the quality depends on your liking. u DID NOT give enough explanation.
please, elaborate more, like i give u the example. 1 is not enough.

guy A likes sweet milk, he says milk quality depends on sweetness
guy B likes fresh milk, he says milk quality depends on freshness.

of course, everybody knows different quality different to people.
for me, quality bass is as a mentioned, on low volume but can let me feel the pulse of the bass.

please, EXPLAIN, what u like on your music in detail, as detail as possible.
alot of us here trying to help u in detail, if you dont give details, might as well i answer u shortly also, save my time.

MX5021 is already good for computer speakers. u just need to get a good soundcard for it.
u plan to buy new one cause of? which part of MX5021 is not satisfying?

i recommend getting a soundcard first, most will be satisfied. rather than u buy a new speaker...
but if now u already use decent soundcard, then can get new one...

for me, actually i suggest getting a soundcard if your speaker value is 2x than the soundcard.
would not make sense if i bought RM200 speaker and RM200 sc. 24-bit onboard + RM400 spk will beat it.
when it comes to high end speaker, good soundcard is usually used, to balance the input and output liao.
how if a RM1500 speaker connected to an onboard soundcard?

im not sure about S730D in small room, but i doubt it would be good. cause the bigger the speaker, the bigger the room need to be.
well thats my personal opinion..

5x8m should be okay.. i think S730D can liao... better if u can audition the S730D before buying.

4x5 is quite small liao... but im not sure how S730 perform in small room, from what i know, its meant for medium room.
but for sure, mx5021 is for small room. so if MX5021 is not lacking, S730D may just fits, or its too big.


i've auditioned S730 couple of times, but only at shops. so don't know what is the characteristic.
u can ask chingwooi about this though...

haha cause most is below 1000 one liao... for <2000 the only choice is klipsch promedia ultra or z5500. but klipsch eol long time alredy...
so maybe logitech. for htib, no idea from me...

that doesnt matter if loud or not. as the andrew said, got resonance problem.

i dont want to explain, since i already write my story couple of times here...
but the bottomline is, if u got a speaker that's too big for your room, it will underperform significantly.

u may try checking out Edifier S530 or Edifier DA5000Pro. im pretty sure that one suit your room size.

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Added on July 22, 2009, 11:13 pmroom size matters! the smaller the room, the sound cannot spread. and, some speakers are designed differently.
small speakers like example, edifier MP300, is meant for close-field listening. it will sound good if u listen <0.5m to the speaker.

but for the case of bigger speaker, (not sure with S730) they are meant for far listener. technically, they provide better sounds at a further distance.
if your room is small, it reflect the sound and it will mix up. u can try acoustic foam, but the "sweetspot" of the speaker is still far.
so although the echo is absorbed, the sweetspot is still beyond your sitting position, cause room is too small.

and of course, your 1st question, some ppl thought bigger mean can blast... not always. the better the speaker, the more "quality" it gives.
so beside more quantity, more quality should be given.

This post has been edited by nismo91: Jul 22 2009, 11:13 PM

yeah. its so huge, but it doesnt make me feel the pulse when i listen to it.. thats my priority no1...

and, cause i saw in other forum, someone mentioned he cannot get a proper position for his new S730D cause his room too small.
my verdict is that, it will be same case as ifi, need to put in big room to sound nice.

haha of course... S530D and aego m is lower class liao...

anyway, the edifier that impress me in first looks and sound, S2000V.
but unfortunately never seen any store selling... touch of class, much cheaper than S2000 (never met or listen). if i were to choose, at RM1000 : S2000V

yes i recommend S530 more than S730 since the room size is small. but u can always audition them first...
cause maybe u will like how S730 sound. the only thing matters is the room size....

no, tell him its impossible to bring S730D alone in bus and LRT.

well u cannot experience real 5.1 with that way. get a soundcard (example of cheap one would be x-fi 5.1 surround usb, but i dont recommend it)

if u put in headphone, all sounds output in 5.1 will only be stereo.
you must use 5.1 capable soundcard to utilize the speaker properly..

that's why he need to get something like the x-fi surround 5.1 which i;ve owned in the year 2008 and i can say it really waste for a "multi" use.

i thought i'd like to use it on desktop and laptop. end up my desktop get many bsod, for old laptop it waste battery quickly and creative apps often crash. in vista (new laptop) it also slightly buggy, doesnt sound as good as early xp driver. but early xp driver got bug in volume wheel.

he got xonar u1 and m3500. really unfortunate = totally incompatible...
p.s. i dont know how xonar u1 handles 5.1, so i assume only in digital spdif.

anyway, i forgot, another solution is to use external decoder, otherwise, change the speaker or soundcard...

This post has been edited by nismo91: Jul 28 2009, 07:00 PM

to make things easy:

- Edifier M3500 supports Analog 5.1 only
- Asus Xonar U1 supports Digital 5.1 only

some things u can do to feel 5.1 experience
- sell U1, get laptop soundcard can support analog 5.1
- sell M3500, speakers that support digital 5.1
- get a external decoder if u dunwan sell anything
- or in case u upgrade laptop, get something has onboard analog 5.1
(acer aspire gemstone series have it, mine is 5930G and has onboard 5.1)

well im not sure. but not very cheap... example is creative DDTS100

if you looking for affordable way, creative x-fi surround 5.1 usb, is the cheap approach. just sell the U1 and can get x-fi 5.1 usb with little top up.

otherwise, if cost alot, might as well i recommend upgrade the M3500...

299 for S550D? or 1299? 299 i buy 3 sets liao lol

wah new model ah? i just google "hcd5640" comes out :



looks nice... i havent buy the R501... might fall in love with this one..

many Klipsch products discontinued already... though their product very nice one...
RM400 nothing for a nice bass and nice clarity. u want bass can try logitech z2300. mx5021 is not good. but if u like, its ur call...
for clarity, go edifier S330.

i do not really recommend altec lansing. they used to be good. especially in past 6 years or beyond. now their products... really sucks.
especially after they change the logo for second time. which means the organization have been restructured 2x.

if MX5021 is not really good, imo the 4221 and 4021 will be worse. i used to also search for same criteria as u, but found nothing. (RM400)
until i decided to 'eye' on the R501. probably getting it by end of this month.

as zs said, need time to burn in liao... i listen to my new R501 day by day i realized there are some differences between new and not-new.
that is why sometimes i like to buy second speaker in good condition, because totally burnt already. lol

anyway, the remote, i saw it. its indeed good, because some people like me like to adjust + & - volume frequently. so if one button spoilt, u still have spare button.

u must listen first if u want satisfaction. cause most ppl here recommend edifier. most ppl from youtube recommend altec etc. its just matter of a popularity of a product in a region.

u want bass, get the altec, u want crips highs, get the edifier.
i personally recommend edifier E3100. decent performer.

u would not want Z4 after you see this

as angel said (below), its hard to find good both combo for 500. my suggestion is, get the speaker first. and upgrade soundcard when another payday comes. anyway just 2 cents.

difference is : edifier signature = bright sound, logitech signature = boomy bass.
its their signature, from most of their products, but not all. trust me u gonna have to listen before making decision. your ears arent the same with ours.