Stereo vs 2.1 system.

FatRakoon said:
Pro Audio and all music is written and produced to be re-played on a 2-speaker setup.

Each speaker having a MID-BASS speaker and a tweeter

If you check out Pro audio Monitors etc, these have just the all rounder and a tweeter.

So, I would say that a 2.1 setup might be more fun for oyu and as people say, Movies or games withj big bangs etc, for decent music, its a no-no.
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If you look at decent pro-sound setups, they use a seperate stack of subs.

So for music 2.1 is fine. Especially if the music has sound below 50Hz (classical, dubstep, D&B, etc) which even floorstanders struggle with.
 
MikeHunt79 said:
If you look at decent pro-sound setups, they use a seperate stack of subs.
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WHAT?

Are you talking for live Music? If so, what the hell does it have to do with whether 2.0 is any better than 2.1 in a PC setup?

And if not, then, again... what the hell does that have to do with 2.0 v 2.1 in a PC setup?

If indeed you are talking about live, you will find that there may often be seperate subs, but you will often find that each speaker may be assigned to a specific instrument, or task, and therefore, has absolutely nothing to do with the OP either.

MikeHunt79 said:
So for music 2.1 is fine. Especially if the music has sound below 50Hz (classical, dubstep, D&B, etc) which even floorstanders struggle with.
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I never said that 2.1 is not fine. I merely pointed out that in a studio, producers use a pair of speakers, each speaker being a simple Mid-Bass woofer and high Tweeter and that Music would be closer to what he producer wanted the listener to experience wit ha simple 2 speaker setup than they would get with a 2.1 Setup.

For cheap setups, lets say under a ton ( with a fair few exceptions ) they would probably benefit from a sub or two, but for higher quality, this is not necessarily so.
 
FatRakoon said:
WHAT?

Are you talking for live Music? If so, what the hell does it have to do with whether 2.0 is any better than 2.1 in a PC setup?
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Yep, when you said "pro-audio" I assumed you were talking about sound systems in clubs, but now I've read it again, I guess you were talking about recording studios where nearfield monitors are the order of the day. :o

The thing is with 2.0 vs 2.1 is that each has thier advantages and disadvantages... Adding a sub solves some problems but causes others. The sub really needs a DSP to do time alignment with the mains. So really neither is better, but I would go as far as to say for some sorts of music (rock and house) 2.0 is probably the better option, but with bass heavy music you really need a sub to get anything below 80Hz at good SPL levels.

Regardless, this is what I'd choose for my computer speaker setup - 20Hz-20Khz all the way :D
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^^

Haha, sitting at your desk wouldn't exactly be the ideal listening position for that setup.

Behind the speakers :D
 
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