Whats Everybody's Speaker Setup

[pc-gamer-dude]

I'm wondering what everybodys current speaker setup is for there computers.

Mine:
I have 2 Bose Model 31 speakers hooked up as fronts, using my Regent HT-500 to give them power. and I'm using the woofer that came with my dvd player, I'm also using a Logitech Z-640 subwoofer and center speaker (in matrix mode).

It sounds pretty good, gets pretty loud to.

[Tormentor]

2 cheap ass speakers in front of me and a wimpy little sub underneath me.

[Twist3r]

headphones :music1:

[(>Zero Cool<)]

creative 5.1 speakers, sound really good, cept my rears are at the side of me so it gets a little strange when the surround sound kicks in. :P

Also I am using my onboard sound and for some reason my speakers won&#39;t output as they should as in front left ain&#39;t front left etc etc. Good for games where you hear something behind you, turn round , only to find it in front of you :blink: :rolleyes:

[silent h3ro]

Logitech Z-5300:
Speakers: 4 satellites & 1 subwoofer & 1 center Channel speaker
Total RMS power: 280 watts RMS
Satellites 180 Watts RMS (2 x 35.25W front, 2 x 35.25W rear, 39W center)
Subwoofer: 100 Watts RMS
Total peak power: 560 watts
Frequency response: 35Hz - 20kHz
Drivers:
Satellites: 2.5" aluminum phase plug driver
Subwoofer: 6.5" high-excursion driver
Speaker dimensions:
Satellites: (H) 8" x (W) 3.75" x (D) 3.5"
Center: (H) 5" x (W) 6.625" x (D) 3"
Subwoofer: (H) 11.813" x (W) 11.75" x (D) 14.5"
Signal to noise ratio: >85 db
Input selector switch:
2 Channel (stereo)
4 Channel
5.1 Channel
SoundTouch™ remote control
Master volume
Sub, center & surround levels
Matrix surround sound
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v403/HardcoreGamer/myspeakers.jpg
B)

[Spicker]

cheap 4.1surround with 12watt subwoofer :lol: :(

[Chewie]

http://www.yamaha.co.jp/english/product/av/products/pc/img/ms201.jpg
Yamaha YST-MS201
My boy&#39;s got some newer Labtec 5.1 (but only stereo sound) because after buying those I found these sound so much fucking better.

[tesco]

Logitech z-540&#39;s.

i also have some logitech z-640&#39;s, used to use them, but i use headphones (sony MDR-G57&#39;s) more often than speakers so i let my dad have them for his computer (at the time he was using the 540&#39;s).


when i get to teh basement im also gonna hook up a 400watt stereo behind me...i&#39;d do it now but i don&#39;t have speakers for it yet. :lol:


edit: Forgot pics.

Logitech Z540 (4.1):
http://www.johnlewis.com/jl_assets/product/230158257.jpg

Logitech Z640 (5.1):
http://www.balta.pl/katalog/img/Z640.jpg

Sony MDR-G57&#39;s (good sound :)
Image Resized
[img]http://www.avland.co.uk/sony/mdrg57/mdrg57lrg.jpg' width='200' height='120' border='0' alt='click for full size view'> ('http://www.avland.co.uk/sony/mdrg57/mdrg57lrg.jpg')

[mattesca]

http://img27.exs.cx/img27/6249/SUB.jpg

:D 800 watts of pure power, and a 200watt sub on the side :D

[harrycary]

For the record...you don&#39;t need alot of power to get good, loud sound.

Meh, wattage means nothing to me or anyone with gray matter between their ears.
Wattage is used as a marketing gimmick. Don&#39;t be fooled. The true specs can easily be manipulated to sell product.

Go to a fine audio store(not Best Buy, Ciruit City, et al) and listen to truly good audio equipment and you&#39;ll learn something new.

I use a simple pair of JBL Pro PC speakers and they sound particularly nice.

my .02¢

[bigdawgfoxx]

Yeah wattage aint everything....but it does have a little something to do with how loud it is. 100 watts is a lot better then 20.

I got some 4.1s...I had a picture but I dont feel like uploadin lol

[Chewie]

Originally posted by harrycary@19 August 2004 - 22:56
For the record...you don&#39;t need alot of power to get good, loud sound.

