Custom Hi-Fi Systems/Car Subwoofers for PC Speakers

[niko084]

I prefer McIntosh, VMPS, Avalon and JBL myself

I desperately want a set of VMPS Lowboys, I have a set of adcom amps sitting waiting.

[Wile E]

Originally Posted by niko084

I prefer McIntosh, VMPS, Avalon and JBL myself

I desperately want a set of VMPS Lowboys, I have a set of adcom amps sitting waiting.

The only REAL production home amp maker left out there. You have to go boutique to get any better.

[SabreWulf69]

I'd love some Classe' or McIntosh amps personally, but alas money constraints. Hmm maybe time to list a completely unrealistic dream system perhaps heehee :-D

[SabreWulf69]

Oh I pretty much already have heh -

Originally Posted by SabreWulf69

Most things on this list will do me fine lol --> http://www.higherfi.com/spkrlist/speakerlist.htm

Also wouldn't mind a setup like this --> http://www.kipnis-studios.com/The_Ki..._Theaters.html

These --> http://egglestonworks.com/?page_id=303 in a 7 Channel Setup would be nice too. So much audio, so little time and money.

[WOG-BOY]

Originally Posted by niko084

Your 301x is a 300watt amp *900 peak yea right, maybe at 19v @ 1khz for .1ms*

The AV-711 is 40 watts per channel.

TBH- Peak isn't valid in the least and even RMS is a real crappy way to rate power output, to get a real idea you need a series of graphs.

Currently I'm running a Yamaha M-60 main, M-30 effects, C-60 pre, DSP-100U DSP, JBL SVA-1600 mains, JBL HLS 620 and JBL HLS 610 effects, 2 Polk PSW110 10" subs, and a JBL PSW-1200 12" sub.

well on the amp itself it says 900W not on a sticker.... the amp. maybe it is 300W rms but i dont care i got it for free and it has enough power to put cracks in my walls (old house) so im happy...

[rizla1]

does it really matter as long as it sounds good. [and is free]

i got a 25watt dell powered sub wired it up to some crappy pc speakers altough crappy its self im happy .

anyone got and idea for me ? i want to add on a few cheap speakers and maybe a 100 watt amp . im not rich like you guys . just something in £50 - £60 range maybe some hifi speakers? i no very little about audio. thanks

[WOG-BOY]

Originally Posted by rizla1

does it really matter as long as it sounds good. [and is free]

i got a 25watt dell powered sub wired it up to some crappy pc speakers altough crappy its self im happy .

anyone got and idea for me ? i want to add on a few cheap speakers and maybe a 100 watt amp . im not rich like you guys . just something in £50 - £60 range maybe some hifi speakers? i no very little about audio. thanks

hahaha yea true im not rich either most of the stuff i got for free and sounds fukn good for me and most others.

i dont know how much £60 in AUD but if i was you i would save up for a new receiver and buy some alright bookshelf speakers and then later on you can add a subwoofer, side and center if you want. my 3 way pioneer front speakers have pretty nice bass for what they are.


Thats what i would do. ask niko084 he sounds smart

[SabreWulf69]

Yeah some basic pioneer home theater can be really cost efficient. My brother just got himself a low-cost system full 5.1 system with receiver for around AUD $700 and I must say I did not know you could get something like that for the price he paid.

[WOG-BOY]

yea i only paid AUD $500 for my yamaha 5.1 ( only use the center and rear speakers on it now) and it souds really clear and loud for the price

[SabreWulf69]

Sweet good amps for home theaters the Yammy's are, sounds like you got a bargain :-)

[WOG-BOY]

haha yea.....
i have been saving up for a new subwoofer but then i saw the cerwin vega xls-15 :O
what do you guys think of it? and how many watts will i need to power 2? i was thinking a 1000W denon or something like that. not too expensive just something with enough power

[SabreWulf69]

1000W Denon? they may explode lol considering they have only a 400W PEAK power rating lol and for a 1000W Denon, it would be uber expensive if they even exist, so I am going to assume you meant a 100W RMS /channel amp. When I first saw them I thought they were PA speakers and I was like, oh OK but then I read on. From the sounds of it, yeah a 100W Denon will be a nice amp to drive them, whether your teaming them with an actual amp or just a 100W receiver they at least look like they will crank.

[WOG-BOY]

so i need atleast 100W rms each channel? if i need that much my yamaha would do, its 100w per channel but not sure if thats rms or peak. (proberbly peak) and if i get the lower ohm version on the cerwin vega's i can use my NAD, manula says lower the ohm the higher Watts it will put out :S

[SabreWulf69]

What was the model of your Yammy? Yeah on some amps you can run at some lower ohms just keep an eye or a handle on amp temps. My Cambridge goes to 4 Ohms so your NAD should be able to run them no probs as long as the Cerwin's are definitely at 4 Ohms and not lower for a start and if you wanna run them off the Yammy make sure their suitably matched impedance wise to the Yammy too.

