the_h_man

With my front channels I think the right is overpowering my left, I get that sort of inner itch in my left ear (maybe its just my hearing) and I have to twist my head to let some more sound into my left ear. I know that my rear channels are a bit messed up like that, sometimes with the nob a bit low you won't get any noise out of one channel, till you move it around a bit, but this is the first time I've been noting it in my fronts. Maybe its just me? -Drew

I, and alot of people dont use the rear speakers too often when playing music but even though I only use my rear speakers in games, I dont think usage is a big issue. Besides, most people will replace their computer speakers in under 2 years or so. -Drew

I dont see how the larger gauge wire would be that much of a problem, but why not solder them into the mono plug anyway? -Drew

The Yamaha RP-U100 reciver, what do you think about it? I've heard great things about it, supposidly blows SBL! and similar out of the water in terms of sound quality. No rear outputs though, which isnt a big concern for me all that much being that I never listen with the rear speakers that much anyway. Well, anyone have any experiance with it? It looks like it has some nice features too. http://www.crutchfield.com/cgi-bin/S-JjGwslEkB52/ProdView.asp?s=0&c=4&g=14010&I=700RPU100&o=M&a=0 -Drew

I just have to say this about people who spend tons of cash on their computers to use them as uber home entertainment systems. I just cant see rationalizing such a big expendature on something that isnt't *that* great. If your really serious about DVD's or other music why, why are you using your computer? Invest in a good TV set, and stereo system. No consumer PC sound card or "made of PC" speakers will be able to compare to an even half decent conventional home entertainment system. -Drew

Maybe its not so much capablity but the Crouching Tigher Hidden Dragon snd track is definatly high on my play list the past week. -Drew

l33t speak was used way back before your new fangled internet when everyone BBS'd - of course then only phreakers used it. Now everyone and their mother speaks l33t so... -Drew

I dont know if it's my ears or what, but to me the magic happens at 12 o' clock. -Drew

USB speakers have huge issues, not the least of which is the fact that Linux dosen't offer USB support, and no DOS gaming. -Drew

Okay, after spending a bit more time this is what I've seen. Typically you'll see a strong vocal part as three very bright parallel lines running the bottom area of the read out. Hard c's, making that "ch" sound usually form noticeable verical bands, usually numbering in pairs. Any symbols create alot of noice towards the middle area, and sharp keys in panio solos sometimes create noticeable vertical discrepacies. The attached I have as an example, I resized it a bit from the original screen shot but it lost alot of detail. In the music there is a panio solo that I've hilighted with green. The three peaks and falls are each one note, and the strange bend arrows indicate a decending (cord?). The next is when the female vocals come in. The yellow area is the inhalation, the red what I can make out as her actual speech. I've found that female voices usually range in that area, perhaps a little higher. The waves indicate the varing tone of the speech, and the blue area is what I told you already about, the had c sounds. There are alot of other things, I'm still trying to nail tight parallel lines that run in the 10's... But untill I find a guide on how to really read these, this is what I've made out.

I just discovered it yesterday and it's pretty cool to watch while you listen. I'm wondering though, how exactly do you read it, and what exactly does it represent? It seems the bottom level is the lower freaquences, and the top, higher. The tighter then dots appear together the louder the sound, and what I would say the combined waveforms of a sine/sawtooh type wave produces very tight bands that are parallel to each other. Also, echos appear to be slightly blured in one direction. Is there a guide on the internet that has more info? Also, the WinAmp voice print dosen't seem to be very accurate all the time, is there some cool app somewhere where you can display sound print, waveforms, etc?

I don't want to get into a Klipsch flame-a-thon but I think I listen to music though the computer enough to warrent a speaker system better then the ProMedias. Not to get the wrong impression, I love these speakers, IMHO, however, I think the bass tends to drown alot of detail out in some music and after some tinkering I've found the mids lacking a bit. I've heard very good words about the Energy Take 5 system, and it's priced very reasonably. I would probably be connecting it to a SBL! card though a seperate reciver. Can anyone give me any other suggestions on a good speaker/reciver setup. I'm not looking to spend more then 800 really, and I would perfer less. I have limited space in the room (25'x19' maybe?), with a normal celing height, carpet, and two windows. Any input would be great.