I am getting an X-FI Prelude...wanted to know what speakers people would use with a nice soundcard. All I have are some monitors right now, and while they are okay - I really would like to know what people are happy with on their systems.
What speakers do you use with your awesome sound card?
- Thread starter sandaili
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They deliver good quality sound and can be quite load if needed with good base.
.They deliver good quality sound and can be quite load if needed with good base.
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Self Built
- CPU
- I5 3570K
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte Z77-DS3H
- Memory
- 4 x 4GB corsair ballistix sport DDR3 1600 Mhz
- Graphics card(s)
- Gigabyte Geforce GTX 660 TI
- Sound Card
- creative x-fi
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Primary CiBox 22" Widescreen LCD ,Secondary Dell 22" Widescreen
- Screen Resolution
- Both 1680 x 1050
- Hard Drives
- 2 x 500G HD (SATA) 1 x 2TB USB
- PSU
- Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Complient PSU
- Case
- Antec 900 Ultimate Gaming Case
- Cooling
- 3 x 80mm tri led front, 120mm side 120mm back, 200mm top
- Mouse
- Technika TKOPTM2
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- Logik
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- 288 / 4000
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- Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 Speakers Trust Graphics Tablet
thepizzaman
Banned
hm.... the logitec gaming speakers are really nice........ about $150 so not to expensive
my x-540's sound really good to :D
my x-540's sound really good to :D
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Acer, Aspire M1201\Custom Build
- CPU
- AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6Ghz
- Motherboard
- Acer Micro-ATX Motherboard
- Memory
- 2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR2 PC6400 @ 800mhz Dual Channel SLI Edition (4-4-4-12)
- Graphics card(s)
- ATI HD3870 with 512mb GDDR4
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD 7.1 Onboard Sound
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 22" Acer X223 Widescreen
- Screen Resolution
- 1680 X 1050
- Hard Drives
- 320gb Western Digital SATA II (Ubuntu 9.10) 500gb Seagate SATA II 1tb Seagate SATA II (Vista Home Premium)
- PSU
- ULTRA X3 600 Watt Modular
- Case
- NZXT Tempest (The Airflow King) 2x 140mm Fans, 4x 120mm Fans
- Cooling
- 1x 135mm In PSU, 1x 70mm On CPU, And 1x 120mm On GPU
- Mouse
- Microsoft Sidewinder X5
- Keyboard
- Microsoft Sidewinder X6
- Internet Speed
- 6 Mbs Down 1 Mbs Up
- Other Info
- AVerMedia 1500MCE TV Tuner Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound
I just have mine connected to my Sony 5.1 HTIB. It sounds good enough and loud enough to me
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Self Built
- CPU
- i7 3770K HT ON 4.7GHz
- Motherboard
- P8Z68 Deluxe Gen 3
- Memory
- 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X 2133mhz
- Graphics card(s)
- 2x Gigabyte GTX 670 OC WindForce SLI
- Sound Card
- X-FI Forte + ATH-AD900
- Monitor(s) Displays
- x2 Dell U2410 / 58" Samsung / "40 Sony
- Screen Resolution
- 1920*1200 / 1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- 2x Intel 520 240GB * Crucial M4 128GB * 2x Samsung F3 1TB (RAID 0) * 2x WD Caviar Blacks 2TB (RAID 0)
- PSU
- Corsair AX1200W
- Case
- Lian Li PC-V1020A
- Cooling
- NH-D14: 3x140mm Gelid Wing 14: Sunbeam Rheobus Extreme
- Mouse
- Razer Imperator + Thermaltake Theron
- Keyboard
- Topre Realforce // Ducky Shine Cherry MX Black
- Other Info
- Laptop Specs: Clevo Sager P170HM // 17.3 Matte 1920x1200 // i7 2720QM // 8GB 1333mhz // Dedicated GTX 485M // 240GB Intel 520 + 750GB + Blu-Ray // Samsung Story 2TB USB 3.0
I second Pizzaman's comment. I run the Logitech x-540 5.1 system and they sound awesome!! I can't say that I have a rocking sound card though. I just have a built in laptop card.
