good speakers or good sound card?

mortonman1 · 02-09-2008, 04:48 AM

shouls i get some good speakers or a good sound card made by creative. im thinking speakers, though i am no expert. this is the sound card i was thinking of: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16836116024

these a are the speakers i was thinking of: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16836116024

which one should i get???

also i have this motherboard that has realtek audio: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128079

the speakers i have at home are some old dell that gave some good sound from a very old computer...

other questions, Could i hook up some panasonic radio speakers that ui got from costco to the computer, using a special cable? oi hope you understand the questions, thank you.

PC eye · 02-09-2008, 05:02 AM

The first thing to do there is edit your first link since that is for the intended speakers not any sound card. You posted the same link twice. If you are looking at speaker sets in the $45-$50 range, one set of Logitech X-530s open box however could work. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16836121126R

Other 2 1/2 sets are seeing lower prices at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...08149&name=2.1

The Panasonic speakers off of a portable stereo or boon box may work since those are not being powered by the system itself. But what to use as an amp for them? you wouldn't hear anything by simply plugging them directly into the sound card since those don't include amplifiers.

mortonman1 · 02-09-2008, 05:11 AM

i have absublutly no clue what your talking about. sorry. im just wondering whether i should buy good speakers like the ones you suggested or this sound card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829102012
thanks

PC eye · 02-09-2008, 05:51 AM

You were asking about using spealers from a Panasonic radio. Once you have a good model sound card in you will want a good set of speakers to benefit from the better sound quality then seen over onboard. These are two things that always go well together.

For XP that should work out being an Audigy model there. But for Vista if you have any plans to run that or the next version you would want to go for a model in the X-Fi line at some point. For gaming and serious multimedia playback a good card goes well with a good set of speakers. For basic sound then speakers alone for use with the onboard sound would work there.

cohen · 02-09-2008, 06:42 AM

Well the speakers being 2.1 will work off your motherboard sound, but i have 5.1 sound sytem and that will not work of 'my' motherboard, you have to make sure you motherboard is compatible.

But you also have to thing about the future as well!

PC eye · 02-09-2008, 07:04 AM

Most boards now see 5.1 with some seeing 7.1 for onboard. But even with a 5.1 or 7.1 card you can still run a 2 1/2 speaker set. You just won't benefit from the full surround sound effect there.

mortonman1 · 02-09-2008, 08:39 AM

sorry i forgot about the panasonic question. yeah i dont know if the speakers and mobo are compatible. please notify me. this is my mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128079

and the speakers i want to get: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16836121123

thanks a lot.

Michael · 02-09-2008, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mortonman1

sorry i forgot about the panasonic question. yeah i dont know if the speakers and mobo are compatible. please notify me. this is my mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128079

and the speakers i want to get: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16836121123

thanks a lot.

I have those speakers and they sound excellent! A few people around here run those and the x-530's, basically the same speakers but the x-530's are 5.1, where-as the x-230's are 2.1

I don't have an add-on sound card, though.. I run them straight off of the motherboard and use the graphic equalizer in Windows Media Player 11 to tune them, since that's all I use for music these days.

-mak

PunterCam · 02-09-2008, 11:25 AM

Any 2.1 speaker set will have a stereo input, so any 2.1 speakers will work. These will work, but you might have to buy the cable if you don't already have it. I can't see what connectors this system wants, but it will be easy to get the right cable

PC eye · 02-09-2008, 09:12 PM

I don't see anything wrong with those. You will want good sound if you decide to go for a sound card later.

For players on Vista VLC seems to be the one for audio while MPC is used for dvds. For XP WMP 10 not 11 is used there.

