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    computer speaker system

    The impedence will not make the speakers work or not. If you have a signal getting to the speakers, they will produce sound. Have you tried your old speakers at all of the different outputs of your reciever, and do they work? If so, maby your reciever is not putting out enough wattage to...
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    computer speaker system

    Makes sence. Thanks. I will probably just get the waveterminal right now, and hook it directly into my dorm setup (onkyo reciever and boston speakers). Then get another reciever and speakers next year for my dorm. Thanks for the help.
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    computer speaker system

    Do I really need an amp from the sound card to the reciever if the reciever has 100w rms power per channel, or will this just strengthen the signal going into the reciever. Also, I thought the waveterminal had optical outs (correct me if i am wrong), but that should give a really good signal...
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    computer speaker system

    Have never bought refurb. I am always worried it will be junked out. Have you tried it. I may consider it. I really like the onkyo equipment. It seems really well built. By the way, im in Bradley, and bradley BLOWS. Thanks for the link though. Ill check it out. But, for now, im out...
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    computer speaker system

    Yeah, if I was going to spend that much, id get klipsch bookshelfs. They sound really good to my ears whenever I demo them, and I know they are really good quality. Demod some paradigms when I was getting my ht system. They have really good specs and should be great, but my ears just dont...
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    computer speaker system

    haha, yeah, uw madison. Im one of the cross/track runners here. I have checked out some infinity speakers, but have not heard them. May need to go to an av store sometime and take a listen to a few.
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    computer speaker system

    no. We have some e series in the locker room here at uw, and they sound pretty good. Also have stood up to some major abuse :D . Also, they have the best freq responce and spl levels, with pretty low distortion. Still might go with polk r20s though. not quite sure. Still looking. How...
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    computer speaker system

    Alright, heres what I have decided on. I will get the waveterminal u24. I will hook this up to a Yamaha HTR-5730 Receiver. This will then be hooked up to a pair of jbl e30 speakers. May take some time to get. Any comments? Whats your speaker system?
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    best external sound card for music/dvds

    So, can anyone compare the waveterminal u24 and the edirol ua-25? I need to know if one is really significantly better than the other before buying because this is going to put a dent in my wallet. Also, should I get an external dac to go with either of these?
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    dvd+r dvd+rw dvd-r dvd-rw means???

    I believe its just dvd write and rewriteable. Not sure cuz I dont have a dvd burner, but I am pretty sure this is right.
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    Speaker System

    So, if i get a u24, I dont need an external dac, but I should get one if I get the m-audio transit? Also, I have been reading some not so good things about m-audio. Any experience? I have read that the waveterminal is good and also that the edirol products are of very good quality.
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    best external sound card for music/dvds

    Any one else? Any that you personally have and love? By the way, thanks CSMR.
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    best external sound card for music/dvds

    What is the best external sound card for music or dvds for a laptop? Heres a list of what looks good to me: Edirol UA-25 or UA-20 Waveterminal u24 M-audio MobilePre USB or Firewire Audiophile or USB audiophile The m-audio usb audiophile is looking best in...
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    Logitech Sound Systems

    So, does this swan system have an output for a powered sub that I could hook a home theater sub up to? If so, I think I could probably get a jbl e250p for about $150 and hook it up. Dont really know what my budget is. I usually just look for good deals. Alright, took a look at the swan...
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    The BEST headphones for ipod

    Haha, yeah, learned that. My buddy took the guy to see his two jl w3v2 (12 inch woofer) hooked up to 1000 watts, and it blew the guy away. It was, needless to say, hillarious.
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    The BEST headphones for ipod

    Yeah, whatever you do, dont buy bose. They are for old people who can get sucked into a product that is well marketed and cheeply made. Most of the componets made are plasticy. I did, however, make some guy with a car system mad by going off on this bose topic. His car system was bose...
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    Logitech Sound Systems

    So, for my room next year, would it be worth forking out the extra for the klipsch promedia 2.1 over the logitech 2300, and whic will fill my room more? I am not sure if the klipsch have a large enough amp or driver size. I do, however, know that the klipsch will be of exceptional quality, as...
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    Speaker System

