Which computer speakers do you use

chevelle · 20th May 2010, 13:21

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Originally Posted by parimal_g

Last week brought the Logitech Z5500 Speakers,and are awesome.But still not able to do fine tuning about the location of sats.These are one of the best VFM speakers, as good as any mid range home Theater.

I bought it's last generation speakers. That is z-5300. Still having trouble setting them up with my laptop as i am not able to get 5.1 sound.

If you are searching for the location of speakers. The manual says the following.

'Place the front speakers on either side of monitor at equal distance from each other as from you. Angle the speakers to face you. Place other satellite speakers behind you and about same distance apart as front speakers. Depending on where you place it, adjust the stand to direct the sound towards you. For best sound quality, place the woofer on floor beneath your desk/table with minimum of 6 inches of all round the woofer for ventilation.'

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ladak.imran · 20th May 2010, 16:09

Kiterunner, junk the Bose speakers.
Try to get an audition of Audioengine A5's - these are my pick, for listening to music. They're ~20,000... and WAY better than bose.

Yogi, where did you pick up your A5's from? I've been thinking about purchasing them for a while now..

PAVAN KADAM · 20th May 2010, 16:13

I run a simple JBL 2.1 speakers on the computer.

Spending anything more than this is senseless for a person like me.

s3va · 20th May 2010, 16:14

7.1 Denon

...of course through Numark external sound card and my amplifier !

yogi1771 · 20th May 2010, 18:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by ladak.imran

Kiterunner, junk the Bose speakers.
Try to get an audition of Audioengine A5's - these are my pick, for listening to music. They're ~20,000... and WAY better than bose.

Yogi, where did you pick up your A5's from? I've been thinking about purchasing them for a while now..

Hi ladak.imran I got the A5's from Audioengine USA A5 90W Active Bookshelf Speakers - Best Buy -,and the best part got the auditioning done at my house and the speakers delivered the next day and payment done to the guy who got the speakers

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If interested you can call Mr Ashutosh pm'ed you his contact number.

Ranjan Sharma · 24th May 2010, 02:01

Am using Creative Inspire 5.1 speakers. The motherboard in my CPU already has a 7.1 sound-card inbuilt.

alpha1 · 24th May 2010, 15:32

I use Quad 11L2 plugged to my PC

Audio bliss

anku94 · 24th May 2010, 21:02

I've got 4 year-old Creative Inspire 4400 4.1 . Am not doing them justice, really, as I'm lacking a decent sound card. But it produces noise without having to spend additional bucks, so good enough for me.

An observation - People here, according to the polls, prefer either 2.1s or 5.1s....why the hatred for 4.1s ?

blackasta · 25th May 2010, 01:52

Using creative inspire 5.1 5200 from my college days. Produces nice sound, and anyway I don't need anything better (as my room and computer placement is not acoustically perfect).
At present it is paired with creative x-fi extreme gamer 7.1 card. Started with SB live 24 bit 5.1.

navan49 · 16th July 2010, 21:58

At present using the in built speakers in my dell latitude laptop. There is a long due ambition of a good alteclansing 5.1 speakers or Boaz speakers. Waiting patiently for the time to buy.

ashish22 · 27th July 2010, 14:07

Altec Lansing ATP 5 for my desktop
Altec Lansing MX-5021 for my laptop

vasoo · 27th July 2010, 14:14

I just have a pair of Audio Engine 5 powered speakers. Much better than most of the run-of-the-mill 5.1 or 7.1 speaker sets...

praful · 27th July 2010, 14:17

Currently running a 4.1 Creative Insipire 4500 to power my desktop and TV through it. It is adequate given the size of my drawing room. But more is never enough

Looking for a slighter more powerful setup which offers better clarity.

vabs78 · 27th July 2010, 15:30

Altec Lansing MX-5021 for my Laptop, iPod, Nexus one, etc. They are pretty good.

HydroFuel · 1st August 2010, 19:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by parimal_g

Last week brought the Logitech Z5500 Speakers,and are awesome.But still not able to do fine tuning about the location of sats.These are one of the best VFM speakers, as good as any mid range home Theater.