Extensa
Extensa
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Acer Extensa 5620-6396
- CPU
- Intel Core 2 Duo 5750
- Memory
- 4GB DDR2
- Graphics card(s)
- ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT
- Sound Card
- Onboard Sound Card ~ Logitech X-540 5.1 Speaker System
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Laptop 15.4 LCD
- Screen Resolution
- 1280*768
- Hard Drives
- Western Digital 320GB @5400 RPM
- Cooling
- Rocketfish USB Laptop Cooling Pad
- Mouse
- Logitech G9 Wired Gaming Precision Mouse @ 2000 DPI
- Keyboard
- Logitech G11 Gaming Keyboars
- Internet Speed
- Download: 4500 kb/s Upload: 500 kb/s
thepizzaman
Banned
and they are only about $60-$70 :D
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Acer, Aspire M1201\Custom Build
- CPU
- AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6Ghz
- Motherboard
- Acer Micro-ATX Motherboard
- Memory
- 2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR2 PC6400 @ 800mhz Dual Channel SLI Edition (4-4-4-12)
- Graphics card(s)
- ATI HD3870 with 512mb GDDR4
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD 7.1 Onboard Sound
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 22" Acer X223 Widescreen
- Screen Resolution
- 1680 X 1050
- Hard Drives
- 320gb Western Digital SATA II (Ubuntu 9.10) 500gb Seagate SATA II 1tb Seagate SATA II (Vista Home Premium)
- PSU
- ULTRA X3 600 Watt Modular
- Case
- NZXT Tempest (The Airflow King) 2x 140mm Fans, 4x 120mm Fans
- Cooling
- 1x 135mm In PSU, 1x 70mm On CPU, And 1x 120mm On GPU
- Mouse
- Microsoft Sidewinder X5
- Keyboard
- Microsoft Sidewinder X6
- Internet Speed
- 6 Mbs Down 1 Mbs Up
- Other Info
- AVerMedia 1500MCE TV Tuner Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound
Audigy 4 with the Logitech X-530, does everything I ask of it.
And if you're getting the Prelude you will definitely want to get a decent set of speakers or headphones. Cheap or as in your case monitor speakers will not do that card any justice.
And if you're getting the Prelude you will definitely want to get a decent set of speakers or headphones. Cheap or as in your case monitor speakers will not do that card any justice.
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Me
- CPU
- Athlon x2 7750 BE
- Motherboard
- Asus M4A78 Pro
- Memory
- 2x2gb Kingston
- Graphics card(s)
- Sapphire HD 4830
- Sound Card
- X-Fi Xtreme Music
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Acer P221w and Acer 1916w
- Screen Resolution
- 1680x1050 and 1440x900
- Hard Drives
- 2x80 GB Seagate 7200.10 in RAID0, 500 GB Seagate 7200.12
- PSU
- Antec Earthwatts 500W
- Case
- Antec Sonata III
- Cooling
- AC Freezer 64 Pro and a couple of 120 mm case fans
- Mouse
- Logitech G5 v2
- Keyboard
- Logitech Wave
- Internet Speed
- 10000/1000
i use a realtek HD sound card, and the speakers are from a 5.1 surround sound kit i got as seperates, 10 years ago :D 2x satellite 75 watts each and a 200 watt subwoofer, all powered by a stereo pioneer amplifier capable of kicking out 500watt.
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Custom Build
- CPU
- Intel Q6600 @ 2.8GHz
- Motherboard
- Evga NF78-CK-132-A 3-Way SLI
- Memory
- 8Gb DDR2 Corsair Dominator @ 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15
- Graphics card(s)
- EVGA 560 GTX SC FTW 1GB
- Sound Card
- Realtek ALC888 7.1 Audio, Logitech G35 7.1 Surround Headset
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell S2409W 16:9, HDMi, DVI & VGA
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- Samsung 7200rpm 250Gb SATA, Samsung 7200rpm 750Gb SATA, WD 7200rpm 1TB SCSI SATA.
- PSU
- Xigmatek 750W Quad sli quad core 80% eff
- Case
- Antec 900 Gaming Case
- Cooling
- Zalman CNPS9700-NT NVIDIA Tritium, Dominator RAM cooler
- Mouse
- Razor Lachesis Banshee V2 Blue, 4000DPI
- Keyboard
- Logitech generic keyboard
- Internet Speed
- 16Mb Sky bb
- Other Info
- Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows, Wireless Xbox 360 Pad, Wireless Xbox 360 Les Paul Guitar
I have Logitech aswell Z-5500 Digital 
My Computer
System One
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- CPU
- Intel Core 2 Extreme CPU X9650 @ 3.00GHz
- Graphics card(s)
- Nvidia 8800 Ultra
- Sound Card
- Creative SB X-Fi
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 22" ViewSonic
- Screen Resolution
- 1280x1024
- Case
- Kandalf LCS
- Cooling
- WATER COOLED
- Mouse
- Logitech G9
- Keyboard
- Logitech G15