How much louder are Creatures than eMac speakers?

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johnbro23

macrumors 6502a

Original poster

• Jul 18, 2004

• #1

I'm looking into JBL Creatures for my new eMac. How much louder are the Creatures than the speakers in my eMac. The Apple website says the eMac speakers are 16 Watts. I can't find how many Watts the Creatures are.

 

realityisterror

macrumors 65816

• Jul 18, 2004

• #2

according to the manual on JBL's site, they're 45 watts total... i saw go for it... should be much better audio than your emac 🙂

reality

 

BakedBeans

macrumors 68040

• Jul 18, 2004

• #3

its not just loudness its sound quality also.....

 

musicpyrite

macrumors 68000

• Jul 18, 2004

• #4

Yea, also when you listen to music on the eMac loudly, the magnets in the CTR tend to make the screen wobble.

So the Creature speakers are a good idea.

But if your looking for loudness, there are better computer speakers.....

 

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intrepkid21

macrumors regular

• Jul 18, 2004

• #5

Yes you do not want to listen to music on the eMac..besides sounding horrible for tunes, they do look like they damage the screen.

 

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neoelectronaut

Cancelled

• Jul 18, 2004

• #6

I guess I'm minority here it seems, but the eMac speakers sound GREAT.

 

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neoelectronaut

Cancelled

• Jul 18, 2004

• #7

musicpyrite said:

Yea, also when you listen to music on the eMac loudly, the magnets in the CTR tend to make the screen wobble.

So the Creature speakers are a good idea.

But if your looking for loudness, there are better computer speakers.....

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Why would you connect 5.1 speakers to a computer not capable of anything over 2.1?

 

musicpyrite

macrumors 68000

• Jul 18, 2004

• #8

neoelectronaut said:

Why would you connect 5.1 speakers to a computer not capable of anything over 2.1?

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ehh, well thanks for pointing that out, I didn't read the fine print.

But I'm willing to be those would be bad-ass speakers.

 

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johnbro23

macrumors 6502a

Original poster

• Jul 18, 2004

• #9

I've already heard all about how the Creatures sound great. I just never knew how loud I'd be able to get them. I think I'll snatch some white ones off eBay tonight. Do you think $60 is a fair price for open box Creatures?

 

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johnbro23

macrumors 6502a

Original poster

• Jul 18, 2004

• #10

Well, I see now that there is a new set of Creatures for $75. So, should I get a "slightly used" (all eBay auctions say that, so you never know how truthful it is) for $65 or so, or a new set for $75? Or is there anywhere else you suggest with better prices?

 

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johnbro23

macrumors 6502a

Original poster

• Jul 20, 2004

• #11

I decided to order them off of Amazon. I ordered them yesterday, and got the free shipping. They weren't supposed to come until next week, but they showed up today by some miracle. Thanks Amazon!

Anyways they sound great. They even sound better than my stereo speakers! Plus, I don't have to worry about how loud they get. They shake the house! 😱

Thanks for all your help!