Ghetto Systems! Post Yours!

[haadij404]

Yep, as the title implies lets hear what you got. (LETS SEE SOME PICS)

Well for me, my motherboard has 5.1 integrated surround sound, but i dont have a full on 5.1 surround sound system. but i do have altec lansing speakers (four of them + plus a little woofer) which are stereo. I also have a sony mini hi fi system that i have connected to my tv and other components. And some older altec lansing speakers that were lying around. so after messing around for a bit i decided to set these up as 5.1. So for the 4 altec lansing speakers, they are the front speakers. the old altecs, i took one and made it my center. then i took my sony hifi and made that my rear speakers. Since the sony and altec have subs, its an incredibly rich sound considering the mixing and matching of the speakers. its really fun playing counter strike source - you can hear everything from every angle and watching DVDs is soo much nicer. i cant explain. so yeah, i took three seperate systems and hooked em all too to my computer and i now have a ghetto 5.1 system. its great. - pics are posted later in thread.

well thats MY ghetto system. what about you?

[buzzard34]

I'll bite. My setup consists of just a set of creative inspire p5800's hooked up to my Audigy 2ZS. That's it. :p Not very ghetto but i'm working on it.

[biohazard_nz]

LOL

Im using some old sony bookshelf speakers connected to some OLD sony amp must be like out of the 80's. input is from onboard AC '97 from my computer.

GIVE ME SOME MONEY :p
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a264/biohazard_nz/ghetto.jpg

[xtasyindecay]

Dell 2.1's on an X-fi card. Yep.

[aZn_plyR]

Here's my ghetto rig :D

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/9920/57fp.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Cyrilix]

Foobar2000 through ASIO going to M-Audio Revolution 5.1 as a source, then to a MisterX M^3 with STEPS (OPA627/637), and finally to my Beyerdynamic DT880s.

Soon to order: Audio-Technica ATH-W5000

[biohazard_nz]

above poster: How the hell is that ghetto >_^

[Cyrilix]

Not at all. I thought ghetto was just another way of saying "cool".

Sorry to disappoint, guess I should post some pics next time with a digital camera.

[DeViLdUdE]

no I think ghetto means poor or cheap somethin like that.. So you cant post setups more than $400 I guess hehe
I only got Klipsch 2.1 and an Audigy 2 ZS Plat... now you can consider it ghetto since theres more better than this setup heh
And are those Polk 30s azn dude? they are pretty huge... I thot they are slim er

[aZn_plyR]

lol, yes they are, and it's probably the picture's angle.... here let me give you another one.... that is a sony 20" BTW just to compare the size...

http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/9642/29ic.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


here ya go :)

[Cyrilix]

lol, yes they are, and it's probably the picture's angle.... here let me give you another one.... that is a sony 20" BTW just to compare the size...

...

here ya go :)

Now, if only you had a 60" TV to go with it. :)

[biohazard_nz]

Stop making me sad :(



:p ;)

[DeViLdUdE]

Still fat man.. I dunno maybe its my eyes.. because the ones at Frys looks like chicks that works out a lot(slim)

[Chair]

no ghetto here, just vintage.

no pics really though
main rig:
Yamaha A-720 (300w integrated amp from the early 80's)
B&W DM220 mains
dbx DX-5 cd player

PC rig:
Harman Kardon AVR-55 (not really that old)
Technics SL-P350 cd player
Yamaha KX-200U Cassette Deck
Realistic 10 band EQ
Advent Legacy 8" model

[stunna]

Here's my ghetto rig :D

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/9920/57fp.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

What speakers are those?
and how do they sound?

[haadij404]

yep i got some pics of my ghetto rig. here it is.

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/3787/desk4tz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

and these are my rears, i have yet to mount them on the wall.

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/4295/speakers2zl.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

but since one of them has blown (only noticable at high volumes) im getting these. only $82 shipped so not bad. they will work fine with my sony amp (on the right side of my desk)

http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/4933/jl9519383gq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[aZn_plyR]

What speakers are those?
and how do they sound?


They are Polk R30's which I bought at outpost.com / Fry's when they go on sale for around 90 bucks a pair. They sound pretty damn good for the money, great for music and movies when I need to bump it up. :D

[haadij404]

damn $90 a pair. i might just get those. but my amp is 6 ohm. do you know what those operate at? they look real good to me, and Polk is a well respected audio company...let me know.

edit: nm, i did some research on them...they operate at 8 ohm. could i still use it on my 6 ohm amp? im pretty sure itll work but it wont sound good...any ideas?

