Members catphish Posted January 22, 2006 Members Posted January 22, 2006 Who makes good Computer speakers. Mostly used for listening/editing music, but occasionally will be used for movies, etc. Are the Bose Companion 3's any good? for the last ten years I've been hearing "Bose sucks now.", but it still sounds good to my ears when I hear it. Logitech also makes a THX certified system which I suspect is pretty decent but it has about 3 too many speakers for me. The only requirements I have are sound good, and the two sattelite speakers need to be wall mountable, though I could make a mount if needed. Thanks
Members D Aussie Posted January 22, 2006 Members Posted January 22, 2006 The best computer speakers aren't computer speakers.
Members catphish Posted January 22, 2006 Author Members Posted January 22, 2006 Originally posted by D Aussie The best computer speakers aren't computer speakers. Okay, so how do you take the signal from your PC and get it into your reciever with all the surround sound information, etc? As a matter of fact, I'm getting a whole new sstereo for the living room when we get our new TV, so my old JVC system could be used if I get a betteridea of how.
Members Jazz Ad Posted January 22, 2006 Members Posted January 22, 2006 Originally posted by D Aussie The best computer speakers aren't computer speakers. +1.Get a good pair of active monitors.If you really want a surround system and stuff, use the digital output to a home cinema.
Members catphish Posted January 23, 2006 Author Members Posted January 23, 2006 Originally posted by Jazz Ad +1.Get a good pair of active monitors.If you really want a surround system and stuff, use the digital output to a home cinema. Hmmm.....not a bad idea either. How small do they make them? This will be a home studio of sorts, but I'm trying to keep it clean looking in general.
Members tylytle Posted January 23, 2006 Members Posted January 23, 2006 My Altec Lansing's sound good.
Members catphish Posted January 23, 2006 Author Members Posted January 23, 2006 Originally posted by Thunderbroom You need kids. That would solve the problem, since this studio would have to be turned into a bedroom then.
Members FreestyleIntruder Posted January 23, 2006 Members Posted January 23, 2006 Originally posted by Jazz Ad +1. Get a good pair of active monitors. +1 I use these:
Members catphish Posted January 23, 2006 Author Members Posted January 23, 2006 Originally posted by FreestyleIntruder +1 I use these: I was checking those out, but they use the large 3 prong power cables. I think it would be to hard to get the cables there cleanly. M-Audio makes a pair that only require one to have a power cable and is a small cable. No idea if they are any good though.
Members nosamiam Posted January 23, 2006 Members Posted January 23, 2006 Yeah, +1 on the monitors. I recieved my band's Fostex PM-1's in the mail a couple months back and plugged them into my computer (via M-Audio Audiophile 24/96 card, already installed) and could not BELIEVE how nice it sounded. I was blown away! Monitors would be the way to go, IMO, even if they are small.
Members The Red Faction Posted January 23, 2006 Members Posted January 23, 2006 Personally, it depends on whether your looking for Studio Fidelity or a surround theatre option. If your doing a lot of recording and playback, the studio speakers are probably a good thing. On the other hand, I personally say get a kick ass Logitech 5xxx series set, they're less expensive then a full home theatre setup but can have just as much wallop.. Especially great for gaming and music -Ron
Members ToeJamFootball Posted January 23, 2006 Members Posted January 23, 2006 i love my logitech setup ToeJam
Members mrdak Posted January 23, 2006 Members Posted January 23, 2006 I have two sets of these, and I mean... they totally smoke anything I've ever heard by Logitech... http://www.klipsch.com/product/product.aspx?cid=713 I play my bass through them all the time for practicing, and they are very clean and punchy. Man, it's the best 150.00 I ever spent on speakers. You gotta hear them to believe it.. good luck
Members bikehorn Posted January 23, 2006 Members Posted January 23, 2006 my computer audio setup is a '76 vintage Marantz/Superscope R-1270 reciever and a pair of early 70's Wharfedale W-40D 3-way speakers.
Members lug Posted January 23, 2006 Members Posted January 23, 2006 Hard to beat Cambridge Soundworks in the banf for the buck department.
Members filterthing Posted January 23, 2006 Members Posted January 23, 2006 hmm, banf for you buck. How much banf is that? Sorry... these are what I have... http://www.krksys.com/v3/rokit_rp5.asp great sound... and cheap
Members Undertoad Posted January 23, 2006 Members Posted January 23, 2006 Originally posted by ToeJamFootball i love my logitech setupToeJam Agreed, I have tried the better setups of Logitech, Creative, and Altec Lansing, and the Logitechs are the most hi-fi to my ears.
Members boseengineer Posted January 23, 2006 Members Posted January 23, 2006 To echo what's been said, it all depends really what you want to do.- music listening- recording/mixing/mastering- watch movies with surround sound I do have a sets of Bose Companion 3s' ( no surprise) on one computer at home and in my office at work and like them well. They sound very reasonable I do a fair amount of non-trivial tuning work on them. A main advantage is their size. They basically disappear on your desk or can glue the sattelites onto the monitor. They also have a pretty wide coverage area, so you don't have to be glued to one spot. Most near field monitors are pretty finicky about listening position. If you tend a move around or do listening/mastering etc. with more than you in the room, the monitors can be tricky. Surround is a different story. If you want discrete 5.1 prepare for a lot of wiring and I wouldn't be too optimistic about the results. Since you tend to be very close to the front speakers (and they tend to be very close together, even small movements tend to muck about with the imaging, which is the point of 5.1 in the first place. So it's no trivial to get it tuned right and you might end up with a sweet spot that's quite small.
Members Undertoad Posted January 23, 2006 Members Posted January 23, 2006 The point of surround sound on a computer is gaming. I don't need to hear DVDs in surround. But I definitely do need to hear the guy trying to sneak up my backside with a rocket launcher.
Members bassplayinguy Posted January 23, 2006 Members Posted January 23, 2006 i have a Monsoon setup, 4 flat speakers, 1 center channel and an active sub, my brother got them for me for christmas last year, probably the best computer speakers ive ever owned
Members catphish Posted January 25, 2006 Author Members Posted January 25, 2006 Originally posted by boseengineer *clip* One thing that turned me off from the Bose comp 3 set up was that they don't include wall mounting brackets. Just, FYI.
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