Yeunglingmike67 Posted February 22, 2001 Share Posted February 22, 2001 What would be the best setup for Klipsch 4.1's should i buy a reciever to decode them to 5.1 and buy the 2.1's to use as a center channel. what should i do, i want a 5.1 and i want the best sound i should get. I dont know much about speakers, can someone help me? i have a very good sum of money that i can spend, so im open to any suggestions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seb Posted February 22, 2001 Share Posted February 22, 2001 what exactly are you willing to spend? if you have enough, my suggestion would be to go the home theater way, either based on your computer or not. are you going to use a TV or your PC monitor for video? how big is the room? and your budget? and how close are you going to be to the speakers? etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rol1 Posted February 22, 2001 Share Posted February 22, 2001 2 ways to get DTS decoding of DVDs & cds http://www.klipsch.com/ubb/Forum10/HTML/002576.html Or the Panasonic SH-AC500D as sugg. by DanF, $250 dlvd. . With the sherewood decoder, you'll need a software decoder(win-DVD or power-DVD), but it's only $80. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeunglingmike67 Posted February 22, 2001 Author Share Posted February 22, 2001 i am willing to spend atleast 1000, and should i buy a 2.1 system for the center channel, cause i watch a lot of dvds on my comp. What reciever should i buy, or do i not need one?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluegun Posted February 22, 2001 Share Posted February 22, 2001 What are your computer's specs? Are you a gamer? ------------------ "Feh." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam_D Posted February 22, 2001 Share Posted February 22, 2001 Like Seb said: quote: Originally posted by Seb: are you going to use a TV or your PC monitor for video? how big is the room? and how close are you going to be to the speakers? etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeunglingmike67 Posted February 22, 2001 Author Share Posted February 22, 2001 i have a dual pentium 3 800 with 256 mb ram and a geforce card, i watch a lot of movies and have a sony trinitron 21" monitor i also have sound blaster live, with an i/o card Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeunglingmike67 Posted February 22, 2001 Author Share Posted February 22, 2001 the room is a descent size, and it doesnt really matter if the speakers are close, or far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluegun Posted February 23, 2001 Share Posted February 23, 2001 Okay, um, since it's only gonna be for you, you might just want to get the 4.1's and be done with it...this is the most versatile gaming/dvd setup for a single person that can place speakers near them. However, if you want to turn your computer (i don't know why...with those specs...perfect for gaming) into a system that's GREAT at mp3's, cd's, and DVD's, but doesn't have positional audio for games, you may want to consider a professional sound card, such as the audiophile 2496, and connecting it to a reciever (i dunno what; check out www.hometheaterforum.com and www.avsforum.com ), and connecting it to a set of speakers that's better than the Quintets, such as, say, Definitive Technology's ProCinema 80's. You can also just get the 4.1 pro's, keep your sound card, get the Audiophile 2496, install BOTH sound cards, and switch between them for games and DVD's. BUT GO TO THOSE FORUMS I SUGGESTED IF YOU WANNA MAKE A HTPC (Home Theater PC)! ------------------ "Feh." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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