Best 5.1 speakers?!

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ChrisUlrich

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I have the X-Fi Fatality Sound Card... thing hauls! I think a nasty set of 5.1 speakers to compliment them... I have Altec Lansings 5100s... 2 years old! Sound great but I want something better now. Any suggestions? $300 price limit I think should do the trick no?
 
There havent been any major innovations in PC speakers for probably the past 5 years. The Logitech z-5500's have been one of the top-of-the-line speakers for probably 3 years now.
 
[-0MEGA-];488462 said:
Those are what I have (well the originals, not the "e" version). I've had them for around 2-3 years and they sound terrific, the sub is especially deep and loud for a PC sound system.
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I've been running the Z-640s with the on/off for center mix and balance control for center along with the front to rear. And that is 1/2 the rms seen on those. They also push the bass quite a bit.

jjsevdt said:
What about the Klipsch promedia ultra 5.1? These sound supurb. No boomy bass and awsome clearity.

http://www.klipsch.com/products/details/promedia-ultra-5-1.aspx
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Looks like a nice set if you have the room for the speakers. :P I'm not familiar with the brand there however. Often I'm far more fussy about the head phones since late night is the usual.
 
i like these for the price.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16836121126
and not just because i like how they look... i own them.
for $50 or so they're the best speakers you can get in my opinion... put a pair of those of the 2.1 version of them on each of the computers ive built and nobody's had any of them blow (haha) and none of them said they didnt like them. with the right sound card you can adjust the frontal and back volume so that it sounds like the back speakers are just as close as the front speakers.

the other speakers are good, but very expensive.
 
yea sound waves dont change a whole lot over time.
that is unless they discovered a material that could make sound crisper than they already can make it, and they manufacture it for even more money making the measurements even more precise...
generally the more money they are the better the sound... unless theyre money hungry and they just charge a lot. just get a good pair of reputable speakers from a reputable company.
 
fade2green514 said:
yea sound waves dont change a whole lot over time.
that is unless they discovered a material that could make sound crisper than they already can make it, and they manufacture it for even more money making the measurements even more precise...
generally the more money they are the better the sound... unless theyre money hungry and they just charge a lot. just get a good pair of reputable speakers from a reputable company.
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I paid $180 for them about 3 years ago... they still sound great! But my brother has a crappy set right now to hold him over because I want new ones. I know they're better ones out there somewhere because they weren't the absolute best on the market even then. Just want a REAL badass and CRISP 5.1 set of speakers thar are just compatible with every feature the X-Fi Fatality offers. I just love awesome sound... :-)
 
fade2green514 said:
yea sound waves dont change a whole lot over time.
that is unless they discovered a material that could make sound crisper than they already can make it, and they manufacture it for even more money making the measurements even more precise...
generally the more money they are the better the sound... unless theyre money hungry and they just charge a lot. just get a good pair of reputable speakers from a reputable company.
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It's not changing the sound waves, it producing more power, higher quality speakers.
 
[-0MEGA-];489995 said:
It's not changing the sound waves, it producing more power, higher quality speakers.
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What ya think Omega... about a set of speakers that will compliment my sound card awesome.
 
fade2green514 said:
i like these for the price.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16836121126
and not just because i like how they look... i own them.
for $50 or so they're the best speakers you can get in my opinion... put a pair of those of the 2.1 version of them on each of the computers ive built and nobody's had any of them blow (haha) and none of them said they didnt like them. with the right sound card you can adjust the frontal and back volume so that it sounds like the back speakers are just as close as the front speakers.

the other speakers are good, but very expensive.
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Exactly. I love my set of X-530s, and along w/ my Audigy 2 ZS Platinum, I can use the speaker optimizer thingy and then I can't distinguish which side they are coming from :D

As for you, Chris, I would suggest the 5300s, though they might not be much better than your current ones.
 
ChrisUlrich said:
Just want a REAL badass and CRISP 5.1 set of speakers thar are just compatible with every feature the X-Fi Fatality offers. I just love awesome sound... :-)
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Tell me you wouldn't want 505 watts to bring down the house with? :P Those 5500Es looked like they could get everyone hop.. hop.. hopping(mad :mad: ) around. "turn it down now or we'll..." :eek: ! "who set off the car alarm again?" :confused: who knows? :D
 
PC eye said:
Tell me you wouldn't want 505 watts to bring down the house with? :P Those 5500Es looked like they could get everyone hop.. hop.. hopping(mad :mad: ) around. "turn it down now or we'll..." :eek: ! "who set off the car alarm again?" :confused: who knows? :D
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Who makes the 5500Es?

Volume is very important... but it can't sound like ass ya know.
 
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