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buying a cheap set of speakers that actually sound pretty good has never been easier thanks to a wave of ultra budget models from brands like Dayton audio Micha and monoprice hey I'm Matthew Muscovy ak for CNET and the monoprice mb/s 650 is actually the best sounding ultra budget speaker of the bunch and more impressively it's selling for just 32 dollars per pair plus shipping while they sound good you're not getting much in the looks department from these speakers there is generic looking as they come with a black matte vinyl finish and boxy sharp edges they're also pretty big so if you need them to fit in a smaller space you may want to check out the competing Micha MB 42 around back you'll find a keyhole wall mount and a bass board along with the speaker connectors unfortunately mono prices spring clip connectors aren't very strong so if you find yourself occasionally moving the speaker's the speaker wire may slip out behind the speaker grille there's a half-inch tweeter and a large 6.5 inch woofer there's not much else to these speakers 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 other cheap options like the $18.00 lip ILP 2028 plus plug in your phone wire up the speakers and you're good to go where the monoprice speakers really shine is their sound quality this isn't a premium speaker experience but they outclassed the other ultra budget options when we compare them side-by-side music sounded particularly natural and there was more detail than you'd expect from a speaker at this price it even held its own when we turned up the volume where the smaller mica MB 42 speakers started to sound harsh now the monoprice speakers can't compare to more expensive models like pioneers a hundred and thirty dollar s PBS 22lr speakers but to be fair they're also a fraction of the cost and that's pretty much all you need to know about these speakers if you're looking for the best sounding ultra budget speakers you can't beat mono prices mb/s 650 although they are going to work best in a garage or a den where looks aren't quite Porter I'm Matthew Muscovy ak4 CNET and this is the monoprice mb/s 650