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Computer speakers to fill a 40X40 room?

olds

olds

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I need a set of wall mountable speaker to fill a 40'X40' training room. They would be run off a desktop PCs onboard sound. They would probably be wall mounted on the sides of a smartboard. Probably need a sub too.
Anything fit this bill?
 
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budget?

for that size space you'll need something larger than computer speakers if you want to really fill the space.
if it's just for presentations etc. than i'd still try to find something with at least a 4" driver.
 
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oldsmoboat said:
I need a set of speaker to fill a 40'X40' training room. They would be run off a desktop PCs onboard sound. They would probably be wall mounted on the sides of a smartboard. Probably need a sub too.
Anything fit this bill?
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why computer speakers?
 
i assume he wants self powered so he does not have to use an AVR or other amp

the klipsch will work, bot sure how bass is gonna be in a 40x40 space but they should get plenty loud
 
vshah said:
budget?

for that size space you'll need something larger than computer speakers if you want to really fill the space.
if it's just for presentations etc. than i'd still try to find something with at least a 4" driver.
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sdifox said:
why computer speakers?
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Anubis said:
i assume he wants self powered so he does not have to use an AVR or other amp

the klipsch will work, bot sure how bass is gonna be in a 40x40 space but they should get plenty loud
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Budget is about $500.
Yes, I don't want to mess with an AVR.
 
RCA cables. would prob need a stereo to RCA adapter unless the PC has RCA sound outs (im guesssing not)
 
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If you dont mind the wiring, you can get a HTIB, a onkyo 7.1 or Denon 5.1 older model, they will be well below $500.

You can take you Computer's 3.5mm output and stick it into the receiver's front AUX input and ask the receiver to simulate 5.1 or 7.1 through its menu setting. Its pretty simple.
 
DesiPower said:
If you dont mind the wiring, you can get a HTIB, a onkyo 7.1 or Denon 5.1 older model, they will be well below $500.

You can take you Computer's 3.5mm output and stick it into the receiver's front AUX input and ask the receiver to simulate 5.1 or 7.1 through its menu setting. Its pretty simple.
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Why would he use a HTIB? It's for presentation.
 
If the room is reflective you may not need much. Many public rooms are very reflective. If you are teaching/training and are the main person talking, you will need even less. I remember back in elementary school when they would show videos that it was just the TV on a cart brought in and it's speaker blaring. It was enough volume for a large reflective classroom.

Fortunately, that leaves you with many options. One I can think of are the large Bluetooth soundbars. Sounds like you want two, one left, one right. You should consider putting your money into speakers with many drivers (speakers) or lots of power.

Many drivers helps increase the amount of sound. Similar drivers next to each other reinforce each other 3db which is like doubling amplifier power. More power let's you turn the volume up louder without it sounding like a clock radio.

Speaking of which you could buy active speakers. If you crave sound quality more is the NHT SuperPower for $200 each. It is active and is based on one of the best small speakers. Otherwise try your nearest Guitar Center or Sam Ash for their active PA speakers.
 
Thanks for the input, not sure which direction I will go. But I don't want to add an amp or receiver. The fewer parts, the better.
 
I think something like the Audioengine A5 might fit what you're looking for.
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_772A5PLUSB/Audioengine-A5-Black.html?tp=252

It's nice in that it's only a 2.0 setup, plus it comes with a remote. One negative I can think of is that they are rear ported, so you wouldn't want to have them flush with the wall.

It wouldn't have the bass of the Klipsch Promedia speakers mentioned earlier, but I think if you're trying to fill a large room I'd be concerned that too much mid range would be coming out of the Klipsch subwoofer to compensate for the small satellite speakers.

If you really need to get loud at lower frequencies without getting separate components, you probably need PA speakers such as the previously mentioned products.
 
Thank all. I have decided to go with wall mounted speakers and I am looking at mounts and non ported speakers.
 
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