Recommend Me Some New Speakers!

LTB · 09-13-2009, 05:00 AM

Title says it all. I'll mostly be using them for music and some gaming. Would like to keep it under $100 bucks but the cheaper the better. Also I want these things to shake the walls so they gotta be loud! Oh and I like pretty heavy bass too.

gamerman4 · 09-13-2009, 05:11 AM

You aren't going to get wall-shaking sound under $100 and even if you do, it won't be 5.1 surround sound. If you don't care about surround sound, your best bet would be to save up and get some Z-2300s, they run around $150-$170.

LTB · 09-13-2009, 05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by gamerman4

You aren't going to get wall-shaking sound under $100 and even if you do, it won't be 5.1 surround sound. If you don't care about surround sound, your best bet would be to save up and get some Z-2300s, they run around $150-$170.

Thanks for the reply. What is the difference between 2.1 and 5.1? I don't even know what those numbers mean. Also it doesn't have to be perfect sound quality. But I'm in college and if my roommates and I are having a party I want the system to bump.

gamerman4 · 09-13-2009, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by LTB

Thanks for the reply. What is the difference between 2.1 and 5.1? I don't even know what those numbers mean. Also it doesn't have to be perfect sound quality. But I'm in college and if my roommates and I are having a party I want the system to bump.

2.1 - 2 speakers and a subwoofer

5.1 - 5 speakers and a subwoofer

the ".1" represents the subwoofer because it produces only about 10% (.1) of the sound spectrum.

So 5.1 is surround sound since you have Front, Front Left, Front Right, and Rear L/R + the subwoofer.

Again, I recommend saving up a bit more and getting the Z-2300.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16836121122
$130

The system is 200 watts, which is a great deal for the price. You won't find much more than 200 watts without getting into $200 systems. The subwoofer is a decent size so you will get a good bit of bump as well.

LTB · 09-13-2009, 05:38 AM

Thanks for explaining that. So just for clarification I currently have a old (I dunno maybe 5 years??) Altec Lansing 221 setup, which I would consider decent. How much of a performance increase could I expect if I went with the Logitech setup?

Kosh · 09-13-2009, 05:58 AM

this,and this will give better sound with the bass you want.over the plastic speakers that has been recommended.its also only 50 over your budget.

Kosh · 09-13-2009, 05:22 AM

i know its a bit over budget,but something like these add a subwoofer later.that will give you the kinda sound you are looking for.

ShadyGirl420 · 09-13-2009, 05:33 AM

$170 im waitin to get these
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16836121012

gamerman4 · 09-13-2009, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Kosh

bass takes way more power to produce.im running a set of klipsch bookshelf speakers on a t-amp.that basically means the speaks are getting 10 watts.im using 2 powered subwoofers that barely keep up.so i would say maybe,maybe not.my subs are way beyond that yamaha sub.im running a boston acoustics xb6 200w continuous 600peak.my klipsch subwoofer has about half that output.

Obviously bass takes more power but that doesn't mean satellite speakers need to be neglected. I'm willing to bet that the 40 watt satellites on the Z2300 system would outperform those Edifiers at higher volumes. I am assuming if you use that yamaha with those speakers, you will have a large hole in your mid-range. It takes next to no power to create sound in the high range since the cone barely needs to move but in the mid-range there is still some decent motion going on that needs more than 8 watts to produce clearly.

Kosh · 09-13-2009, 10:54 AM

straight up real speakers are gonna sound better than plastic ones.1 word "resonance"plastic is gonna have alot more of it than mdf.

09-13-2009, 05:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
LTB Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: California Posts: 43	Recommend Me Some New Speakers! Title says it all. I'll mostly be using them for music and some gaming. Would like to keep it under $100 bucks but the cheaper the better. Also I want these things to shake the walls so they gotta be loud! Oh and I like pretty heavy bass too. __________________ Antec P180 Advanced Super Mid Tower ASUS P5N-T 780i Motherboard Intel Q6700 @ 2.66Ghz Corsair Dominator Series DDR2-1066 (4x1 GB) BFG Geforce 8800GT 512MB (x2 SLI) Corsair TX 650W PSU

09-13-2009, 05:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
gamerman4 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Arkansas Age: 19 Posts: 2,806	You aren't going to get wall-shaking sound under $100 and even if you do, it won't be 5.1 surround sound. If you don't care about surround sound, your best bet would be to save up and get some Z-2300s, they run around $150-$170. __________________ Intel Q6600 @ 3.00 Ghz Xigmatek HDT-S1283 ASUS P5Q SE PLUS HDDs:1 x 500GB 1x 750GB 1x 1000GB 2 x 2GB OCZ DDR2 1066 ATi Radeon HD 4870 1024MB PC Power & Cooling S61EPS 610W Logitech Z-5500 there shouldn't be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?

09-13-2009, 05:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
LTB Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: California Posts: 43	Thanks for explaining that. So just for clarification I currently have a old (I dunno maybe 5 years??) Altec Lansing 221 setup, which I would consider decent. How much of a performance increase could I expect if I went with the Logitech setup? __________________ Antec P180 Advanced Super Mid Tower ASUS P5N-T 780i Motherboard Intel Q6700 @ 2.66Ghz Corsair Dominator Series DDR2-1066 (4x1 GB) BFG Geforce 8800GT 512MB (x2 SLI) Corsair TX 650W PSU

09-13-2009, 05:58 AM	#6 (permalink)
Kosh Silver Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Vorlon homeworld Posts: 102	this,and this will give better sound with the bass you want.over the plastic speakers that has been recommended.its also only 50 over your budget. __________________ Gigabyte p35 Intel c2q 6600@3.0 Evga gtx260 suplerclocked Ocz platinum ddr3 1333 Seagate 7200.10 250gb hdd Wester digital 1tb hdd Lg blu ray burner Vizio 32 inch 1080p hdtv Windows 7 professional 64 bit

09-13-2009, 05:22 AM	#7 (permalink)
Kosh Silver Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Vorlon homeworld Posts: 102	i know its a bit over budget,but something like these add a subwoofer later.that will give you the kinda sound you are looking for. __________________ Gigabyte p35 Intel c2q 6600@3.0 Evga gtx260 suplerclocked Ocz platinum ddr3 1333 Seagate 7200.10 250gb hdd Wester digital 1tb hdd Lg blu ray burner Vizio 32 inch 1080p hdtv Windows 7 professional 64 bit

09-13-2009, 05:33 AM	#8 (permalink)
ShadyGirl420 Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Louisville, KY Age: 26 Posts: 35	$170 im waitin to get these http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16836121012

09-13-2009, 10:54 AM	#10 (permalink)
Kosh Silver Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Vorlon homeworld Posts: 102	straight up real speakers are gonna sound better than plastic ones.1 word "resonance"plastic is gonna have alot more of it than mdf. __________________ Gigabyte p35 Intel c2q 6600@3.0 Evga gtx260 suplerclocked Ocz platinum ddr3 1333 Seagate 7200.10 250gb hdd Wester digital 1tb hdd Lg blu ray burner Vizio 32 inch 1080p hdtv Windows 7 professional 64 bit

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