[track20]

Have a macbook pro laptop and would like better sound output.

Something simple is fine, price range of

 

[mayhem13]

For nearfield listening while at the computer, a pair of powered studio monitors will get the job done. Here's an example in your budget that you should be able to find locally for a listen.

http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com...ors?sku=600682


If you're listening to music, don't splash speakers around the room. Just a pair, somewhere relatively close on either side of you for the best imaging and soundstage.

 

[m_vanmeter]

good advice about the active powered studio monitor speakers !


some other sources
http://www.sweetwater.com/c405--Active_Monitors
http://www.zzounds.com/prodsearch?cat=3526&cat2=2864
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000PXSBTY