    By the way, what is ASIO?
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    Speaker System

    I take it you mean the m-audio transit hi-resolution mobile audio upgrade. Will this act as a new sound card and give me clearer, and more powerful sound output out of my laptop. I have not heard anything about this piece of equipment. Also, you said that the waveterminal u24 would be good...
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    Logitech Sound Systems

    Yeah, the Bostons really I only have used for home audio use, and next year, I am moving into a house, where I will have my home audio equipment in the living room. This leaves me sol for my bedroom listening wise because my computer will be in my bedroom with no speakers while my good speakers...
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    The BEST headphones for ipod

    Yeah, if you are looking for earclips, dont go with what I said. The ones I said are larger, but will work really well for the sound. Also, they will work well for uses other than the ipod.
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    Speaker System

    hmmmmm I dont know, because I have a 595 series onkyo reciever and it was hooked up 5 channel for dvds earlier, and that worked fine, but the center channel is almost all static out of the mp3 player. By the way, the dvds were out of a dvd player, not my computer.
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    Logitech Sound Systems

    Yeah, I will probably get a sub for my home entertainment system sometime. I am just worried about playing mp3 files on my home audio bookshelfs and satelites because of distortion, or whatever you want to call it with mp3 files. What kind of svs do you have? I was looking at possibly...
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    Speaker System

    Alright, just tried the center channel again. It sounds bad. Is this because when I use the mp3 player to send the information to the reciever, it is only sending right/left channel sound because it is set up for hedphones?
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    Speaker System

    Also, I dont have a sub. I just turned the sub setting on my reciever completely off. This did not matter via when I was using the cd changer.
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    Speaker System

    The cable i am using is pretty thick, and it is only like 5 feet long. Not sure, but I dont think that that is the problem. And, I know it is not the reciever, because the dennon cd changer that I have hooked up to it sounds about as good as anything I have heard.
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    Speaker System

    Alright, it was just a couple crappy mp3 files from the mp3 player that sounded bad, but the computer still sounds like junk.
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    The BEST headphones for ipod

    um, you can try koss, but they stopped making these i think, but you can still buy them online. If you really need specs, try emailing koss. their customer service has been usually pretty good, or you can go to yahoo shopping and they have some specs, probably not enough if you are a true...
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    Logitech Sound Systems

    I can only find em for $144. They are listed as having a 188 watt sub and the 2300 is only listed as 120 watt. That is the only real difference, but the spl is listed at <100db for the 2300 and the spl for the 560 is <75db. So, I dont know which one to get. Also, this will basically only...
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    The BEST headphones for ipod

    I love these. I dont have an ipod though. By the way, this was from a previous post of mine. try the koss PRO-3AA. They have a lower thd than most sennheisers at less than .1% and also have a 100db spl. Also, the freq. responce is 15hz to 20,000hz. Not too bad for 50 some odd bucks if you...
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    Logitech Sound Systems

    Was thinking of getting a z-560 or a z-2300. Which is better? I listen to alot of rap/techno/rock. I like lots of bass and like to listen to my music really loud. Any experience with either of these? I will mainly be playing mp3 files through them.
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    Speaker System

    alright, so what I have done is routed the reciever to play with no center or bass, so it is just playing is "stereo mode", and it has helped, but the setup is still distorted and bass responce is terrible. I have tried it with my mp3 player and it sounds ok, but I cannot use my center channel...
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    Speaker System

    Yeah, i got a cable from radio shack to connect from my headphone jack to the 2 rca jacks in my reciever, but its staticy as heck. Is it my sound card that is doing this?
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    Good Headphones

    try the koss PRO-3AA. They have a lower thd than most sennheisers at less than .1% and also have a 100db spl. Also, the freq. responce is 15hz to 20,000hz. Not too bad for 50 some odd bucks if you shop around. also, I may be wrong, but i think koss headphones come with a lifetime warranty...
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    Speaker System

    I have a laptop currently, and I also have a onkyo reciever for my home audio system and about 2,000 dollars worth of boston acoustics speakers. The only problem with this is, I have a cheap realtek ac97 sound card. Whenever i try to hook up my reciever to my computer, I get so much static...