[aZn_plyR]

How many watt is your amp? it should work fine, just won't pump out as much power as using 6 ohm speakers.

[Eva_Unit_0]

http://nerv.rh.rit.edu/pics/receiver.JPG

nuff said

EDIT: whoops accidently posted a 6 megapixel image the first time around...now we're good :D

[haadij404]

How many watt is your amp? it should work fine, just won't pump out as much power as using 6 ohm speakers.

150w rms each channel. Yeah, im gonna check those out....

[haadij404]

nuff said

EDIT: whoops accidently posted a 6 megapixel image the first time around...now we're good :D


now that is a ghetto reciever. awesome! :p

[BBA]

LOL

Im using some old sony bookshelf speakers connected to some OLD sony amp must be like out of the 80's. input is from onboard AC '97 from my computer.

GIVE ME SOME MONEY :p



Yep...you need the money...that amp is out of the 70s', not 80's

[BBA]

damn $90 a pair. i might just get those. but my amp is 6 ohm. do you know what those operate at? they look real good to me, and Polk is a well respected audio company...let me know.

edit: nm, i did some research on them...they operate at 8 ohm. could i still use it on my 6 ohm amp? im pretty sure itll work but it wont sound good...any ideas?


Your fine.

If your amp is rated to drive 6 ohm loads, then 8 ohm speakers will be fine. Most amp's are rated to drive down to 4 ohms, and the esoteric can drive even 2 ohms or 1 ohm.

It's always safer and easier to drive a higher impedance speaker, it just won't be as loud as a lower impedance speaker (but thats largely dependant on speaker design and sensitivity as well).

[Mojo JoJo]

1 recycled high quality aluminum beverage can linked with a 100% white cotton strand 6ft long to another recycled high quality aluminum beverage can. Both beverage cans are 1999 San Pellegrino Alloy 3104-H19.

I hope that's not too ghetto.

[fibroptikl]

http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/8638/img74732ts.jpg

Sound card is a Lexicon Omega (http://www.lexiconpro.com/Omega/index.asp) fed to a Harman Kardon AVR235 (http://harmankardon.com/product_detail.aspx?Region=USA&Country=US&Language=ENG&cat=REC&prod=AVR%20240&sType=C) (it's actually a 240, but I have a 235 = the current generation equivalent) by IXOS S/PDIF Cable (http://ixos.co.uk/us_interconnects/products/home_theater/product.asp?id=478) and the sounds comes out a Revel M22 (http://www.revelspeakers.com/products/product-overview.asp?ID=16)'s.

No walls though.

[Torquemada XP]

http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/8638/img74732ts.jpg


No walls though.That doesn't look very healthy...

[biohazard_nz]

OMG PINK BATS EXPOSED :eek:

[haadij404]

Sound card is a Lexicon Omega (http://www.lexiconpro.com/Omega/index.asp) fed to a Harman Kardon AVR235 (http://harmankardon.com/product_detail.aspx?Region=USA&Country=US&Language=ENG&cat=REC&prod=AVR%20240&sType=C) (it's actually a 240, but I have a 235 = the current generation equivalent) by IXOS S/PDIF Cable (http://ixos.co.uk/us_interconnects/products/home_theater/product.asp?id=478) and the sounds comes out a Revel M22 (http://www.revelspeakers.com/products/product-overview.asp?ID=16)'s.

No walls though.

nice desk (i have the same one -jerker) :D

[grahamf]

i guess i have to post something here as i have one of the most ghetto stereo setups i know.

ok, to start it off i have a chaintech AV-710 going to a jvc RX-6030V 500watt reciever over an optical cable. from there ive got athena AS-B1 bookshelf speakers for the 2 fronts. out of the reciever for the sub ive got the preout going to an old aiwa minisystem that ive done some modifications to so its now serving as a 200 watt amplifier, from that ghetto amp it goes to a alpine 10inch type E car sub in a home made box sitting under my desk. for rear speakers i just use the old front speakers from that aiwa mini system.

and now for the pictures:

first off here is the desk with my athena's and my dell p1130 21 inch crt monitor.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a330/grahamf/P2090044Large.jpg

then next we go to the reciever and amp.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a330/grahamf/P4230329Large.jpg

and finally here is a shot of the sub, you can see where it sits in the first picture.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a330/grahamf/P1010079Large.jpg

for what its worth the system doesnt sound all that bad.

