yup i think XtremeMusic should be very good choice. just make sure u got empty PCI slot.

for the bass, use a better speaker or good headphone / iem as reference. the problem with most (especially) PC speakers are the subwoofer placement. you can use tone generator from 100hz and below too and compare it with the reference.

it depends on your expectations and your current onboard audio. if your onboard is pretty good the difference may not be night and day. some onboard have terrible output and of course adding soundcard will definitely improve.

it should be using Realtek ALC1200. no idea how good it is. if you can get dedicated soundcard at nice price you should get it.

i used to run a pretty basic x-fi compared to onboard im using now. problem with multiple speakers and multiple PC setup (laptop and desktop), i finally gave up x-fi and stick to onboard atm.

well it depends on you... i think the OEM version of XtremeMusic would be very good buy. you're gonna pair it with Edifier C3 right? it should give a nice bass boost since C3 bass is weak.

nice video, but i wonder what's that logitech speaker doing beside your S730, pwned big time hahaha

it looks similar like Logitech R20, which i have played with before. not so bad actually, much better than Sonic Gear EVO 3/5. but with the same price i can get edifier M1310 (during that time) which sounds overall much better than both.

yeah R20 not bad la... i mean rather use it than SG EVO 3 lol.

good thing if they have Dolby Digital and DTS. so it can accept optical or coaxial input... even better if got HDMI input

your speakers already has amp, adding another amp could destroy the speakers.

your best bet would be trying to get better soundcard. but do not spend too much on speakers at the moment, you better off upgrade to better speakers if your soundcard cost more than your speakers.

I also scared my speaker overheat so I add some fan. but I don't think any Edifier product suffers from overheat problem. so don't worry.

I don't think they rename it. it's just some of us here (especially me) like to say it as C2+ instead of HCS2330. because it is very similar to C2 so people will understand easily, that it is a enhanced version of C2.

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Edifier MP300 papertube

i've been using small rolled paper as 'papertube' for MP300 since back in 2007. what a shame now only I've been able to upload an example of it, done in MP300+. the function of the papertube is to lower the bass so it's not very boomy at around 80-90hz. not only it makes the sound better but it makes the subwoofer goes deeper as well. a very good subwoofer for 2" size.


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1. no. as i said, me and other forumers only use terms C2+ for sake of simplicity because it looks exactly like C2, but more powerful.

2. how small is your room? unless it's very small it shouldn't make any difference between the 3.

3. no, C3 does not win in everything, but it's one of the most natural sounding so some people prefer it. not to mention the cool looks.

the difference can be heard if you listen to it. as far as we recommend things it's up to you to decide which speakers to get. if you cannot listen to any of these speakers at any store then the best bet would be describing what kind of music you listen and what type of sound you like i.e. punchy bass, soft bass, dominating vocals, crispy cymbals, detailed sound etc.

since you said you like r&b and rap, C3 has a weak bass, so you should consider it. between HCS2330 and S330, it's up to you to decide which one to get. i personally haven't really heard HCS2330 but i've heard S330 many times. it has a boomy bass and crispy treble. so if you like it go get it.

Edifier burn-in tool doesn't work in Windows Vista and newer. just use burninwave generator. it works the same.

possible bro for your M1250. just get one 2xAA USB charger and connect it to your M1250.

something like this:


i have one very similar to that but Uniross brand. it has USB female output, perfect for your M1250.

haha, remind me of my modded M3300. become one-piece system after assembly. actually what i wanted is to create a portable 2.1 system with rechargeable lithium batteries. the 12V lithium batteries itself can be bought online, but speakers that runs on 12V DC are limited. so far for edifier i know is the MP300.

anyway, anybody here use fan to cool their edifier speakers?

actually for Edifier speakers I am pretty sure they have a very good cooling circulation. I am yet to see any overheating Edifier speakers while many have plagued Logitech Klipsch Creative even sometimes Altec Lansing.

i believe 120mm fan at 12V (molex) would be enough to cool your speakers. I am using 80mm fan only at 5V yet it really helps to dissipate lots of heat from my logitech and altec lansing subwoofer.

yeah but rather than use cheap laptop cooler i usually re-use cheap 80mm atx fan and power it with USB 5V so it run at much lower speed and thus more silent too. no more worrying leaving speaker 24/7 because sometimes even when idle the backplate may be warm. with that fan the temp drops significantly...

btw u using C3? maybe can try hookup to car subwoofer with same impedance. but of course the price of the sub and enclosure might be close to C3 already...

lol ignore that guy... he dont bother to learn to post in forum properly throughout the years. he's very happy with his z5500 despite blowing it few times and ask why should it blow when played at 100% volume and bass.

if you want good bass just get true subwoofer. i see one THX Ultra 2 - 12" subwoofer when tuned correctly can produce 130dB @ 30Hz, 122dB @ 20Hz, 112dB @ 15Hz 1/8 space, 1m. sub and amp priced at 10x the Z5500, but even 30x Z5500 will never ever match its sound. i seriously can't imagine 112dB 15hz sub,,, can crack a ceiling in my place probably.

i don't think any PC speakers can be considered as true subwoofer. lol again, our purpose is to listen from PC with relatively near distance. im pretty sure if you have pretty good subwoofer you wouldn't be listening in front of it.. i don't know how to define, but probably those who can reach 20hz in reasonable dB will be considered as true sub. i don't find any PC subwoofer which can do 20hz.

if you think P3060 bass cover the vocals that's because it may be tuned too high. for my R501 i must set the bass at default (middle) and use foobar to reduce some bass. my old Edifier X300 also tuned too high, i must not set the bass knob beyond 75%. Edifier MP300 also tuned too high for me, must use rolled paper at the bass tube. that's mainly the reason i decided to try other computer speakers brand such as logitech creative altec lansing klipsch so i can see which one i actually prefer...

that's my opinion.. you can try foobar to reduce, and reduce the bass knob. or use toilet paper roll for the subwoofer port like what power911 did before. i actually also did it, but in my case i only managed to get it working right with bandpass subwoofer.

haha, if to be used at home without insulation i believe it will definitely be a earthquake at such volume. yala, no need THX cert. only for show off only. especially if you have 5.1 surround speakers and your friend come visit you. just play the bluray THX trailer lol.

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haha sure thing bro. ohya it remind me of the drinking bottle cap which i use (with blutack) at the bottom of subwoofer as feet. i used hemisphere rubber and chair leg guard (both from daiso) previously but then i realized there is free alternative which works just as good.

what i like about them is that i can easily slide my subwoofer, conveniently lift up heavy subwoofer (because my fingers can slide to the underside) and of course slightly less vibration (which is still noticable), all at virtually free cost. probably just need double-sided tape or little dots of blutack.


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