Personal computing discussed
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whm1974 wrote:I know that you get what you pay for when to comes to sound, but at what point would we be just throwing money away?
That all depends on the component. Each one has its own "stupid money" threshold.
For most people, whatever Logitech and Creative are selling this year is "good enough" for computer headphones and speakers. People who care enough about fidelity to want something better are probably looking at audio enthusiast sites, not computer enthusiast sites.
whm1974 wrote:True. Though I have known people years ago who brought soundcards and used cheap speakers and then compained how bad the sound was.
just brew it! wrote:whm1974 wrote:True. Though I have known people years ago who brought soundcards and used cheap speakers and then compained how bad the sound was.
Yeah, people really need to realize that headphones/speakers are almost always the weak link. Even Realtek has figured out how to make audio codecs that don't suck by now, and the major vendors have learned how to implement them halfway decently on their motherboards. There's far more variation in quality at the final step, where you need to convert electrical impulses into pressure waves in the air.
just brew it! wrote:Yeah, people really need to realize that headphones/speakers are almost always the weak link. Even Realtek has figured out how to make audio codecs that don't suck by now, and the major vendors have learned how to implement them halfway decently on their motherboards. There's far more variation in quality at the final step, where you need to convert electrical impulses into pressure waves in the air.
I.S.T. wrote:I wish my mobo did that part. ._. I get static and hiss not infrequently.
masterjaw wrote:Nothing fancy, Just a cheap but somehow good enough setup.
Asus Xonar U1 (external USB soundcard)
Sennheiser IE80 (in-ear monitors)
Swans M10 (2.1 speakers)
Your $300 earbuds knock you out of the "cheap" category in my opinion.