Need Some New Speakers..

[Wolfmight]

Well I found these 5.1 surround sound ones for $29 on newegg.com! not a bad price for 5.1, but I'm no speaker expert here so do any of yall think they are any good?

Click here to take a look (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=36-131-001&depa=0)


Right now I have a crappy 2 speaker set I got 4 years ago that came with an ol compaq presario. They are starting to give me random "noises" which is a sign of age I assume.

I want to keep the expense under $40 hopefully.


btw, what are the benifits of having a sound card as well? Will I need one for 5.1? Does the quality improve what... 10, 20, 30% in clarity?

[angel_of_death57]

They nice speakers.

If you have a 5.1 sound it depends what connectors and all that you have. My ON board 5.1 system had 2 front speakers in Line out socket then 2 back speakers on Line in socket and sub woofer and center on mic socket.

It depends what sorto f sound card some have a optical or coxial out that can plug into a Dolby Digital Decoder.

[Wolfmight]

I'm actually thinkin about going slightly higher on the budget to get these instead:

Logitec 5.1 Surround for $49 (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=36-121-104&depa=0)

would I need a sound card for these, since my Gigabyte mobo only has 3 audio slots..
input,output,mic.

If I do need a soundcard, is this one any good for the system mentioned above? :
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc....-102-165&depa=0 (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=29-102-165&depa=0)

[RGX]

Originally posted by Wolfmight@11 July 2004 - 19:01
I'm actually thinkin about going slightly higher on the budget to get these instead:

Logitec 5.1 Surround for $49 (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=36-121-104&depa=0)

would I need a sound card for these, since my Gigabyte mobo only has 3 audio slots..
input,output,mic.

If I do need a soundcard, is this one any good for the system mentioned above? :
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc....-102-165&depa=0 (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=29-102-165&depa=0)
Incredibly cheap for how good those speakers are, I have a set and they are pumping bass through my floor right now. :D

[peat moss]

Originally posted by angel_of_death57@11 July 2004 - 10:57
They nice speakers.

If you have a 5.1 sound it depends what connectors and all that you have. My ON board 5.1 system had 2 front speakers in Line out socket then 2 back speakers on Line in socket and sub woofer and center on mic socket.

It depends what sorto f sound card some have a optical or coxial out that can plug into a Dolby Digital Decoder.
If you want to use your mic ,your shit out of luck. You may have to install anouther cheap sound card to use the mic. I have a three speaker setup that sounds great .


http://www.nanosys1.com/spk-al-221.html

[angel_of_death57]

Like i said before 3 outputs will work with a 5.1 system if your pc is that way.

Mine can its the Xear 3D woftware on my system that lets me config it all out.

[angel_of_death57]

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Thats how my setup would work if i did not have a decoder system.

[peat moss]

Originally posted by angel_of_death57@11 July 2004 - 11:15
Like i said before 3 outputs will work with a 5.1 system if your pc is that way.

Mine can its the Xear 3D woftware on my system that lets me config it all out.
Yes it will work , I was just wondering if he needs a mic. My sister was disapointed to find that on a brand new $1200 computer with 5.1 . That I had to install a $35.00 sound card so she could use a mic. Silly but true ,just a thought . :)




Edit : Wth a three piece speaker system you don't get the buzzing as well . :lol:

[angel_of_death57]

You could get a logictech camera some have the mic built in mine does and its plugged into one of my USB's.

I would ratherh ave the sound system than the mic. You are right a mic would not work if you used the system i could use.

[tesco]

Originally posted by Wolfmight@11 July 2004 - 14:01
I'm actually thinkin about going slightly higher on the budget to get these instead:

Logitec 5.1 Surround for $49 (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=36-121-104&depa=0)

would I need a sound card for these, since my Gigabyte mobo only has 3 audio slots..
input,output,mic.

If I do need a soundcard, is this one any good for the system mentioned above? :
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc....-102-165&depa=0 (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=29-102-165&depa=0)
I have those logitech speakers.

They are very nice.

I also have the 4.1 version of them and they are also very very nice.

[XxKrNxStyLeZxX]

will the logitech or other 5.1 speakers work with the Abit NF7-S?? is 5.1 that much better than the normal ones?? im seeing some 2.1 and 4.1 for cheaper

[tesco]

Originally posted by XxKrNxStyLeZxX@11 July 2004 - 23:09
will the logitech or other 5.1 speakers work with the Abit NF7-S?? is 5.1 that much better than the normal ones?? im seeing some 2.1 and 4.1 for cheaper
It means how many speakers there are...

5.1 means 5 speakers, 1 subwoofer.
2.1 means 2 speker one subwoofer.


the first number always means the amount of speakers\tweeters\satelites whatever u want to call them there are.
the number after the dot (.) are the amount of subwoofers.

[XxKrNxStyLeZxX]

ooohhhh....well will a 5.1 work with the NF7-s??? with the integrated sound caard.....

[tesco]

Originally posted by XxKrNxStyLeZxX@11 July 2004 - 23:39
ooohhhh....well will a 5.1 work with the NF7-s??? with the integrated sound caard.....
yup.

[lee551]

those z-640s are nice speakers. i have a set here. just got a new set as well cuz my sub started to cut out. :rolleyes:

[Wolfmight]

Btw, my motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-7VT600 1394,
more info here: http://tw.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard/Produc...T600%201394.htm (http://tw.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard/Products/Products_GA-7VT600%201394.htm)

says 6 channle audio, so that means it can go all the way to a 6 channle surround sound without a sound card?

[peat moss]

You have sound on board . Yep you can .

Realtek ALC655 AC97 codec Chip

[Wolfmight]

Good deal! I went ahead and purchased the $49 Logitec 5.1 surround suckas! My brother is coming to visit in about a week. We are gonna have a blast listenin to tunes on these I predict. Thanks for the help everyone! ;) :music1:

[tesco]

Originally posted by Wolfmight@12 July 2004 - 14:58
Good deal! I went ahead and purchased the $49 Logitec 5.1 surround suckas! My brother is coming to visit in about a week. We are gonna have a blast listenin to tunes on these I predict. Thanks for the help everyone! ;) :music1:
Glad you love them, i do too. :D