Using home Stereo as PC speakers

JlCollins005 · 05-11-2008, 08:28 AM

Calib srry for such a late reply yea i use a 3.5mm to RCA conversion adapter the only problem i have sometimes is the way my audio and lan are the lan kind pushed the adapter outta wack iget a buzzing noise all i gotta do is adjust it but man i do love the way it sounds

Calibretto · 05-11-2008, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by diduknowthat

ABSOLUTELY amazing sound that blows away even the best of the best computer speakers.

Yeah same here! My system cost only about $100 (I got most of the speakers for free. Just had to pay for the receiver) and it sounds better than most expensive PC speaker systems that are $500+.

Quick69GTO · 05-11-2008, 05:14 PM

Bootup05.
It's my opinion that you could do much better that Bose for the same money.
I have never liked Bose because they have always used cheap drivers that produce awful sound. I have auditioned every Bose speaker system they have made since the late 70's and they have yet to produce a product that lives up to the price.
Hell, in some systems, Logitech uses higher quality components than Bose does.
Two of the best manufacturers of audiophile PC speaker systems are Klipsch and M-Audio.
I urge you to audition some of their comparably priced PC speaker systems.
They will blow Bose out of the water.

SirKenin · 05-11-2008, 05:33 PM

Yes. This is mine:

SirKenin · 05-11-2008, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quick69GTO

Bootup05.
It's my opinion that you could do much better that Bose for the same money.
I have never liked Bose because they have always used cheap drivers that produce awful sound. I have auditioned every Bose speaker system they have made since the late 70's and they have yet to produce a product that lives up to the price.
Hell, in some systems, Logitech uses higher quality components than Bose does.

Agreed. Bose is terrible. They never did master the stereo image thing.. Not to mention that the sound quality leaves a lot to be desired. Bose is merely marketing a name.

Calibretto · 05-11-2008, 07:03 PM

Nice setup SirKenin! Hopefully I'll have something like that when I get money! Do you always run your computer through that TV?

SirKenin · 05-11-2008, 07:50 PM

Thanks

And yes, actually. I'm sitting in front of it now. There's actually 2 computers on this. The HTPC, which you see under the TV, and the beast off to the right.

I'm working on a couple more things, one a full fledged media server with RAID 5, the other media center terminals for each room of the house, all networked together and internet accessible (FTP). Currently I use two servers in the server room for that, but most clients aren't going to want those beasts in their home. From this pic you'll see why:

CG man · 05-13-2008, 10:52 AM

No PC sound hardware is a match for a seperates HI Fi setup I have My PC pluged into An ARCAM A85 Amp and Bowers & Wilkins 603 Speakers. Only trouble is war games bring plaster off the walls.

Bootup05 · 05-13-2008, 11:58 AM

I quite like Bose myself, grew up around my Dad's System. hes owned loads of kit during his time, didnt get to hear much of it as I wasnt around at that time.

Im not into the name as a whole, didn't think much of his Wave system. But the PC Kit they do I really enjoy listening to, theres some sort of Weird Bass Immersion that draws me to them. Which I can't find in Logitech's Speakers, Been looking at their £90 THX Kit, Z-2300 I think.

To me this Bose hate is just the same as the PC/MAC thing, but thats my opinion

PunterCam · 05-13-2008, 02:15 PM

Have Bose ever been a good make?! I think the fact that they've been around for ever makes people think they're good or something.

I personally quite like the logitech stuff - you can use them at a quiet volume and still hear low frequencies, which most speakers, short of ones with servoed bass drivers can't manage- for background listening they're great.

I've a nice pair of PMCs which I used with my computer for a while, but they managed absolutely no bass in my room - there was a nice pool of it on the street out side - bloody ports!

