Help me pick speakers for my iMac

[Tucom]

HOLY PETUNIAS! Those things look really nice! How do they fair in the near-field environment? I know the Klipsch Ifis are just as excellent, if not more so, for near-field listening and mix downs, than far-field, or..further field


What kind of music do you make psycho? Does your name have any description of it?

Also, what are you using to power the Yamahas?

Peace

 

[sycho]

HOLY PETUNIAS! Those things look really nice! How do they fair in the near-field environment? I know the Klipsch Ifis are just as excellent, if not more so, for near-field listening and mix downs, than far-field, or..further field


What kind of music do you make psycho? Does your name have any description of it?

Also, what are you using to power the Yamahas?

Peace

They sound very nice in my near field mode. When I kick it to casual listening I move some where that I can play stuff louder with some more balls, like my basement. Since I took them songs thats I've listened to hundreds of times sounds new.

At the moment I don't make music, but I record. Currently recording my friends band, we are both learning this recording/producing/mastering from the ground up at the moment, and it's going well. We've invested roughly $1400 CND in mic's and hardware and software, my friend just needs to learn how to sing . When (IF) I get a job, I will be getting a crappy set of drums and electric guitar, not so much as to play, but to learn how to make them sound good when recorded. I will design and build the head amp my self, as I am an Electrical Technician graduate .

Powering the Yamaha's is a Yamaha. Just their low end RX-396 stereo receiver, sounds like any other solid state amplifier, what goes in is what comes out. I am also planning on making a high current amp when I get some real monitors. Oddly enough my house has got Yamaha's every where, I haven't found a more feature fill Surround Receiver that was anywhere as easy to use as a Yamaha, even the low end ones . Oh god, i just remembered when I tired to use my friends Onkyo...

 

[Tucom]

Haha, well cool man I honestly hope everything works out for ya! I was doing some "kiddy mixing"; just recording what came into the comp, edited it etc. for a band that my friends and I were in, and even though it was something very basic, I absolutely loved it, it was so exciting, cool, and fun
Best of wishes man.


Peace

 

[bousozoku]

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Powering the Yamaha's is a Yamaha. Just their low end RX-396 stereo receiver, sounds like any other solid state amplifier, what goes in is what comes out. I am also planning on making a high current amp when I get some real monitors. Oddly enough my house has got Yamaha's every where, I haven't found a more feature fill Surround Receiver that was anywhere as easy to use as a Yamaha, even the low end ones . Oh god, i just remembered when I tired to use my friends Onkyo...

I can agree with that.

I started with a Yamaha integrated amplifier way back when, had a higher end Pro Logic receiver, and a THX-certified, high current receiver now.

I looked at the various alternatives and didn't think anything stood up to Cinema DSP or the clarity of sound for the price. The only thing I don't like about it is that they seemed to have stuffed it full of functionality and didn't make it easy to use.

 

[Zwhaler]

Rockin out with my speakers right now. Now I just need new headphones.... gosh

 

[redmeister]

Rockin out with my speakers right now. Now I just need new headphones.... gosh

sennheiser headphones for the win... they have tons and tons of versions from really expensive to really cheap. pick some midgrade and you will be very very satisfied (ive got some)

 

[j3tang]

There are many mac users who find the HK Soundsticks II and the Altec Lansing FX6021 quite appealing and not to mention, have very good reviews in terms of sound quality.

With all the people that have have mentioned that in this thread, i found that Dell.com is selling both at a fairly good price. Only good for fellow americans, not for Canadians like myself I wish Dell.ca would have deals like this.

HK Soundsticks: http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?sku=A0409503&cs=19&c=us&l=en
AL FX6021: http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=A0471758

Free shipping if order is over $129 for peripherals.

 

[Sinsinnati]

Update: After several months at owning the Altec Lansing FX6021 I am more than pleased. These are by far the best computer speakers I have ever heard under the price point of $250.

 

[Rychiar]

what good are speakers if ther not 5.1? thats the whole appeal of the new macs sound is the optical audio out for surround sound on dvds. the lack of front row volume control us geh tho

 

[swingerofbirch]

An update: I have been using my iFi for a while now and love them. They are great working at the computer--the bass is not overpowering, very well balanced. And then, from across the room (about 18 feet), I can use the remote and crank them up and they have never distorted--just amazing. And knowing that I got them at 199 and you guys are comparing them to much more expensive systems make me feel very good. Highly recommended if you can find them.

 

[Sinsinnati]

what good are speakers if ther not 5.1? thats the whole appeal of the new macs sound is the optical audio out for surround sound on dvds. the lack of front row volume control us geh tho

My speakers are on a computer desk, if I wanted a 5.1 surround sound I would walk downstairs to my home theatre system. 5.1/7.1/20.1 surround sound speaker systems on computers are for dorks in the PC world. I know because I used to have a set of 5.1 surround sound speakers with my PC. It was a waste of money. Regardless my Altec Lansing sound better than my previous 5.1 set.