Another "What Speakers" Post...

2008-12-05 01:52:21

#1

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6956|Devon, England

These, these or these?

X-530, X-540 or T6100?

I basically have a £50 present from me nan, and I can't just get money so it's a 5.1 speaker set for under £50.

Which if these three are technically better?

If they're all the same, then I can just pick which has better features (Wall mounting) or looks prettier.

Cheers all

2008-12-05 02:07:09

#2

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6719|The Twilight Zone

Subwoofer of all of those suck. But Logi has better high/mid tones. With Logi the more you pay the more you get.

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2008-12-05 02:07:25

#3

Sydney: 2λчиэλ; +783|7109|Reykjavík, Iceland.

I've got the T6100, it's quite good, and I'm planning on mounting them to my wall today, along with my monitor

2008-12-05 02:13:41

#4

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6719|The Twilight Zone

Sydney wrote:
I've got the T6100, it's quite good, and I'm planning on mounting them to my wall today, along with my monitor

Thats what I did. I'm still sorry.

2008-12-05 02:16:01

#5

mtb0minime: minimember; +2,418|6920

I don't know any of the technicalities of speaker systems, but I've got the X-540 and it's good enough for me. It can go louder than I'll ever need it to be, and the sub is great, IMO. Plus that remote thing is pretty handy, although it does get in the way on rare occasions.

2008-12-05 02:21:31

#6

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6719|The Twilight Zone

mtb0minime wrote:
I don't know any of the technicalities of speaker systems, but I've got the X-540 and it's good enough for me. It can go louder than I'll ever need it to be, and the sub is great, IMO. Plus that remote thing is pretty handy, although it does get in the way on rare occasions.

Lol you sound exactly like me when I thought 5€ speakers sound awesome. Had those Creative speakers and honestly the suck hairy balls.

2008-12-05 02:27:54

#7

mtb0minime: minimember; +2,418|6920

.Sup wrote:
mtb0minime wrote:
I don't know any of the technicalities of speaker systems, but I've got the X-540 and it's good enough for me. It can go louder than I'll ever need it to be, and the sub is great, IMO. Plus that remote thing is pretty handy, although it does get in the way on rare occasions.
Lol you sound exactly like me when I thought 5€ speakers sound awesome. Had those Creative speakers and honestly the suck hairy balls.

But I've got the Logitech ones

I really do appreciate the sound of a great system, but for the low price, this set is definitely a good one. Besides, not like I'm having raves in my tiny apartment. I just need something that I'll turn up a little bit every once in a while for some good music or intense gaming.

2008-12-05 02:30:26

#8

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6719|The Twilight Zone

mtb0minime wrote:
.Sup wrote:
mtb0minime wrote:
I don't know any of the technicalities of speaker systems, but I've got the X-540 and it's good enough for me. It can go louder than I'll ever need it to be, and the sub is great, IMO. Plus that remote thing is pretty handy, although it does get in the way on rare occasions.
Lol you sound exactly like me when I thought 5€ speakers sound awesome. Had those Creative speakers and honestly the suck hairy balls.
But I've got the Logitech ones

I really do appreciate the sound of a great system, but for the low price, this set is definitely a good one. Besides, not like I'm having raves in my tiny apartment. I just need something that I'll turn up a little bit every once in a while for some good music or intense gaming.

Opps

Go with Logitech Linky.

2008-12-05 04:52:40

#9

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6463|Winland

I say, get a good 2.1 over a crappy 5.1.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-12-05 04:57:41

#10

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6736

I'm gonna say this...

You're not gonna get a 'good' 5.1 system for under £50 quid, get a mid-range semi-decent 2.1 set instead. You'll get shite for £50 in the 5.1 world.

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2008-12-05 04:58:00

#11

liquidat0r: wtf.; +2,223|6893|UK

Freezer7Pro wrote:
I say, get a good 2.1 over a crappy 5.1.

I'd agree with that.

2008-12-05 05:26:48

#12

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|6886|Mhz

Freezer7Pro wrote:
I say, get a good 2.1 over a crappy 5.1.

Listen to this guy, audio clarity > surround sound effect.

Also I find Creative 2.1 sets to be better than logitech's equivelant (actually I find all their sets to be better but they cost a fair bit more usually and Logitech are by no means bad).

2008-12-05 05:29:18

#13

Surgeons: U shud proabbly f off u fat prik; +3,097|6755|Gogledd Cymru

I'm gonna buy either

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Logitech … -Certified

or

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Altec-La … ker-System

or

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Creative … ess-Remote

Soon, recommendations would be gladly appreciated.

2008-12-05 05:40:41

#14

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|6886|Mhz

The Sheriff wrote:
I'm gonna buy either

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Logitech … -Certified

or

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Altec-La … ker-System

or

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Creative … ess-Remote

Soon, recommendations would be gladly appreciated.

Of those the I-Trigue ones, good if you want heavy bass for music, it's going to lose clarity in things like gaming though (this is me being seriously anal about it BTW, they're perfectly fine for 99% of people), if it's going to be primarily for gaming you'd be better off dumping the sub and get a gigaworks 2.0 set, much better clarity good bass (no rumbling drones just nice strong thumps), if you REALLY want a sub look at the gigaworks 2.1 set, it's pricey but one of very few that gets clear bass from a big sub without just turning everything into an annoying sounding mess.

http://www.trustedreviews.com/multimedi … peakers/p1

{EDIT}

http://www.trustedreviews.com/multimedi … peakers/p1 <-- The 2.0 set I was talking about.