05-11-2008, 08:28 AM	#11 (permalink)
JlCollins005 Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Age: 21 Posts: 922	Calib srry for such a late reply yea i use a 3.5mm to RCA conversion adapter the only problem i have sometimes is the way my audio and lan are the lan kind pushed the adapter outta wack iget a buzzing noise all i gotta do is adjust it but man i do love the way it sounds __________________ My Latop Hp zv6000 AMD Athlon 3200+ 2GB Ram 60GB Hdd Cdrw/DVD rom Ati 128 Vid 15.4" Glossy Widescreen

05-11-2008, 07:03 PM	#16 (permalink)
Calibretto Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Indiana, USA Age: 18 Posts: 1,932	Nice setup SirKenin! Hopefully I'll have something like that when I get money! Do you always run your computer through that TV? __________________ Desktop: Cooler Master Elite 330 Case \| AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ \| 1.5GB PC3200 RAM \| XFX GeForce 7900GT Laptop: HP DV6700TSE \| Intel C2D T5750 2.0GHz \| 3GB DDR2 667 \| 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS Winner of Photo Comp: Computer Peripherals CoD4 [CF]Clan Member - Headshot: Applied directly to the head.

05-13-2008, 10:52 AM	#18 (permalink)
CG man Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Uk Age: 32 Posts: 194	No PC sound hardware is a match for a seperates HI Fi setup I have My PC pluged into An ARCAM A85 Amp and Bowers & Wilkins 603 Speakers. Only trouble is war games bring plaster off the walls. __________________ Uk illustrator 3D Logo Graphic Designer http://www.cgeffect.com

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Bootup05 Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Essex, UK Age: 17 Posts: 1,262	I quite like Bose myself, grew up around my Dad's System. hes owned loads of kit during his time, didnt get to hear much of it as I wasnt around at that time. Im not into the name as a whole, didn't think much of his Wave system. But the PC Kit they do I really enjoy listening to, theres some sort of Weird Bass Immersion that draws me to them. Which I can't find in Logitech's Speakers, Been looking at their £90 THX Kit, Z-2300 I think. To me this Bose hate is just the same as the PC/MAC thing, but thats my opinion __________________ Main System Proccy - Intel E6400 @ 3440 \| Mobo - P5B DLX \| RAM - 2GB TwinX 6400 C5 \| GPU - 96GT HDD - WD 400GB Caviar SE - WD 320GB Caviar SE - 160GB Seagate Ext Monitor - Asus 19" Wide LCD \| PSU - Tagan 600W Dual Engine \| Soundcard - SB Live Ext 24 Heatsink - S Infinity \| Optical - Pioneer DVDRW \| OS - Vista Ult64 SP1

05-13-2008, 02:15 PM	#20 (permalink)
PunterCam Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 423	Have Bose ever been a good make?! I think the fact that they've been around for ever makes people think they're good or something. I personally quite like the logitech stuff - you can use them at a quiet volume and still hear low frequencies, which most speakers, short of ones with servoed bass drivers can't manage- for background listening they're great. I've a nice pair of PMCs which I used with my computer for a while, but they managed absolutely no bass in my room - there was a nice pool of it on the street out side - bloody ports! __________________ 2006 Mac Pro Dual, dual core xeons @ 2.0Ghz each 2Gb Ram (I'm too poor) NVidia Geforce 7300Gt 256mb Onboard Sound - optical out to Logitech Z5500 Digidesign MBox2 output to PMCs 250Gb Drive running both Mac OSX and Windows on seperate partitions, 400Gb Seagate Drive for Windows, 400Gb WD Drive for OSX 24¨ Acer AL2416W (not nearly as bad as you'd think) Various Lacie external drives

05-11-2008, 05:14 PM	#13 (permalink)
Quick69GTO Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 204	Bootup05. It's my opinion that you could do much better that Bose for the same money. I have never liked Bose because they have always used cheap drivers that produce awful sound. I have auditioned every Bose speaker system they have made since the late 70's and they have yet to produce a product that lives up to the price. Hell, in some systems, Logitech uses higher quality components than Bose does. Two of the best manufacturers of audiophile PC speaker systems are Klipsch and M-Audio. I urge you to audition some of their comparably priced PC speaker systems. They will blow Bose out of the water.

05-11-2008, 05:33 PM	#14 (permalink)
SirKenin banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,711	Yes. This is mine:

05-11-2008, 07:50 PM	#17 (permalink)
SirKenin banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,711	Thanks And yes, actually. I'm sitting in front of it now. There's actually 2 computers on this. The HTPC, which you see under the TV, and the beast off to the right. I'm working on a couple more things, one a full fledged media server with RAID 5, the other media center terminals for each room of the house, all networked together and internet accessible (FTP). Currently I use two servers in the server room for that, but most clients aren't going to want those beasts in their home. From this pic you'll see why:

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