HT Speakers for gaming

[ARPRINCE]

I have Reference 35 series and SVS sub (5.1) for my HT setup. I plan to

use the same speakers and HDTV when my Xbox360 arrives and will

be used exclusively for gaming.

Basically, I'm wary of using my reference series for gaming because it

might affect them in some way or another. Has anyone used them as such

and lived to regret it after or is there no cause for concern at all?

TIA

[meuge]

I have Reference 35 series and SVS sub (5.1) for my HT setup. I plan to

use the same speakers and HDTV when my Xbox360 arrives and will

be used exclusively for gaming.

Basically, I'm wary of using my reference series for gaming because it

might affect them in some way or another. Has anyone used them as such

and lived to regret it after or is there no cause for concern at all?

TIA

Don't worry - you won't hurt your speakers. Use an optical-out from the Xbox into your HT and you'll be blown away.

[ARPRINCE]

I have Reference 35 series and SVS sub (5.1) for my HT setup. I plan to

use the same speakers and HDTV when my Xbox360 arrives and will

be used exclusively for gaming.

Basically, I'm wary of using my reference series for gaming because it

might affect them in some way or another. Has anyone used them as such

and lived to regret it after or is there no cause for concern at all?

TIA

Don't worry - you won't hurt your speakers. Use an optical-out from the Xbox into your HT and you'll be blown away.

Great!! - exactly what I wanted to hear! Tnx.

[Shade]

I've been using home stereo amps & speakers ever since the old

SoundBlaster 8-bit cards. Never had a problem. Currently use a digital

out to my Ref-7 HT.

Nothing like a full HT setup for gaming.

[TheEAR]

Uh no there is no danger,you see movies have more explosive fake overblown sounds than any game.Using your HT setup for gaming,it will sound oh so much the better. []

[sunburnwilly]

Ditto , Video Games sound great thru my Belles !

[meuge]

I

have Reference 35 series and SVS sub (5.1) for my HT setup. I plan to

use the same speakers and HDTV when my Xbox360 arrives and will

be used exclusively for gaming.

Basically, I'm wary of using my reference series for gaming because it

might affect them in some way or another. Has anyone used them as such

and lived to regret it after or is there no cause for concern at all?

TIA

Don't worry - you won't hurt your speakers. Use an optical-out from the Xbox into your HT and you'll be blown away.

Great!! - exactly what I wanted to hear! Tnx.

The only thing I have to admit, is that for first-person-shooters,

headphones work best. They may not sound as good, but they're better

for hearing and localizing the enemy footsteps.

[ARPRINCE]

The only thing I have to admit, is that for first-person-shooters,

headphones work best. They may not sound as good, but they're better

for hearing and localizing the enemy footsteps.

Got my xbox last Monday. Boy this unit spells W-O-W!!!!

I have been playing Call of Duty 2 fps. Never tried the headphones but the surround localizes the noise the enemy makes.

For example, I noticed that I would know my enemy is coming from

behind because the rear speakers will make the noises (L or R or both).

The same is true if the enemy is coming from my front (L or R or

both). When I first run the basic training of the game, I was

facing the commander and he was talking, sounds coming from the front

speakers. I turned my back and his speech transfered to the rears and

sounded. Really awesome IMO.

Never connected my PS2 to my HT so I may have been missing a lot all along - hehe.

So far the only "bad" thing I can say about the xbox360 is that it

makes me play the game online until 2-3 AM in the morning, wake up 6 AM

to prepare the kids for school, then go to work by 8:30. What a life!!

Why can't we just stay at home and play!!!

[Paladin]

Yeah, I think you'll enjoy using your HT setup for gaming. There are a lot of games that are even set up in surround sound. Looks like you might like the Final Fantasy games since your avatar is one of the characters. I know FF-9 (even back on the playstation) was encoded for 5.1 surround.

I've been using an Arcam Xeta-2 Surround processor and Aragon Amp/Pre in my HT for a while and with a lot of different speakers: e.g. Klipsch, ESS-Heil, A/D/S, Boston, Etc... Never had a lick of trouble (related to a console). Heck even a Super Nintendo sounds good in stereo with the surrounds switched out...lol.

Have fun gaming

[tommiwan]

This is essentially the setup I have 35's with digital output. It sounds great! I have been playing this way for a while now since the original xbox. You will love it.

The best part of the whole thing in my opinion is streaming my mp3's from my pc to the 360 so the sound comes out on my 35's!!! I love it. All that music at my fingertips coming across these great speakers.

[ARPRINCE]

Yeah, I think you'll enjoy using your HT

setup for gaming. There are a lot of games that are even set up in

surround sound. Looks like you might like the Final Fantasy games since

your avatar is one of the characters. I know FF-9 (even back on the

playstation) was encoded for 5.1 surround.

I've been using an

Arcam Xeta-2 Surround processor and Aragon Amp/Pre in my HT for a

while and with a lot of different speakers: e.g. Klipsch,

ESS-Heil, A/D/S, Boston, Etc... Never had a lick of trouble (related to

a console). Heck even a Super Nintendo sounds good in stereo with the

surrounds switched out...lol.

Have fun gaming

Yeah. I liked FF Tactics (PS1) a lot. And FF-X was just amazing!!!

[tc3sean]

I agree, headphones are better for gaming, well in FPS, especially when your at dd in mid, and you can hear people running in from cat/longA, and B.

[Jay481985]

I

have Reference 35 series and SVS sub (5.1) for my HT setup. I plan to

use the same speakers and HDTV when my Xbox360 arrives and will

be used exclusively for gaming.

Basically, I'm wary of using my reference series for gaming because it

might affect them in some way or another. Has anyone used them as such

and lived to regret it after or is there no cause for concern at all?

TIA

Don't worry - you won't hurt your speakers. Use an optical-out from the Xbox into your HT and you'll be blown away.

Great!! - exactly what I wanted to hear! Tnx.

The only thing I have to admit, is that for first-person-shooters,

headphones work best. They may not sound as good, but they're better

for hearing and localizing the enemy footsteps.

also helps to not scare your neighbors into thinking there is a real gunfight at 3 am because you have to turn it up to hear footsteps on regular computer []