10 Best PC Speakers in the Philippines 2025 | Buying Guide Reviewed by Sound Engineer

When looking for PC speakers, you need to decide what you want to use them for. Most speakers are designed for a specific purpose, so you can make the most out of them. You may want to use the speakers to listen to music, watch movies, or play games.

You can decide the type of speaker you want to use based on your preference. There are passive and active speakers that you can choose from, and they treat the sound signal differently. Take a look at the pros and cons of each speaker type.

You need to know how loud a speaker is before buying it. You can look at the speaker's specifications to know the speaker's power output. The amount of power the speaker needs will depend on how big your room is. The power output is rated in watts, and it is usually anywhere between 30W up to 200W, depending on the size of the speaker.

For an average-sized room, speakers with power output rated between 40-60W are enough, but if you want to have a loud setup, you can go with speakers rated from 150W and above. You just need to keep in mind that this can be really loud, so you need to be considerate with your neighbors. Making your room soundproof can be a good idea.

Frequency is the measurement of how wide a selection of sounds the speaker can produce, and it is measured by Hertz (Hz). Hz is the numerical value and the frequency that specifies the playback quality of the bass and treble frequencies of the device. Most PC speakers perform in a range from as low as 50Hz up to 16,000 Hz or more.

The frequency of subwoofers can be as low as 20Hz, which makes the sound bassy. If the number is lower, then it’s going to generate more bass. On the other hand, if it has a higher number, then it can eke out more highs. Try to look for speakers with the widest frequency range, so you can adjust them to get the right combination for you.

There are different ways to connect the speaker to your desktop or laptop. The speakers should include input connectors like a 3.5mm input jack or a pair of RCA input connectors. Some speakers have USB cable if they can be connected through USB. They should also come with a power cord that you need to connect to a wall outlet.

If you are going to use a speaker with a 3.5mm input jack on your desktop, you can plug it into the line-out port in the back of the computer. For RCA, just plug the connectors to the speakers with their corresponding colors, then connect the 3.5mm input jack to the line-out port. For USB connection, you can plug the cable into one of the open USB ports.

You can get a speaker with Bluetooth technology to use for other devices like your phone, tablet, or laptop. There are also speakers that allow you to directly plug the pen drive into the USB port and play the music you want. A speaker with a headphone jack where you can connect your earphones is good if you do not want to disturb others. 

The speaker drivers create the sound of the speaker. They are housed in every speaker, and the circular-shaped ones you see are called cones. There are speakers with only one cone called a full-range driver that produce all the sound, while there are others that have two or more cones that produce different frequencies.

A full-range driver provides reasonable sound, but you can still notice the lack of richness in the sound. On the other hand, those with 2 or more cones make a noticeable difference in the sound because the frequencies are produced by different cones. They can provide a fuller sound that makes listening to music more enjoyable.