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Biggest downside from Mac Pro to iMac: The Audio?
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I have Onkyo 5.1 DTS/DD systems by optical to our HTPC hackintosh and to our Apple TV. Rock the house, baby. Rock the house.
i have heard some good things about them. but they are probably our of my price range (how much are they?) the z5500's for $400 is out of my price range! darn uni.
the Z5500's are an incredible speaker system. I have had my set for about 4 years now and they sound as amazing as the day i purchased them. VERY CRISP, DEEP ROOM FILLING BASS.
In fact you would be hard pressed to find a better system for even twice the price...
My Onkyo HTIB was US$270. That included the receiver (6x100w), 6 speakers and all the wiring. I just had to add the optical cable.
wow i had heard they were good but not that good. i wonder how they make it so cheap! im trying to convince my rents to go halves with me on the speakers for chrissy
wow i had heard they were good but not that good. i wonder how they make it so cheap! im trying to convince my rents to go halves with me on the speakers for chrissy
I was seriously considering that speaker set too. But I realised that my current Companion 3 was probably more than suitable for my room (check the size of the sub on that 5500!).
I'm hoping for a new version of the 5500 to come out.
my x530s are just a little bit underpowered for my liking. i really love the bass, i have been listening to some intense D&B lately and i plan on venturing deeper.
maybe the older versions will go cheaper then! is this just a rumour or huntch or something?
I'm a bit the opposite now. I used love blowing out my eardrums with bass but now I just like to sit back a relax to balanced music, no over powering bass. But if I feel like beating my ears to death, I can head to the TV room with the big speakers and the PS3 connected to all my music.
Hope. Just a hope. I know that speaker technology doesn't advance that much at the cheap end, but maybe they'll release like a 7.1 system for me.
being a drummer i NEED bass. absolutely need the bass otherwise the song is a flop to me. besides, i would rather be able to have the bass there (and turn it down when i dont need it), then have the bass pumping at max the whole time on an underpowered set.
ahh fair enough. i think 7.1 is a bit over the top for my room, it is about 10mx3m all together - tiled floor.
even via optical?
will the speakers still work or will they be completely un-operable?
i have "fake" 5.1 via the stereo out on my MBP. the logitech x530s come with some wierd adaptor thingo.
I know optical can't do it. But you can get USB audio (like with the Bose Companion 5).
Bandwith is limited to what you can send with DTS or DD. For a while, the wiki also said DD+ could be sent through (7.1), but that has changed sometime in the last two years. Probably a mistake in the beginning.
The receiver may fake it - I just don't know.
The receiver may fake it - I just don't know.
You should be very happy with the z-5500, the sub unit is about 40x40x50 iirc.
That's helluva long room btw.
it comes with this adaptor below, on the left i have a 3.5mm (from MBP) going to the RCA cable, then the plugs on the right go to the speakers. its still technically 2.1, but it can play all the sounds that are given to it - just not at the right spots.
great. i think i will be happy too
i moved downstairs into the "granny flat". its got a bathroom aswell. its good. i have my drumkit in it too