Thats great!

For how much did u got these.Because recently couple of weeks back in Lamington Road shop I heard a salesman quoting Rs.15000/- to someone over phone. Thats mouthwatering deal I think. Because on Logitech Website the same is quoted as Rs.22,995/-. It has got its own decoder so u can have many inputs. For placements just log in to THX website if u have not already done.

Bye the way for last couple of years I am using Altec Lansing VS3251( last 51 refers to 5.1 set up) with built in soundcard of motherboard with 71 w RMS. For my small bedroom of 10 x 10 it is sufficient. Sub is very good at default level, but now I feel the satellites are not upto the mark or has my liking developing.
- thanks Sanjay.

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20th May 2010, 16:09	#182
ladak.imran BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bombay Posts: 294 Thanked: 6 Times	Kiterunner, junk the Bose speakers. Try to get an audition of Audioengine A5's - these are my pick, for listening to music. They're ~20,000... and WAY better than bose. Yogi, where did you pick up your A5's from? I've been thinking about purchasing them for a while now..
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20th May 2010, 16:13	#183
PAVAN KADAM BANNED Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NAMMA BENGALURU Posts: 5,601 Thanked: 2,557 Times	I run a simple JBL 2.1 speakers on the computer. Spending anything more than this is senseless for a person like me.
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20th May 2010, 16:14	#184
s3va BHPian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dubai Posts: 646 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	7.1 Denon ...of course through Numark external sound card and my amplifier !
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24th May 2010, 02:01	#186
Ranjan Sharma BANNED Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Benga'loo'ru Posts: 290 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	Am using Creative Inspire 5.1 speakers. The motherboard in my CPU already has a 7.1 sound-card inbuilt.
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24th May 2010, 15:32	#187
alpha1 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: LandOfNoWinters Posts: 2,184 Thanked: 3,012 Times	I use Quad 11L2 plugged to my PC Audio bliss
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24th May 2010, 21:02	#188
anku94 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 249 Thanked: 353 Times	I've got 4 year-old Creative Inspire 4400 4.1 . Am not doing them justice, really, as I'm lacking a decent sound card. But it produces noise without having to spend additional bucks, so good enough for me. An observation - People here, according to the polls, prefer either 2.1s or 5.1s....why the hatred for 4.1s ?
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25th May 2010, 01:52	#189
blackasta Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: WB 26 Posts: 3,408 Thanked: 2,928 Times View My Garage	Using creative inspire 5.1 5200 from my college days. Produces nice sound, and anyway I don't need anything better (as my room and computer placement is not acoustically perfect). At present it is paired with creative x-fi extreme gamer 7.1 card. Started with SB live 24 bit 5.1.
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16th July 2010, 21:58	#190
navan49 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: CHENNAI Posts: 1,000 Thanked: 73 Times View My Garage	At present using the in built speakers in my dell latitude laptop. There is a long due ambition of a good alteclansing 5.1 speakers or Boaz speakers. Waiting patiently for the time to buy.
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27th July 2010, 14:07	#191
ashish22 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 596 Thanked: 102 Times View My Garage	Altec Lansing ATP 5 for my desktop Altec Lansing MX-5021 for my laptop
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27th July 2010, 14:14	#192
vasoo Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Memphis TN Posts: 1,039 Thanked: 248 Times View My Garage	I just have a pair of Audio Engine 5 powered speakers. Much better than most of the run-of-the-mill 5.1 or 7.1 speaker sets...
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27th July 2010, 14:17	#193
praful Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Paris Posts: 1,074 Thanked: 769 Times View My Garage	Currently running a 4.1 Creative Insipire 4500 to power my desktop and TV through it. It is adequate given the size of my drawing room. But more is never enough Looking for a slighter more powerful setup which offers better clarity.
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27th July 2010, 15:30	#194
vabs78 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Pune, India Posts: 552 Thanked: 11 Times View My Garage	Altec Lansing MX-5021 for my Laptop, iPod, Nexus one, etc. They are pretty good.
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