What kind of speaker setup do you have for your computer/room/whatever? I need a new set. My old logitech set is about 20 years old now and I hate how bulky it is and sometimes the copper wires have an interference thing that makes a big thump randomly wh

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Speakers Anonymous 10/18/24 (Fri) 04:10:14 No.1883

What kind of speaker setup do you have for your computer/room/whatever? I need a new set.
My old logitech set is about 20 years old now and I hate how bulky it is and sometimes the copper wires have an interference thing that makes a big thump randomly which freaks me out.
When doing the requisite "[thing] +reddit" google search to see what humans are saying, I heard people say that speakers are so good these days that you no longer need surround sound, which seems strange to me. I really like the idea of having music all around me, and the rare game or anime with surround sound is really cool with it (Delicious in Dungeon and the crappy Geass remake were the most recent things with surround I've watched). But, I guess if most people have left 5.1 behind then maybe I should, too. I absolutely hate bass so it'd be nice if I could get rid of the subwoofer since it's so big and bulky. I'm definitely not an audiophile so I have no interest in the gold-played anti-virus cables.
So how is your setup and how do you like it?

I guess you could talk about headphones if you want, but anything placed on my head gives me a headache so I'm not a fan.

Anonymous 10/18/24 (Fri) 05:27:58 No.1884

Earbuds aren't put on your head.
I have cheap over-the-ear headphones. They work.

Anonymous 10/18/24 (Fri) 08:09:01 No.1885

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>setup
See image. The blue dots are my speakers, I think they're these https://us.creative.com/p/speakers/creative-pebble but can't quite remember. The best speakers I've heard (the rest being cheap crappy-er ones).
>headphones
I believe that headphones (or earphones) fuck with your hearing more so than speakers so don't used them unless I'm outside.

Anonymous 10/18/24 (Fri) 18:34:14 No.1886

I have a 2.0 setup which I use for media consumption and music production. Quite happy with Dynaudio LYD-7's low range. Adding subwoofer is always beneficial, but probably not worth the price tag of matching Dynaudio's unit and hassle of cable management. You can really improve the sound of your speakers by simply leveling the tweeters to your ears. Also forming a equilateral triangle with them and you as the vertices.

I also have pretty much every other common type of speakers: IEMs, wired headphones (rarely used), BT earbuds, 2.4 GHz headset.

Anonymous 10/18/24 (Fri) 18:59:07 No.1889

I also just use a pair of cheapish studio monitors. I never got into surround because I mostly just care about music. For sound profile you can just add eq, right?

also
>I absolutely hate bass
>anything placed on my head gives me a headache
jeez you are difficult

Anonymous 10/18/24 (Fri) 20:10:37 No.1890

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I use these for everyday use and I have a pair of Sennheisers for when I want to listen to something properly (and not bother my neighbours with my denpa music).

Anonymous 10/19/24 (Sat) 03:41:32 No.1895

Just watched this video, but I'm a bit confused. Are these just the speakers and not the thing that manages them? Do these just correct directly to the board then?

>>1884
Earbuds also give me a headache.

>>1885
I'm surprised Creative is still making stuff. I remember them from the Soundblaster days.

Anonymous 10/21/24 (Mon) 00:17:35 No.1899

I would echo the advice that cheap powered, active dsp, monitors are the best sound you can get for the money. No fucking around with amps/receivers just plug and play.
The one real downside to them is that if you want loud, truly loud home theater type bursts of sound these monitors won't do that.
People speak pretty highly of the Kanto ora but I've never heard one. I have vanatoo's bookshelf speakers that are pretty great except for some sibilance in "SSSSSSS" sounds. Before that I had some old Neumanns.

Anonymous 10/21/24 (Mon) 21:18:36 No.1900

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Huh. I wonder if these are LLM posts.

>>1899
Please don't sage when answering a question of mine! I only saw this by chance because I looked back into the thread to update my research.... which I don't have much to show for.

I don't know what an active dsp monitor is, but my hearing is pretty sensitive and I've never taken a TV or speaker above like 40% unless there were issues with the source, so I think that gets me some leeway.
How often do people have surround sound these days? It seems like everything people talk about is just 2.

Anonymous 10/21/24 (Mon) 22:58:57 No.1901

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After actually reading up on the speakers I do have, they're quite well regarded still today.
https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-THX-Certified-Digital-Surround-Speaker/dp/B0002WPSBC
I paid $250 for them and apparently the stuff Logitech made afterward is worse. It looks like to buy it used online it would be $400 or something if you managed to find all the parts. Someone is selling the subwoofer itself for $100 on ebay.
It's weird that a computer part I bought back in 2005 has actually appreciated in value, or maybe it's just kept up with inflation. Either way, that's neat.
But, man, I hate this giant subwoofer thing. It's a big square of annoyance.
Do I just keep these then...

Anonymous 10/22/24 (Tue) 02:08:36 No.1902

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Just a pair of LSR305. They are cheap and good.

>>1883
When you're looking into buying speakers check ASR reviews and measurements. Good sounding speakers also measure well. The website also contains lots of resources about the theory of acoustics preference and speaker setups.

>>1900
>>1895
These speakers have amplifiers built-in so you don't have to buy amplifiers yourself. I just use a 3.5mm to TRS cable directly from PC sound output to my speakers and it just works.

Anonymous 11/14/24 (Thu) 18:57:58 No.2001

Dumb question, I have some studio monitor headphones that are 5 years old and either the quality has degraded or my hearing itself isn't as good as it used to be. Do good headphones degrade like that over time or no?

Anonymous 11/14/24 (Thu) 20:02:24 No.2002

>>2001
Probably depends on the build quality and wear and tear. Audio wires are prone to decline if they bend and twist a lot. My old pair (from like 12 years ago) sat unused for years and I tried to use them again a while back and it was just horrendous because the wires were a mess.

/maho/ - Magical Circuitboards

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