Meh, wattage means nothing to me or anyone with gray matter between their ears.
Wattage is used as a marketing gimmick. Don&#39;t be fooled. The true specs can easily be manipulated to sell product.

Go to a fine audio store(not Best Buy, Ciruit City, et al) and listen to truly good audio equipment and you&#39;ll learn something new.

I use a simple pair of JBL Pro PC speakers and they sound particularly nice.

my .02¢
I couldn&#39;t agree more.

Yes the best judges of good quality sound are your own ears.
Don&#39;t be fooled by PMPO, PPO or anything other than RMS when gauging power output, but by the same token high output is worthless if the actual quality is piss-poor.
Hardcoregamer&#39;s setup looks impressive doesn&#39;t it? But wait... where&#39;s the rest of the specs? What about THD? >85dB snr isn&#39;t that great and how flat is the frequency response? It&#39;s OK for manufacturers to quote figures like 20Hz-22,000Hz but it&#39;ll sound shit if there&#39;s awful rolloff either side of a 1-15KHz range.
Not dissing your setup Hardcoregamer, just using your specs to illustrate a point.

Regardless, I hope you&#39;re all playing decent rawk on them. :D
Reminds me of goons playin loud music while they drive - sure the systems sound awsome, but they don&#39;t appear to choose music they like as much as music that makes their system sound good.

[clocker]

Headphones.

[silent h3ro]

Originally posted by Chewie UK+19 August 2004 - 19:25--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Chewie UK @ 19 August 2004 - 19:25)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-harrycary@19 August 2004 - 22:56
For the record...you don&#39;t need alot of power to get good, loud sound.

Meh, wattage means nothing to me or anyone with gray matter between their ears.
Wattage is used as a marketing gimmick. Don&#39;t be fooled. The true specs can easily be manipulated to sell product.

Go to a fine audio store(not Best Buy, Ciruit City, et al) and listen to truly good audio equipment and you&#39;ll learn something new.

I use a simple pair of JBL Pro PC speakers and they sound particularly nice.

my .02¢
I couldn&#39;t agree more.

Yes the best judges of good quality sound are your own ears.
Don&#39;t be fooled by PMPO, PPO or anything other than RMS when gauging power output, but by the same token high output is worthless if the actual quality is piss-poor.
Hardcoregamer&#39;s setup looks impressive doesn&#39;t it? But wait... where&#39;s the rest of the specs? What about THD? >85dB snr isn&#39;t that great and how flat is the frequency response? It&#39;s OK for manufacturers to quote figures like 20Hz-22,000Hz but it&#39;ll sound shit if there&#39;s awful rolloff either side of a 1-15KHz range.
Not dissing your setup Hardcoregamer, just using your specs to illustrate a point.

Regardless, I hope you&#39;re all playing decent rawk on them. :D
Reminds me of goons playin loud music while they drive - sure the systems sound awsome, but they don&#39;t appear to choose music they like as much as music that makes their system sound good. [/b][/quote]
:o Those fuckers at Logitech ripped me off? :angry:

[tesco]

Originally posted by clocker@19 August 2004 - 18:30
Headphones.
oh come one clocker those things deseve more than just to be called headphones. those things are amazing&#33;

@ hardcore gamer, do they sound good in your ears? if they sound good then that&#39;s all that matters.

i&#39;m not sure what the wattage and other specs of mine are, probably not that great, but to me they sound really really good and even at really loud levels.

[maskawaih]

creative 5.1 speaker LX-something2. the cheap one because its doesnt support digital sound for dvd tho.

[clocker]

Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004+19 August 2004 - 19:01--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (ROSSCO_2004 @ 19 August 2004 - 19:01)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-clocker@19 August 2004 - 18:30
Headphones.
oh come one clocker those things deseve more than just to be called headphones. those things are amazing&#33;

[/b][/quote]
True,true.

Women find them irresistable, too.

[bigdawgfoxx]

what kind of headphones are they?

I love the bose ones lol

[Triadcool]

creative 5.1 speakers, sound really good, cept my rears are at the side of me so it gets a little strange when the surround sound kicks in.&nbsp;

Also I am using my onboard sound and for some reason my speakers won&#39;t output as they should as in front left ain&#39;t front left etc etc. Good for games where you hear something behind you, turn round , only to find it in front of you&nbsp;




I have the same speakers, hooked up to a sounblaster 5.1 audio card.

