how do you listen to sound on your pc?
13-09-2003, 21:41
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how do you listen to sound on your pc?
Inspired by the "what music are you listening to" thread, I just wondered?
My pc is used for playing CD's, DVD's & watching telly, for example.
I have a 5.1 speaker & decoder set (old Cambridge Soundworks Desktop Theater (sic)) which sounds great in the small room, for all the above.
Otherwise I use headphones - the dolby headphone option in PowerDVD, does great 3D effects with DVD's.
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13-09-2003, 21:51
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If i say with my ears...... will i get flamed?
Oooer!! flame me, flame me :p
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13-09-2003, 21:54
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i listen to my music through my lowly 2.1's but i may upgrade to 5.1 my soundcard can go as high as 7.1
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13-09-2003, 21:55
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Quote:
Originally posted by kink
If i say with my ears...... will i get flamed?
Oooer!! flame me, flame me :p
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*heads off to London with a flame thrower...
I use an elderly Pioneer Dolby Digital amp and speakers.
Does a good job with DVDs.. Especially the Bond ones (the river chase at the beginning of The World is Not Enough shakes the room) and anything with a lot of action.
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13-09-2003, 22:02
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Quote:
Originally posted by kink
If i say with my ears...... will i get flamed?
Oooer!! flame me, flame me :p
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\blows hot breath in kinks ear
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13-09-2003, 22:06
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I use the built in "sounds card" on my Mobo (MSI) and a set of creative 5.1 speakers, couldn't telly you the model of them, it all sounds sweets as, and the speakers only cost a little over £50 can't complain about that
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13-09-2003, 22:15
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Quote:
Originally posted by kronas
i listen to my music through my lowly 2.1's but i may upgrade to 5.1 my soundcard can go as high as 7.1
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Nothing wrong with a 2.1 set for music. The amp/decoder determines how good the simulation of 5.1 is for stereo - if you only listen to music, you might want to save your money?
If you start getting music encoded for dolby or divx, it would be a different matter.
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14-09-2003, 00:10
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I just use the built sound chip on my mother board (NVIDIA nForce) with some Packard Bell flat pannel NXT speakers.
These ones: http://www.pcworld.co.uk/images/654452_01_huge.jpg
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14-09-2003, 04:36
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Had some NXT speakers, swapped them out for a set of Encore P703s set as the front speakers, plantronics headset as the rear speakers, so when I want to videoconference without feedback / echo issues I just run the fader to the rear speakers and put the headset on...
Gotta love the SB:Live for that
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14-09-2003, 19:36
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i mainly listen to mp3's ive downloaded from the net and even though i have 5.1 i think it simulates mp3's as 5.1 coz i don't think mp3's can be encoded at 5.1....or sommat similarly techy
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14-09-2003, 19:41
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audigy 2 with altec lansing ada885 speakers 4.1 uses a ghosted center has a built in DD decoder and massive sub as big as the pc base unit
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14-09-2003, 19:43
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are these decent? i am looking at getting some of these... i like the idea of having slim speakers...
beats the pieces of crap that have been supplied with my computer
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14-09-2003, 19:56
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Quote:
Originally posted by darkangel
audigy 2 with altec lansing ada885 speakers 4.1 uses a ghosted center has a built in DD decoder and massive sub as big as the pc base unit
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sounds like (no pun intended ) the sub my son has in his car - I'm surprised the windows don't pop out!
My sound card is only a Soundblaster 4.1, which I got because I was sick of the appalling "built in" sound on my mobo, but didn't have much cash to splash.
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15-09-2003, 22:49
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I listen through a Logic base speaker and two sub speakers. VIA AC"97 Enhanced Audio.
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15-09-2003, 22:57
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Harmon Kardon Soundsticks with a great big subwoofer under the desk ... transparent perspex with a blue light inside it. Looks like an alien jellyfish and terrifies guests when they stay in our spare room.
Sounds great too.
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