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ok lets make this easy to answer:

question 1) what are monitors good for? are they only good for listening to music? how about gaming/movies?

question 2) if monitors are only good for listening to music, then would it make better sense to use ht equipment for gaming/movies and good headphones for music?

question 3) how many people on these boards use monitors for gaming/movies? and how does it sound compared to ht equipment?
 
# A usually electronic device used to record, regulate, or control a process or system.
# A receiver, such as a screen or speaker, that is used to check the quality or content of an electronic transmission: followed the broadcast on the television monitor.
from:
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=monitor

1.) Monitors are fine for all listening activities including games, and movies. It's just that monitors traditionally have flatter unaltered audio.

2.) That depends on your application. It's more than possible to use headphones for all those applications, but that wouldn't help in the case of you wanting to watch something with friends.

3.) Monitor type speakers and HT equipment can be one in the same. For instance:
http://www.paradigm.com/Website/SiteParadigmProduct/ParadigmModels/MonSeries/MonitorSpecs.htm
Incase of "noclicky" those are pardigm Monitor series speakers which I would say would be MORE than adequate for watching movies are gaming (including music too of course). I can't comment on how many people use monitors on these boards but I know that there is a good grouping of high end audio guys here.
 
in the sense that people on [h] talk about "monitors"...

1) they are talking about nearfield "active" monitors. these are helpful in that they have a built-in power source (i.e. you don't need a receiver, or more correctly, the amplification portion of a receiver). "good" monitors reproduce exactly what is on the track. they really are meant for mixing. however, they will do a more than adequate job of reproducing music for you, but keep in mind they aren't likely to throw a huge soundstage (however, "good" monitors should "image" extremely well at close distances), and the farther away you get from them, the lack of soundstage will be more and more noticeable, and the imaging will deteriorate. as far as part 2, i'm of the opinion that if a speaker produces good music, it will be as good for games/movies too (as long as you don't sit in a different spot). it doesn't "know" you are playing a game. it just reproduces sound.

2) see the last part of 1.

3) no opinion.

imo. at least the parts i offered an opinion on.
 
well cause i always hear and read that monitors are good at reproducing the truest sound. so that would mean they play music the way it was meant to be heard (haha nvidia). and when it comes to gaming/movies, you just want the cinematic feeling and not how "true" the sound is. this is why i ask if monitors can give you that cinematic feeling.
 
you are going to have to define for me what you mean by "cinematic feeling"...
 
Let me separate something for you...

First all of these solutions are better than the Z5500's or the Promedia 5.1's. They are the next level up, more [H] if you will.

If you are using something like Paradigm monitors, you are actually using hometheater speakers. Those are home theater not active monitors which the OP is referencing. The Paradigm monitors, PSB Alphas, Axiom M22ti or M3 series speakers are for larger scale enviroments than a computer desk. They will image well if the amplifier they are attached to can provide the juice, but they are not monitors in the traditional sense, but actually just speakers for theater/music applications.

Near Field active monitors are what he is referring to. These image very well when they are in close proximity to the user. They also have an advantage that you do not need an amp as the amp is built in to the speaker. The sound is not colored, but is not as virtually or robust as theater speakers like the ones mentioned above. The speakers mentioned above can do the same thing, but not as well in very compact locations. They are built to fill a room with sound not just a desk so they will sound less controlled with less imaging than near field active monitors. True speakers usually have more bass though and are more condusive to larger audiences (like you and your buds).
 
Treyshadow said:
Let me separate something for you...

First all of these solutions are better than the Z5500's or the Promedia 5.1's. They are the next level up, more [H] if you will.

If you are using something like Paradigm monitors, you are actually using hometheater speakers. Those are home theater not active monitors which the OP is referencing. The Paradigm monitors, PSB Alphas, Axiom M22ti or M3 series speakers are for larger scale enviroments than a computer desk. They will image well if the amplifier they are attached to can provide the juice, but they are not monitors in the traditional sense, but actually just speakers for theater/music applications.

Near Field active monitors are what he is referring to. These image very well when they are in close proximity to the user. They also have an advantage that you do not need an amp as the amp is built in to the speaker. The sound is not colored, but is not as virtually or robust as theater speakers like the ones mentioned above. The speakers mentioned above can do the same thing, but not as well in very compact locations. They are built to fill a room with sound not just a desk so they will sound less controlled with less imaging than near field active monitors. True speakers usually have more bass though and are more condusive to larger audiences (like you and your buds).
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so the real issue at hand is, how far or close to you sit from your speakers?

1) if i'm sitting 2-3ft away from my speakers, then near field active monitors would do great in BOTH music AND movies/games?

2)if i'm looking at a big screen tv/projector/dlp tv etc. and sitting like 6-8ft from my speakers and using a wireless kb/mouse, then regular home theater equipment would be better for music AND movies/games?
 
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