[pc-gamer-dude]

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@19 August 2004 - 20:47
what kind of headphones are they?

I love the bose ones lol
the bose headphones or my Bose speakers?

[tesco]

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@19 August 2004 - 20:47
what kind of headphones are they?

I love the bose ones lol
guess he&#39;s not telling you.

im not sure exactly but he had a thread about them once and i know that they are 6 channels (three headphones wire to plug in) and are by zalman. the inside of the head phones has 3 different speaker on each side to give a surround sound effect.

edit: The thread :) (http://filesharingtalk.com/index.php?showtopic=110449&hl)

some pics:
http://www.subzerotech.com/images/reviews/hardware/speakers/zalmanheadphones/10sm.jpg

http://www.subzerotech.com/images/reviews/hardware/speakers/zalmanheadphones/09sm.jpg

http://www.subzerotech.com/images/reviews/hardware/speakers/zalmanheadphones/01.gif

http://www.subzerotech.com/images/reviews/hardware/speakers/zalmanheadphones/05sm.jpg

These headphones are so nice&#33;

[Spicker]

Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004+20 August 2004 - 04:44--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (ROSSCO_2004 @ 20 August 2004 - 04:44)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-bigdawgfoxx@19 August 2004 - 20:47
what kind of headphones are they?

I love the bose ones lol
guess he&#39;s not telling you.

im not sure exactly but he had a thread about them once and i know that they are 6 channels (three headphones wire to plug in) and are by zalman. the inside of the head phones has 3 different speaker on each side to give a surround sound effect.

edit: The thread :) (http://filesharingtalk.com/index.php?showtopic=110449&hl)

some pics:
http://www.subzerotech.com/images/reviews/hardware/speakers/zalmanheadphones/10sm.jpg

http://www.subzerotech.com/images/reviews/hardware/speakers/zalmanheadphones/09sm.jpg

http://www.subzerotech.com/images/reviews/hardware/speakers/zalmanheadphones/01.gif

http://www.subzerotech.com/images/reviews/hardware/speakers/zalmanheadphones/05sm.jpg

These headphones are so nice&#33; [/b][/quote]
i cant offord em :lol:

[tesco]

Originally posted by jaigandhi5+19 August 2004 - 22:57--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (jaigandhi5 @ 19 August 2004 - 22:57)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004@20 August 2004 - 04:44
<!--QuoteBegin-bigdawgfoxx@19 August 2004 - 20:47
what kind of headphones are they?

I love the bose ones lol
guess he&#39;s not telling you.

im not sure exactly but he had a thread about them once and i know that they are 6 channels (three headphones wire to plug in) and are by zalman. the inside of the head phones has 3 different speaker on each side to give a surround sound effect.

edit: The thread :) (http://filesharingtalk.com/index.php?showtopic=110449&hl)

some pics:
http://www.subzerotech.com/images/reviews/hardware/speakers/zalmanheadphones/10sm.jpg

http://www.subzerotech.com/images/reviews/hardware/speakers/zalmanheadphones/09sm.jpg

http://www.subzerotech.com/images/reviews/hardware/speakers/zalmanheadphones/01.gif

http://www.subzerotech.com/images/reviews/hardware/speakers/zalmanheadphones/05sm.jpg

These headphones are so nice&#33;
i cant offord em :lol: [/b][/quote]
:P

even if u could do u have the 6channel soundcard to go with it?

[Keikan]

http://img.musiciansfriend.com/dbase/pics/products/24/245211.jpg

When your tight on cash

Those bose headphones don&#39;t do shit their like mine up there only they cost 13 times more and have noise cancelling
http://www.detnews.com/pix/2002/05/24/tech-bose.jpg

Now those zalman ones are nice because it actually has something there to make a surround sound expierience

[peat moss]

Originally posted by Tormentor@19 August 2004 - 11:46
2 cheap ass speakers in front of me and a wimpy little sub underneath me.
Me too, they sound great tho . Because I&#39;m seating right in front of them. :D

[ziggyjuarez]

2 speakers :(

[lee551]

logitech z-640s. i need a 5.1 soundcard though to use them all most of the time :lol: they sound good, but i wanna get those logitech z-680s cuz i love my music. :D

[lynx]

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:-"

[tesco]

Originally posted by lynx@20 August 2004 - 04:10
Image Resized
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[img]http://www.rauna.com/slides/images/speakerwall.jpg' width='200' height='120' border='0' alt='click for full size view'> (http://www.rauna.com/slides/images/speakerwall.jpg)
:-"
where&#39;s the computer?

