Re: powered desktop speakers
I like the logitech z2300 system, but it dones't have a digital port. twitter http://www.twitter.com/richardclaypool last.fm http://www.last.fm/user/lord_of_beer msn bellevue@gmail.com skype lord_of_beer - Original Message - From: André van Deventer andred...@webafrica.org.za To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 4:06 PM Subject: powered desktop speakers Hi folks Looking for some high quality desktop speakers to use for listening to music. Let me state that movie and game sounds are completely irrelevant to me. What I am looking for is sound quality for listening to lossless files with desktop speakers. I have found 3 recommendations and I was wondering if anyone have any experience with one or more of them. The speakers are M-Audio Studiophile AV 40 Creative gigaworks t40 and BW mm1 Yes I realize that they are kind of pricy. The BW system is by far the most expensive but I like the idea of a built-in digital to audio converter. Andre To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
RE: powered desktop speakers
Yes there is a rather good sized sub-woofer into which the additional speakers connection and the sub plugs into the output jack of the computer. I like my rock and roll so volume is important. However, I also listen to a lot of acoustic music i.e. folk, choral and world music. The SoundSticks have a nice transparency. The design is quite striking as the tweeters are about a foot tall columns. There is a touch control on either side of a sound port on the right hand speaker column to raise and lower the volume. The sub is shaped somewhat like a small bee hive and sits on small legs. The sub definitely needs to be on a hard flat surface rather than on thick carpeting to get the best effect of the sub. I have the Sound Sticks 2 version. A remote control would be a nice addition, but I don't know if they've added one or not. I've never tried comparing these to other higher end computer speakers and the B and W's do sound as if they'd be awesome. However the price on those is prohibitive for me while the SoundSticks were only a mild stretch! Good luck with you choice and let the list know what you choose and how you like them. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of André van Deventer Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 10:09 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: powered desktop speakers Clifford This was also one of the systems I have been reading about. Volume to me is not the issu but most definitely the sound quality is. I listen to quite a lot of acoustic music for example. I believe this system has a small subwhoofer included? Is this correct? -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Blackwell, Clifford Sent: 16 August 2011 10:13 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: powered desktop speakers I have no experience with those, but I have a pair of Harmon Karden Sound Sticks. I think they're up to version 3 now. They are a 2.1 system and sound great and can handle playing quite loudly. I think they're around $150 U.S. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of André van Deventer Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 3:07 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: powered desktop speakers Hi folks Looking for some high quality desktop speakers to use for listening to music. Let me state that movie and game sounds are completely irrelevant to me. What I am looking for is sound quality for listening to lossless files with desktop speakers. I have found 3 recommendations and I was wondering if anyone have any experience with one or more of them. The speakers are M-Audio Studiophile AV 40 Creative gigaworks t40 and BW mm1 Yes I realize that they are kind of pricy. The BW system is by far the most expensive but I like the idea of a built-in digital to audio converter. Andre To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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Yep, stick to brands but always listen to others. Some brands, like everything in electronics, you pay for the name more than the quality of the product. The adam audio a7x speakers sound fantastic with choral music and acoustic stuff, I played Eric Witacre's light and gold cd recorded last year to test the things and they blew my mind, and that was without a sub. I also played the first movement of Brahms's first symphony, not all of it, but the first intro before the sonata form starts and the end of the thing with those fantastic triplets. The highs sounded good, some say they don't sound natural, ok one person said that, but I felt I was listening to the thing live. hth Dave c. bahr On 8/16/2011 9:13 PM, André van Deventer wrote: Dave I listen to a lot of acoustic music - including large choirs. For such music I would think that a flat response would be the best kind of thing. I don't like electronic music at all. Where good quality systems are concerned, it seems the best to stick to brands that are known for good speaker design although they are more expensive? Andre -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dave Bahr Sent: 16 August 2011 10:55 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: powered desktop speakers I just bought studio monitors, the Adam audio a7x. They run balanced and unbalanced xlr and rca out, and sound really good on lossless stuff. It depends what you want, I wanted to hear a flat frequency response, not any sort of pre-designed emphasis of the lows or highs. I don't have experience with any of those systems, I do have a bose companion 5 system at university and have been pretty impressed with it, but again, it's not a flat freq response system, it's a consumer speaker and damn good at what it does. I hope that helps a little? Always listen before you buy, you know that, but sometimes it bears repeating especially when you see a good price online. Also, test it with different genres of music or the most often listened-to genre that you know you'll be playing on the speakers. Dave c. bahr On 8/16/2011 2:13 PM, Blackwell, Clifford wrote: I have no experience with those, but I have a pair of Harmon Karden Sound Sticks. I think they're up to version 3 now. They are a 2.1 system and sound great and can handle playing quite loudly. I think they're around $150 U.S. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of André van Deventer Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 3:07 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: powered desktop speakers Hi folks Looking for some high quality desktop speakers to use for listening to music. Let me state that movie and game sounds are completely irrelevant to me. What I am looking for is sound quality for listening to lossless files with desktop speakers. I have found 3 recommendations and I was wondering if anyone have any experience with one or more of them. The speakers are M-Audio Studiophile AV 40 Creative gigaworks t40 and BW mm1 Yes I realize that they are kind of pricy. The BW system is by far the most expensive but I like the idea of a built-in digital to audio converter. Andre To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
