Speakers do matter!!

[urbantechie]

Holy crap, I just got some neato 3pc Satilite (Sp?) speakers with a sub and these sound WAYYY better than my $5 speakers!!!

 

[RGN]

uhh, yeah.

 

[beer]

/me excited about Paradigms and a Denon setup

 

[konichiwa]

Umm...yes.

I don't download anything lower than 192k mp3's, they just sound terrible.

 

[GoldenBear]

I second RGN's statement.

 

[divinemartyr]

Urban,

I have my PC hooked up to my Denon AVR-1700 receiver via an optical connection (AOpen AW744Pro soundcard) and some home-built reference quality bookshelfs. You can go even a lot higher quality than you have now. Go to a high-end audio store, you will instantly be hooked. I've been hooked since I was 15 (8 years ago now) and would never turn back. Audio is so fun because it's limitless and a great rewarding hobby.

DIY speakers were my latest endeavor and I plan to build 5 more of them and purchase a subwoofer from SVS Subwoofers in the near future. Over the weekend, I picked up a Denon AVR-3801 from a website and I will HOPEFULLY get it next week.

The possibilities go on from here, I have even more i want beyond this but those are my initial wants/desires.

dm

 

[urbantechie]

If I wanted good sound i'd go into my living room with my Yamaha DSP-A3090 and Definitive Tech speakers

 

[divinemartyr]

You're 15 and you already have Definitive's? Wow.... Rich kid

dm

Oh and by the way, if you knew how good sound could get (with a setup like that you obviously do) then what was the point of starting this thread? As if you didn't already know.

 

[urbantechie]

My dad and Iare into the Home Theatre thing. He was even before I was born

 

[urbantechie]

<< Oh and by the way, if you knew how good sound could get (with a setup like that you obviously do) then what was the point of starting this thread? As if you didn't already know. >>



Oh, just wanted the world to know. I had some cool 5 dolla AMPLIFIED!! speakers that sounded like crap. These ones are such a improvement. Now, I need a better sound card!

 

[BMdoobieW]

Yes, I love my Altec Lansing ACS66i's that I got from that buy.com deal a while ago for like $20. They sound much better then my 4-year old 2-piece Altec Lansing set. I love shaking the house with the subwoofer

 

[urbantechie]

Haahhaa, my sister told me to turn them down!

 

[jazzhound]

Welcome to the other side We have much more fun than before.. everything tastes better too

Thing is, you dont' have to invest your retirement savings to get something decent. I'd highly recommend some Labtec 2454.

4 sattelite speakers, 1 monsterous woofer.

 

[divinemartyr]

<< Now, I need a better sound card! >>



Urban,

I really was never impressed with Creative's offerings, and while some people swear by them, most haven't heard what else is out there. For cheap alternatives, which I feel sounds a lot better than the Live! cards, the AOpen AW744Pro sound card from the link I've given you to computergate is probably the biggest audio bargain I know of for the PC. Very low noise card, sensaura 3D positioning for games, optical out, 4 speaker support. For $26 it's an unbelievable card and I can't recommend it enough. I've ordered 3 of these cards through computergate for myself, my girlfriend and a colleague and it's simply astounding for the price. I recommend it over a Live! any day!

dm

 

[bonk102]

since i got speakers for my computer i have never been happier, they're louder and better quality than my roomates stereo and ofr much less money, i love it

now if only my computer would work again....