[Duffman]

2 jbl [latinum series.

[Skillian]

This:

http://www.hificomponents.de/images/sonstrdb940qss.jpg

and these:

http://www.jeff.kirkman.dsl.pipex.com/Mission%20702e.jpg

with crappy onboard sound. A decent soundcard with optical out (any ideas?) will be the next purchase.

[silent h3ro]

@Skillian- :oHOLY FUCK&#33; Very nice sysyem&#33;

[tesco]

Originally posted by Skillian@20 August 2004 - 13:38
This:

http://www.hificomponents.de/images/sonstrdb940qss.jpg

and these:

http://www.jeff.kirkman.dsl.pipex.com/Mission%20702e.jpg

with crappy onboard sound. A decent soundcard with optical out (any ideas?) will be the next purchase.
whta speakers are those? i&#39;m looking around for some but really i don&#39;t know where to start in terms of brand and price. Looking to get good sound but low price. ideas?

oh and a nice sound card would be the audigy 2 or whatever it&#39;s called but for that price u could just buy a new motherboard with a nice soundchip on it :)

[muchspl2]

I&#39;d win

[pc-gamer-dude]

Originally posted by muchspl2@21 August 2004 - 03:46
I&#39;d win
You&#39;d win what?

[100%]

Simpler it cant get

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v47/zedaxax/hik.jpg

[mattesca]

http://img32.exs.cx/img32/4117/Reciever.jpg

http://img32.exs.cx/img32/6146/Towers.jpg

http://img32.exs.cx/img32/6249/SUB.jpg

thats my system

it sounds very nice

[Skillian]

Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004@20 August 2004 - 20:44
whta speakers are those? i&#39;m looking around for some but really i don&#39;t know where to start in terms of brand and price. Looking to get good sound but low price. ideas?

oh and a nice sound card would be the audigy 2 or whatever it&#39;s called but for that price u could just buy a new motherboard with a nice soundchip on it :)
They are Mission 702e, bought them a few years ago for about £200 I think, have a really nice sound to them and cos they&#39;re floorstanding you don&#39;t have to find a shelf for them. Take up a lot of room though.

These are obviously home audio speakers rather than computer speakers, but if that&#39;s what you&#39;re after brands like KEF, B&O, Mission, Yamaha all do good stuff. Best bet is to look at the amp that&#39;ll be powering them and try and get a good match.

Amp is a Dolby Digital Sony STR DB940, but I only really use it in stereo unless I&#39;m watching DVDs.


http://img32.exs.cx/img32/6146/Towers.jpg

@mattesca, what amp and speakers? Are those speakers Pioneers, my mate had a pair similar to that?

[Chewie]

Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004+20 August 2004 - 20:44--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (ROSSCO_2004 @ 20 August 2004 - 20:44)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Skillian@20 August 2004 - 13:38
This:

http://www.hificomponents.de/images/sonstrdb940qss.jpg

and these:

http://www.jeff.kirkman.dsl.pipex.com/Mission%20702e.jpg

with crappy onboard sound. A decent soundcard with optical out (any ideas?) will be the next purchase.
whta speakers are those? i&#39;m looking around for some but really i don&#39;t know where to start in terms of brand and price. Looking to get good sound but low price. ideas?

oh and a nice sound card would be the audigy 2 or whatever it&#39;s called but for that price u could just buy a new motherboard with a nice soundchip on it :) [/b][/quote]
Mission pseakers of some sort - 763s?
They&#39;re a British company, as are all the best speaker manufacturers. :)

[tesco]

Originally posted by Chewie UK+21 August 2004 - 14:08--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Chewie UK @ 21 August 2004 - 14:08)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004@20 August 2004 - 20:44
<!--QuoteBegin-Skillian@20 August 2004 - 13:38
This:

http://www.hificomponents.de/images/sonstrdb940qss.jpg

and these:

http://www.jeff.kirkman.dsl.pipex.com/Mission%20702e.jpg

with crappy onboard sound. A decent soundcard with optical out (any ideas?) will be the next purchase.
whta speakers are those? i&#39;m looking around for some but really i don&#39;t know where to start in terms of brand and price. Looking to get good sound but low price. ideas?

