Best 5.1 speaker setup for gaming rig/consoles

eidairaman1 · Oct 22, 2012

BumbleBee said:
what are you comparing them to?

at the time nothing because where i was at the time i didnt have any speakers till i bought that set.

btw I still have a set of Labtec Spin 70s here heh

BumbleBee · Oct 22, 2012

one more thing.

when you move up a receiver line you do get more features and connections but you also get better amplifier stages, power supply, higher quality parts, room correction, digital-analog-converters, analog-digital-converters, video processors, etc which makes a better experience.

I have a Marantz SR6004 receiver, DVDO Edge video processor and Emotiva XPA-5 power amp. it's better to buy separates than to put all your eggs in one basket and buy a flagship receiver.

also Monoprice $5 HDMI cables are just fine

cdawall · Oct 22, 2012

BumbleBee said:
one more thing.

when you move up a receiver line you do get more features and connections but you also get better amplifier stages, power supply, higher quality parts, room correction, digital-analog-converters, analog-digital-converters, video processors, etc which makes a better experience.

I have a Marantz SR6004 receiver, DVDO Edge video processor and Emotiva XPA-5 power amp. it's better to buy separates than to put all your eggs in one basket and buy a flagship receiver.

also Monoprice $5 HDMI cables are just fine

I just went flagship back in the day H/K AVR 347 so onboard DCDi by Faroudja, 55wx7 in H/K speak which is 95w a channel in yamaha speak. Looking at the AVR3600/3650 here soon...I wont buy a mid/low end receiver again just not worth it to me had this one for 5-6 years now moved 3 times and it has always been perfect for me.

BumbleBee · Oct 23, 2012

here is a good example why it's a good idea to go with separates.

this is the power amp I mentioned. it weighs 70lbs! three times as much as my receiver

System Name	PCGOD
Processor	AMD FX 8350@ 5.0GHz
Motherboard	Asus TUF 990FX Sabertooth R2 2901 Bios
Cooling	Scythe Ashura, 2×BitFenix 230mm Spectre Pro LED (Blue,Green), 2x BitFenix 140mm Spectre Pro LED
Memory	16 GB Gskill Ripjaws X 2133 (2400 OC, 10-10-12-20-20, 1T, 1.65V)
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon 290 Sapphire Vapor-X
Storage	Samsung 840 Pro 256GB, WD Velociraptor 1TB
Display(s)	NEC Multisync LCD 1700V (Display Port Adapter)
Case	AeroCool Xpredator Evil Blue Edition
Audio Device(s)	Creative Labs Sound Blaster ZxR
Power Supply	Seasonic 1250 XM2 Series (XP3)
Mouse	Roccat Kone XTD
Keyboard	Roccat Ryos MK Pro
Software	Windows 7 Pro 64

Processor	Intel Core i5-3570K
Motherboard	Asus P8Z77-V Pro
Cooling	Noctua NH-D14
Memory	8GB Mushkin Blackline DDR3-1600
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GTX 670
Storage	Intel 520 60GB, Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB
Display(s)	BenQ 24" XL2420T
Case	Corsair 550D
Audio Device(s)	Sennheiser HD600, Audeze LCD-3F, Mytek Stereo 192 DSD, La Figaro 339, Burson HA-160, Geek Pulse X
Power Supply	Corsair AX650
Mouse	steelseries Sensei MLG edition
Keyboard	Cooler Master QuickFire Pro
Software	Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium

System Name	All the cores
Processor	2990WX
Motherboard	Asrock X399M
Cooling	CPU-XSPC RayStorm Neo, 2x240mm+360mm, D5PWM+140mL, GPU-2x360mm, 2xbyski, D4+D5+100mL
Memory	4x16GB G.Skill 3600
Video Card(s)	(2) EVGA SC BLACK 1080Ti's
Storage	2x Samsung SM951 512GB, Samsung PM961 512GB
Display(s)	Dell UP2414Q 3840X2160@60hz
Case	Caselabs Mercury S5+pedestal
Audio Device(s)	Fischer HA-02->Fischer FA-002W High edition/FA-003/Jubilate/FA-011 depending on my mood
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime 1200w
Mouse	Thermaltake Theron, Steam controller
Keyboard	Keychron K8
Software	W10P

Processor	Intel Core i5-3570K
Motherboard	Asus P8Z77-V Pro
Cooling	Noctua NH-D14
Memory	8GB Mushkin Blackline DDR3-1600
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GTX 670
Storage	Intel 520 60GB, Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB
Display(s)	BenQ 24" XL2420T
Case	Corsair 550D
Audio Device(s)	Sennheiser HD600, Audeze LCD-3F, Mytek Stereo 192 DSD, La Figaro 339, Burson HA-160, Geek Pulse X
Power Supply	Corsair AX650
Mouse	steelseries Sensei MLG edition
Keyboard	Cooler Master QuickFire Pro
Software	Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium

Best 5.1 speaker setup for gaming rig/consoles

eidairaman1

The Exiled Airman

BumbleBee

cdawall

where the hell are my stars

BumbleBee