[aZn_plyR]

make that sub box yourself? Man that looks neat... Dang I never knew those Athena's looks so bling bling heheh :D

[grahamf]

yeah i made the box myself. originally it was going to go into my car but to to space constraints i decided to make myself a new smaller box instead. the box didnt really take all that much time to make, expescially as i had a brand new mitre saw to play with.

[haadij404]

Your fine.

If your amp is rated to drive 6 ohm loads, then 8 ohm speakers will be fine. Most amp's are rated to drive down to 4 ohms, and the esoteric can drive even 2 ohms or 1 ohm.

It's always safer and easier to drive a higher impedance speaker, it just won't be as loud as a lower impedance speaker (but thats largely dependant on speaker design and sensitivity as well).

Thanks, I appreciate it. You have allayed my fears. I think im gonna go ahead and buy those polks...it should be better then my other choice.

[fibroptikl]

nice desk (i have the same one -jerker) :DYeah, they are nice.

[haadij404]

Anyone else?

[bboynitrous]

When I borrow my buddies camera tonight i'll show you guys a rig up. Almost like the guy aboves, but less clean. I'm using 2 RF punch z's (cheapest lineup RF makes) in a sealed box powered by my MTX 6152 2channel amp. The 12V line is plugged in to the main power along with the remote (since the remote is 12v). I use an old computer powersupply to power it all but I don't know how I could rig a switch to make it more compact. I'll show you guys tonight, you'll laugh :). It works and actually sounds damn good. All I have right now is my camera phone so you couldn't really make out everything all too well.

[haadij404]

i cant wait too see itl

[haadij404]

still waiting.

[bboynitrous]

lol crap sorry man. I didn't get the camera :(. Maybe i'll just zoom in with my camera phone right now. Give me a few minutes.

[haadij404]

hhahaa its all good.

[bboynitrous]

alright, here..


http://home.comcast.net/~bboynitrous/untitled.jpg

[haadij404]

nice nice. i like it. old is gold.

[bboynitrous]

Everything sits on top of the subs which face the wall. It actually sounds pretty good but it's too bad the subs don't go too low. I don't think i'd actually spend more money to get better subs at this point though, it would be slightly retarded for this generic setup. I've thought about it, oh how i've thought about it but following through is another story. I kind of wish I would have bought the Athena AS B2.2's just to hear the midbass on them. The 6.5" speakers might have improved the range a bit. Oh well, these sound damn good for the money.

[stunna]

lol, yes they are, and it's probably the picture's angle.... here let me give you another one.... that is a sony 20" BTW just to compare the size...

http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/9642/29ic.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


here ya go :)
I"m really tempted to buy those
I"m just wondering how do they sound compared to something like the athena as b1

[aZn_plyR]

Well it depends on how much you want to spend, I don't think there's anything better than these for the money, 80 bucks out the door for me. :D

The Athena B1.2's, while I have not listened to myself, will be overall brighter and more detailed than the Polk's.

I am not saying bright=detailed, just brighter and more detailed than the polks :P

Anyways, the R30's were no doubt the choice for me. Since If I bought the Athena's, it would've cost more to get to my house, plus I would've needed stands for them.
Besides, if you're planning to go 5.1 down the road, the polk setup is gonna cost much less overall. Thanks to fry's and outpost sales. Athena b1.2= 240 plus shipping for 2 pairs. center= 130? or 140? = 370-380 plus shipping.

Polk setup, if you go R30's =80 R15's= 40 CSi25= 70 overall 190 plus shipping depending where you live. so almost 50% less.



BUT you gotta listen yourself. run to a bestbuy to audition the Athena's, some people order them without listening and when they get them whines that they are too bright, while others, totally love them.


BTW, I can post some more detailed pictures of the R30 close up if you like. :cool:

[Codegen]

Memorex 19" TV/VCR, Curtis DVD Player, Nikko 4.1 system.

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/9674/dsc002931ex.jpg

[haadij404]

hahaha thats awesome man. i love that...that is truly very ghetto. i have a curtis DVD 5.1 home theatre thing for $17.99 - use it for the tv and watching dvds.. And for that price, its maaad ghetto but it gets the job done...

[Happy Hopping]

That doesn't look very healthy...

exactly, and not an appealing atmosphere to work.

and what cheap builder. They use the abs. min. code to put in insulation--No insulation unless it's 3 ft. above ground. I mean, how expensive can insulation be.

[stunna]

Well it depends on how much you want to spend, I don't think there's anything better than these for the money, 80 bucks out the door for me. :D

The Athena B1.2's, while I have not listened to myself, will be overall brighter and more detailed than the Polk's.

