Hi guys,
I made a post here about 4 months ago (http/www.tomshardware.com/forum/56048-6-speakers-music) about buying a 2.1 speaker system for around $1000. Now I am finally here in the US and have actually moved into the small room that I am going to put the speakers in (yay) and will hopefully soon realize my plans. The setup I thought would be good after astrallite's excellent advice was:
2x NHT Classic Two - http/www.amazon.com/NHT-N-2B-Classic-Speaker-Black/dp/B000BYM9MM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1274567724&sr=1-1
1x Elemental Designs - http/www.edesignaudio.com/product_info.php?cPath=2_138&products_id=892
1x Yamaha HTR-6240 - http/www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001S2RDAY/sr=8-1-spell/qid=1274567157/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1274567157&sr=8-1-spell
Since then I have upgraded all the music on my computer from mp3s to lossless audio. I still wonder about a couple of things though - does anyone have a recommendation for a sound card with a digital output that can be connected to a laptop? I think that would definitely be necessary to justify the expense for these speakers. I looked at this Creative S1090 USB X-fi (http/tinyurl.com/36lwmg4). Also following actually moving in I realised two things - firstly, I will need some speaker stands. As it looks now, I would move my bed out a bit, put the satellite speakers there. So I was wondering if anyone had recommendations for some inexpensive, solid speaker stands (I can't use wall mounts) that are about 80cm to 1m high.
I also wonder about the subwoofer - my room is in no way optimal for speaker placement. This may change in later years though, so I'm still keen to invest in something worthwhile. But yeah, there is a lot of furniture. The subwoofer should preferably be diagonally opposite the listening point right? Ie as far as possible from where you're sitting, but also near a wall? Because there is one corner near me, and then there is one place in front of my wardrobe (would impede a bit with opening it but I don't really care) that is diagonally opposite. So I guess it would need to be in front of the wardrobe?
Thanks a lot for any helpful replies!
I made a post here about 4 months ago (http/www.tomshardware.com/forum/56048-6-speakers-music) about buying a 2.1 speaker system for around $1000. Now I am finally here in the US and have actually moved into the small room that I am going to put the speakers in (yay) and will hopefully soon realize my plans. The setup I thought would be good after astrallite's excellent advice was:
2x NHT Classic Two - http/www.amazon.com/NHT-N-2B-Classic-Speaker-Black/dp/B000BYM9MM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1274567724&sr=1-1
1x Elemental Designs - http/www.edesignaudio.com/product_info.php?cPath=2_138&products_id=892
1x Yamaha HTR-6240 - http/www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001S2RDAY/sr=8-1-spell/qid=1274567157/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1274567157&sr=8-1-spell
Since then I have upgraded all the music on my computer from mp3s to lossless audio. I still wonder about a couple of things though - does anyone have a recommendation for a sound card with a digital output that can be connected to a laptop? I think that would definitely be necessary to justify the expense for these speakers. I looked at this Creative S1090 USB X-fi (http/tinyurl.com/36lwmg4). Also following actually moving in I realised two things - firstly, I will need some speaker stands. As it looks now, I would move my bed out a bit, put the satellite speakers there. So I was wondering if anyone had recommendations for some inexpensive, solid speaker stands (I can't use wall mounts) that are about 80cm to 1m high.
I also wonder about the subwoofer - my room is in no way optimal for speaker placement. This may change in later years though, so I'm still keen to invest in something worthwhile. But yeah, there is a lot of furniture. The subwoofer should preferably be diagonally opposite the listening point right? Ie as far as possible from where you're sitting, but also near a wall? Because there is one corner near me, and then there is one place in front of my wardrobe (would impede a bit with opening it but I don't really care) that is diagonally opposite. So I guess it would need to be in front of the wardrobe?
Thanks a lot for any helpful replies!