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if you're in the market for a bookshelf speaker you may be surprised to find there's a handful of ultra budget models available for $60 and even less even more surprising is that some of them actually sound pretty good especially if you compare them to the tiny bluetooth speakers that are becoming so common hey I'm Matthew Muscovy ak for CNET and the Micha MB 42 is one of the most affordable bookshelf speakers out there selling for just $60 and what really sets it apart from other budget speakers is its stylish design there are all kinds of nice touches like the rounded edges on the cabinet there's a faux wood grain finish and even the build quality feels pretty solid in your hand it's also much smaller than other popular speakers in this price range when you put it next to the mana price mb/s 650 there's no question which speaker has a nicer look that surprising level of quality also carries over to the binding post speaker connectors on the back rather than the cheap spring clips found on other budget price speakers there's not much else to the MB 42s there's no built-in wireless technology like Bluetooth Wi-Fi or airplay nor is there any kind of integrated amplification that means you're going to need a separate amplifier but luckily there are some cheap options available like the $18.00 lop ILP 20 20 a plug in your phone with an adapter cable wire up the speakers and you're good to go the only catch with the mica MB 42 is that they don't sound quite as good as some larger bookshelf speakers that cost about the same like the monoprice MBS 650 in the Dayton audio b65 - the mica sound pretty good on their own but heads ahead you do notice they're a little less detailed and the sound is a little thinner and if you listen to hard rock the MB 42s can sound a little string when you crank up the volume it's not surprising that the bigger speaker sound better but you should be aware that you can get better sound quality for the same price if that's what you're looking for but that doesn't mean you should totally dismiss the MB 42 s if style and size are more important the mic is easily win over its boxy budget speaker competitors and ultimately it may come down to where you plan on putting the budget speakers mono prices m vs 6 50s look at home in a basement or adhiraj but the mica NB 42s are probably a better fit for an office or a den I'm Matthew moscovia and these are the Micah and b42 bookshelf speakers