Last edited by TheEternalPessimist (2008-12-05 05:43:56)

2008-12-05 06:35:39

#15

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6924|BC, Canada

I've got the 530's and I'm happy with them... Might pick up better later.. but these have served me well for almost 2 years.

2008-12-05 06:57:16

#16

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6463|Winland

TheEternalPessimist wrote:
The Sheriff wrote:
I'm gonna buy either

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Logitech … -Certified

or

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Altec-La … ker-System

or

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Creative … ess-Remote

Soon, recommendations would be gladly appreciated.
Of those the I-Trigue ones, good if you want heavy bass for music, it's going to lose clarity in things like gaming though (this is me being seriously anal about it BTW, they're perfectly fine for 99% of people), if it's going to be primarily for gaming you'd be better off dumping the sub and get a gigaworks 2.0 set, much better clarity good bass (no rumbling drones just nice strong thumps), if you REALLY want a sub look at the gigaworks 2.1 set, it's pricey but one of very few that gets clear bass from a big sub without just turning everything into an annoying sounding mess.

http://www.trustedreviews.com/multimedi … peakers/p1

{EDIT}

http://www.trustedreviews.com/multimedi … peakers/p1 <-- The 2.0 set I was talking about.

<3 2.0

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-12-05 07:04:03

#17

ceslayer23: IN YOUR MIRROR; +142|6626|CLOSER THAN I APPEAR

i have the x-530's, can't complain, they were cheap, decent sound quality, im not an audiophile

2008-12-05 12:44:34

#18

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6719|The Twilight Zone

The Sheriff wrote:
I'm gonna buy either

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Logitech … -Certified

or

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Altec-La … ker-System

or

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Creative … ess-Remote

Soon, recommendations would be gladly appreciated.

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Logitech … -Certified ->this is what I have and I'm very happy with them. Heard they sound better than the 5.1 digital system.

2008-12-05 14:51:09

#19

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|6847|SE London

.Sup wrote:
The Sheriff wrote:
I'm gonna buy either

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Logitech … -Certified

or

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Altec-La … ker-System

or

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Creative … ess-Remote

Soon, recommendations would be gladly appreciated.
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Logitech … -Certified ->this is what I have and I'm very happy with them. Heard they sound better than the 5.1 digital system.

You heard wrong. I have both (but there are actually 2 5.1 digital systems they do, I have a Z-5300 and a Z-2300 and a few of my friends have the Z-5500 sets - the Z-5300 is the best buy - digital 5.1 is good, 550W is a bit unnecessary). Both sound pretty nice, very nice for the money.

2008-12-05 15:23:17

#20

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6719|The Twilight Zone

Bertster7 wrote:
.Sup wrote:
The Sheriff wrote:
I'm gonna buy either

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Logitech … -Certified

or

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Altec-La … ker-System

or

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Creative … ess-Remote

Soon, recommendations would be gladly appreciated.
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Logitech … -Certified ->this is what I have and I'm very happy with them. Heard they sound better than the 5.1 digital system.
You heard wrong. I have both (but there are actually 2 5.1 digital systems they do, I have a Z-5300 and a Z-2300 and a few of my friends have the Z-5500 sets - the Z-5300 is the best buy - digital 5.1 is good, 550W is a bit unnecessary). Both sound pretty nice, very nice for the money.

I'm sorry I heard wrong your highness, will kick that audiophile who told me that right in the butt.

2008-12-05 15:36:20

#21

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6463|Winland

.Sup wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:
.Sup wrote:

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Logitech … -Certified ->this is what I have and I'm very happy with them. Heard they sound better than the 5.1 digital system.
You heard wrong. I have both (but there are actually 2 5.1 digital systems they do, I have a Z-5300 and a Z-2300 and a few of my friends have the Z-5500 sets - the Z-5300 is the best buy - digital 5.1 is good, 550W is a bit unnecessary). Both sound pretty nice, very nice for the money.
I'm sorry I heard wrong your highness, will kick that audiophile who told me that right in the butt.

lol@ratings

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-12-05 17:18:22

#22

The_Sniper_NM: Official EVGA Fanboy; +94|6379|SC | USA |

I've got the X-540's cant say anything bad about them. To me, $300 is not justifiable for a computer sound system.

2008-12-05 18:42:19

#23

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|6886|Mhz

The_Sniper_NM wrote:
I've got the X-540's cant say anything bad about them. To me, $300 is not justifiable for a computer sound system.

I'd say my S750s were worth the cash

2008-12-05 20:21:05

#24

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6924|BC, Canada

The_Sniper_NM wrote:
To me, $300 is not justifiable for a computer sound system.

I hear ya there.. maybe if it was for a comp I had hooked up to my TV or something.... not my gaming one. Got a good headset for that

2008-12-05 20:35:44

#25

Stimey: +786|6386|Ontario | Canada

Im no audiophile but I am very satisfied with my X540's.

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