[WOG-BOY]

Yamaha HTR-6130, i might just put some fans near the NAD amp and run it off that. right after i posted that last post i went to a hi-fi shop in the city to replace my broken tour beats by dr dre with the studio beats by dr dre (coming thursday, tested there demo pair and soundds F@KIN AWSOME, cant wait to get them) and had a look at a few rotel and denon amps. i would get 1 but at the price of the cerwin vega's theres no way i could afford 1. the Beats cost enough as it is....

[SabreWulf69]

Yeah maybe if your into ripping your stuff apart then try rig sum DC 240V fans for the NAD amp into it.

[WOG-BOY]

Originally Posted by SabreWulf69

Yeah maybe if your into ripping your stuff apart then try rig sum DC 240V fans for the NAD amp into it.

yea i was thinking that puting 2x80mm fans ontop of the heatsink. but i need to find a + - that running 12V (using computer fans)

[SabreWulf69]

Ah ok yeah try that for the PC fans should be good.

[xBruce88x]

i dont have anything tooo fancy, but...

Desktop/Entertainment Center
Philips MC 500 Micro Stereo System or w/e. I have my tv, gameconsoles, and pc hooked up to it



Specs:
USB port connection for digital music files
100 watts per channel speakers
5-disc CD changer plays CDs, CD-Rs, CD-RWs
Built-in digital equalizer settings

Headphones
Tritton AX51 (older model) but i don't use em much since the cord wont straighten out



96 Hyundai Elantra:
2x 5 1/2in stock
2x 6x9 Dual Illuminites 150watt
Aiwa (or however it's spelled) 45x4 head unit with cd player in line in jack

81 D-150:
Pioneer head unit 45w x4 cd player
2x 6x9 150watt max illuminites/DUAL
2x 5 1/2in Sony Xplode 225watt max
800watt Sony Xplode 12in (older round red ones)
760watt pioneer amp
2Farad Cap






^ sorry just had to post it

and the others hehehe

[niko084]

Originally Posted by WOG-BOY

well on the amp itself it says 900W not on a sticker.... the amp. maybe it is 300W rms but i dont care i got it for free and it has enough power to put cracks in my walls (old house) so im happy...

Oh nothing against the amp, Rockford still makes decent stuff all considered!
And very solid built sub amps.

All these companies just turned to giving peak power ratings dunno why...

Oh the other note, ya money constraints, tis why I still use solid state equipment, sadly it's cleaner and more powerful than most of the current solid state hifi equipment, and needless to say it cost less than 15% of what the new stuff costs, so what I replace a few capacitors

I'm putting Focal speakers and Image Dynamics subs into my 330ci, probably going to use a Nakamichi deck, I have a few MBQuart amps sitting still I might use. Still sitting stock HK for now, which really isn't that bad for a stock system.

[WOG-BOY]

Originally Posted by xBruce88x

i dont have anything tooo fancy, but...

Desktop/Entertainment Center
Philips MC 500 Micro Stereo System or w/e. I have my tv, gameconsoles, and pc hooked up to it

http://download.p4c.philips.com/file...00_22_tlv_.jpg

Specs:
USB port connection for digital music files
100 watts per channel speakers
5-disc CD changer plays CDs, CD-Rs, CD-RWs
Built-in digital equalizer settings

Headphones
Tritton AX51 (older model) but i don't use em much since the cord wont straighten out

http://ravenlanclan.com/1337HARDWARE...AX51-Main1.jpg

96 Hyundai Elantra:
2x 5 1/2in stock
2x 6x9 Dual Illuminites 150watt
Aiwa (or however it's spelled) 45x4 head unit with cd player in line in jack

81 D-150:
Pioneer head unit 45w x4 cd player
2x 6x9 150watt max illuminites/DUAL
2x 5 1/2in Sony Xplode 225watt max
800watt Sony Xplode 12in (older round red ones)
760watt pioneer amp
2Farad Cap

http://forums.techpowerup.com/attach...1&d=1272128142

http://forums.techpowerup.com/attach...1&d=1272128142

http://forums.techpowerup.com/attach...1&d=1272128775
^ sorry just had to post it

and the others hehehe

http://forums.techpowerup.com/attach...1&d=1272128614

thanks for sharing
nice setup in the truck btw

Originally Posted by niko084

Oh nothing against the amp, Rockford still makes decent stuff all considered!
And very solid built sub amps.

All these companies just turned to giving peak power ratings dunno why...