RE: powered desktop speakers
David This is of tremendous help to me. Let me check this. Thanx for all the assistance I get. I suppose for many years so much emphasis has been placed on graphics and sight on computers that it is only now that we are getting higher quality desktop speakers. I do have a good quality hifi system in my living room but I need something to simply listen to music with good quality while working on my computer in the bedroom. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dave Bahr Sent: 17 August 2011 06:18 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: powered desktop speakers Yep, stick to brands but always listen to others. Some brands, like everything in electronics, you pay for the name more than the quality of the product. The adam audio a7x speakers sound fantastic with choral music and acoustic stuff, I played Eric Witacre's light and gold cd recorded last year to test the things and they blew my mind, and that was without a sub. I also played the first movement of Brahms's first symphony, not all of it, but the first intro before the sonata form starts and the end of the thing with those fantastic triplets. The highs sounded good, some say they don't sound natural, ok one person said that, but I felt I was listening to the thing live. hth Dave c. bahr On 8/16/2011 9:13 PM, André van Deventer wrote: Dave I listen to a lot of acoustic music - including large choirs. For such music I would think that a flat response would be the best kind of thing. I don't like electronic music at all. Where good quality systems are concerned, it seems the best to stick to brands that are known for good speaker design although they are more expensive? Andre -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dave Bahr Sent: 16 August 2011 10:55 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: powered desktop speakers I just bought studio monitors, the Adam audio a7x. They run balanced and unbalanced xlr and rca out, and sound really good on lossless stuff. It depends what you want, I wanted to hear a flat frequency response, not any sort of pre-designed emphasis of the lows or highs. I don't have experience with any of those systems, I do have a bose companion 5 system at university and have been pretty impressed with it, but again, it's not a flat freq response system, it's a consumer speaker and damn good at what it does. I hope that helps a little? Always listen before you buy, you know that, but sometimes it bears repeating especially when you see a good price online. Also, test it with different genres of music or the most often listened-to genre that you know you'll be playing on the speakers. Dave c. bahr On 8/16/2011 2:13 PM, Blackwell, Clifford wrote: I have no experience with those, but I have a pair of Harmon Karden Sound Sticks. I think they're up to version 3 now. They are a 2.1 system and sound great and can handle playing quite loudly. I think they're around $150 U.S. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of André van Deventer Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 3:07 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: powered desktop speakers Hi folks Looking for some high quality desktop speakers to use for listening to music. Let me state that movie and game sounds are completely irrelevant to me. What I am looking for is sound quality for listening to lossless files with desktop speakers. I have found 3 recommendations and I was wondering if anyone have any experience with one or more of them. The speakers are M-Audio Studiophile AV 40 Creative gigaworks t40 and BW mm1 Yes I realize that they are kind of pricy. The BW system is by far the most expensive but I like the idea of a built-in digital to audio converter. Andre To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
RE: powered desktop speakers
Dave Had a look at the adam audio a7x you spoke about but they are way above what I can afford unfortunately! It's interesting that we are seeing the companies with proven records in the manufacture of speakers entering the market. It seems that even the companies known for high quality hifi equipment are realising thatpeople are using their pcs more and more for listening to music. What I have heard also though is that these better kinds of desktop speakers are not very forgiving when it comes to lower bitrate encodings. All I want is a pleasant sounding system that will not need me to mortgage my soul for the cost. Although I fully realise that whatever I will get will cost somewhat more than the speakers you will see advertised in stores with computers being sold. I do have a high quality Imagic USB sound card to use as a DAC. The thing is about 8 years old and so are the drivers but I am sure there is nothing wrong with the sound quality. