Ok, so i have these shitty computer speakers ( 4 7watt satelites and a 15 watt woofer)
i need to upgrade this badly!!!!
my budget is around 250$ canadian, im looking for a COMPUTER setup however im not sure if i want/need to get normal speakers, or just made for computer speakers such as altec lansing
if i go for non-computer speakers do i need bookshelve + a sub( looks kinda expensive) or floor speakers ( also look expensive)
so i think i want normal computer speakres, however all i do is listen to music, i dont watch dvds or play games. so which computer speakers are best for my purposes ?
btw im aware i need a good soundcard to go with all this
Jul-14-2003 00:55
Flec
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Registered: Oct 2001
Location: Toronto,Canada
* in addition what about hooking up a mini system to my computer?
Jul-14-2003 01:06
44htz
tranceaddict in training
Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Wannocks
I'm kinda with Flec on that one.
Unfortunately $250 seems to get you not much more that the pox.
If you are mosty just listening to music, go straight from your sound-card to your stereo!
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Jul-14-2003 01:33
TeKnoHe@d2025
Derek Howell Addict
Registered: Jan 2001
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Soundblaster Audigy + Klipsch ProMedia 5.1's = HEAVEN! That's my set up.
Although, Klipsch will hit the wallet hard...maybe try finding some of those Logitech speakers everyone goes on about.
Registered: Mar 2001
Location: Somewhere over the Rainbow
get the z-640, a 5.1 70 watts i think for around $70 here. its decent but it wont blow u away like the z680. trance never sound so good on the computer with it
Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 THX is evne better but only a 2.1 but 200 watts power. it is like around $170
Registered: Mar 2001
Location: Somewhere over the Rainbow
z-640
z560 much better than the 640 btu cost like less than 300 canadians
Jul-14-2003 02:13
44htz
tranceaddict in training
Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Wannocks
I'm still not sold on the whole 5.1 thing.
If you put in enough effort in you mix you can get pretty much the same vibe with two speakers. You can get the "front to back", or the "circling" vibe with a clever use of doppler,verb and EQing.
.......Oh and we only have two ears
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Jul-14-2003 02:16
TeKnoHe@d2025
Derek Howell Addict
Registered: Jan 2001
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
quote:
Originally posted by 44htz
I'm still not sold on the whole 5.1 thing.
Have you heard a good 5.1 system yet? I've turned off my center speaker on my 5.1 setup and it's amazing the difference just one speaker makes. I've been spoiled by these speakers, and everytime I go over my friend's house (he's got a 2.1 system by Altec Lansing) I ask him how he can live with those speakers
Originally posted by TeKnoHe@d2025
Have you heard a good 5.1 system yet? I've turned off my center speaker on my 5.1 setup and it's amazing the difference just one speaker makes. I've been spoiled by these speakers, and everytime I go over my friend's house (he's got a 2.1 system by Altec Lansing) I ask him how he can live with those speakers
Interesting, I'll try to keep an open mind on the issue but I can't see any 5.1 upgrades happening at my place..... not in the foreseeable future at any rate.
Do you like to kick back with the cans on (a very nice set of course)?
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Jul-14-2003 02:31
44htz
tranceaddict in training
Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Wannocks
Also, I did hear a few old quadraphonic albums on a friends quad turntable. IMO they should've kept that going instead... it did a bit more for ME at any rate.
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Jul-14-2003 02:34
S-a-M-u-E-l
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Jul 2002
Location: Chicago
im getting the logitech z-560. one step down from the 680s which are REALLY nice, but i dont have enough money for them. =D