I am not saying bright=detailed, just brighter and more detailed than the polks :P

Anyways, the R30's were no doubt the choice for me. Since If I bought the Athena's, it would've cost more to get to my house, plus I would've needed stands for them.
Besides, if you're planning to go 5.1 down the road, the polk setup is gonna cost much less overall. Thanks to fry's and outpost sales. Athena b1.2= 240 plus shipping for 2 pairs. center= 130? or 140? = 370-380 plus shipping.

Polk setup, if you go R30's =80 R15's= 40 CSi25= 70 overall 190 plus shipping depending where you live. so almost 50% less.



BUT you gotta listen yourself. run to a bestbuy to audition the Athena's, some people order them without listening and when they get them whines that they are too bright, while others, totally love them.


BTW, I can post some more detailed pictures of the R30 close up if you like. :cool:

thanks for the info and higher quality pics would be nice
do you know how heavy they are?

[bboynitrous]

I ordered the athenas without listening to them and i'm not disappointed. I think anyone who jumps into speakers like this (from computer speakers) that actually have highs think they are bright. I've listened to mostly higher end car audio so that's the only thing I have to compare it to which is a bit different in the acoustics arena. I do know what I like when I hear speakers and these athenas are not bad at all. I need a little more midbass in my system and so far these athenas don't give me much but aren't too bad.

[haadij404]

so i ordered some speakers....there gonna be the rears for my 5.1 comp setup...but the primary speakers for music. I already have a sub...so this should complement it well.

heres the link for the specs and such

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00029U12G/002-3964750-8284829?v=glance&n=172282

and heres a pic of them

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/3774/2770336fc.jpg


$130 shipped. Not bad...

[aZn_plyR]

Ouch, that's bad man... that's really bad! lol... I listened to those at bestbuy... htey sound muddy and boomy ... specially for the money.... if you had 130 bucks to use.. outpost has the R30's for 100 bucks a pair right NOW.....

Also, you could've bought some Athena's B1.2's and some stands for around 160.. or anything besides a SONY LOW-END EQUIPMENT!!!!! nonoonnoooooooooo!!!!

lol, I am not bashing sony. I am bashing thier low end stuff.. thier highend things are pretty decent. But the low end speakers, receivers, HTIB, headphones that are consumer friendly at bestbuy and stuff sucks.. so I would cancel those right away!!

But if you listened to them and liked them... then ignore me :)

[TED]

......
but since one of them has blown (only noticable at high volumes) im getting these. only $82 shipped so not bad. they will work fine with my sony amp (on the right side of my desk)

http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/4933/jl9519383gq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)More info on these? (link?)
Thanks

[aZn_plyR]

those are Sdat's floorstanders...

http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=sdat+&btnG=Search

they have more bad reviews than good, by a wide margin, search around...

[haadij404]

Ouch, that's bad man... that's really bad! lol... I listened to those at bestbuy... htey sound muddy and boomy ... specially for the money.... if you had 130 bucks to use.. outpost has the R30's for 100 bucks a pair right NOW.....

Also, you could've bought some Athena's B1.2's and some stands for around 160.. or anything besides a SONY LOW-END EQUIPMENT!!!!! nonoonnoooooooooo!!!!

lol, I am not bashing sony. I am bashing thier low end stuff.. thier highend things are pretty decent. But the low end speakers, receivers, HTIB, headphones that are consumer friendly at bestbuy and stuff sucks.. so I would cancel those right away!!

But if you listened to them and liked them... then ignore me :)


Thanks for the warning man, but i went to best buy and listened to them. They sounded pretty good...They sounded "full" for a lack of a better word. I think they would sound perfect in my set up.... they are gonna be powered well and my woofer is gonna add the bass...so i think its okay. but yeah, if i dont like them, i can always return them from the site i bought, as they have a great return policy...so its okay... but yeah i just checked outpost.com, and they are $130 shipped...but i might seriosuly look at them...


thanks for the imput.

More info on these? (link?)
Thanks

heres the info: http://www.overstock.com/sm-cat-sdat-leb-404-hi-fi-floor-standing-speaker-pair--pg-proframe_pi-738472_ti-82124.html

But DO NOT order from overstock. they are a horrible online retailer...its pathetic. and dont be fooled by thier reviews, overstock only chooses good reviews to post on the site.

check this out: http://www.resellerratings.com/seller1634.html

[haadij404]

alrite, so i might cancel my and one of these two: Polk R30 @ outpost.com or Sony SS- MF650H.

