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For music, 5.1 is completely useless...
For most music, 5.1 is completely useless...
SACD and DVD-A are still out there...somewhere.
Any links to specific speakers? I'm not quite familiar with "active monitors" and "bookself combo's"I don't know many quality 2.1 systems either. If you are interested in music, 2.0 active monitors or receiver/bookshelf combo is where its at.
In my opinion, even music intentionally recorded in 5.1 (such as Meridian Lossless Packing or SACD 6-channel audio files) is never as enjoyable as its stereo counterpart.
care to elaborate any here? for example why you're suggesting a $2200 pair of speakers, what amplifier you would pair with them, and so on
Well... sorry professor. I just thought that I'd present a good pair of speakers.
Amp: Ultra Desktop Headphone Amp
PSU: Desktop Power Supply
Amp Pair: Desktop Bi-Amp pair (120 v)
Cables: One Pr. Dimarzio M-Path 4.5' Interconnects; Two Pr. Dimarzio Speaker Cables (5' length) 2
Stands: One Pr. HeadRoom Speaker Stands
didn't mean to offend, just seemed sort of cryptic to have a link and nothing else
do you have these speakers? how do they work out? (just curious about them)
No I don't have them. I might when I move out of an apartment, also, my budget is tight right now. I have heard great things about them though. If you had all of those components, I could only imagine how amazing they would sound.
If you have a decent pair of speakers ($1000 price range) and a decent sub ($600 price range), should the speakers be run in full mode and not use the sub or run them in a 2.1 using the sub? I am asking this question in regards to music only. Thanks.
Have you tried it on a properly calibrated setup?
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Well there are three things to look at for using a setup with speakers like that.
1) Make sure that you have the sub properly crossing over with the speakers. You don't want it adding to their response, you want it smoothly crossing it. This meaning having a receiver or soundcard (or the sub itself if you have to and if it has a crossover) that handles it. Set the crossover point for somewhere in the 60-80Hz range probably.
2) Make sure the sub is properly balanced with the speakers. You'll need an SPL meter or a receiver with calibration software or an ECM8000 and RoomEQ Wizard or something. Make sure the sub isn't turned up too loud. You want it set at the same level as the speakers so when you hit the crossover, it is a smooth transition, not an increase in volume.
3) Look in to a better sub. The better your speakers are, in particular the lower they go, the better sub you need. If you've got little 2" computer speakers, well hell even a check 6" sub will add a ton of bass to them. If you've got some big ass theatre speakers, you need a bigass theatre sub to work with them.
I also have tower speakers. My old ones had 2 7" aluminium bass drivers and 1 7" kevlar midrange driver each. My new ones have 2 6.5" nomex mid/bass drivers each and despite the slightly smaller size still output near as low a bass as the old ones. Both go low and loud. However, they sound even better, and get more solid low sound, with the addition of a good 12" sub in a big chamber.
Now I'm not saying speakers like that NEED a sub, I'm just saying it can benefit them too. You just need to have a good sub, and then make sure it is properly calibrated. When you have that, the bass should just smoothly slide from speaker to sub. The result should be bass that goes lower, and that sounds better (tighter and such) because the speakers are less stressed.
Well I suppose we could try and post useful information like adults. That's what I've been trying to do. OR we could get all whiny because someone doesn't agree with us and launch unrelated personal attacks and hyperbole.