means u get dup dup dup bass instead of mmmm mmmm mmm bass lol... dono how to explain.

lim, u shud try research more on google. Try read up reviews. Then go out find if got any units to try in malls. I believe, all the models that can suit ur budget already listed above. if no units to try, take a leap of faith and get the one ppl describe as closes to ur taste. i got my logitech based on review alone, then my fren buy for me from LYP.

I just return fom KL last week. Main reason is go audition speaker and also i took 5 member of my family for holiday. The money i spend for airticket and hotel could have bought me another Floorstand speaker but it was worth it to listen to so many type of high end speakers.

The moral is there is nothing wrong with asking for recommendation but in the end you are spending your money and you need to do your homework

As for sound card, research something from Asus or Creative. With Rm600, you shud be able to afford most except the top range cards offered.

Z5500 sub is not shielded... most big subs arent. The magnetic field can dmg ur hdd or crt. Vibrations wont dmg anything, wont even make ur cup fall off the table. But you still dun want it to be near your cpu, vibration when you play a cd may be bad news for SQ. (Jitter?)

lim is still learning so funny questions may come out at least he want to learn But i hope you buy your speaker soon, then the real fun begins. Dun forget to put sound card as a future upgrade as it is a must!

Go for soundcard... cable useless for you as z5500 not as sensitive as hifi speaker. Trust me. I tried Rm300plus cable for it and didnt do anything.

This post has been edited by dlyz: Jul 13 2009, 06:52 PM

They are right, better you try read online reviews as we can recommend only to your needs and you gotta do the rest.

For your question i can say asus cards have been compared to more expensive DACs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital-to-analog_converter) in musicality . Creative is more of a feature card, which suit gaming and movie effects but suffer in music reproduction compared to asus cards.

Search Trade section for sellers to find out the price + models available on the respective manufacturer website. Even youtube got review on soundcards.

For me, all pc speakers are for close field listening. Yes, dont pick too big speaker for your room because it will overpower the room.

You guys boost S730 bass to +6.... i already can feel the pulse at +0 Try listening at lower volumes. It will take some time to adjust but now i am former high volume listener.

He want more or less bass?

Musical bass pick Edifier Logitech is more movie bass.

This post has been edited by dlyz: Aug 4 2009, 11:25 AM

No la, we dun hate AL, in fact sad cause AL used to be so good. But the fact is AL now perform not as good as before.

If money no object, because u mention"high end" and "extremely nice sound and bass", i highly recommend Dynaudio MC15 and its matching subwoofer Sub 250MC

oh like that i recommend u edifier. i have tried it and like it more than my z5500. more musical and bass more control. z5500 is more loose. razer mako i dont really fancy it.

The Dynaudio, speaker alone is about 7k in singapore.. bring in i think need tax 25% maybe. not sure CMY (dealer) sell or not though but they are far more expensive than singapore.

This post has been edited by dlyz: Aug 12 2009, 04:28 PM

yes... go try them out see which u like.... make sure the salesman dun up the bass and treble to give u false inpression... set them to neutral, then listen which u like more... then u can adjust bass and treble later to taste.

saw audioengine in a shop in lyp, didnt manage to try... it was worn tho.. they use to demo it for nintendo wii. i wanted so badly to test it... sales girl go lunch.

Just play music for about 100 hours at moderate volume should be ok. If you cant do it continuously tats ok too... just use as normal.

Dun get Z4.... it has got 4 round cardboard disc as "speakers" and the sub is also a big round cardboard disc... the real sub is only 3inches big and hidden inside the sub....

who have the link where they dissect z4 plz post...

I dun agree that onboard on par with stand alone... definately i can easily tell the difference even on x3i (i did side by side comparison). But i agree... speaker first.. sound card later for better value... the build of z4... see the link..

Quite risky to buy demo unit, not like hifi speakers. PC demo unit i see sellers always blast them o_O

I think you ask the guys from Home Entertainment, you can get better answers, here we are focus PC speakers

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

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