hey everyone,

i'm looking to get some new speakers for my computer and was just wondering what frequency range they should have? also, what is a good wattage for them. i want really deep rich sound... input please.

Try and get 20 - 20 000 hz response range... an even wider range is better, even though you can't "hear" those frequencies.

for rich, deep sound get at least 2way speakers and for punchy bass a separate sub.

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if you want anything decent, you should run a line out of your sound card and into a seperate amp, then use normal speakers rather than powered computer speakers

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Originally posted by hey cheggy if you want anything decent, you should run a line out of your sound card and into a seperate amp, then use normal speakers rather than powered computer speakers

cheggy,

can you please elaborate. i didn't plan on getting powered computer speakers, but how do i go about "run a line out of your sound card"? this sounds a little complicated.

also what is the importance of impedance when talking about speakers? here is a brief over view of the speakers i'm looking at...

3-way design

12" polymer woofer

5-1/4" liquid-cooled dome

7/8" liquid-cooled dome tweeter

8 ohms average impedance

10 - 250 watts suggested amplifier power

28Hz - 20kHz frequency response

900Hz, 2800Hz crossover frequency

90dB @ 1W - 1M sensitivity

i have to admit i don't know what the importance of the crossover frequency, sensitivity, and impedance are? i just assume more means better right hehehe.

Why dont ya get some acitve monitors? No amp required and sweet as fuck. They cost a bit but i got my M-Audio SP-8s for £200 which aint bad considering what you could pay for a speaker and amp setup.

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You have to match the impedance of the speaker to the impedance of the amp, dont ask why, just do it.

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crossover freqs are the frequency numbers at which it switches from using the woofer to the cone to the tweeter



so


28Hz<[Woofer]<900Hz
900Hz<[Midrange unit]<2800Hz
2800Hz<[Tweeter]<20000Hz

as you can see, it crosses over the signal once the frequency passes a certain note. you should be able to test it with a tone generator, say.. playing a tone that wavers between 890 and 910 Hz (you should barely be able to hear the woofer hand it off to the midrange)

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