-----[ Need a new top notch 2.1 Speaker System ]-----

xrayhead · 10 May 2009 at 12:34

Hi Guy's

Just got myself one of the Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium cards:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SC-058-CL&groupid=701&catid=11&subcat=

Now I want to upgrade my set-up to a top notch 2.1 Speaker System, can anyone recommend a decent one. Not fussed about the price but would like to get something that will get the best out of the X-Fi Titanium!

If there is a MASSIVE, MASSIVE difference in 5.1 I may consider it but it would be very hard for me to cable it in the office I have at present.

Also got one of these, hope it will work OK with the new sound card!!
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SP-113-CL&groupid=702&catid=1058&subcat=

Xray

Fubsy · 10 May 2009 at 12:45

Thought about going HiFi if you want top notch?

Raikiri · 10 May 2009 at 13:34

Dali Megaline - £30,000
KEF 209 Sub - £5,500
Chord CPM 3300 x2 - £14,000

Should do... but seriously, budget?

xrayhead · 10 May 2009 at 15:52

Raikiri said:
Dali Megaline - £30,000
KEF 209 Sub - £5,500
Chord CPM 3300 x2 - £14,000

Should do... but seriously, budget?

OK,OK

£250 to £300 Max I reckon.

So I think this may be out of my budget!! :eek:

TheRedZealot · 10 May 2009 at 17:49

The headset you have linked is USB, i don't see how the sound card is going to affect it

xrayhead · 10 May 2009 at 19:29

TheRedZealot said:
The headset you have linked is USB, i don't see how the sound card is going to affect it

Sorry about that, posted the wrong link! This is the one I'm waiting for; I am however more interested in getting a descent 2.1, the headset is only really for CS.

xrayhead · 12 May 2009 at 21:40

OK, got my sound card now and really need to get rid of the crap gigaworks T20's! There ok for a cheap solution but now I've forked out for a decent sound card I want to get the most out of it.

As said in the first post I have a Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium;

So so far I have been looking at the following#

http://www.klipsch.com/products/details/promedia-2-1.aspx

Or

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SP-005-RA&groupid=702&catid=22&subcat=173

Any suggestions would really help!!!

Alexrose1uk · 12 May 2009 at 22:13

At those sort of prices definately take the step up to Hi-Fi. Not as much bass but the sound will be a hell of a lot clearer and richer! Those Mako remind me of Bose - 500000W of true, unadulterated, rediculously distorted sound from iddy biddy boxes incapable of producing half the hearing range

xrayhead · 12 May 2009 at 23:05

Alexrose1uk said:
At those sort of prices definately take the step up to Hi-Fi. Not as much bass but the sound will be a hell of a lot clearer and richer! Those Mako remind me of Bose - 500000W of true, unadulterated, rediculously distorted sound from iddy biddy boxes incapable of producing half the hearing range

Hmm, OK

But bit out of touch with Hi-Fi, last time I perchanced a system was about 10 years ago!

Alexrose1uk · 12 May 2009 at 23:15

Go on ebay, checkout stuff like NAD/Cyrus/Arcam/Cambridge Audio A5 in the amps section etc see if any are looking in decent quality for as little as possible 30-100w should be more than enough, and are listed as no issues, then checkout second hand speakers, ie Tannoy, Mordaunt Short, Mission, Monitor Audio etc, and order a decently made phono-to-3.5mm cable and some speaker cabling (£1-2 per meter stuff)

I got an old NAD 30w job for my brother, a month or two back for about £20 inc, bit dusty, and one of the inputs seems a little off (out of 3), but aside that works fine on a different input setup correctly and sounds fine, needs a clean up internally when I get a chance but gives ya an idea what you can get if you look at the right times.