Re: Speaker advice needed please


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Posted by Rocket2600 on 21, 2000 at 6:10 PM:

In Reply to: Speaker advice needed please posted by saint on 21, 2000 at 5:32 PM:

Hey Saint, I'm no speaker expert or anything but I have had Yamaha speakers (2 sets) in the last 3 years and they are awsome. I move my first set which were just 2 all-range speakers to my arcade cab. I picked up a 3 speaker Yamaha set for my main PC system (with DVD). They come in a 30w or 80w watt range. The 80w is more expensive but well worth it. I picked them up for about $130 last December('99). In games like Unreal they are killer and sound great playing action movies like Mortal Kombat, Armeggedon, or anything else. The store I bought them at didn't have them setup brfore I bought them, but I had that other Yamaha set and was happy with it. So getting a higher wattage set with a sub-woofer was what I was looking for. I'm not sure if the package a 5-speaker set or not (4-sats with a 1 sub). You'll get a lot of different opinions on this topic I'm sure, but in my book they are the best. Good luck on your search.

------>Rocket2600

: OK: Thie is one area I'm about a clueless as can be. I have a Soundblaster Live Value card. I have 4 generic desktop speakers hooked up, and get ok sound. However, I'm ready to move into "WOW" sound. I'd like 4 speaker "surround sound" (in quotes, because I want that affect, not necessarily any particular brand/standard of surround sound), with a wolfer of course. I want something for game play, MP3's, and DVD movies.

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: Questions:
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: 1. Can someone explain the various different standards/options? 4.1? 5.1? Digital vs analog? Dolby? I'm fairly lost. A brief (or long!) explanation or pointer to someplace to read up on it would be great. Obviously I'm interested in how it applies to computer audio.
: 2. Which option is best for the SB-Live value? My card came out pre-5.1 standard, I believe. I've heard digital speakers are a snow job?
: 3. I'd like specific brand/model recommendations if possible.
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: (This may turn into a piece on the faq if the discussion is good).

: Thanks!

: --- saint




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