oh and a nice sound card would be the audigy 2 or whatever it&#39;s called but for that price u could just buy a new motherboard with a nice soundchip on it :)
Mission pseakers of some sort - 763s?
They&#39;re a British company, as are all the best speaker manufacturers. :) [/b][/quote]
ya, i know that from all teh great british amps (guitar amps) :)

[silent h3ro]

Originally posted by muchspl2@21 August 2004 - 04:46
I&#39;d win
:lol:

[tesco]

whta speakers are those? i'm looking around for some but really i don't know where to start in terms of brand and price. Looking to get good sound but low price. ideas?

oh and a nice sound card would be the audigy 2 or whatever it's called but for that price u could just buy a new motherboard with a nice soundchip on it :)
They are Mission 702e, bought them a few years ago for about £200 I think, have a really nice sound to them and cos they're floorstanding you don't have to find a shelf for them. Take up a lot of room though.

These are obviously home audio speakers rather than computer speakers, but if that's what you're after brands like KEF, B&O, Mission, Yamaha all do good stuff. Best bet is to look at the amp that'll be powering them and try and get a good match.

Amp is a Dolby Digital Sony STR DB940, but I only really use it in stereo unless I'm watching DVDs. [/b]
oops, didn't notice this before.

thanks.

umm, my receiver is a technics, kinda old, but has great sound (most probably do lol).

i may get a new one but im not sure yet, when i start pricing speakers i might also look around at receivers :)

[Wolfmight]

Logitech Z-640s
Really nice 5.1 surround with a woofer.
http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/logitechz640/img/speakers1.jpg

[orcutt989]

2 dell speakers, and woofer.

[Duffman]

deja vu.

[Spicker]

well i updated my crappy 4.1 to a crazy awsome

Logitech x-620 6.1Surround sound...

http://www.bytesector.com/reviews/id-254/pic1.jpg

[silent h3ro]

Good times....

[RGX]

http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/logitechz640/img/speakers1.jpg

Same wolfmight, if you use winamp audio enahncer and tweak the bass these things will push a huge amount of air for the price....

Good speakers, I plan on building something a little more extreme this summer though.....think 100 watt sub and 80 watt surround sounds....

[Afronaut]

I wont , ever, buy a speaker on a plastic box.
Its a princible, Im a guitarist and I think the Wood
jas something better to say to the sounf than Plastic.

Besides, most of those Logitech and similar Plastik-Surround-Setting
Speakers looks so tiny that im afraid I'd lose them on the flat
if I had the, he he....

I got a pair of old Mission speakers, not really good sound but
I got decent headphones for that.

The Plastic Sets a'la Creartive Labs and whatnot,
they are really unimpressive, and the marketing + hype really
seems to works on the kids.

:cool2:

[RGX]

Then you are missing out on some great sounding cheap speakers....more fool you I guess...

[Afronaut]

Then you are missing out on some great sounding cheap speakers....more fool you I guess...
Yeah, right.

:shifty:

Takes a bit more than your words to make me buy plastiks.

:cool2:

[RGX]

Audiophile snobbery....the best kind. :lol:

[Afronaut]

Audiophile snobbery....the best kind. :lol:
TY.

:D

[4play]

I normally use one of two setups.
this one is setup in my bedroom and is hooked up to the pc
http://www.btinternet.com/~violetg/a5i_image.jpg
cambridge audio a5i
60watts per channel

http://www.btinternet.com/~violetg/9453.jpg
eltax silverstone 200
100 Watt / 45-20000 Hz / 4-8 Ohm

the second stero is normally only eveer turned on for house parties or when im really drunk.
http://www.btinternet.com/~violetg/gemini.jpg
gemini x1
220Wrms At 8 Ohm Bridged Mono
110Wrms Per Channel At 4 Ohm
85Wrms Per Channel At 8 Ohm

http://www.btinternet.com/~violetg/speakers.gif
gemini gsm 1250
Amplifier’s Output Power: 100 Wrms
Frequency Response: 40Hz-20kHz
Impedance: 8 Ohms

even though the second setup is alot more powerful and is designed to be pushed up to loud volumes it does not sound any where near as good as my normal setup. general 10 mins of listening in a medium sized room gives you ear ache.

I was always told a 40 watt amp and a decent pair of speakers can fill any room in your house with sound.