Well I bought my first iMac last Sunday, Only to find the built in speakers were amazing. I have a pair of Logitech speakers that I used with my macbook pro previously, But the sound quality coming out the iMac is just as good.

I think I'll be buying some external speakers too.
On my macbook, the speakers are very low at volume, but indeed the new 27" speakers seem to be much louder.
When I recieve my iMac, i guess i'm going to check out the sound first. Almost all the time I'm working on my mac I have music on the background, and I love to turn it loud. Since I ruined my current speakers (yeah.. metal fan) I guess It may be safer to just buy some externals, just because i don't want to ruin the internal ones![]()
...the imac speakers are pretty loud and great! but they dont have the bass response and stuff.
my vote is for the x530s, nice bass and they really accentuate the drums (if your into metal, your into drums lol).And THAT's exactly where you convinced me to look for external speakers
Maybe I'm going for a nice logitec set too!![]()
oh yes most definetely! i watched the last LOTR on a friends 21.5" and the sound was pretty amazing!The new iMac's speakers are actually VERY good. Much better than before.
my vote is for the x530s, nice bass and they really accentuate the drums (if your into metal, your into drums lol).
Is there a way to enable internal and external speakers? The built-in speakers are nice, but drivers that small can never produce the good bass you can feel with a proper powered sub on the floor.
Is there a way to enable internal and external speakers? The built-in speakers are nice, but drivers that small can never produce the good bass you can feel with a proper powered sub on the floor.
you want both internal and external playing at the same time? i recall an application that could do that. i dont think that OSX itself can do it though, if it could do it, the settings would be in System Prefs->sound.
*checks*
i got me self a sennheiser headphone for $220.
Very nice![]()
the updated speakers have most definetely had a very big increase in sound quality and overall volume, but for me they just dont cut it. i ma bit picky with sound i guess
Since your picky (me too) I am curious what your using?
I also wonder...seems people really like the Logitech and even heard Swan mentioned a few times. I don't have any of the above, but are they that good? I am currently using a Yamaha 2.1 setup...pair of HS50 with HS10W run through an Apogee Duet.
I know speakers are really really personal preference, and I sometimes wonder if some of the other things people are using might suit my taste better.
Regards,
G.
I would never recommend that set-up for solely enjoying music. The HS50 and their big brother the HS80 are both great and incredibly flat, but for solely listening that's def. overkill and probably not the best of solutions, especially at the price.