so u r using edifier R501, how does it sound? good enuff?for me, the design was not so appealing, does R501 do its job well? i dont really care about the look, but it kind of make me think twice. if its good enough, I will buy 1. your review puhlis...

woah z-5500D, over my budget la. but I see your point there. so now I really have to buy a 5.1 speaker, and hybrid with my edifier and become 7.1, good idea

This post has been edited by predicate undefined: Oct 15 2009, 11:16 PM

yea just bought it last 2 months. sounds very good, especially for rm400 price area. really satisfied. was deciding on C3 before but then i went for R501 cause wanna try 5.1

if u wan try R501 + M3400 then try but i think R501 should be good enough la. cause if u put different spk then the sound also different. the design i dont like but i like it as no-frills, means there are no buttons at all. so dont have to pay for the design.

or if u wan 7.1 badly, then buy some cheap creative 7.1 speakers, but i can assure u the same price as R501, none of them will sound better than R501. especially in bass dept since less 5.1/7.1 spkr <400 uses 8inch sub.

tat is logical but not

2.0 + 2.1 + 2.0 + 2.1 = 8.2 HAHAHA not logical.

Ok, since my laptop probably doesn't support 5.1 and I lazy to go find an external soundcard (also, extra cost = that I don't have), I decide to just massively upgrade my current 2.1 speakers (specs here: DENN D-102 admittedly ANYTHING is probably better than this...). So what would you all recommend for 2.1 speakers for music? Budget is RM400 and below (preferably below), and I listen to a wide variety of music-- classic rock (Metallica, AC/DC), punk, a cappella choir (Tallis Scholars), instrumentals, classical music, orchestra, operas etc. So again, am looking for speakers with clear, crisp sound, decent bass and treble. SQ trumps everything including looks. For me, the best speakers I have are Altec Lansing ATP3-- but I can't move it from the house desktop or will kena from the other users (dad). So is there any speaker out there nowadays with better sound than AL ATP3?

Am considering Edifier C3-- sound seems ok to my ears. I can even tell the difference between mp3 at different bit rates with it. Also, the guy in the audio store said that Edifier R501 sound quality not as good as Edifier C3? I dunno true or not since 2.1 would be kinda difficult to compare with 5.1? Comments, guys and girls?

This post has been edited by ArianneG: Oct 16 2009, 10:54 PM

yes., edifier C3 is better than R501 in 2.1 mode. C3 price is same with R501 although R501 got more satellites = C3 satellites better. plus C3 satellites got their own crossover. R501 sounds thin, its midrange need to improve. but i still prefer R501 because the R501 subwoofer is way better than C3 subwoofer.

in RM400 u can always choose C3, S330 or R501. dont follow our suggestions, follow your ears, so you will not regret.

if u wan SQ, go for S330...

since i switch 2.1 to 5.1 i never look back since then.no matter how good your system is the most important is the sound card

5.1, 2.1 or 2.0, all depends on individual taste. I went from 2.1 to 5.1 and back to 2.0. ^^

For me use 2.0 when use stereo music, 5.1 when play surround music (eg. celine dion concert dvd).

When use stereo source to 5.1, the singer feels around you, when stereo to 2.0 the stage is in front. Depend on individual preference.

Dont look down on 2.0, if your speakers is good, the sound stage is big, for my 2.0, the soundstage is about 5 times bigger than z5500 with all 5 speakers playing (i use z5500 with all speakers in front)

Yes sound card and the source file is important, then follow by speaker.

This post has been edited by dlyz: Oct 17 2009, 09:07 AM

My soundcard-- can't seem to see WHAT it actually is: Device Manager and the DXDIAG command only tells me it's SigmaTel High Definition Audio Codec; not very helpful. I want to know if it's integrated, but can't seem to find out: I suspect it's integrated.

For source file-- whenever possible I get high quality lossless files (FLAC + APE), or mp3 at minimum of 192 kbps (Only take 128 kbps IF there's no other option available) or OGG at quality 5 and above; but they're more or less all encoded in stereo, I think. So for me buying a 5.1 waste of money or not?

I see people commenting on S330 SQ may sound better than C3-- Power of the satellites on S330 definitely more than C3, I can see, but the subwoofer on S330 is smaller (6.5") vs C3 subwoofer driver (8")-- how does that work out?

This post has been edited by ArianneG: Oct 17 2009, 12:33 PM

I use Z-5500D the speakers around me. Nah 2.0 Only a method for the stage to be infront. With 5.1 surround you feel like you are in the crowd itself with the stage infront of u. ( Like you are really there) PPl Scream also around u

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Added on October 17, 2009, 1:08 pmno need guess signma confirm integrated (SigmaTel High Definition Audio)

This post has been edited by aspire2oo6: Oct 17 2009, 01:08 PM

Ya i get what you mean about the crowd, hence i use if for concert DVDs

@ArianneG for stereo music, get 2.1 enuff, yes having a 5.1 is more versatile but if i were u, i would want my money to go into the L and R speaker rather than spread out the cost to 5 speaker that perform not as well. Since you also mention your mainly stereo music. ATP3 is legendary from what forumers say. My friend has one and i have to try it one of these days. But maybe you can get a ok speaker and swap it to your dad

Can anyone recommend a good system for RM500? Looking for 5.1 system since my comp can support it. I love bass small system so pls help me!

hey guys,
im planning to get a 5.1 surround system... i chose enzo 7000 according to my budget n also the optical input 4 my ps3... Hows this model?? hmm Can this speaker can be used for PC n ps3 at the same time??

i may want to suggest an Edifier R501. good 5.1 in 400 price.

according to this picture, click here from forumer, u can see that enzo 7000 have multiple inputs, which makes it compatible with PS3 and PC.

Is it better than Altec Lansing VS3251? Thx.

i never had the chance to listen to altec 3251. but comparing the physical size of R501 and 3251, im pretty sure R501 has the edge.

R501 uses 8" subwoofer, 3" midrange and 1 tweeter.
3251 uses 5.25" subwoofer, 2.5" fullrange.

small speakers must not sound bad, but i also know that 3251 isn't that famous like the aegoM so im sure its just average for the size.

but since sounds is very subjective, you may want to listen first. anyway 3251 has headphone jack, R501 does not. but both has infrared remote ctrl.

Thx for the info bro!

where can i test divoom speakers?

do they have showroom in kl?

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Added on October 24, 2009, 7:08 aminterested with xforce-1h

This post has been edited by arafat: Oct 24 2009, 07:08 AM

for divoom i suggest u try out voom2, for me it sounds a lot better than xforce-1...

go to sri computer and audit...

Guys, what is a good soundcard to go with Edifier C3? I want to listen to music and get the best out of my C3 doing so but scared the integrated soundcard on my laptop isn't up to the job. Got any recs?