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Tjäna, looking for a 2.1 set. I was considering the Z623, but was thinking I might get more options from here. I don’t really want to pay more than 200 euros though, but if something is just golden above that I might consider. Have quite a big apartment, so something with a bit of oomph would do great.
Surround sound is bollocks.
Buy some good 2.0 speakers.
Acoustic Energy Aego M would probably be my recommendation.
Similar price to the Z623 but much better sound quality.
Thanks for the replies guys.
I’m not sure I feel like setting up a 5.1 system right now. Besides, from reading reviews the Z5500 and its follower have pretty bad midtones. I’m primarily looking for a 2.1 set. Though, as I said, I’m open to suggestions, should there be a great 5.1 set for only a bit more money.
Another thing is, should I consider a new sound card? Atm I’m running off the integrated realtek audiocard on the P8P67 rev 3.0. From what I read, when using spdif the difference is negligible. Is that true?
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Surround sound is bollocks.
When you’re listening to music, or watching a movie?
All 5.1 and 2.1 solutions have bad mids. Especially the 70-180hz region suffers greatly.
So what do you suggest? Any okay 2.0, in the sub-300€ pricerange?
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I have Z5400’s. They’re more than 4 years old and still going great. I’d totally recommend them.
Admittedly, they have pretty shit mid, but the sub has a much wider range than a typical sub to compensate a little.
The problem is that the people here saying “5.1/2.1 shit”, really mean “PC Speakers are shit”. And you know what, they’re actually right to some degree. However unless you’ve got plenty of space for amps and ~600€ to spend you don’t really have an choice.
Just go with a decent 2.1/5.1 set. I actually don’t have the rear/center speakers connected to my Z5400’s so they’re just really expensive 2.1 speakers bassically. Fucking sick though, probably one of the best purchases i’ve ever made.
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I have Z5400’s. They’re more than 4 years old and still going great. I’d totally recommend them.
Admittedly, they have pretty shit mid, but the sub has a much wider range than a typical sub to compensate a little.
The problem is that the people here saying “5.1/2.1 shit”, really mean “PC Speakers are shit”. And you know what, they’re actually right to some degree. However unless you’ve got plenty of space for amps and ~600€ to spend you don’t really have an choice.
Just go with a decent 2.1/5.1 set. I actually don’t have the rear/center speakers connected to my Z5400’s so they’re just really expensive 2.1 speakers bassically. Fucking sick though, probably one of the best purchases i’ve ever made.
Eltax monitor iii + any decent brand 2nd hand amp (NAD, Marantz, Denon, the better Sony & Pioneers etc) will do better.
z5500 or z5400 sub sounds like a turd. Might sound good if you have never heard an actual subwoofer (SVS, Velodyne, BK Monolith etc). Hell, I don’t even consider the z5500/5400 to have a subwoofer, it’s a bass speaker, it can’t even produce sub-bass properly (what you are hearing is distortion and mid-bass).
Of course a 2.1 setup can work, the AVI Neutron Five 2.1 works very well for example.
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