jason
I plan out to set up surround sound home theater system for the new 52in LCD TV I bought. I went to walmart and such to test listen to some system they had. I am not a sound enthusiast and I can't tell sigle or very little difference between $150 and $450 system. And while I was looking at some home entertainment magazine. I saw bunch of big box like speakers that cost few grand. I was wondering why they are so expensive. Can sound really get that high quality for a money to be worthwhile? How do speaker enthusiasts tell difference? By how loud it can get? How clear the sound is without noize? So I might want to test them out, where can I go to experience these speakers? I know curcuit city has some BOSS system that cost like 3 grands so I might try that.
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I have been selling audio and designing home theater systems for 10 years. What I have learned is that there is no such thing as the "best sounding" speakers. Everyone has a different criteria for sound and for that matter everyone hears things differently. Some people are less or more sensitive to certain frequencies and even the shape of your ears can affect how you hear.
So sound is personal. One persons favorite speakers can be someone elses least favorite. And guess what. They are both right. This is all opinion anyway.
That being said there are some general rules of thumb. Highly desirable traits in your speakers are
Full range sound - Plays from the deepest notes up to the highest.
Flat or mostly flat response - There should be no major inherant boost or cut in specific frequencies.
Low Distortion - The speakers should play loud enough for your taste without cracking. Which brings us to..
Power handling - People who don't know about speakers ask for speakers with lots of Watts. Speakers don't have watts, but they do need wattage to run. Speakers usually have a minimum and maximum wattage rating which is usually a suggestion for the wattage of the reciever (per channel) Make sure the speakers can handle the power required to play at the volume you want to play at but other than that wattage ratings on speakers are not important. More watts don't mean better sound and the speakers sensitivity has more impact on the volume it can reach than the power handling.
Listening to the speakers with a variety of material and at different volumes is the only way to find out what sounds better. No amount of numbers can tell you what sound best except for maybe customer satisfaction ratings.
Edit: The speakers you choose have the greatest impact upon the sound you hear. You cannot make up for a lousy set of speakers by buying a really good reciever. But you can get good sound from a great set of speakers and an average reciever. So take your time to get the right speakers. In general speakers should be equal to the price of your Receiver+source components. So $500 reciever, $400 Blu-Ray player, $200 cable box (approx. value) means your speakers should cost about $1100 (without sub) and cables should cost about 10% of the entire system to get the most out of your system. But choose the speakers first then pick an appropriate reciever to power it.
I have been selling audio and designing home theater systems for 10 years. What I have learned is that there is no such thing as the "best sounding" speakers. Everyone has a different criteria for sound and for that matter everyone hears things differently. Some people are less or more sensitive to certain frequencies and even the shape of your ears can affect how you hear.
So sound is personal. One persons favorite speakers can be someone elses least favorite. And guess what. They are both right. This is all opinion anyway.
That being said there are some general rules of thumb. Highly desirable traits in your speakers are
Full range sound - Plays from the deepest notes up to the highest.
Flat or mostly flat response - There should be no major inherant boost or cut in specific frequencies.
Low Distortion - The speakers should play loud enough for your taste without cracking. Which brings us to..
Power handling - People who don't know about speakers ask for speakers with lots of Watts. Speakers don't have watts, but they do need wattage to run. Speakers usually have a minimum and maximum wattage rating which is usually a suggestion for the wattage of the reciever (per channel) Make sure the speakers can handle the power required to play at the volume you want to play at but other than that wattage ratings on speakers are not important. More watts don't mean better sound and the speakers sensitivity has more impact on the volume it can reach than the power handling.
Listening to the speakers with a variety of material and at different volumes is the only way to find out what sounds better. No amount of numbers can tell you what sound best except for maybe customer satisfaction ratings.
Edit: The speakers you choose have the greatest impact upon the sound you hear. You cannot make up for a lousy set of speakers by buying a really good reciever. But you can get good sound from a great set of speakers and an average reciever. So take your time to get the right speakers. In general speakers should be equal to the price of your Receiver+source components. So $500 reciever, $400 Blu-Ray player, $200 cable box (approx. value) means your speakers should cost about $1100 (without sub) and cables should cost about 10% of the entire system to get the most out of your system. But choose the speakers first then pick an appropriate reciever to power it.
I am looking for a high end 2.1 speaker system for my pc.?
Ranj
In a budget of 5k. i can stretch it a lil bit if need..... so pls help me.. i am a BASS lover..
can we use speakers and woofers of different brands like assembling...
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The new Logitech S-220 Speaker System contains several upgrades to its predecessor, the S-200 Speaker System. Unlike the S-200, the new S-220 encompasses increased usability with a newly styled control base to manage improved acoustics, volume and VoIP connectivity
The new Logitech S-220 Speaker System contains several upgrades to its predecessor, the S-200 Speaker System. Unlike the S-200, the new S-220 encompasses increased usability with a newly styled control base to manage improved acoustics, volume and VoIP connectivity
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