Here are the specs for both

R30: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006I5O5/002-3964750-8284829?v=glance&n=172282

$130 Shipped


SS- MF650H:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00029U12Q/ref=sr_11_1/002-3964750-8284829?%5Fencoding=UTF8

$150 shipped.

The polk has one 6 1/2 inch cone
The sony has two 6 1/2 in cone

and the one ive already ordered has one 8 in cone...

here are some pics:

the polks
http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/875/b00006i5o501a1j7wsbjhtgufasclz.jpg

the sonys
http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/8777/b00029u12q01sclzzzzzzz9xu.jpg

and the ones ive already ordered:
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/3774/2770336fc.jpg

EDIT: the polks are only rated at 100w max...so they are outta the question now...my amp is 160w max...so yeah they are pointles...unless they are really that good...

which one do u reccomend?

[aZn_plyR]

First of all, Do NoT Rate the speakers by watts.... more watts than it can handle does not equal a bad thing. And besides, you are comparing sony's ratings....come on now, you should go see how they rate thier receivers... 100watts!! then when tested, barely 30 coming out. Ok stop with the sony's!!! PLEASE!!

The R30's ARE THE BEST floorstanding speakers you're gonna get in this pricerange new.... The sony's are in the same league as KLH speakers, which equal crap.

watts don't mean jack. You can drive the R30's with a 5 watt receiver and it'll still sound good. More power availible = better even if it exceeds the maximum of the speakers. The amp won't clip because it has more than enough juice.


The R30's luckily are still on sale, the R15's... surrounds for the R30's are on sale, 40 bucks a pair.

GRAB THEM WHILE THEY ARE STILL AVAILIBLE.


The R30's are very clear and smooth speakers.... while the sony, according to the O so many pairs my dad has, which are muddy and boomy. Which is not a good thing.

That's all I am gonna say, if you end up getting the sony's, then that's too bad, you're missing out on the best budget speakers you're gonna be getting for under 130 bucks.

[haadij404]

You own a pair of r30s right? they are really that good? yeah, actually i have had bad luck with sony speakers before so you have a valid point. yeah i think im gonna go ahead and order the polks. thanks for the imput, i appreciate it.

[haadij404]

i ordered them. came in at $125. :D

cancelled the sonys.

[aZn_plyR]

No problem, whew, you made THE right choice. :D

[haadij404]

Yes i did...and thanks to your aversion to sony :p lol...but yeah i cant wait for the speakers to arrive. ill let you know what i think of them once i get them...

again, thanks man.

[haadij404]

Got the R30s today! they sound great, go great with my setup. im really happy i decided to go for these instead of the sonys. thanks for the advice azn player.

and n e one else with some ghettoness?

[aZn_plyR]

good, enjoy those, I myself just got the R15's to replace the surrounds I had put together on the cheap... and the R15's sounds very nice for thier size and how much I paid for them. The sound matches the R30's very well. :D

[haadij404]

very nice. i like the r15s...good to hear they sound good too. i might get those as soon as i invest in a proper 5.1 reciever/amp. what are u gonna get for the center speaker?

[aZn_plyR]

I am thinking of grabbing the CSi25's when they go on sale or get them off new on ebay. They use the same kind of drivers as the r15's but there's two of them, same tweeters too so it should be a perfect match

[pArTy]

WtF! You guys dont know what ghetto is.

Heres a real ghetto system
http://img61.exs.cx/img61/9426/Picture1149.jpg
and another
http://www.thefordmccord.com/pics/computer/Mvc-002f.jpg

[aZn_plyR]

you don't either! that's not a speaker system!

[haadij404]

dayam that is some sad shite. isnt that a fire hazard, and yeah thats not even a system, but ill give the ghetto part.

and azn plyr...those speakers u mentioned are quite nice. post everything once its all set up.

[pstang]

yeah it belongs in the ghetto mods not audio.... but either way it is ghetto

[aZn_plyR]

dayam that is some sad shite. isnt that a fire hazard, and yeah thats not even a system, but ill give the ghetto part.

and azn plyr...those speakers u mentioned are quite nice. post everything once its all set up.

will do, I am cleaning and organizing the surrounds right now and adjusting some things. Getting it ready to watch Final Fantasy 7 advent children the second time around but in English :D

[haadij404]

nice nice, good stuff. my bro just rented that movie. i might just watch it.

and dayam, more then 50,000 members and only 50 ghetto systems.