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dave Bahr Sent: 17 August 2011 06:18 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: powered desktop speakers Yep, stick to brands but always listen to others. Some brands, like everything in electronics, you pay for the name more than the quality of the product. The adam audio a7x speakers sound fantastic with choral music and acoustic stuff, I played Eric Witacre's light and gold cd recorded last year to test the things and they blew my mind, and that was without a sub. I also played the first movement of Brahms's first symphony, not all of it, but the first intro before the sonata form starts and the end of the thing with those fantastic triplets. The highs sounded good, some say they don't sound natural, ok one person said that, but I felt I was listening to the thing live. hth Dave c. bahr On 8/16/2011 9:13 PM, André van Deventer wrote: Dave I listen to a lot of acoustic music - including large choirs. For such music I would think that a flat response would be the best kind of thing. I don't like electronic music at all. Where good quality systems are concerned, it seems the best to stick to brands that are known for good speaker design although they are more expensive? Andre -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dave Bahr Sent: 16 August 2011 10:55 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: powered desktop speakers I just bought studio monitors, the Adam audio a7x. They run balanced and unbalanced xlr and rca out, and sound really good on lossless stuff. It depends what you want, I wanted to hear a flat frequency response, not any sort of pre-designed emphasis of the lows or highs. I don't have experience with any of those systems, I do have a bose companion 5 system at university and have been pretty impressed with it, but again, it's not a flat freq response system, it's a consumer speaker and damn good at what it does. I hope that helps a little? Always listen before you buy, you know that, but sometimes it bears repeating especially when you see a good price online. Also, test it with different genres of music or the most often listened-to genre that you know you'll be playing on the speakers. Dave c. bahr On 8/16/2011 2:13 PM, Blackwell, Clifford wrote: I have no experience with those, but I have a pair of Harmon Karden Sound Sticks. I think they're up to version 3 now. They are a 2.1 system and sound great and can handle playing quite loudly. I think they're around $150 U.S. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of André van Deventer Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 3:07 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: powered desktop speakers Hi folks Looking for some high quality desktop speakers to use for listening to music. Let me state that movie and game sounds are completely irrelevant to me. What I am looking for is sound quality for listening to lossless files with desktop speakers. I have found 3 recommendations and I was wondering if anyone have any experience with one or more of them. The speakers are M-Audio Studiophile AV 40 Creative gigaworks t40 and BW mm1 Yes I realize that they are kind of pricy. The BW system is by far the most expensive but I like the idea of a built-in digital to audio converter. Andre To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc
Re: powered desktop speakers
well, these were a huge purchase for me, so much so that I um, hardly have any money left to live on, but that'll change when I get some work. I don't know what your budget is but the bose companion 5 system is damn good for what it is. I don't think it's flat freq but it's still a good consumer system. I might be selling mine, email me offlist if you're interested. Dave c. bahr On 8/17/2011 12:06 PM, André van Deventer wrote: Dave Had a look at the adam audio a7x you spoke about but they are way above what I can afford unfortunately! It's interesting that we are seeing the companies with proven records in the manufacture of speakers entering the market. It seems that even the companies known for high quality hifi equipment are realising thatpeople are using their pcs more and more for listening to music. What I have heard also though is that these better kinds of desktop speakers are not very forgiving when it comes to lower bitrate encodings. All I want is a pleasant sounding system that will not need me to mortgage my soul for the cost. Although I fully realise that whatever I will get will cost somewhat more than the speakers you will see advertised in stores with computers being sold. I do have a high quality Imagic USB sound card to use as a DAC. The thing is about 8 years old and so are the drivers but I am sure there is nothing wrong with the sound quality. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dave Bahr Sent: 17 August 2011 06:18 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: powered desktop speakers Yep, stick to brands but always listen to others. Some brands, like everything in electronics, you pay for the name more than the quality of the product. The adam audio a7x speakers sound fantastic with choral music and acoustic stuff, I played Eric Witacre's light and gold cd recorded last year to test the things and they blew my mind, and that was without a sub. I also played the first movement of Brahms's first symphony, not all of it, but the first intro before the sonata form starts and the end of the thing with those fantastic triplets. The highs sounded good, some say they don't sound natural, ok one person said that, but I felt I was listening to the thing live. hth Dave c. bahr On 8/16/2011 9:13 PM, André van Deventer wrote: Dave I listen to a lot of acoustic music - including large choirs. For such music I would think that a flat response would be the best kind of thing. I don't like electronic music at all. Where good quality systems are concerned, it seems the best to stick to brands that are known for good speaker design although they are more expensive? Andre -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dave Bahr Sent: 16 August 2011 10:55 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: powered desktop speakers I just bought studio monitors, the Adam audio a7x. They run balanced and unbalanced xlr and rca out, and sound really good on lossless stuff. It depends what you want, I wanted to hear a flat frequency response, not any sort of pre-designed emphasis of the lows or highs. I don't have experience with any of those systems, I do have a bose companion 5 system at university and have been pretty impressed with it, but again, it's not a flat freq response system, it's a consumer speaker and damn good at what it does. I hope that helps a little? Always listen before you buy, you know that, but sometimes it bears repeating especially when you see a good price online. Also, test it with different genres of music or the most often listened-to genre that you know you'll be playing on the speakers. Dave c. bahr On 8/16/2011 2:13 PM, Blackwell, Clifford wrote: I have no experience with those, but I have a pair of Harmon Karden Sound Sticks. I think they're up to version 3 now. They are a 2.1 system and sound great and can handle playing quite loudly. I think they're around $150 U.S. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of André van Deventer Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 3:07 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: powered desktop speakers Hi folks Looking for some high quality desktop speakers to use for listening to music. Let me state that movie and game sounds are completely irrelevant to me. What I am looking for is sound quality for listening to lossless files with desktop speakers. I have found 3 recommendations and I was wondering if anyone have any experience with one or more of them. The speakers are M-Audio Studiophile AV 40 Creative gigaworks t40 and BW mm1 Yes I realize that they are kind of pricy. The BW system is by far the most expensive but I like the idea of a built-in digital to audio converter. Andre To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio
powered desktop speakers
Hi folks Looking for some high quality desktop speakers to use for listening to music. Let me state that movie and game sounds are completely irrelevant to me. What I am looking for is sound quality for listening to lossless files with desktop speakers. I have found 3 recommendations and I was wondering if anyone have any experience with one or more of them. The speakers are M-Audio Studiophile AV 40 Creative gigaworks t40 and BW mm1 Yes I realize that they are kind of pricy. The BW system is by far the most expensive but I like the idea of a built-in digital to audio converter. Andre To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
RE: powered desktop speakers
I have no experience with those, but I have a pair of Harmon Karden Sound Sticks. I think they're up to version 3 now. They are a 2.1 system and sound great and can handle playing quite loudly. I think they're around $150 U.S. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of André van Deventer Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 3:07 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: powered desktop speakers Hi folks Looking for some high quality desktop speakers to use for listening to music. Let me state that movie and game sounds are completely irrelevant to me. What I am looking for is sound quality for listening to lossless files with desktop speakers. I have found 3 recommendations and I was wondering if anyone have any experience with one or more of them. The speakers are M-Audio Studiophile AV 40 Creative gigaworks t40 and BW mm1 Yes I realize that they are kind of pricy. The BW system is by far the most expensive but I like the idea of a built-in digital to audio converter. Andre To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: powered desktop speakers
I can also recomand the benwin speakers they can play quite loud and are perfect for lossless sound. you can get2.1 or 5.1 set ups, also from what i was told you might sometime in the furture find a 7.1 speaker system from benwin, i talked to thei custmor service and i am truely surprised with the speakers. - Original Message - From: Blackwell, Clifford cblackw...@cityofmadison.com To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 3:13 PM Subject: RE: powered desktop speakers I have no experience with those, but I have a pair of Harmon Karden Sound Sticks. I think they're up to version 3 now. They are a 2.1 system and sound great and can handle playing quite loudly. I think they're around $150 U.S. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of André van Deventer Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 3:07 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: powered desktop speakers Hi folks Looking for some high quality desktop speakers to use for listening to music. Let me state that movie and game sounds are completely irrelevant to me. What I am looking for is sound quality for listening to lossless files with desktop speakers. I have found 3 recommendations and I was wondering if anyone have any experience with one or more of them. The speakers are M-Audio Studiophile AV 40 Creative gigaworks t40 and BW mm1 Yes I realize that they are kind of pricy. The BW system is by far the most expensive but I like the idea of a built-in digital to audio converter. Andre To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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I just bought studio monitors, the Adam audio a7x. They run balanced and unbalanced xlr and rca out, and sound really good on lossless stuff. It depends what you want, I wanted to hear a flat frequency response, not any sort of pre-designed emphasis of the lows or highs. I don't have experience with any of those systems, I do have a bose companion 5 system at university and have been pretty impressed with it, but again, it's not a flat freq response system, it's a consumer speaker and damn good at what it does. I hope that helps a little? Always listen before you buy, you know that, but sometimes it bears repeating especially when you see a good price online. Also, test it with different genres of music or the most often listened-to genre that you know you'll be playing on the speakers. Dave c. bahr On 8/16/2011 2:13 PM, Blackwell, Clifford wrote: I have no experience with those, but I have a pair of Harmon Karden Sound Sticks. I think they're up to version 3 now. They are a 2.1 system and sound great and can handle playing quite loudly. I think they're around $150 U.S. