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| Sushipunk |
| quote: | Originally posted by blacknoizybox
Alesis M1 Active MK2 are great hifi active speakers for a reasonable price with bass enough to rock the house |
Alesis are wicked. The M1 Active MK2 weren't that great though.
We sport a couple of Alesis Monitor Two's. Awesome :crazy:
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| echosystm |
| quote: | Originally posted by blacknoizybox
Alesis M1 Active MK2 are great hifi active speakers for a reasonable price with bass enough to rock the house |
no.
they are . |
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| blacknoizybox |
| quote: | Originally posted by echosystm
no.
they are . |
everything is relative:rolleyes: |
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| echosystm |
| quote: | Originally posted by blacknoizybox
everything is relative:rolleyes: |
relatively .
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| Gauss |
| I'm willing to pay up to 2500 kn, which is around $515, but I know you can get more for that money in USA than in Croatia (remember my LCD monitor thread?), so bear that in mind. |
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| Rostros |
I just got some new speakers for the bedroom . £149.99 ($300) 600W inc USB and HDMI Video upscaling.
Philips HTS3357
D/A converter 12 bit, 108 MHz
Picture enhancement High Def (720p, 1080i) , Progressive Scan
Sound
Total Output Power 600 W
Output power (RMS) 4x75W, 2x150W
D/A converter 24 bit, 192 kHz
Frequency response 150-18000 Hz
Signal to noise ratio >65 dB
Sound System Dolby Digital , Dolby Prologic II , DTS , Stereo
Sound Enhancement Class "D" Digital Amplifier , Night Mode
Equalizer settings Action , Cartoon , Classic , Concert , Drama , Gaming , Jazz , Lounge , MTV , News , Party , RnB , Rock , Sports
Video Playback
Compression formats MPEG1 , MPEG2 , DivX 3.11 , DivX 4.x , DivX 5.x , DivX 6.0 , DivX Ultra
Playback Media DVD-Video , DVD+R/+RW , DVD-R/-RW , Video CD/SVCD , CD-R/CD-RW
Video disc playback system NTSC , PAL
Audio Playback
Compression format MP3 , WMA
Playback Media Audio CD , DVD+R/+RW , DVD-R/-RW , CD-R/RW
MP3 bit rates 32-256 kbps and VBR |
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| Gauss |
Which brand is the best out of these?
Wharfedale
Magnat
Kef
Mission (M6i, M3i, Mv, E8, E3 series)
Also, if I want to connect 2 speakers and 1 subwoofer to a computer, do I need a receiver or an amplifier?
Sorry, I'm a noob when it comes to these things. :) |
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| Ian |
I've spent the last 4 years running these 
cost me £150 for the pair, 100w, 6ohms and they do the job nicely. Size wise they're small enough to go either end of my desk, they handle pretty nicely overall on the highs & lows and i've given them a lot of hammer because I run my tv sound and my computer through my stereo so they're in constant use and I'd recommend them :) |
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| Ian |
| quote: | Originally posted by Gauss
Which brand is the best out of these?
Wharfedale
Magnat
Kef
Mission (M6i, M3i, Mv, E8, E3 series)
Also, if I want to connect 2 speakers and 1 subwoofer to a computer, do I need a receiver or an amplifier?
Sorry, I'm a noob when it comes to these things. :) |
I need to raplce my equipment soon. I'm going to just buy an Amp, run a line in cable from my computer's sound port to it and likewise from the tv. I'm not aware of anything else that you 'need' in order to do that. Most Amps will run your chosen speaker setup too but check the impedance to make sure it won't blow the speakers or likewise. |
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| Gauss |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ian
I need to raplce my equipment soon. I'm going to just buy an Amp, run a line in cable from my computer's sound port to it and likewise from the tv. I'm not aware of anything else that you 'need' in order to do that. Most Amps will run your chosen speaker setup too but check the impedance to make sure it won't blow the speakers or likewise. |
Which means amp is enough, no need for receiver? |
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| inconspicuous |
no, you need a stereo receiver. amplifiers don't have sub outputs.
that being said, though, for your budget, a good pair of bookshelves & an integrated amp will sound better, though if you just want to make stuff shake, you're better off getting a HTIB (like that philips).
Here's a pretty good option for the price:
http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/P...mplifiers/A-35R
http://www.klipsch.com/products/details/rb-51.aspx
I generally hate klipsch, but if you want a 2.0 system for around $500, they're your best bet for anything that could be considered close to full-range.
at the end of the day, though, as mentioned before, a good pair of KRKs will work better than any of this nonsense.
p.s. watts, frequency ranges, & pretty much any other numbers used in audio are worthless. |
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| inconspicuous |
| quote: | Originally posted by CyclonesWorld
Those speakers you posted are meant to be paired with a subwoofer for a 5.1 surround system. |
no such think as 'made for surround sound.' |
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