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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: AKSWulfe on May 24, 2002, 10:36:22 AM

Title: PC Speakers (good 'uns)
Post by: AKSWulfe on May 24, 2002, 10:36:22 AM

I need help here... I don't have Dolby 5.1 Surround set up.. instead I use the quad setup powered by a SBLive! with LiveWare3.0 instealled and setup to run EAX games.

AH sounds great, flying over explosions I hear them traverse from front to back. Il-2 and other games sound real good as well...

the problem though is that I've got the first pair (front) running through a stereo with 2 JBL 500s hooked up to it. So I get great deep sound out of those... but behind me I've got 2 sh*tty desktop speakers.

Are there any PC speakers I can buy that would have about the same quality and bass depth as the JBL 500s?

Cheapest in price is best.
Thanks.
-SW

Title: PC Speakers (good 'uns)
Post by: SKurj on May 24, 2002, 02:07:30 PM

ya could get a 3 speaker combo which comes with a sub.  Place sub below the desk (sub frequencies are NOT directional anyways) and run long wires to the satellites.  You may find more options that way.

I am currently tryin to find an old reciever so i can put some rears in.  I use a Monsoon MH1000 set on the desktop.   The satellites are awesome but very sensitive to position.


SKurj

Title: PC Speakers (good 'uns)
Post by: AKSWulfe on May 24, 2002, 02:17:33 PM

I'm trying to avoid those deals.. mostly because I don't like how audio comes out of those small speakers.

My friend had a Surroudn sound setup with a sub. Sub sounds nice, but the speakers are too high pitched.

Guns firing sounds more like someone dropping change (very noticable when you have two different kinds of speakers... one built for bass, one built for playing the windows wav file ;-)

Anyway, thanks... maybe I can find a cheap ol' stereo and get 2 more JBLs...

Wonder if I could vibrate the whole neighborhood with that setup.
-SW

Title: PC Speakers (good 'uns)
Post by: Animal on May 24, 2002, 05:58:32 PM

Get the Logitech Z-560

http://www.3dsoundsurge.com for a review.
I have them, they rock. Even better than those expensive Klipsch Promedia

Title: PC Speakers (good 'uns)
Post by: funkedup on May 24, 2002, 06:09:30 PM

Klipsch Promedia are the best PC speakers.  They are not cheap though.  Promedia 2.1 would fit your requirements I think.

Title: PC Speakers (good 'uns)
Post by: Animal on May 24, 2002, 07:27:45 PM

the Logitech are four speakers and cost around $140
read the review

the satellites on the promedias are a bit better than the z560, but the sub on the z560 is better than the klipsch.

four speakers beat two.

Title: PC Speakers (good 'uns)
Post by: funkedup on May 24, 2002, 07:29:22 PM

Promedia 5.1 kicks arnold.  Logitech 5uxx0r5

Title: PC Speakers (good 'uns)
Post by: Animal on May 24, 2002, 07:39:10 PM

bollock5!

in a dragon ball z style match between both in wish they throw force rays at each other the z560 would win cause its 400 watts constantly, and not in bursts like the promedias

so there

Title: PC Speakers (good 'uns)
Post by: funkedup on May 24, 2002, 07:45:29 PM

PROMEDIA 5.1 = 500W
BOW DOWN F00!!