Oh the other note, ya money constraints, tis why I still use solid state equipment, sadly it's cleaner and more powerful than most of the current solid state hifi equipment, and needless to say it cost less than 15% of what the new stuff costs, so what I replace a few capacitors

I'm putting Focal speakers and Image Dynamics subs into my 330ci, probably going to use a Nakamichi deck, I have a few MBQuart amps sitting still I might use. Still sitting stock HK for now, which really isn't that bad for a stock system.

tru i wish there was an eayser way to tell which amp is better without actually testing it or listning to the fake specs from audio companies. half the new amps cant even hit the peak power anyway without overheating.... well according mt my friends amps

[xBruce88x]

i recently grabbed an mtx amp for $30 for my brother and it was actually rated by RMS. I went on their site and found the little 400watter could push some of their Jackhammer line.

and for the philips sound system, i got all my consoles connected to a gamestop switcher, which goes to the tv. the tv then has an audio out going to the system. currently i use my pc on the usb connector, but its a basic ac97 audio thing, i plan on getting one of those mini-stereo to rca cables and adding it in with the switch so i still get the quality of my on-board ALC888 which is better than the one built in the stereo.

hehe yea i found all of that more than sufficient for my truck WOG-BOY. In my town the wafflehouse late at night seems to be the gathering place for bassheads... i was in Mcdonald's (next door) and decided to crank mine up. they all turned theirs off after hearing mine... even though they had 2000watt+ systems. Why? b/c theirs all sounded like diesel trucks idleing... all rattle. I took the time to adjust my audio setting and position the boxes in a way to minimize all the rattle (when i installed the system) so you could actually hear the bass and the rest of the songs as well lol. although i'll admit, the truck is all metal so there's still some rattle

and Niko i agree, Rockford still rocks lol. btw those lightning audio speakers at wallyworld are actually a division of Rockford

[WOG-BOY]

Originally Posted by xBruce88x

i recently grabbed an mtx amp for $30 for my brother and it was actually rated by RMS. I went on their site and found the little 400watter could push some of their Jackhammer line.

and for the philips sound system, i got all my consoles connected to a gamestop switcher, which goes to the tv. the tv then has an audio out going to the system. currently i use my pc on the usb connector, but its a basic ac97 audio thing, i plan on getting one of those mini-stereo to rca cables and adding it in with the switch so i still get the quality of my on-board ALC888 which is better than the one built in the stereo.

hehe yea i found all of that more than sufficient for my truck WOG-BOY. In my town the wafflehouse late at night seems to be the gathering place for bassheads... i was in Mcdonald's (next door) and decided to crank mine up. they all turned theirs off after hearing mine... even though they had 2000watt+ systems. Why? b/c theirs all sounded like diesel trucks idleing... all rattle. I took the time to adjust my audio setting and position the boxes in a way to minimize all the rattle (when i installed the system) so you could actually hear the bass and the rest of the songs as well lol. although i'll admit, the truck is all metal so there's still some rattle

and Niko i agree, Rockford still rocks lol. btw those lightning audio speakers at wallyworld are actually a division of Rockford

haha yea bass always souds good in small spaces, acts like a big subwoofer box
that gamestop switcher.... what connections are on it and are they good quality? i want 1 with audio RCA's but a good quality 1 with like gold plating. havent found any yet
i havent heard much about MTX so i didnt know about the RMS rating.

[xBruce88x]

its not gold plating or anything, but it works well enough for me... played Mass Effect 1 and 2 on my xbox360 with it and audio sounded great. I also stream my movies to my xbox360 from my pc and no audio problems.

It has hookups for,
Red and White Audio
Yellow RCA video, S-Video, RGB RCA
LAN

edit:



the last group where i have teh white in the yellow is my nes... its only mono sound so i just used the white for vid.



Damn pollen is everywhere, no AC so i have to use a window-fan and the pollen is real bad right now

the lan ports aren't used all the time, in other words only one lan device will work at a time, its a manual switch, no power required.

and it is HD, with RGB RCA

and a side note... wallyworld = Wal-Mart lol

edit: the systems currently hooked up



and the nes still works, i replaced the white xbox with the above elite, and the Gamecube is at a friend's house

[WOG-BOY]

Originally Posted by xBruce88x

its not gold plating or anything, but it works well enough for me... played Mass Effect 1 and 2 on my xbox360 with it and audio sounded great. I also stream my movies to my xbox360 from my pc and no audio problems.

It has hookups for,
Red and White Audio
Yellow RCA video, S-Video, RGB RCA
LAN

edit:

http://forums.techpowerup.com/attach...1&d=1272194172

http://forums.techpowerup.com/attach...2&d=1272194186

Damn pollen is everywhere, no AC so i have to use a window-fan and the pollen is real bad right now

the lan ports aren't used all the time, in other words only one lan device will work at a time, its a manual switch, no power required.

and it is HD, with RGB RCA

wow its big with alot of connections just what i like... do u know where i could get 1 from and how much?