if ur game & movie is not 5.1 encoded means same case.
also considering std laptop which only provide headphone jack (left & right), it will be troublesome unless u purchase a usb 5.1 sound kad seperately

that is the only drawback i can think of.
this R501 set is quite worth one

"optical in" sound card? u better look for external surround decoder (unknown pricing) or 2nd hand av receiver (agak 500) which is more suitable for ps3 usage

yup, x3 is best use for near field, while aego m is recommended by many members here to placed far apart (wide setup)

Any advice from sifu here to keep or sell my aego t system?
now eyeing for b&w

win7 no longer need to use kernel stream.
the new thing is called Windows Audio Stream API (WASAPI)

movie or music source file must have encoded DTS in stereo or surround.
the DAC u buy mostly just do stereo

Can beat C3?
c3 is something much weaker than its outlook

C3 is not recommended for gaming purpose
where is ur location? garage sales section tend to have better price than retail shops

R401 has power amplifier to pump ur sansui and crossover the bass to subwoofer which is pump by another amp unit.
those shop subwoofer has the crossover & amplifier for bass but nothing to pump ur speaker.
best choice for low cost is look for 2nd hand integrated amp or AV receiver in mudah.
make sure they are in working condition


all are different class

M200 is multimedia speaker. deep bass good treble, best for general pc game & movie
x4 is flat tuned entry level monitor. weak bass harsh treble & very revealing detail
focal xs is stylish package. good looks from every corner. it is a respectable brand for floor stander & car audio, so look into ur pocket.

yup, i find myself cannot tahan the lack of subwoofer
from the specs, focal use 3" satelite with tweeter, plus a 6.5" sub. quite a good listening combination from my experience

not a bass head. i do appreciate the fuller dynamic range in the lower notes, that makes musics interesting


perhaps the wrong side of subwoofer phase clash with front satelite. This happens to many 2.1 set and home theater, which fortunately came with 0-180 phase switch.
to resolve this, either move the sub behind u or swap the polarity of speaker wire.

front--human--sub
move it behind so that the phase will shift

easily cost sp2500 x10 and u will never turn back
say bye bye to pc speakers & join real speaker family


that's the sub crossover. unfortunately no such setting in sp2500.
unless ur budget is limited, i would say change is better than modify blindly.
start saving in ur piggy bank

lol... Lex also troll

height is usually fine.
i guess driver size too big and sound level for to perform is very loud to be sitted "nearfield"


wharfedale pro front port, hivi use back port. that's the different.

eh, usb sound card has multi channel DAC rite?
perhaps xfi usb will do the job

623 no tweeter blek


cannot be.
x4 is smaller in overall size and the main driver only 4"
i own several 4" speaker from AE (passive satelite) and Wharfedale (powered monitor), use EQ test lowest tone they produce is "pop... pop...pop"
i'd say they are too far away from real deep bass

this thing is suppose to be a near field monitor (look at the price) but i cannot understand why CT say suite u more

Buy new c3 to mod u lose warranty + no confident will sound nice.
and u paying more in the end, why not top up for better set?
c3 weakness already well known. ppl try to "fix" with better accessory like sound card and wires etc, but those just increase the input line level near peak. Do the same step any price speaker also improved la.
c3 itself is not changed

i did modding pc speaker before, parts cost not much but the efforts, risk and time are wasted in my opinion... Becos the "house sound" still stick there unless u change the speaker transducer. Meaning the best quality improvement u can do is change better set

sound stick only do good in small room. Ur room size?

since u like x600 just buy it.

s730 no surround = fail movie
z5500 z906 no tweeter = fail music

left 1 and only s550

easy. normal music content are 2 channel full range stereo (left and right)
when people mentioning 2.1 means there is additional sub-channel for low note (a.k.a. bass)
u will get separate control too.

since you using medium size room and listen to light tunes, i got some tips for u:

2.0 or 2.1 are fine
surround or virtual surround not needed
pick at least 4" or bigger main speaker, it will be covering wide frequency range
aim for wood or heavvy material with strong construction shape
dont be affraid to try out used item (of cource test at own risk)

This post has been edited by ktek: Oct 23 2013, 01:13 PM

OOMPH not ohm. haha