02-09-2008, 04:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
mortonman1 Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cali Posts: 255	good speakers or good sound card? shouls i get some good speakers or a good sound card made by creative. im thinking speakers, though i am no expert. this is the sound card i was thinking of: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16836116024 these a are the speakers i was thinking of: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16836116024 which one should i get??? also i have this motherboard that has realtek audio: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128079 the speakers i have at home are some old dell that gave some good sound from a very old computer... other questions, Could i hook up some panasonic radio speakers that ui got from costco to the computer, using a special cable? oi hope you understand the questions, thank you. __________________ My Computer: evga 750i sli motherboard. G.Skill 6gb ddr2 800 5-5-5-15 Seagate 250GB(x2) 600w ocz Lite-on 20x drive with lightscribe Raidmax Sagitta E4500(2.2ghz stock) @ 2.8ghz with thermaltake maxorb evga 9800gtx+(refurb)

02-09-2008, 05:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
mortonman1 Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cali Posts: 255	i have absublutly no clue what your talking about. sorry. im just wondering whether i should buy good speakers like the ones you suggested or this sound card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829102012 thanks __________________ My Computer: evga 750i sli motherboard. G.Skill 6gb ddr2 800 5-5-5-15 Seagate 250GB(x2) 600w ocz Lite-on 20x drive with lightscribe Raidmax Sagitta E4500(2.2ghz stock) @ 2.8ghz with thermaltake maxorb evga 9800gtx+(refurb)

02-09-2008, 06:42 AM	#5 (permalink)
cohen Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 15 Posts: 8,361	Well the speakers being 2.1 will work off your motherboard sound, but i have 5.1 sound sytem and that will not work of 'my' motherboard, you have to make sure you motherboard is compatible. But you also have to thing about the future as well! __________________ Cohen

02-09-2008, 08:39 AM	#7 (permalink)
mortonman1 Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cali Posts: 255	sorry i forgot about the panasonic question. yeah i dont know if the speakers and mobo are compatible. please notify me. this is my mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128079 and the speakers i want to get: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16836121123 thanks a lot. __________________ My Computer: evga 750i sli motherboard. G.Skill 6gb ddr2 800 5-5-5-15 Seagate 250GB(x2) 600w ocz Lite-on 20x drive with lightscribe Raidmax Sagitta E4500(2.2ghz stock) @ 2.8ghz with thermaltake maxorb evga 9800gtx+(refurb)

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PunterCam Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: GREAT Britain, birthplace of modesty Age: 25 Posts: 821	Any 2.1 speaker set will have a stereo input, so any 2.1 speakers will work. These will work, but you might have to buy the cable if you don't already have it. I can't see what connectors this system wants, but it will be easy to get the right cable __________________ Part Legend, Part Devil, All Man Mac Pro. 2x dual core xeons @ 2.0Ghz. Booting OSX 10.5.8 & Windows XP 5Gb DDR2 FBDIMM NVidia Geforce 7300Gt 256mb Logitech Z5500 New Nuendo build around the corner... WD 250Gb system drive, Seagate 400Gb (Windows storage), WD 400Gb (OSX storage) 24¨ Acer AL2416W

02-09-2008, 05:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
PC eye banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 21,091	The first thing to do there is edit your first link since that is for the intended speakers not any sound card. You posted the same link twice. If you are looking at speaker sets in the $45-$50 range, one set of Logitech X-530s open box however could work. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16836121126R Other 2 1/2 sets are seeing lower prices at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...08149&name=2.1 The Panasonic speakers off of a portable stereo or boon box may work since those are not being powered by the system itself. But what to use as an amp for them? you wouldn't hear anything by simply plugging them directly into the sound card since those don't include amplifiers.

02-09-2008, 05:51 AM	#4 (permalink)
PC eye banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 21,091	You were asking about using spealers from a Panasonic radio. Once you have a good model sound card in you will want a good set of speakers to benefit from the better sound quality then seen over onboard. These are two things that always go well together. For XP that should work out being an Audigy model there. But for Vista if you have any plans to run that or the next version you would want to go for a model in the X-Fi line at some point. For gaming and serious multimedia playback a good card goes well with a good set of speakers. For basic sound then speakers alone for use with the onboard sound would work there.

02-09-2008, 07:04 AM	#6 (permalink)
PC eye banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 21,091	Most boards now see 5.1 with some seeing 7.1 for onboard. But even with a 5.1 or 7.1 card you can still run a 2 1/2 speaker set. You just won't benefit from the full surround sound effect there.

02-09-2008, 09:12 PM	#10 (permalink)
PC eye banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 21,091	I don't see anything wrong with those. You will want good sound if you decide to go for a sound card later. For players on Vista VLC seems to be the one for audio while MPC is used for dvds. For XP WMP 10 not 11 is used there.

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