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Speaker Setup died on me

I use XBMC for my audio playback but that might be a bit of overkill. That said, I also have foobar running just for the network media server aspect as XBMC doesn't have the ability to transcode.
 
well as long as your sound card has coax or optical out you only need to plug it into a receiver which then powers the bose system. Seems simple enough to me. Pretty good sound from such small speakers imo. And they don't break the bank by any means.
 
New Bose is generally crap. There is much better equipment and stuff out there for a far better price. I used to work a electronics shop and the sheer amount of Bose we'd get in for repairs was astounding. It really kept one of the techs busy all day.
 
I know, but he has a $1400 budget so there is no point talking about Bose, Logitech or any "computer speakers".

Alternately, he can always go with 4 monitors and a sub. Something like the Audioengine A5+ as they are powered.
 
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KaptCrunch said:
needs an amp to power them to nodscene
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I could conisder this, if it is worth it, I could possibly look into increasing my price range.

Nodscene said:
Alternately, he can always go with 4 monitors and a sub. ....
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I had something like this in mind, but the most I thought was 3 monitors.

I am just concerned with quality mainly.
 
It may be difficult going three monitors as they are usually sold as pairs until you get to the really expensive ones which are sold as singles.

You could still go with the HSU speakers as you can buy just 3 if you'd like and then get a decent little receiver. As long as your room isn't huge and you aren't going to listen at 100db+ you can get away with a new Yamaha, HK, possibly Marantz, Denon etc.
Probably have better luck finding something great used at Canuck Audio Mart for an amp. You don't need a good soundcard as you would go optical out to the receiver.


Edit: It can get a bit pricey as you would probably want a sub but something along these lines will blow away computer speakers. You could even go for a pair of speaker, a sub, inexpensive amp and then buy more speakers later if you really want them. I know Angstrom usually have b-stock subs that got for around $200 even though retail price is $800. There are a lot of options for great prices if you have a bit of patience.
 
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