There seem to be alot logitech hate, I wonder how their new stuff stock up.
Logitech Speaker System Z623
Logitech Speaker System Z623
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Best 2.1 Speaker Setup
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I'll cut this one off early. Answer: they've actually gotten worse.
That's an amazing deal on those KRK's. I tried to find a way to listen to a pair of those back when I was shopping and couldn't. The only place that carried them didn't have any out of the box for me to try out. I was a little bummed because everything I read said they were excellent.
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The vast majority of entry-level products aren't even internally balanced anyway, and you will find that the "unbalanced" RCA outputs will actually provide better performance. A true balanced design would be marketed as "dual differential."
The Promedia's have far more power than the Swans. I'd consider a receiver and bookshelfs/subwoofer.
honestly i dont think most people have room for a receiver sitting on a computer desk, specially if you're in a small space, e.g. a condo or dorm room. All I want to do is plug them into my sound card and my power bar 
I started googling "powered bookshelf speakers" and came up with some really good results:
From M-Audio:
Studiophile AV 40
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Studiophile BX5a (a bit more powerful -- 70 watts) -- I think I will buy this.
Audio Engine
A2 and A5
I started googling "powered bookshelf speakers" and came up with some really good results:
From M-Audio:
Studiophile AV 40
and
Studiophile BX5a (a bit more powerful -- 70 watts) -- I think I will buy this.
Audio Engine
A2 and A5
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To connect what?
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XLR connections are really meant for studio gear as the signals they send are balanced rather than unbalanced (like PC sound cards). Suggesting studio monitors for use as speakers with commercial pc sound cards is a little bizarre IMO.
Just use a 1/4" to RCA adapter for each speaker. Then use a 3.5mm to RCA adapter from the soundcard and connect via RCA cables.
jakeshields: I am not using the xlr connection, it's just a standard 1/4 inch jack. There are no decent speakers available for the PC market, I have the klipsch 2.1 (blown amp) set now and am looking to upgrade to something better.
450: Thanks I will look into that when I pickup the speakers this week
450: Thanks I will look into that when I pickup the speakers this week
You can get the 1/4" to RCA adapters at radioshack. They should be about $5-10 for the pair.
So why is everyone recommending nearfield monitors for computer audio?
Anyway, Klipsch 2.1 is probably the best i've owned and used. Beats any Creative or Logitech unit by miles.
May i also mention to not plugin fancy speakers or headphones to a crappy Realtek onboard chip. Buy something decent. Asus Xonar series are really good for the money.
Anyway, Klipsch 2.1 is probably the best i've owned and used. Beats any Creative or Logitech unit by miles.
May i also mention to not plugin fancy speakers or headphones to a crappy Realtek onboard chip. Buy something decent. Asus Xonar series are really good for the money.
I would agree with nearly any motherboard over a year old but if you take the P6T Deluxe as an example it has the ADI AD2000b, which is quite a nice performer that will be fine for any sub $200 sound setup.
But as a whole, yep pretty much every "onboard" solution is noisey and generally crap quality.
Nearfield monitors are built for studio and designed for high quality, low noise and "real" sound, they'll be better for many uses instead of being bass heavy or tinny pitched like you would usually get with satellite speakers.