£200 for speaker, soundcard and headset

shaffaaf27

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i have about £200 i want a speak set, a sound card (EAX5.0) and a headset/ headphone + mic.

im thinking this:

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or this:

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Headsets are crap, put the money towards the goldring or sennheiser headphones within your budget and get a clip on mic. The difference is night and day.

Also check out the aego speakers, i would take them over the logitech, and also the asus xonar soundcard.
 
ok how about this:
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im looking for a good deap and punchy bass :D
from the reviews i read the G51s have this, as do both headsets i put, do the ones here also?

also 2.1>5.1?

also £30 is too much over my budget :(
 
Much better, and you can reduce that to £20 as that logi mic is way too expensive. My desktop mic cost me £2, but also use google to search for elara clip on mic, a number of poeple on here use them.

The logis get good reviews because they are reviewed by pc people and gamers, not people who have heard a good sound system, They think the logi z5500s are the best 5.1 system. A cheap 5.1 system is just that, cheap tatty little speakers with tiny silly drivers. For the price at £85 the aegos are good value, but if you really really must have 5.1 then go for the logitech g51 you suggested. Depends on your priorities, the headphones will be awesome for gaming and the aegos for music, but won't be 5.1.

You will love that setup, will sound awesome.

But check the connection on the zonar, you might need a convert for the headphones.
 
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He should be ok - the xonar has a 3.5mm output that should work with the headphone and the senns have a 6.3mm to 3.5mm adapter so they should just plug straight in. Easy load to drive too so no extra amplification will be needed.

Nice set up - the aego speakers are meant to be sensational. For identical money a 2.1 system should always beat a 5.1 since more money can go into each component.

Enjoy! :)

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mmm been reading the reviews, they are both very good, but i play a lot of FPSs online (COD4 mainly) and well, 5.1 headsets seem good for that. any very good 5.1 headsets, if not, ill stick with the HD 555s
 
shaffaaf27 said:
mmm been reading the reviews, they are both very good, but i play a lot of FPSs online (COD4 mainly) and well, 5.1 headsets seem good for that. any very good 5.1 headsets, if not, ill stick with the HD 555s
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I game with £15 koss clip ons, which cost me £7. They pawn any headset I have heard.

Just look at the manufacturers of headsets, razer, icemat etc. They started in the business making mice, and........... MOUSEMATS.... MOUSE MAAAAATS. That should point out their pedigree in sound engineering ;)

Go for the senns and enjoy, it will bea great setup :D
 
Most new soundcards have some sort of virtual 3d feature like cmss 3d on the x-fi (not sure about the xonar) so getting a 5.1 is pointless.

As mentioned a good set of sennheisers would be brilliant such as the pc151 if on a budget.

The Aegos are mightily impressive as well. I was sceptical of them at first but when directly comparing them to my old creative 5.1 sets, there was no way the 5.1 could compete.
 
2nd combination looks great, but as other said, get rid of the Logitech Desktop Mic and get a Speedlink Elara clip on mic. A quick google will show you which e-tailers have it.
 
Helios1234 said:
Most new soundcards have some sort of virtual 3d feature like cmss 3d on the x-fi (not sure about the xonar) so getting a 5.1 is pointless.

As mentioned a good set of sennheisers would be brilliant such as the pc151 if on a budget.

The Aegos are mightily impressive as well. I was sceptical of them at first but when directly comparing them to my old creative 5.1 sets, there was no way the 5.1 could compete.
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Xonar has virtual surround too.
 
kone looks a bit like a gimmicky mouse. Why does everyone go on about it.

Logitech g5 or G7 carbon > all :D
 
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