5.1 speaker set, please advise

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Hello,

I am shopping for a 5.1 speaker set for my P4P800 deluxe motherboard with an
on-board sound card.
I currently have a 2.1 speaker set.
My objective is to get better realism.
This is mainly for games. I do not listen to music on the computer much.

Please can you make suggestions?
Or, guide me to a more appropriate newsgroup or forum.

Thanks a lot,

Navid

 

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"Navid" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I am shopping for a 5.1 speaker set for my P4P800 deluxe motherboard with
> an on-board sound card.
> I currently have a 2.1 speaker set.
> My objective is to get better realism.
> This is mainly for games. I do not listen to music on the computer much.
>
> Please can you make suggestions?
> Or, guide me to a more appropriate newsgroup or forum.
>
> Thanks a lot,
>
> Navid
>
>

do a google search
I suggest

5.1 speaker gaming review

 

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Dont biother with 5.1,6.1 or 7.1 surround sound BULLSHIT.

Playing games i can't tell where the fire was coming from ?, using 5.1
it all just sounded like it was in fron of me and loud no matter how
far away it is

Waste of time for online gaming.


I wish the A3D cards were still arround, they could do surround sound
and with 2.1 speakers now thats good.

See ya.


On Sun, 25 Jul 2004 20:48:52 GMT, "PBS" <pbsoftSP@Mbigpond.net.au>
wrote:

>
>"Navid" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
>news:lETMc.212528$2o2.10412701@twister.southeast.rr.com...
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am shopping for a 5.1 speaker set for my P4P800 deluxe motherboard with
>> an on-board sound card.
>> I currently have a 2.1 speaker set.
>> My objective is to get better realism.
>> This is mainly for games. I do not listen to music on the computer much.
>>
>> Please can you make suggestions?
>> Or, guide me to a more appropriate newsgroup or forum.
>>
>> Thanks a lot,
>>
>> Navid
>>
>>
>
>do a google search
>I suggest
>
>5.1 speaker gaming review
>

 

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"OCZ Guy" <ModenMr@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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>
>
> Dont biother with 5.1,6.1 or 7.1 surround sound BULLSHIT.
>
> Playing games i can't tell where the fire was coming from ?, using 5.1
> it all just sounded like it was in fron of me and loud no matter how
> far away it is
>
> Waste of time for online gaming.
>
>
> I wish the A3D cards were still arround, they could do surround sound
> and with 2.1 speakers now thats good.
>
> See ya.
>
>
> On Sun, 25 Jul 2004 20:48:52 GMT, "PBS" <pbsoftSP@Mbigpond.net.au>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Navid" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
>>news:lETMc.212528$2o2.10412701@twister.southeast.rr.com...
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I am shopping for a 5.1 speaker set for my P4P800 deluxe motherboard
>>> with
>>> an on-board sound card.
>>> I currently have a 2.1 speaker set.
>>> My objective is to get better realism.
>>> This is mainly for games. I do not listen to music on the computer
>>> much.
>>>
>>> Please can you make suggestions?
>>> Or, guide me to a more appropriate newsgroup or forum.
>>>
>>> Thanks a lot,
>>>
>>> Navid
>>>
>>>
>>
>>do a google search
>>I suggest
>>
>>5.1 speaker gaming review
>>


I'll second that
I have a set of really good altec Lansing 5.1's
with o/b soundstorm nforce2 abit MB
radeon 9800pro, 21" sony g520, 1gb corsair , athlon 3200 400fsb ,the real
McCoy
and gaming is a great experience

but I only use the full 6 speakers while viewing DVD's
with gaming I switch to 2x2 mode

very handy withe the separate controller you get with the speaker set
and the black and silver looks good too

 

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On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 10:23:01 +1000, OCZ Guy
<ModenMr@yahoo.com.au> wrote:

>
>
>Dont biother with 5.1,6.1 or 7.1 surround sound BULLSHIT.
>
>Playing games i can't tell where the fire was coming from ?, using 5.1
>it all just sounded like it was in fron of me and loud no matter how
>far away it is
>
>Waste of time for online gaming.
>
>
>I wish the A3D cards were still arround, they could do surround sound
>and with 2.1 speakers now thats good.
>

They can still be had dirt-cheap in the 'states,
http://www.etech4sale.com/products/partinfo-id-1249.html

 

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Yeah i got mine going in XP, but don't think i supports XPs, though i
got drivers to make it work and does not support 5.1 ect its a loosing
fight

Even though it ptob makes games sound better with surround sound its
just to incompatible these days, tried a few games with veyr little
succses


On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 09:15:09 GMT, kony <spam@spam.com> wrote:

>On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 10:23:01 +1000, OCZ Guy
><ModenMr@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>Dont biother with 5.1,6.1 or 7.1 surround sound BULLSHIT.
>>
>>Playing games i can't tell where the fire was coming from ?, using 5.1
>>it all just sounded like it was in fron of me and loud no matter how
>>far away it is
>>
>>Waste of time for online gaming.
>>
>>
>>I wish the A3D cards were still arround, they could do surround sound
>>and with 2.1 speakers now thats good.
>>
>
>They can still be had dirt-cheap in the 'states,
>http://www.etech4sale.com/products/partinfo-id-1249.html

 

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Thanks for everyone's suggestions.