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Well, I place my order about a half hour ago.
Provantage already shipped the Sub. Nice.
I'll be sure to update when I get everything set up.
Thanks again to everyone for all your help.
Initially, I didn't want to use the receiver, only because I don't really have the space for it. But then I realized that I could get much better speakers for the money if they weren't powered, plus I'd have more to spend because I wouldn't need to buy a sound card.
Monetarily, it just...
Haha, yeah, I know.
But at first glance, the ELTs + Gizmo deal looked intriguing since I'd get some badass speakers and the Gizmo is a helluva lot smaller than my receiver.
To tell you the truth, I don't have any idea where I'm going to go with the receiver, but I guess I'll cross that...
Okay, so I'd have to use the analog output from my mobo, which are poor, or spend even more money on a DAC. Plus I'd have nowhere to plug in my headphones (HARX900s). As cool as those speakers may be, it doesn't really make a whole lot of sense, especially considering that I have a receiver...
Since you said cheaper is better and money is a little funny right now, I'd second (third, actually) that you should wait for the 700s if you can or get the SB40s if you need them now.
Spaceman, you're making it hard for me to pass up the Acculines. But I think $121 for the Energys, including shipping, is a pretty good deal. The Acculines would cost another $50-60. I'm glad you told me not to stress over it, or I probably would be.
The Bic is actually a dollar cheaper...
So, to connect everything, I'll just need to run an RCA from the spdif port on my mobo to the digital input on my receiver and then another coax from the receiver to the sub, right?
For RCAs, would a pair of these be okay, or should I get something a little better? Maybe this?
Here's what I'm thinking now:
The Acculines are $160 plus shipping.
The Energys look really nice with the cherry cabinet for $150 plus shipping.
But if I get the Energys with black ash cabinets, they're only $121 shipped.
So, I'd probably be looking at $50 more for the Acculines...