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ludi wrote:For the money, you can get more frequency range at a lower price by picking up the Klipsche ProMedia 2.1s from Best Buy. You can order them from the BB website, or they're usually stocked in the B&M shop near the other computer speaker systems. The current version of the product has a slightly lower build quality than the classic version from 10+ years ago but the audio performance remains excellent.
The set you are looking at lists a 65Hz bottom end, which will be pretty weak without a subwoofer. That's more a function of the limitations inherent in small bookshelf speakers than any underlying design problem, so a 2.1 system would be a better purchase for the setup you describe.
TheWacoKid wrote:ludi wrote:For the money, you can get more frequency range at a lower price by picking up the Klipsche ProMedia 2.1s from Best Buy. You can order them from the BB website, or they're usually stocked in the B&M shop near the other computer speaker systems. The current version of the product has a slightly lower build quality than the classic version from 10+ years ago but the audio performance remains excellent.
The set you are looking at lists a 65Hz bottom end, which will be pretty weak without a subwoofer. That's more a function of the limitations inherent in small bookshelf speakers than any underlying design problem, so a 2.1 system would be a better purchase for the setup you describe.
He's looking at what are essentially studio monitors and you suggest a Klipsche 2.1 setup? I'm slightly confused by this recommendation...
InfiniteBiscuits wrote:From some antenna work I had to do, I know anytime you have to pass an analog signal through an adaptor, you get about 3dB of loss. I’m assuming that’s something I won’t notice between the two sound cards unless I had the "perfect world" setup. Is there any big noticeable difference between the types cables, RCA, TRS or the adaptors between them and the sound quality they produce?
InfiniteBiscuits wrote:Thank you guys, I think that answers all my questions. I really appreciate you taking the time to answer them all.
FireGryphon wrote:To the OP: The difference between those sound cards might be significant in a perfect world, but in order for you to really tell the difference you'd need to listen in perfect conditions.
InfiniteBiscuits (the OP) wrote:I listen to Pandora and mp3s.
JustAnEngineer wrote:
Really I feel like I just have to pick one and hope for the best because it very subjective.
ludi wrote:But a good 2.1 system, or any decent pair of bookshelf speakers with at least dual 6.5" drivers or single 8" drivers, should reproduce down to around 40-45Hz without straining. Most music has quite a bit of structural content down in that range and will be missing its foundation if the speaker system can't reproduce it.
Captain Ned wrote:ludi wrote:But a good 2.1 system, or any decent pair of bookshelf speakers with at least dual 6.5" drivers or single 8" drivers, should reproduce down to around 40-45Hz without straining. Most music has quite a bit of structural content down in that range and will be missing its foundation if the speaker system can't reproduce it.
Just for reference the E-string (lowest string) on a properly-tuned bass guitar has a fundamental frequency of 42Hz.
morphine wrote:That, and 5-string basses (even lower frequencies) are a common sight nowadays, and not just in metal.
Captain Ned wrote:morphine wrote:That, and 5-string basses (even lower frequencies) are a common sight nowadays, and not just in metal.
I always thought that 5-strings went higher than standard to chase the John Entwistle harmonics and runs and the Geddy Lee Rickenbacker clanks?