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of André van Deventer Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 3:07 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: powered desktop speakers Hi folks Looking for some high quality desktop speakers to use for listening to music. Let me state that movie and game sounds are completely irrelevant to me. What I am looking for is sound quality for listening to lossless files with desktop speakers. I have found 3 recommendations and I was wondering if anyone have any experience with one or more of them. The speakers are M-Audio Studiophile AV 40 Creative gigaworks t40 and BW mm1 Yes I realize that they are kind of pricy. The BW system is by far the most expensive but I like the idea of a built-in digital to audio converter. Andre To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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Clifford This was also one of the systems I have been reading about. Volume to me is not the issu but most definitely the sound quality is. I listen to quite a lot of acoustic music for example. I believe this system has a small subwhoofer included? Is this correct? -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Blackwell, Clifford Sent: 16 August 2011 10:13 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: powered desktop speakers I have no experience with those, but I have a pair of Harmon Karden Sound Sticks. I think they're up to version 3 now. They are a 2.1 system and sound great and can handle playing quite loudly. I think they're around $150 U.S. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of André van Deventer Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 3:07 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: powered desktop speakers Hi folks Looking for some high quality desktop speakers to use for listening to music. Let me state that movie and game sounds are completely irrelevant to me. What I am looking for is sound quality for listening to lossless files with desktop speakers. I have found 3 recommendations and I was wondering if anyone have any experience with one or more of them. The speakers are M-Audio Studiophile AV 40 Creative gigaworks t40 and BW mm1 Yes I realize that they are kind of pricy. The BW system is by far the most expensive but I like the idea of a built-in digital to audio converter. Andre To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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Dave I listen to a lot of acoustic music - including large choirs. For such music I would think that a flat response would be the best kind of thing. I don't like electronic music at all. Where good quality systems are concerned, it seems the best to stick to brands that are known for good speaker design although they are more expensive? Andre -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dave Bahr Sent: 16 August 2011 10:55 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: powered desktop speakers I just bought studio monitors, the Adam audio a7x. They run balanced and unbalanced xlr and rca out, and sound really good on lossless stuff. It depends what you want, I wanted to hear a flat frequency response, not any sort of pre-designed emphasis of the lows or highs. I don't have experience with any of those systems, I do have a bose companion 5 system at university and have been pretty impressed with it, but again, it's not a flat freq response system, it's a consumer speaker and damn good at what it does. I hope that helps a little? Always listen before you buy, you know that, but sometimes it bears repeating especially when you see a good price online. Also, test it with different genres of music or the most often listened-to genre that you know you'll be playing on the speakers. Dave c. bahr On 8/16/2011 2:13 PM, Blackwell, Clifford wrote: I have no experience with those, but I have a pair of Harmon Karden Sound Sticks. I think they're up to version 3 now. They are a 2.1 system and sound great and can handle playing quite loudly. I think they're around $150 U.S. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of André van Deventer Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 3:07 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: powered desktop speakers Hi folks Looking for some high quality desktop speakers to use for listening to music. Let me state that movie and game sounds are completely irrelevant to me. What I am looking for is sound quality for listening to lossless files with desktop speakers. I have found 3 recommendations and I was wondering if anyone have any experience with one or more of them. The speakers are M-Audio Studiophile AV 40 Creative gigaworks t40 and BW mm1 Yes I realize that they are kind of pricy. The BW system is by far the most expensive but I like the idea of a built-in digital to audio converter. Andre To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: powered desktop speakers
Lossless? Listening from speakers? Mutually exclusive. - Original Message - From: André van Deventer andred...@webafrica.org.za To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 10:08 PM Subject: RE: powered desktop speakers Clifford This was also one of the systems I have been reading about. Volume to me is not the issu but most definitely the sound quality is. I listen to quite a lot of acoustic music for example. I believe this system has a small subwhoofer included? Is this correct? -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Blackwell, Clifford Sent: 16 August 2011 10:13 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: powered desktop speakers I have no experience with those, but I have a pair of Harmon Karden Sound Sticks. I think they're up to version 3 now. They are a 2.1 system and sound great and can handle playing quite loudly. I think they're around $150 U.S. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of André van Deventer Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 3:07 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: powered desktop speakers Hi folks Looking for some high quality desktop speakers to use for listening to music. Let me state that movie and game sounds are completely irrelevant to me. What I am looking for is sound quality for listening to lossless files with desktop speakers. I have found 3 recommendations and I was wondering if anyone have any experience with one or more of them. The speakers are M-Audio Studiophile AV 40 Creative gigaworks t40 and BW mm1 Yes I realize that they are kind of pricy. The BW system is by far the most expensive but I like the idea of a built-in digital to audio converter. Andre To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
