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| Floorfiller |
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.:tongue3 :tongue3 :tongue3 :tongue3 :tongue3 :tongue3 |
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| Michael Russo |
| Try and get 20 - 20 000 hz response range... an even wider range is better, even though you can't "hear" those frequencies. |
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| halo |
| for rich, deep sound get at least 2way speakers and for punchy bass a separate sub. |
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| 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 |
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| Floorfiller |
| quote: | 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.
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| Tom_cowan |
| Why dont ya get some acitve monitors? No amp required and sweet as . 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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| Tom_cowan |
| 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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| Theotrope |
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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