things that sometimes you don't even notice until it's too late to refund, like this keyboard I bought that doesn't accept keystrokes unless I press it perfectly along the Z-axis only. Heaven forbid I try to Ctrl+P, because then my finger hits the "P" at a weird angle and it doesn't register it.
Or even worse, if I want the speakers to work, I'll need to download some drivers. But I can only do that if I sign up on their web site. Oops! But you can't sign up unless you use a password that's 12 characters long and has at least one character from two different languages.
not pushing you or anything, but with most or all of the sound devices worth having don't require additional drivers or software. gets expensive for super HiFi though, you need a receiver or an amp, and depending on your motherboard a DAC, then the headphones or speakers themselves. Luckily it's all modular and can be suited toward any range of budgets. Can get a $50 pair of Grade SR125s and completely skip needing an amp, and get some pretty amazing sound for the price. Better than a $300 pair of gaming headphones or cheapo chinese plastic "premium desktop speakers" that mysteriously come in sets of 7.1 surround for $200-300 despite a good pair of actual speakers starting at $200-300 for just a L and R channel... anyway, I digress.
upgrading doesn't need to be stressful, just skip the dogshit big brands like logitech and go for some quality sound equipment. don't have to spend an arm and a leg to dip your feet in and find out what it can sound like. start small and work your way up, guarantee you'll hear the difference.
Source: i've been thru exactly what you're describing